diff --git a/rule_linux.go b/rule_linux.go
index 69f53e4..5f4f98d 100644
--- a/rule_linux.go
+++ b/rule_linux.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ func (h *Handle) RuleListFiltered(family int, filter *Rule, filterMask uint64) (
 		rule := NewRule()
 
 		rule.Invert = msg.Flags&FibRuleInvert > 0
+		rule.Family = int(msg.Family)
 		rule.Tos = uint(msg.Tos)
 
 		for j := range attrs {
diff --git a/rule_test.go b/rule_test.go
index f43d436..cb7657d 100644
--- a/rule_test.go
+++ b/rule_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func TestRuleAddDel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	rule := NewRule()
+	rule.Family = FAMILY_V4
 	rule.Table = unix.RT_TABLE_MAIN
 	rule.Src = srcNet
 	rule.Dst = dstNet
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority and table otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				RuleAdd(r)
 				return r
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Dst = dstNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority and table otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				RuleAdd(r)
 				return r
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Dst = dstNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority and table otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				RuleAdd(r)
 
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Dst = dstNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority and table otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				RuleAdd(r)
 
@@ -225,6 +230,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 5
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				RuleAdd(r)
 
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 199
 				RuleAdd(r)
 				return r
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority and table otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				r.Mask = 0x5
 				RuleAdd(r)
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority, table, mask otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 1
 				r.Mask = 0xff
 				r.Mark = 0xbb
@@ -320,6 +329,7 @@ func runRuleListFiltered(t *testing.T, family int, srcNet, dstNet *net.IPNet) {
 				r := NewRule()
 				r.Src = srcNet
 				r.Priority = 1 // Must add priority, table, mask otherwise it's auto-assigned
+				r.Family = family
 				r.Table = 12
 				r.Tos = 12 // Tos must equal table
 				RuleAdd(r)
@@ -418,6 +428,7 @@ func ruleEquals(a, b Rule) bool {
 			(a.Dst != nil && b.Dst != nil && a.Dst.String() == b.Dst.String())) &&
 		a.OifName == b.OifName &&
 		a.Priority == b.Priority &&
+		a.Family == b.Family &&
 		a.IifName == b.IifName &&
 		a.Invert == b.Invert &&
 		a.Tos == b.Tos &&