diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index e28f1bd7..3efee9b3 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -456,6 +456,19 @@ func (ipvlan *IPVlan) Type() string {
 	return "ipvlan"
 }
 
+// IPVtap - IPVtap is a virtual interfaces based on ipvlan
+type IPVtap struct {
+	IPVlan
+}
+
+func (ipvtap *IPVtap) Attrs() *LinkAttrs {
+	return &ipvtap.LinkAttrs
+}
+
+func (ipvtap IPVtap) Type() string {
+	return "ipvtap"
+}
+
 // VlanProtocol type
 type VlanProtocol int
 
diff --git a/link_linux.go b/link_linux.go
index 781e6642..59cb550f 100644
--- a/link_linux.go
+++ b/link_linux.go
@@ -1394,6 +1394,10 @@ func (h *Handle) linkModify(link Link, flags int) error {
 		data := linkInfo.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_INFO_DATA, nil)
 		data.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE, nl.Uint16Attr(uint16(link.Mode)))
 		data.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAG, nl.Uint16Attr(uint16(link.Flag)))
+	case *IPVtap:
+		data := linkInfo.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_INFO_DATA, nil)
+		data.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE, nl.Uint16Attr(uint16(link.Mode)))
+		data.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAG, nl.Uint16Attr(uint16(link.Flag)))
 	case *Macvlan:
 		if link.Mode != MACVLAN_MODE_DEFAULT {
 			data := linkInfo.AddRtAttr(nl.IFLA_INFO_DATA, nil)
@@ -1665,6 +1669,8 @@ func LinkDeserialize(hdr *unix.NlMsghdr, m []byte) (Link, error) {
 						link = &Bond{}
 					case "ipvlan":
 						link = &IPVlan{}
+					case "ipvtap":
+						link = &IPVtap{}
 					case "macvlan":
 						link = &Macvlan{}
 					case "macvtap":
@@ -1716,6 +1722,8 @@ func LinkDeserialize(hdr *unix.NlMsghdr, m []byte) (Link, error) {
 						parseBondData(link, data)
 					case "ipvlan":
 						parseIPVlanData(link, data)
+					case "ipvtap":
+						parseIPVtapData(link, data)
 					case "macvlan":
 						parseMacvlanData(link, data)
 					case "macvtap":
@@ -2401,6 +2409,18 @@ func parseIPVlanData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
 	}
 }
 
+func parseIPVtapData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
+	ipv := link.(*IPVtap)
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		switch datum.Attr.Type {
+		case nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE:
+			ipv.Mode = IPVlanMode(native.Uint32(datum.Value[0:4]))
+		case nl.IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAG:
+			ipv.Flag = IPVlanFlag(native.Uint32(datum.Value[0:4]))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func parseMacvtapData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
 	macv := link.(*Macvtap)
 	parseMacvlanData(&macv.Macvlan, data)