diff --git a/rule.go b/rule.go
index b151ca2..9a6b57d 100644
--- a/rule.go
+++ b/rule.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Rule struct {
 	Sport             *RulePortRange
 	IPProto           int
 	UIDRange          *RuleUIDRange
+	Protocol          uint8
 }
 
 func (r Rule) String() string {
diff --git a/rule_linux.go b/rule_linux.go
index ecd408e..69f53e4 100644
--- a/rule_linux.go
+++ b/rule_linux.go
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ func ruleHandle(rule *Rule, req *nl.NetlinkRequest) error {
 		req.AddData(nl.NewRtAttr(nl.FRA_UID_RANGE, b))
 	}
 
+	if rule.Protocol > 0 {
+		req.AddData(nl.NewRtAttr(nl.FRA_PROTOCOL, nl.Uint8Attr(rule.Protocol)))
+	}
+
 	_, err := req.Execute(unix.NETLINK_ROUTE, 0)
 	return err
 }
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ func (h *Handle) RuleListFiltered(family int, filter *Rule, filterMask uint64) (
 				rule.Sport = NewRulePortRange(native.Uint16(attrs[j].Value[0:2]), native.Uint16(attrs[j].Value[2:4]))
 			case nl.FRA_UID_RANGE:
 				rule.UIDRange = NewRuleUIDRange(native.Uint32(attrs[j].Value[0:4]), native.Uint32(attrs[j].Value[4:8]))
+			case nl.FRA_PROTOCOL:
+				rule.Protocol = uint8(attrs[j].Value[0])
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/rule_test.go b/rule_test.go
index 4cdc356..f43d436 100644
--- a/rule_test.go
+++ b/rule_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func TestRuleAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 	rule.Sport = NewRulePortRange(1000, 1024)
 	rule.IPProto = unix.IPPROTO_UDP
 	rule.UIDRange = NewRuleUIDRange(100, 100)
+	rule.Protocol = unix.RTPROT_KERNEL
 	if err := RuleAdd(rule); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -420,5 +421,6 @@ func ruleEquals(a, b Rule) bool {
 		a.IifName == b.IifName &&
 		a.Invert == b.Invert &&
 		a.Tos == b.Tos &&
-		a.IPProto == b.IPProto
+		a.IPProto == b.IPProto &&
+		a.Protocol == b.Protocol
 }