diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index db54b4e3..201225f7 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "LFT := forever | SECONDS\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | macvtap |\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "          bridge | bond | ipoib | ip6tnl | ipip | sit | vxlan | lowpan |\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "          gre | gretap | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti | nlmon | can |\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "          gre | gretap | erspan | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti | nlmon | can |\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "          bond_slave | ipvlan | geneve | bridge_slave | vrf | hsr | macsec }\n");
 
 	exit(-1);
diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 19bda1b9..a132707f 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
 			"\n"
 			"TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | macvtap |\n"
 			"          bridge | bond | team | ipoib | ip6tnl | ipip | sit | vxlan |\n"
-			"          gre | gretap | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti | nlmon | team_slave |\n"
-			"          bond_slave | ipvlan | geneve | bridge_slave | vrf | macsec }\n");
+			"          gre | gretap | erspan | ip6gre | ip6gretap | vti | nlmon |\n"
+			"          team_slave | bond_slave | ipvlan | geneve | bridge_slave |\n"
+			"          vrf | macsec }\n");
 	}
 	exit(-1);
 }
diff --git a/ip/link_gre.c b/ip/link_gre.c
index 3c9f8194..9ea2970c 100644
--- a/ip/link_gre.c
+++ b/ip/link_gre.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static void print_usage(FILE *f)
 {
 	fprintf(f,
-		"Usage: ... { gre | gretap } [ remote ADDR ]\n"
+		"Usage: ... { gre | gretap | erspan } [ remote ADDR ]\n"
 		"                            [ local ADDR ]\n"
 		"                            [ [i|o]seq ]\n"
 		"                            [ [i|o]key KEY ]\n"
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void print_usage(FILE *f)
 		"                            [ [no]encap-csum6 ]\n"
 		"                            [ [no]encap-remcsum ]\n"
 		"                            [ fwmark MARK ]\n"
+		"                            [ erspan IDX ]\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Where: ADDR := { IP_ADDRESS | any }\n"
 		"       TOS  := { NUMBER | inherit }\n"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ static int gre_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 	__u8 metadata = 0;
 	__u8 ignore_df = 0;
 	__u32 fwmark = 0;
+	__u32 erspan_idx = 0;
 
 	if (!(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		if (rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n, &req.n, sizeof(req)) < 0) {
@@ -172,6 +174,9 @@ get_failed:
 
 		if (greinfo[IFLA_GRE_FWMARK])
 			fwmark = rta_getattr_u32(greinfo[IFLA_GRE_FWMARK]);
+
+		if (greinfo[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX])
+			erspan_idx = rta_getattr_u32(greinfo[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX]);
 	}
 
 	while (argc > 0) {
@@ -328,6 +333,12 @@ get_failed:
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (get_u32(&fwmark, *argv, 0))
 				invarg("invalid fwmark\n", *argv);
+		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "erspan") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			if (get_u32(&erspan_idx, *argv, 0))
+				invarg("invalid erspan index\n", *argv);
+			if (erspan_idx & ~((1<<20) - 1) || erspan_idx == 0)
+				invarg("erspan index must be > 0 and <= 20-bit\n", *argv);
 		} else
 			usage();
 		argc--; argv++;
@@ -359,6 +370,8 @@ get_failed:
 		addattr_l(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_TTL, &ttl, 1);
 		addattr_l(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_TOS, &tos, 1);
 		addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_FWMARK, fwmark);
+		if (erspan_idx != 0)
+			addattr32(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX, erspan_idx);
 	} else {
 		addattr_l(n, 1024, IFLA_GRE_COLLECT_METADATA, NULL, 0);
 	}
@@ -494,6 +507,12 @@ static void gre_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 	if (tb[IFLA_GRE_IGNORE_DF] && rta_getattr_u8(tb[IFLA_GRE_IGNORE_DF]))
 		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "ignore_df", "ignore-df ", true);
 
+	if (tb[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX]) {
+		__u32 erspan_idx = rta_getattr_u32(tb[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_INDEX]);
+
+		fprintf(f, "erspan_index %u ", erspan_idx);
+	}
+
 	if (tb[IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_TYPE] &&
 	    rta_getattr_u16(tb[IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_TYPE]) != TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE) {
 		__u16 type = rta_getattr_u16(tb[IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_TYPE]);
@@ -587,3 +606,11 @@ struct link_util gretap_link_util = {
 	.print_opt = gre_print_opt,
 	.print_help = gre_print_help,
 };
+
+struct link_util erspan_link_util = {
+	.id = "erspan",
+	.maxattr = IFLA_GRE_MAX,
+	.parse_opt = gre_parse_opt,
+	.print_opt = gre_print_opt,
+	.print_help = gre_print_help,
+};
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-address.8.in b/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
index 43385813..988a7965 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ ip-address \- protocol address management
 .BR sit " |"
 .BR gre " |"
 .BR gretap " |"
+.BR erspan " |"
 .BR ip6gre " |"
 .BR ip6gretap " |"
 .BR vti " |"
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index c0207281..851b308c 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ ip-link \- network device configuration
 .BR sit " |"
 .BR gre " |"
 .BR gretap " |"
+.BR erspan " |"
 .BR ip6gre " |"
 .BR ip6gretap " |"
 .BR vti " |"
@@ -297,6 +298,9 @@ Link types:
 .BR gretap
 - Virtual L2 tunnel interface GRE over IPv4
 .sp
+.BR erspan
+- Encapsulated Remote SPAN over GRE and IPv4
+.sp
 .BR ip6gre
 - Virtual tunnel interface GRE over IPv6
 .sp
@@ -643,13 +647,13 @@ keyword.
 .in -8
 
 .TP
-GRE, IPIP, SIT Type Support
+GRE, IPIP, SIT, ERSPAN Type Support
 For a link of types
-.I GRE/IPIP/SIT
+.I GRE/IPIP/SIT/ERSPAN
 the following additional arguments are supported:
 
 .BI "ip link add " DEVICE
-.BR type " { " gre " | " ipip " | " sit " }"
+.BR type " { " gre " | " ipip " | " sit " | " erspan " }"
 .BI " remote " ADDR " local " ADDR
 [
 .BR encap " { " fou " | " gue " | " none " }"
@@ -663,6 +667,8 @@ the following additional arguments are supported:
 .I " [no]encap-remcsum "
 ] [
 .I " mode " { ip6ip | ipip | mplsip | any } "
+] [
+.BR erspan " \fIIDX "
 ]
 
 .in +8
@@ -707,6 +713,13 @@ MPLS-Over-IPv4, "any" indicates IPv6, IPv4 or MPLS Over IPv4. Supported for
 SIT where the default is "ip6ip" and IPIP where the default is "ipip".
 IPv6-Over-IPv4 is not supported for IPIP.
 
+.sp
+.BR erspan " \fIIDX "
+- specifies the ERSPAN index field.
+.IR IDX
+indicates a 20 bit index/port number associated with the ERSPAN
+traffic's source port and direction.
+
 .in -8
 
 .TP