diff --git a/packages/playground/src/dashboard/components/public_config.vue b/packages/playground/src/dashboard/components/public_config.vue
index 782d2789f5..4a75603e3f 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/dashboard/components/public_config.vue
+++ b/packages/playground/src/dashboard/components/public_config.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@
 
               <input-validator
                 :value="$props.modelValue.gw4"
-                :rules="[validators.required('Gateway is required.'), validators.isIP('Gateway is not valid.', 4)]"
+                :rules="[
+                  validators.required('Gateway is required.'),
+                  validators.isIP('Gateway is not valid.', 4),
+                  value =>
+                    validators.ipNotEqualGateway(
+                      $props.modelValue.ipv4,
+                      $props.modelValue.gw4,
+                      'Gateway IPv4 should not be equal to IPv4.',
+                    )(value),
+                ]"
                 #="{ props }"
               >
                 <input-tooltip tooltip="Gateway for the IP in ipv4 format">
@@ -42,7 +51,10 @@
               </input-validator>
               <input-validator
                 :value="$props.modelValue.ipv6"
-                :rules="[value => validators.isIPRange('IP is not valid.', 6)(value)]"
+                :rules="[
+                  value => ($props.modelValue.gw6 !== '' ? validators.required('IPv6 is required.')(value) : '') as RuleReturn,
+                  value => validators.isIPRange('IP is not valid.', 6)(value),
+                ]"
                 #="{ props }"
               >
                 <input-tooltip tooltip="IPV6 address in format x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x">
@@ -52,7 +64,15 @@
 
               <input-validator
                 :value="$props.modelValue.gw6"
-                :rules="[value => validators.isIP('Gateway is not valid.', 6)(value)]"
+                :rules="[
+                  value => ($props.modelValue.ipv6 !== '' ? validators.required('Gateway is required.')(value) : '') as RuleReturn,
+                  value => validators.isIP('Gateway is not valid.', 6)(value),
+                  value => validators.ipNotEqualGateway(
+                    $props.modelValue.ipv6!,
+                    $props.modelValue.gw6!,
+                    'Gateway IPv6 should not be equal to IPv6.',
+                  )(value),
+                ]"
                 #="{ props }"
               >
                 <input-tooltip tooltip="Gateway for the IP in ipv6 format">
@@ -139,6 +159,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import { onMounted, type PropType, ref, watch } from "vue";
 
 import { gridProxyClient } from "@/clients";
+import type { RuleReturn } from "@/components/input_validator.vue";
 import { useFormRef } from "@/hooks/form_validator";
 import type { IPublicConfig } from "@/utils/types";
 
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts b/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
index 8f241278a3..d86819fa2f 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
@@ -705,6 +705,15 @@ export function isString(msg: string) {
   };
 }
 
+export function ipNotEqualGateway(ip: string, gw: string, msg: string) {
+  return (value: string) => {
+    const address = ip.split("/")[0];
+    if (gw === address) {
+      return { message: msg, isNotEqualStrings: true };
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 export interface RegexPattern {
   pattern: string | RegExp;
   flags?: string | undefined;