diff --git a/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h b/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
index 96688e3..6d6586d 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
+++ b/sysdep/linux/krt-sys.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static inline struct ifa * kif_get_primary_ip(struct iface *i) { return NULL; }
 
 #define EA_KRT_PREFSRC		EA_CODE(EAP_KRT, 0x10)
 #define EA_KRT_REALM		EA_CODE(EAP_KRT, 0x11)
+#define EA_KRT_SCOPE		EA_CODE(EAP_KRT, 0x12)
 
 
 #define KRT_METRICS_MAX		0x10	/* RTAX_QUICKACK+1 */
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
index a1c22f3..f577244 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.Y
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CF_HDR
 
 CF_DECLS
 
-CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, TABLE, METRIC, KRT_PREFSRC, KRT_REALM, KRT_MTU, KRT_WINDOW,
+CF_KEYWORDS(KERNEL, TABLE, METRIC, KRT_PREFSRC, KRT_REALM, KRT_SCOPE, KRT_MTU, KRT_WINDOW,
 	    KRT_RTT, KRT_RTTVAR, KRT_SSTRESH, KRT_CWND, KRT_ADVMSS, KRT_REORDERING,
 	    KRT_HOPLIMIT, KRT_INITCWND, KRT_RTO_MIN, KRT_INITRWND, KRT_QUICKACK,
 	    KRT_LOCK_MTU, KRT_LOCK_WINDOW, KRT_LOCK_RTT, KRT_LOCK_RTTVAR,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ kern_sys_item:
 
 CF_ADDTO(dynamic_attr, KRT_PREFSRC	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_IP_ADDRESS, T_IP, EA_KRT_PREFSRC); })
 CF_ADDTO(dynamic_attr, KRT_REALM	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_REALM); })
+CF_ADDTO(dynamic_attr, KRT_SCOPE	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_SCOPE); })
 
 CF_ADDTO(dynamic_attr, KRT_MTU		{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_MTU); })
 CF_ADDTO(dynamic_attr, KRT_WINDOW	{ $$ = f_new_dynamic_attr(EAF_TYPE_INT, T_INT, EA_KRT_WINDOW); })
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
index 9bdcc0d..1490213 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ nl_send_route(struct krt_proto *p, rte *e, struct ea_list *eattrs, int op, int d
   r.r.rtm_family = BIRD_AF;
   r.r.rtm_dst_len = net->n.pxlen;
   r.r.rtm_protocol = RTPROT_BIRD;
-  r.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+  r.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE;
   nl_add_attr_ipa(&r.h, sizeof(r), RTA_DST, net->n.prefix);
 
   /*
@@ -928,6 +928,12 @@ nl_send_route(struct krt_proto *p, rte *e, struct ea_list *eattrs, int op, int d
   if (op == NL_OP_DELETE)
     goto dest;
 
+  /* Default scope is LINK for device routes, UNIVERSE otherwise */
+  if (ea = ea_find(eattrs, EA_KRT_SCOPE))
+    r.r.rtm_scope = ea->u.data;
+  else
+    r.r.rtm_scope = (dest == RTD_DEVICE) ? RT_SCOPE_LINK : RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+
   if (ea = ea_find(eattrs, EA_KRT_PREFSRC))
     nl_add_attr_ipa(&r.h, sizeof(r), RTA_PREFSRC, *(ip_addr *)ea->u.ptr->data);
 
@@ -1135,6 +1141,7 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
   u32 oif = ~0;
   u32 table;
   u32 priority = 0;
+  u32 def_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
   int src;
 
   if (!(i = nl_checkin(h, sizeof(*i))))
@@ -1157,7 +1164,6 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 	return;
     }
 
-
   if (a[RTA_DST])
     {
       memcpy(&dst, RTA_DATA(a[RTA_DST]), sizeof(dst));
@@ -1195,11 +1201,6 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
   if ((c < 0) || !(c & IADDR_HOST) || ((c & IADDR_SCOPE_MASK) <= SCOPE_LINK))
     SKIP("strange class/scope\n");
 
-  // ignore rtm_scope, it is not a real scope
-  // if (i->rtm_scope != RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE)
-  //   SKIP("scope %u\n", i->rtm_scope);
-
-
   switch (i->rtm_protocol)
     {
     case RTPROT_UNSPEC:
@@ -1286,6 +1287,7 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
       else
 	{
 	  ra->dest = RTD_DEVICE;
+	  def_scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 	}
 
       break;
@@ -1304,6 +1306,19 @@ nl_parse_route(struct nl_parse_state *s, struct nlmsghdr *h)
       return;
     }
 
+  if (i->rtm_scope != def_scope)
+    {
+      ea_list *ea = lp_alloc(s->pool, sizeof(ea_list) + sizeof(eattr));
+      ea->next = ra->eattrs;
+      ra->eattrs = ea;
+      ea->flags = EALF_SORTED;
+      ea->count = 1;
+      ea->attrs[0].id = EA_KRT_SCOPE;
+      ea->attrs[0].flags = 0;
+      ea->attrs[0].type = EAF_TYPE_INT;
+      ea->attrs[0].u.data = i->rtm_scope;
+    }
+
   if (a[RTA_PREFSRC])
     {
       ip_addr ps;
@@ -1633,6 +1648,10 @@ krt_sys_get_attr(eattr *a, byte *buf, int buflen UNUSED)
     bsprintf(buf, "realm");
     return GA_NAME;
 
+  case EA_KRT_SCOPE:
+    bsprintf(buf, "scope");
+    return GA_NAME;
+
   case EA_KRT_LOCK:
     buf += bsprintf(buf, "lock:");
     ea_format_bitfield(a, buf, buflen, krt_metrics_names, 2, KRT_METRICS_MAX);