diff --git a/nl/tc_linux.go b/nl/tc_linux.go
index c9bfe8d..3217f60 100644
--- a/nl/tc_linux.go
+++ b/nl/tc_linux.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const (
 	SizeofTcPrioMap   = 0x14
 	SizeofTcRateSpec  = 0x0c
 	SizeofTcTbfQopt   = 2*SizeofTcRateSpec + 0x0c
+	SizeofTcHtbQopt   = 2*SizeofTcRateSpec + 0x14
+	SizeofTcHtbGlob   = 0x14
 	SizeofTcU32Key    = 0x10
 	SizeofTcU32Sel    = 0x10 // without keys
 	SizeofTcMirred    = 0x1c
@@ -190,6 +192,38 @@ func (x *TcTbfQopt) Serialize() []byte {
 	return (*(*[SizeofTcTbfQopt]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(x)))[:]
 }
 
+const (
+	TCA_HTB_UNSPEC = iota
+	TCA_HTB_PARMS
+	TCA_HTB_INIT
+	TCA_HTB_CTAB
+	TCA_HTB_RTAB
+	TCA_HTB_DIRECT_QLEN
+	TCA_HTB_RATE64
+	TCA_HTB_CEIL64
+	TCA_HTB_MAX = TCA_HTB_CEIL64
+)
+
+type TcHtbGlob struct {
+	Version      uint32
+	Rate2Quantum uint32
+	Defcls       uint32
+	Debug        uint32
+	DirectPkts   uint32
+}
+
+func (msg *TcHtbGlob) Len() int {
+	return SizeofTcHtbGlob
+}
+
+func DeserializeTcHtbGlob(b []byte) *TcHtbGlob {
+	return (*TcHtbGlob)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0:SizeofTcHtbGlob][0]))
+}
+
+func (x *TcHtbGlob) Serialize() []byte {
+	return (*(*[SizeofTcHtbGlob]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(x)))[:]
+}
+
 const (
 	TCA_U32_UNSPEC = iota
 	TCA_U32_CLASSID
diff --git a/qdisc.go b/qdisc.go
index 8e3d020..41a4aa8 100644
--- a/qdisc.go
+++ b/qdisc.go
@@ -91,7 +91,36 @@ func (qdisc *Prio) Type() string {
 	return "prio"
 }
 
-// Tbf is a classful qdisc that rate limits based on tokens
+// Htb is a classful qdisc that rate limits based on tokens
+type Htb struct {
+	QdiscAttrs
+	Version      uint32
+	Rate2Quantum uint32
+	Defcls       uint32
+	Debug        uint32
+	DirectPkts   uint32
+}
+
+func NewHtb(attrs QdiscAttrs) *Htb {
+	return &Htb{
+		QdiscAttrs:   attrs,
+		Version:      3,
+		Defcls:       0,
+		Rate2Quantum: 10,
+		Debug:        0,
+		DirectPkts:   0,
+	}
+}
+
+func (qdisc *Htb) Attrs() *QdiscAttrs {
+	return &qdisc.QdiscAttrs
+}
+
+func (qdisc *Htb) Type() string {
+	return "htb"
+}
+
+// Tbf is a classless qdisc that rate limits based on tokens
 type Tbf struct {
 	QdiscAttrs
 	// TODO: handle 64bit rate properly
diff --git a/qdisc_linux.go b/qdisc_linux.go
index 2531c9d..f289e1b 100644
--- a/qdisc_linux.go
+++ b/qdisc_linux.go
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ func QdiscAdd(qdisc Qdisc) error {
 		opt.Limit = tbf.Limit
 		opt.Buffer = tbf.Buffer
 		nl.NewRtAttrChild(options, nl.TCA_TBF_PARMS, opt.Serialize())
+	} else if htb, ok := qdisc.(*Htb); ok {
+		opt := nl.TcHtbGlob{}
+		opt.Version = htb.Version
+		opt.Rate2Quantum = htb.Rate2Quantum
+		opt.Defcls = htb.Defcls
+		// TODO: Handle Debug properly. For now default to 0
+		opt.Debug = htb.Debug
+		opt.DirectPkts = htb.DirectPkts
+		nl.NewRtAttrChild(options, nl.TCA_HTB_INIT, opt.Serialize())
+		// nl.NewRtAttrChild(options, nl.TCA_HTB_DIRECT_QLEN, opt.Serialize())
 	} else if _, ok := qdisc.(*Ingress); ok {
 		// ingress filters must use the proper handle
 		if msg.Parent != HANDLE_INGRESS {
@@ -123,6 +133,8 @@ func QdiscList(link Link) ([]Qdisc, error) {
 					qdisc = &Tbf{}
 				case "ingress":
 					qdisc = &Ingress{}
+				case "htb":
+					qdisc = &Htb{}
 				default:
 					qdisc = &GenericQdisc{QdiscType: qdiscType}
 				}
@@ -146,6 +158,15 @@ func QdiscList(link Link) ([]Qdisc, error) {
 					if err := parseTbfData(qdisc, data); err != nil {
 						return nil, err
 					}
+				case "htb":
+					data, err := nl.ParseRouteAttr(attr.Value)
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+					if err := parseHtbData(qdisc, data); err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+
 					// no options for ingress
 				}
 			}
@@ -173,6 +194,25 @@ func parsePrioData(qdisc Qdisc, value []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func parseHtbData(qdisc Qdisc, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) error {
+	native = nl.NativeEndian()
+	htb := qdisc.(*Htb)
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		switch datum.Attr.Type {
+		case nl.TCA_HTB_INIT:
+			opt := nl.DeserializeTcHtbGlob(datum.Value)
+			htb.Version = opt.Version
+			htb.Rate2Quantum = opt.Rate2Quantum
+			htb.Defcls = opt.Defcls
+			htb.Debug = opt.Debug
+			htb.DirectPkts = opt.DirectPkts
+		case nl.TCA_HTB_DIRECT_QLEN:
+			// TODO
+			//htb.DirectQlen = native.uint32(datum.Value)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 func parseTbfData(qdisc Qdisc, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) error {
 	native = nl.NativeEndian()
 	tbf := qdisc.(*Tbf)
diff --git a/qdisc_test.go b/qdisc_test.go
index 94e92e7..3864b30 100644
--- a/qdisc_test.go
+++ b/qdisc_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,63 @@ func TestTbfAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHtbAddDel(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+	if err := LinkAdd(&Ifb{LinkAttrs{Name: "foo"}}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	link, err := LinkByName("foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := LinkSetUp(link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	attrs := QdiscAttrs{
+		LinkIndex: link.Attrs().Index,
+		Handle:    MakeHandle(1, 0),
+		Parent:    HANDLE_ROOT,
+	}
+
+	qdisc := NewHtb(attrs)
+	qdisc.Rate2Quantum = 5
+	if err := QdiscAdd(qdisc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	qdiscs, err := QdiscList(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(qdiscs) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to add qdisc")
+	}
+	htb, ok := qdiscs[0].(*Htb)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Qdisc is the wrong type")
+	}
+	if htb.Defcls != qdisc.Defcls {
+		t.Fatal("Defcls doesn't match")
+	}
+	if htb.Rate2Quantum != qdisc.Rate2Quantum {
+		t.Fatal("Rate2Quantum doesn't match")
+	}
+	if htb.Debug != qdisc.Debug {
+		t.Fatal("Debug doesn't match")
+	}
+	if err := QdiscDel(qdisc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	qdiscs, err = QdiscList(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(qdiscs) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to remove qdisc")
+	}
+}
 func TestPrioAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
 	defer tearDown()