diff --git a/man/man8/tc-pedit.8 b/man/man8/tc-pedit.8
index 376ad4a8..15159ddd 100644
--- a/man/man8/tc-pedit.8
+++ b/man/man8/tc-pedit.8
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pedit - generic packet editor action
 .IR VAL " | "
 .BR add
 .IR VAL " | "
+.BR decrement " | "
 .BR preserve " } [ " retain
 .IR RVAL " ]"
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ chosen automatically based on the header field size.
 .B ex
 Use extended pedit.
 .I EXTENDED_LAYERED_OP
-and the add
+and the add/decrement
 .I CMD_SPEC
 are allowed only in this mode.
 .TP
@@ -288,6 +289,11 @@ is defined by the size of the addressed header field in
 .IR EXTENDED_LAYERED_OP .
 This operation is supported only for extended layered op.
 .TP
+.BI decrement
+Decrease the addressed data by one.
+This operation is supported only for
+.BR ip " " ttl " and " ip6 " " hoplimit "."
+.TP
 .B preserve
 Keep the addressed data as is.
 .TP
diff --git a/tc/m_pedit.c b/tc/m_pedit.c
index b745c379..54949e43 100644
--- a/tc/m_pedit.c
+++ b/tc/m_pedit.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void explain(void)
 		"\t\tATC:= at <atval> offmask <maskval> shift <shiftval>\n"
 		"\t\tNOTE: offval is byte offset, must be multiple of 4\n"
 		"\t\tNOTE: maskval is a 32 bit hex number\n \t\tNOTE: shiftval is a shift value\n"
-		"\t\tCMD:= clear | invert | set <setval>| add <addval> | retain\n"
+		"\t\tCMD:= clear | invert | set <setval> | add <addval> | decrement | retain\n"
 		"\t<LAYERED>:= ip <ipdata> | ip6 <ip6data>\n"
 		" \t\t| udp <udpdata> | tcp <tcpdata> | icmp <icmpdata>\n"
 		"\tCONTROL:= reclassify | pipe | drop | continue | pass |\n"
@@ -360,15 +360,24 @@ int parse_cmd(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, __u32 len, int type, __u32 retain,
 		if (matches(*argv, "add") == 0)
 			tkey->cmd = TCA_PEDIT_KEY_EX_CMD_ADD;
 
-		if (!sel->extended && tkey->cmd) {
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Non extended mode. only 'set' command is supported\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
+		if (!sel->extended && tkey->cmd)
+			goto non_ext_only_set_cmd;
 
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		if (parse_val(&argc, &argv, val, type))
 			return -1;
+	} else if (matches(*argv, "decrement") == 0) {
+		if ((flags & PEDIT_ALLOW_DEC) == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"decrement command is not supported for this field\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (!sel->extended)
+			goto non_ext_only_set_cmd;
+
+		tkey->cmd = TCA_PEDIT_KEY_EX_CMD_ADD;
+		*v = retain; /* decrement by overflow */
 	} else if (matches(*argv, "preserve") == 0) {
 		retain = 0;
 	} else {
@@ -431,6 +440,10 @@ done:
 	*argv_p = argv;
 	return res;
 
+non_ext_only_set_cmd:
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"Non extended mode. only 'set' command is supported\n");
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int parse_offset(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p, struct m_pedit_sel *sel,
diff --git a/tc/m_pedit.h b/tc/m_pedit.h
index 7398f66d..549bcf86 100644
--- a/tc/m_pedit.h
+++ b/tc/m_pedit.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 
 #define PEDITKINDSIZ 16
 
+enum m_pedit_flags {
+	PEDIT_ALLOW_DEC = 1<<0,
+};
+
 struct m_pedit_key {
 	__u32           mask;  /* AND */
 	__u32           val;   /*XOR */
diff --git a/tc/p_ip.c b/tc/p_ip.c
index 2d1643d0..8eed9e8d 100644
--- a/tc/p_ip.c
+++ b/tc/p_ip.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ parse_ip(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "ttl") == 0) {
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		tkey->off = 8;
-		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32, RU8, sel, tkey, 0);
+		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32, RU8, sel, tkey, PEDIT_ALLOW_DEC);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "protocol") == 0) {
diff --git a/tc/p_ip6.c b/tc/p_ip6.c
index f9d5d3b0..f855c59e 100644
--- a/tc/p_ip6.c
+++ b/tc/p_ip6.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ parse_ip6(int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "hoplimit") == 0) {
 		NEXT_ARG();
 		tkey->off = 7;
-		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32, RU8, sel, tkey, 0);
+		res = parse_cmd(&argc, &argv, 1, TU32, RU8, sel, tkey, PEDIT_ALLOW_DEC);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	if (strcmp(*argv, "traffic_class") == 0) {