diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index 5c34395..75fce01 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package netlink
 
-import (
-	"net"
-)
+import "net"
 
 // Link represents a link device from netlink. Shared link attributes
 // like name may be retrieved using the Attrs() method. Unique data
@@ -149,7 +147,29 @@ func (vxlan *Vxlan) Type() string {
 	return "vxlan"
 }
 
+type IPVlanMode uint16
+
+const (
+	IPVLAN_MODE_L2  IPVlanMode = iota
+	IPVLAN_MODE_L3             = iota
+	IPVLAN_MODE_MAX            = iota
+)
+
+type IPVlan struct {
+	LinkAttrs
+	Mode IPVlanMode
+}
+
+func (ipvlan *IPVlan) Attrs() *LinkAttrs {
+	return &ipvlan.LinkAttrs
+}
+
+func (ipvlan *IPVlan) Type() string {
+	return "ipvlan"
+}
+
 // iproute2 supported devices;
 // vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | macvtap |
-// can | bridge | bond | ipoib | ip6tnl | ipip | sit |
-// vxlan | gre | gretap | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti
+// bridge | bond | ipoib | ip6tnl | ipip | sit | vxlan |
+// gre | gretap | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti | nlmon |
+// bond_slave | ipvlan
diff --git a/link_linux.go b/link_linux.go
index 692fe7f..b037481 100644
--- a/link_linux.go
+++ b/link_linux.go
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ func LinkAdd(link Link) error {
 		native.PutUint32(b, uint32(base.ParentIndex))
 		data := nl.NewRtAttr(syscall.IFLA_LINK, b)
 		req.AddData(data)
+	} else if link.Type() == "ipvlan" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Can't create ipvlan link without ParentIndex")
 	}
 
 	nameData := nl.NewRtAttr(syscall.IFLA_IFNAME, nl.ZeroTerminated(base.Name))
@@ -331,6 +333,9 @@ func LinkAdd(link Link) error {
 		}
 	} else if vxlan, ok := link.(*Vxlan); ok {
 		addVxlanAttrs(vxlan, linkInfo)
+	} else if ipv, ok := link.(*IPVlan); ok {
+		data := nl.NewRtAttrChild(linkInfo, nl.IFLA_INFO_DATA, nil)
+		nl.NewRtAttrChild(data, nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE, nl.Uint16Attr(uint16(ipv.Mode)))
 	}
 
 	req.AddData(linkInfo)
@@ -476,6 +481,8 @@ func linkDeserialize(m []byte) (Link, error) {
 						link = &Veth{}
 					case "vxlan":
 						link = &Vxlan{}
+					case "ipvlan":
+						link = &IPVlan{}
 					default:
 						link = &Generic{LinkType: linkType}
 					}
@@ -489,6 +496,8 @@ func linkDeserialize(m []byte) (Link, error) {
 						parseVlanData(link, data)
 					case "vxlan":
 						parseVxlanData(link, data)
+					case "ipvlan":
+						parseIPVlanData(link, data)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -609,6 +618,16 @@ func parseVxlanData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
 	}
 }
 
+func parseIPVlanData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
+	ipv := link.(*IPVlan)
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		if datum.Attr.Type == nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE {
+			ipv.Mode = IPVlanMode(native.Uint32(datum.Value[0:4]))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // copied from pkg/net_linux.go
 func linkFlags(rawFlags uint32) net.Flags {
 	var f net.Flags
diff --git a/link_test.go b/link_test.go
index 831684c..5752e82 100644
--- a/link_test.go
+++ b/link_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ func testLinkAddDel(t *testing.T, link Link) {
 		compareVxlan(t, vxlan, other)
 	}
 
+	if ipv, ok := link.(*IPVlan); ok {
+		other, ok := result.(*IPVlan)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("Result of create is not a vxlan")
+		}
+		if ipv.Mode != other.Mode {
+			t.Fatalf("Got unexpected mode: %d, expected: %d", other.Mode, ipv.Mode)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err = LinkDel(link); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -378,6 +388,63 @@ func TestLinkAddDelVxlan(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLinkAddDelIPVlanL2(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+	parent := &Dummy{LinkAttrs{Name: "foo"}}
+	if err := LinkAdd(parent); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ipv := IPVlan{
+		LinkAttrs: LinkAttrs{
+			Name:        "bar",
+			ParentIndex: parent.Index,
+		},
+		Mode: IPVLAN_MODE_L2,
+	}
+
+	testLinkAddDel(t, &ipv)
+}
+
+func TestLinkAddDelIPVlanL3(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+	parent := &Dummy{LinkAttrs{Name: "foo"}}
+	if err := LinkAdd(parent); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ipv := IPVlan{
+		LinkAttrs: LinkAttrs{
+			Name:        "bar",
+			ParentIndex: parent.Index,
+		},
+		Mode: IPVLAN_MODE_L3,
+	}
+
+	testLinkAddDel(t, &ipv)
+}
+
+func TestLinkAddDelIPVlanNoParent(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+
+	ipv := IPVlan{
+		LinkAttrs: LinkAttrs{
+			Name: "bar",
+		},
+		Mode: IPVLAN_MODE_L3,
+	}
+	err := LinkAdd(&ipv)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Add should fail if ipvlan creating without ParentIndex")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "Can't create ipvlan link without ParentIndex" {
+		t.Fatalf("Error should be about missing ParentIndex, got %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLinkByIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
 	defer tearDown()
diff --git a/netlink_test.go b/netlink_test.go
index 718448b..3292b75 100644
--- a/netlink_test.go
+++ b/netlink_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package netlink
 
 import (
-	"github.com/vishvananda/netns"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netns"
 )
 
 type tearDownNetlinkTest func()
diff --git a/nl/link_linux.go b/nl/link_linux.go
index 0217a49..6679b76 100644
--- a/nl/link_linux.go
+++ b/nl/link_linux.go
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ const (
 	IFLA_BRPORT_MAX           = IFLA_BRPORT_UNICAST_FLOOD
 )
 
+const (
+	IFLA_IPVLAN_UNSPEC = iota
+	IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE   = iota
+	IFLA_IPVLAN_MAX    = IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE
+)
+
 const (
 	// not defined in syscall
 	IFLA_NET_NS_FD = 28