diff --git a/include/netutils/ifc.h b/include/netutils/ifc.h
index 2e502ab..e245262 100644
--- a/include/netutils/ifc.h
+++ b/include/netutils/ifc.h
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@
 extern int ifc_set_mask(const char *name, in_addr_t mask);
 extern int ifc_set_hwaddr(const char *name, const void *ptr);
 
+/* This function is deprecated. Use ifc_add_route instead. */
 extern int ifc_add_host_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
 extern int ifc_remove_host_routes(const char *name);
 extern int ifc_get_default_route(const char *ifname);
+/* This function is deprecated. Use ifc_add_route instead */
 extern int ifc_set_default_route(const char *ifname, in_addr_t gateway);
+/* This function is deprecated. Use ifc_add_route instead */
 extern int ifc_create_default_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr);
 extern int ifc_remove_default_route(const char *ifname);
+extern int ifc_add_route(const char *name, const char *addr, int prefix_length,
+                         const char *gw);
 
 extern int ifc_get_info(const char *name, in_addr_t *addr, in_addr_t *mask,
                         in_addr_t *flags);
diff --git a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
index 296d617..fc56896 100644
--- a/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
+++ b/libnetutils/ifc_utils.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <linux/route.h>
+#include <linux/ipv6_route.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static int ifc_ctl_sock = -1;
+static int ifc_ctl_sock6 = -1;
 void printerr(char *fmt, ...);
 
 static const char *ipaddr_to_string(in_addr_t addr)
@@ -66,6 +70,17 @@
     return ifc_ctl_sock < 0 ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
+int ifc_init6(void)
+{
+    if (ifc_ctl_sock6 == -1) {
+        ifc_ctl_sock6 = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+        if (ifc_ctl_sock6 < 0) {
+            printerr("socket() failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        }
+    }
+    return ifc_ctl_sock6 < 0 ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
 void ifc_close(void)
 {
     if (ifc_ctl_sock != -1) {
@@ -74,6 +89,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ifc_close6(void)
+{
+    if (ifc_ctl_sock6 != -1) {
+        (void)close(ifc_ctl_sock6);
+        ifc_ctl_sock6 = -1;
+    }
+}
+
 static void ifc_init_ifr(const char *name, struct ifreq *ifr)
 {
     memset(ifr, 0, sizeof(struct ifreq));
@@ -198,45 +221,80 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-
-int ifc_create_default_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr)
+in_addr_t get_ipv4_netmask(int prefix_length)
 {
-    struct rtentry rt;
+    in_addr_t mask = 0;
 
-    memset(&rt, 0, sizeof(rt));
-    
-    rt.rt_dst.sa_family = AF_INET;
-    rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_GATEWAY;
-    rt.rt_dev = (void*) name;
-    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_genmask, 0);
-    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_gateway, addr);
-    
-    return ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCADDRT, &rt);
+    mask = ~mask << (32 - prefix_length);
+    mask = htonl(mask);
+
+    return mask;
 }
 
-int ifc_add_host_route(const char *name, in_addr_t addr)
+int ifc_add_ipv4_route(const char *ifname, struct in_addr dst, int prefix_length,
+      struct in_addr gw)
 {
     struct rtentry rt;
     int result;
+    in_addr_t netmask;
 
     memset(&rt, 0, sizeof(rt));
-    
+
     rt.rt_dst.sa_family = AF_INET;
-    rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_HOST;
-    rt.rt_dev = (void*) name;
-    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_dst, addr);
-    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_genmask, 0);
-    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_gateway, 0);
-    
+    rt.rt_dev = (void*) ifname;
+
+    netmask = get_ipv4_netmask(prefix_length);
+    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_genmask, netmask);
+    init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_dst, dst.s_addr);
+    rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP;
+
+    if (prefix_length == 32) {
+        rt.rt_flags |= RTF_HOST;
+    }
+
+    if (gw.s_addr != 0) {
+        rt.rt_flags |= RTF_GATEWAY;
+        init_sockaddr_in(&rt.rt_gateway, gw.s_addr);
+    }
+
     ifc_init();
+
+    if (ifc_ctl_sock < 0) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
     result = ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock, SIOCADDRT, &rt);
-    if (result < 0 && errno == EEXIST) {
-        result = 0;
+    if (result < 0) {
+        if (errno == EEXIST) {
+            result = 0;
+        } else {
+            result = -errno;
+        }
     }
     ifc_close();
     return result;
 }
 
+int ifc_create_default_route(const char *name, in_addr_t gw)
+{
+    struct in_addr in_dst, in_gw;
+
+    in_dst.s_addr = 0;
+    in_gw.s_addr = gw;
+
+    return ifc_add_ipv4_route(name, in_dst, 0, in_gw);
+}
+
+int ifc_add_host_route(const char *name, in_addr_t dst)
+{
+    struct in_addr in_dst, in_gw;
+
+    in_dst.s_addr = dst;
+    in_gw.s_addr = 0;
+
+    return ifc_add_ipv4_route(name, in_dst, 32, in_gw);
+}
+
 int ifc_enable(const char *ifname)
 {
     int result;
@@ -449,3 +507,112 @@
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+int ifc_add_ipv6_route(const char *ifname, struct in6_addr dst, int prefix_length,
+      struct in6_addr gw)
+{
+    struct in6_rtmsg rtmsg;
+    int result;
+    int ifindex;
+
+    memset(&rtmsg, 0, sizeof(rtmsg));
+
+    ifindex = if_nametoindex(ifname);
+    if (ifindex == 0) {
+        printerr("if_nametoindex() failed: interface %s\n", ifname);
+        return -ENXIO;
+    }
+
+    rtmsg.rtmsg_ifindex = ifindex;
+    rtmsg.rtmsg_dst = dst;
+    rtmsg.rtmsg_dst_len = prefix_length;
+    rtmsg.rtmsg_flags = RTF_UP;
+
+    if (prefix_length == 128) {
+        rtmsg.rtmsg_flags |= RTF_HOST;
+    }
+
+    if (memcmp(&gw, &in6addr_any, sizeof(in6addr_any))) {
+        rtmsg.rtmsg_flags |= RTF_GATEWAY;
+        rtmsg.rtmsg_gateway = gw;
+    }
+
+    ifc_init6();
+
+    if (ifc_ctl_sock6 < 0) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    result = ioctl(ifc_ctl_sock6, SIOCADDRT, &rtmsg);
+    if (result < 0) {
+        if (errno == EEXIST) {
+            result = 0;
+        } else {
+            result = -errno;
+        }
+    }
+    ifc_close6();
+    return result;
+}
+
+int ifc_add_route(const char *ifname, const char *dst, int prefix_length,
+      const char *gw)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    struct sockaddr_in ipv4_dst, ipv4_gw;
+    struct sockaddr_in6 ipv6_dst, ipv6_gw;
+    struct addrinfo hints, *addr_ai, *gw_ai;
+
+    memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;  /* Allow IPv4 or IPv6 */
+    hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;
+
+    ret = getaddrinfo(dst, NULL, &hints, &addr_ai);
+
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        printerr("getaddrinfo failed: invalid address %s\n", dst);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (gw == NULL) {
+        if (addr_ai->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+            gw = "::";
+        } else if (addr_ai->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+            gw = "0.0.0.0";
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = getaddrinfo(gw, NULL, &hints, &gw_ai);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        printerr("getaddrinfo failed: invalid gateway %s\n", gw);
+        freeaddrinfo(addr_ai);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (addr_ai->ai_family != gw_ai->ai_family) {
+        printerr("ifc_add_route: different address families: %s and %s\n", dst, gw);
+        freeaddrinfo(addr_ai);
+        freeaddrinfo(gw_ai);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (addr_ai->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+        memcpy(&ipv6_dst, addr_ai->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
+        memcpy(&ipv6_gw, gw_ai->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
+        ret = ifc_add_ipv6_route(ifname, ipv6_dst.sin6_addr, prefix_length,
+              ipv6_gw.sin6_addr);
+    } else if (addr_ai->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+        memcpy(&ipv4_dst, addr_ai->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+        memcpy(&ipv4_gw, gw_ai->ai_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+        ret = ifc_add_ipv4_route(ifname, ipv4_dst.sin_addr, prefix_length,
+              ipv4_gw.sin_addr);
+    } else {
+        printerr("ifc_add_route: getaddrinfo returned un supported address family %d\n",
+                  addr_ai->ai_family);
+        ret = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+    }
+
+    freeaddrinfo(addr_ai);
+    freeaddrinfo(gw_ai);
+    return ret;
+}