diff --git a/linode_api4/groups/nodebalancer.py b/linode_api4/groups/nodebalancer.py
index 20252efaa..4c9cb72fa 100644
--- a/linode_api4/groups/nodebalancer.py
+++ b/linode_api4/groups/nodebalancer.py
@@ -35,6 +35,27 @@ def create(self, region, **kwargs):
         :param ipv4: A reserved IPv4 address to assign to this NodeBalancer.
                      NOTE: Reserved IP feature may not currently be available to all users.
         :type ipv4: str
+        :param type: The NodeBalancer type. Supported values include
+                     ``common``, ``basic``, ``premium``, ``premium_40g``,
+                     and ``enterprise``. This cannot be changed after creation.
+                     NOTE: Creating premium or enterprise NodeBalancers may not
+                     currently be available to all users.
+        :type type: str
+        :param backend_connectivity: How this NodeBalancer communicates with
+                     backends (``legacy``, ``ipv6``, or ``vpc``). If omitted,
+                     the API infers a value from ``vpcs`` or config nodes, or
+                     returns ``undefined`` until the first node is added.
+                     ``undefined`` cannot be sent by clients. This cannot be
+                     changed after creation.
+                     NOTE: This field may not currently be available to all users.
+        :type backend_connectivity: str
+        :param vpcs: VPC attachments for this NodeBalancer. Required when
+                     ``backend_connectivity`` is ``vpc``.
+        :type vpcs: list[dict]
+        :param configs: NodeBalancer configs and optional nodes to create
+                     with this NodeBalancer. Node addresses must match the
+                     selected or inferred backend connectivity.
+        :type configs: list[dict]
 
         :returns: The new NodeBalancer
         :rtype: NodeBalancer
diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py b/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
index f70553295..7822b3444 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ def node_create(self, label, address, **kwargs):
 
         API documentation: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-node-balancer-node
 
-        :param address: The private IP Address where this backend can be reached.
-                        This must be a private IP address.
+        :param address: The address where this backend can be reached. This may
+                        be a private IPv4 address, a public IPv6 address in
+                        ``[IPv6]:port`` format, or a VPC address. The address
+                        type must match this NodeBalancer's ``backend_connectivity``.
         :type address: str
 
         :param label: The label for this node. This is for display purposes only.
@@ -255,6 +257,8 @@ class NodeBalancer(Base):
         "tags": Property(mutable=True, unordered=True),
         "client_udp_sess_throttle": Property(mutable=True),
         "locks": Property(unordered=True),
+        "type": Property(),
+        "backend_connectivity": Property(),
     }
 
     # create derived objects
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linode_instances_123_nodebalancers.json b/test/fixtures/linode_instances_123_nodebalancers.json
index 821ff4801..a291e4fc2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/linode_instances_123_nodebalancers.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/linode_instances_123_nodebalancers.json
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
       "ipv4": "203.0.113.1",
       "ipv6": null,
       "label": "balancer12345",
+      "type": "premium",
+      "backend_connectivity": "ipv6",
       "region": "us-east",
       "tags": [
         "example tag",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nodebalancers.json b/test/fixtures/nodebalancers.json
index 9b4dc8dae..2175096b6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nodebalancers.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/nodebalancers.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
       "label": "balancer123456",
       "client_conn_throttle": 0,
       "tags": ["something"],
-      "locks": ["cannot_delete_with_subresources"]
+      "locks": ["cannot_delete_with_subresources"],
+      "type": "premium",
+      "backend_connectivity": "ipv6"
     },
     {
       "created": "2018-01-01T00:01:01",
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@
       "label": "balancer123457",
       "client_conn_throttle": 0,
       "tags": [],
-      "locks": []
+      "locks": [],
+      "type": "premium",
+      "backend_connectivity": "ipv6"
     }
   ],
   "results": 2,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nodebalancers_123456.json b/test/fixtures/nodebalancers_123456.json
index a78c8d3e3..3261ea46b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nodebalancers_123456.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/nodebalancers_123456.json
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "locks": [
     "cannot_delete_with_subresources"
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  ],
+  "type": "premium",
+  "backend_connectivity": "ipv6"
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/models/nodebalancer/test_nodebalancer.py b/test/integration/models/nodebalancer/test_nodebalancer.py
index 4ddefb15c..102e19cbf 100644
--- a/test/integration/models/nodebalancer/test_nodebalancer.py
+++ b/test/integration/models/nodebalancer/test_nodebalancer.py
@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@ def test_create_nb(test_linode_client, e2e_test_firewall):
         label=label,
         firewall=e2e_test_firewall.id,
         client_udp_sess_throttle=5,
+        type="premium",
+        backend_connectivity="ipv6",
     )
 
     assert TEST_REGION, nb.region
     assert label == nb.label
     assert 5 == nb.client_udp_sess_throttle
+    assert nb.type == "premium"
+    assert nb.backend_connectivity == "ipv6"
 
     nb.delete()
 
diff --git a/test/unit/linode_client_test.py b/test/unit/linode_client_test.py
index 3b225d9e2..a12d0d204 100644
--- a/test/unit/linode_client_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/linode_client_test.py
@@ -1589,6 +1589,78 @@ def test_nodebalancer_types(self):
         self.assertEqual(types[0].region_prices[0].hourly, 0.018)
         self.assertEqual(types[0].region_prices[0].monthly, 12)
 
+    def test_create_with_type_and_backend_connectivity(self):
+        """
+        Tests that creating a NodeBalancer forwards type, backend_connectivity,
+        vpcs, and config node addresses.
+        """
+        with self.mock_post(
+            {
+                "id": 1234,
+                "label": "my-premium-nb",
+                "type": "premium",
+                "backend_connectivity": "ipv6",
+                "region": "us-east",
+            }
+        ) as m:
+            nb = self.client.nodebalancers.create(
+                "us-east",
+                label="my-premium-nb",
+                type="premium",
+                backend_connectivity="ipv6",
+                configs=[
+                    {
+                        "port": 80,
+                        "nodes": [
+                            {
+                                "address": "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80",
+                                "label": "node1",
+                            }
+                        ],
+                    }
+                ],
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_url, "/nodebalancers")
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_data["region"], "us-east")
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_data["type"], "premium")
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_data["backend_connectivity"], "ipv6")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                m.call_data["configs"][0]["nodes"][0]["address"],
+                "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80",
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(nb.id, 1234)
+            self.assertEqual(nb.type, "premium")
+            self.assertEqual(nb.backend_connectivity, "ipv6")
+
+    def test_create_with_vpc_backend_connectivity(self):
+        """
+        Tests that creating a NodeBalancer forwards vpc backend connectivity.
+        """
+        with self.mock_post(
+            {
+                "id": 1234,
+                "label": "my-nb",
+                "type": "common",
+                "backend_connectivity": "vpc",
+                "region": "us-east",
+            }
+        ) as m:
+            nb = self.client.nodebalancers.create(
+                "us-east",
+                label="my-nb",
+                backend_connectivity="vpc",
+                vpcs=[{"subnet_id": 123456, "ipv4_range": "10.0.250.4/30"}],
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_url, "/nodebalancers")
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_data["backend_connectivity"], "vpc")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                m.call_data["vpcs"],
+                [{"subnet_id": 123456, "ipv4_range": "10.0.250.4/30"}],
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(nb.backend_connectivity, "vpc")
+
 
 class VolumeGroupTest(ClientBaseCase):
     """
diff --git a/test/unit/objects/nodebalancers_test.py b/test/unit/objects/nodebalancers_test.py
index c02b40ea3..a3e6ef166 100644
--- a/test/unit/objects/nodebalancers_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/objects/nodebalancers_test.py
@@ -113,6 +113,29 @@ def test_create_node(self):
                 },
             )
 
+    def test_create_ipv6_node(self):
+        """
+        Tests that a node can be created with a public IPv6 backend address.
+        """
+        with self.mock_post(
+            "nodebalancers/123456/configs/65432/nodes/54321"
+        ) as m:
+            config = NodeBalancerConfig(self.client, 65432, 123456)
+            node = config.node_create(
+                "node54321",
+                "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80",
+                weight=50,
+                mode="accept",
+            )
+
+            self.assertIsNotNone(node)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                m.call_url, "/nodebalancers/123456/configs/65432/nodes"
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(
+                m.call_data["address"], "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80"
+            )
+
     def test_update_node(self):
         """
         Tests that a node can be updated
@@ -154,6 +177,18 @@ def test_delete_node(self):
 
 
 class NodeBalancerTest(ClientBaseCase):
+    def test_get(self):
+        """
+        Tests that a NodeBalancer is loaded correctly by ID.
+        """
+        nb = NodeBalancer(self.client, 123456)
+        self.assertEqual(nb._populated, False)
+
+        self.assertEqual(nb.label, "balancer123456")
+        self.assertEqual(nb._populated, True)
+        self.assertEqual(nb.type, "premium")
+        self.assertEqual(nb.backend_connectivity, "ipv6")
+
     def test_update(self):
         """
         Test that you can update a NodeBalancer.
@@ -193,6 +228,24 @@ def test_locks_not_in_put(self):
             self.assertNotIn("locks", m.call_data)
             self.assertEqual(m.call_data["label"], "new-label")
 
+    def test_type_and_backend_connectivity_not_in_put(self):
+        """
+        Test that type and backend_connectivity are not included in PUT
+        requests. These fields cannot be changed after creation.
+        """
+        nb = NodeBalancer(self.client, 123456)
+        self.assertEqual(nb.type, "premium")
+        self.assertEqual(nb.backend_connectivity, "ipv6")
+
+        nb.label = "new-label"
+
+        with self.mock_put("nodebalancers/123456") as m:
+            nb.save()
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_url, "/nodebalancers/123456")
+            self.assertNotIn("type", m.call_data)
+            self.assertNotIn("backend_connectivity", m.call_data)
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_data["label"], "new-label")
+
     def test_firewalls(self):
         """
         Test that you can get the firewalls for the requested NodeBalancer.
@@ -251,6 +304,30 @@ def test_config_rebuild(self):
                 },
             )
 
+    def test_config_rebuild_ipv6(self):
+        """
+        Test that a config can be rebuilt with public IPv6 backend addresses.
+        """
+        config_rebuild_url = "/nodebalancers/12345/configs/4567/rebuild"
+        with self.mock_post(config_rebuild_url) as m:
+            nb = NodeBalancer(self.client, 12345)
+            nodes = [
+                {
+                    "address": "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80",
+                    "label": "node1",
+                    "weight": 50,
+                    "mode": "accept",
+                }
+            ]
+
+            result = nb.config_rebuild(4567, nodes, port=80, protocol="http")
+            self.assertIsNotNone(result)
+            self.assertEqual(m.call_url, config_rebuild_url)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                m.call_data["nodes"][0]["address"],
+                "[2001:db8:abcd:0012::1]:80",
+            )
+
     def test_statistics(self):
         """
         Test that you can get the statistics about the requested NodeBalancer.