[a]Lithium ionic conductivity and phase transitions in a series of lithium halides hydrates and hydroxides with general formula Li 3-n (OH n )X (0.83 n 2; X Cl,Br) were studied using impedance measurements and 1 H and 7 Li NMR spectroscopy. All compounds studied in this work crystallize in the antiperovskite structure or are closely related to this structure type. With the exception of LiCl ¥ H 2 O, all compounds with integer lithium content exhibit good lithium ionic conductivity in their high temperature cubic phases above T 33 8C. Lithium doping of samples LiX ¥ H 2 O and Li 2 (OH)X leads to a suppression of the phase transition into the noncubic phases and the good ionic conductivity is extended down to lower temperatures (T < 0 8C). Thus, lithium doping of the lithium halide hydrates provides a promising tool for tailoring the ionic conductivity at ambient temperatures to its optimum value.