diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index 8e6b09e..fcbecfc 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ type LinkAttrs struct {
 	GROMaxSize   uint32
 	Vfs          []VfInfo // virtual functions available on link
 	Group        uint32
-	Slave        LinkSlave
+
+	PermHardwareAddr net.HardwareAddr
+	Slave            LinkSlave
 }
 
 // LinkSlave represents a slave device.
diff --git a/link_linux.go b/link_linux.go
index cc80fb6..8681c75 100644
--- a/link_linux.go
+++ b/link_linux.go
@@ -2018,6 +2018,16 @@ func LinkDeserialize(hdr *unix.NlMsghdr, m []byte) (Link, error) {
 			base.NumRxQueues = int(native.Uint32(attr.Value[0:4]))
 		case unix.IFLA_GROUP:
 			base.Group = native.Uint32(attr.Value[0:4])
+		case unix.IFLA_PERM_ADDRESS:
+			var nonzero bool
+			for _, b := range attr.Value {
+				if b != 0 {
+					nonzero = true
+				}
+			}
+			if nonzero {
+				base.PermHardwareAddr = attr.Value[:]
+			}
 		}
 	}