diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
index 58e7156b95..4393d35877 100644
--- a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ds-lite
 PKG_VERSION:=7
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/files/dslite.sh b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/files/dslite.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 2485a424dc..7bd3f2e70d
--- a/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/files/dslite.sh
+++ b/package/network/ipv6/ds-lite/files/dslite.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ proto_dslite_setup() {
 	local link="ds-$cfg"
 	local remoteip6
 
-	local mtu ttl peeraddr ip6addr tunlink zone weakif
-	json_get_vars mtu ttl peeraddr ip6addr tunlink zone weakif
+	local mtu ttl peeraddr ip6addr tunlink zone weakif encaplimit
+	json_get_vars mtu ttl peeraddr ip6addr tunlink zone weakif encaplimit
 
 	[ -z "$peeraddr" ] && {
 		proto_notify_error "$cfg" "MISSING_ADDRESS"
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ proto_dslite_setup() {
 	json_add_string local "$ip6addr"
 	json_add_string remote "$peeraddr"
 	[ -n "$tunlink" ] && json_add_string link "$tunlink"
+	json_add_object "data"
+	  json_add_string encaplimit "${encaplimit:-4}"
+	json_close_object
 	proto_close_tunnel
 
 	proto_add_data
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ proto_dslite_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_string "tunlink"
 	proto_config_add_int "mtu"
 	proto_config_add_int "ttl"
+	proto_config_add_string "encaplimit"
 	proto_config_add_string "zone"
 	proto_config_add_string "weakif"
 }