diff --git a/ip/ip_common.h b/ip/ip_common.h
index 8b286b0a..bc6a7cd4 100644
--- a/ip/ip_common.h
+++ b/ip/ip_common.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ extern int print_route(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 		       struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg);
 extern int print_prefix(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 			struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg);
+extern int print_rule(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
+		      struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg);
 extern int do_ipaddr(int argc, char **argv);
 extern int do_iproute(int argc, char **argv);
 extern int do_iprule(int argc, char **argv);
diff --git a/ip/ipmonitor.c b/ip/ipmonitor.c
index 50b63279..704ada72 100644
--- a/ip/ipmonitor.c
+++ b/ip/ipmonitor.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ int accept_msg(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 		print_prefix(who, n, arg);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (n->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWRULE || n->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELRULE) {
+		print_rule(who, n, arg);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (n->nlmsg_type == 15) {
 		char *tstr;
 		time_t secs = ((__u32*)NLMSG_DATA(n))[0];
diff --git a/ip/iprule.c b/ip/iprule.c
index af014bad..c584b18f 100644
--- a/ip/iprule.c
+++ b/ip/iprule.c
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	exit(-1);
 }
 
-static int print_rule(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n,
-		      void *arg)
+int print_rule(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 {
 	FILE *fp = (FILE*)arg;
 	struct rtmsg *r = NLMSG_DATA(n);
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ static int print_rule(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	char abuf[256];
 	SPRINT_BUF(b1);
 
-	if (n->nlmsg_type != RTM_NEWRULE)
+	if (n->nlmsg_type != RTM_NEWRULE && n->nlmsg_type != RTM_DELRULE)
 		return 0;
 
 	len -= NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*r));
@@ -76,6 +75,9 @@ static int print_rule(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	else if (r->rtm_family == AF_IPX)
 		host_len = 80;
 
+	if (n->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELRULE)
+		fprintf(fp, "Deleted ");
+
 	if (tb[RTA_PRIORITY])
 		fprintf(fp, "%u:\t", *(unsigned*)RTA_DATA(tb[RTA_PRIORITY]));
 	else