diff --git a/ip/Makefile b/ip/Makefile
index 8735b8e4..4cad619c 100644
--- a/ip/Makefile
+++ b/ip/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ IPOBJ=ip.o ipaddress.o ipaddrlabel.o iproute.o iprule.o ipnetns.o \
     iplink_bridge.o iplink_bridge_slave.o ipfou.o iplink_ipvlan.o \
     iplink_geneve.o iplink_vrf.o iproute_lwtunnel.o ipmacsec.o ipila.o \
     ipvrf.o iplink_xstats.o ipseg6.o iplink_netdevsim.o iplink_rmnet.o \
-    ipnexthop.o ipmptcp.o
+    ipnexthop.o ipmptcp.o iplink_bareudp.o
 
 RTMONOBJ=rtmon.o
 
diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 47f73988..7d4b244d 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
 			"	   bridge | bond | team | ipoib | ip6tnl | ipip | sit | vxlan |\n"
 			"	   gre | gretap | erspan | ip6gre | ip6gretap | ip6erspan |\n"
 			"	   vti | nlmon | team_slave | bond_slave | bridge_slave |\n"
-			"	   ipvlan | ipvtap | geneve | vrf | macsec | netdevsim | rmnet |\n"
+			"	   ipvlan | ipvtap | geneve | bareudp | vrf | macsec | netdevsim | rmnet |\n"
 			"	   xfrm }\n");
 	}
 	exit(-1);
diff --git a/ip/iplink_bareudp.c b/ip/iplink_bareudp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..885e1110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ip/iplink_bareudp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "libnetlink.h"
+#include "linux/if_ether.h"
+#include "linux/if_link.h"
+#include "linux/netlink.h"
+#include "linux/rtnetlink.h"
+#include "rt_names.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "ip_common.h"
+#include "json_print.h"
+
+#define BAREUDP_ATTRSET(attrs, type) (((attrs) & (1L << (type))) != 0)
+
+static void print_explain(FILE *f)
+{
+	fprintf(f,
+		"Usage: ... bareudp dstport PORT\n"
+		"		ethertype PROTO\n"
+		"		[ srcportmin PORT ]\n"
+		"		[ [no]multiproto ]\n"
+		"\n"
+		"Where:	PORT       := 0-65535\n"
+		"	PROTO      := NUMBER | ip | mpls\n"
+		"	SRCPORTMIN := 0-65535\n"
+	);
+}
+
+static void explain(void)
+{
+	print_explain(stderr);
+}
+
+static void check_duparg(__u64 *attrs, int type, const char *key,
+			 const char *argv)
+{
+	if (!BAREUDP_ATTRSET(*attrs, type)) {
+		*attrs |= (1L << type);
+		return;
+	}
+	duparg2(key, argv);
+}
+
+static int bareudp_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
+			     struct nlmsghdr *n)
+{
+	bool multiproto = false;
+	__u16 srcportmin = 0;
+	__be16 ethertype = 0;
+	__be16 dstport = 0;
+	__u64 attrs = 0;
+
+	while (argc > 0) {
+		if (matches(*argv, "dstport") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			check_duparg(&attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_PORT, "dstport",
+				     *argv);
+			if (get_be16(&dstport, *argv, 0))
+				invarg("dstport", *argv);
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "ethertype") == 0)  {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			check_duparg(&attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_ETHERTYPE,
+				     "ethertype", *argv);
+			if (ll_proto_a2n(&ethertype, *argv))
+				invarg("ethertype", *argv);
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "srcportmin") == 0) {
+			NEXT_ARG();
+			check_duparg(&attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_SRCPORT_MIN,
+				     "srcportmin", *argv);
+			if (get_u16(&srcportmin, *argv, 0))
+				invarg("srcportmin", *argv);
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "multiproto") == 0) {
+			check_duparg(&attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_MULTIPROTO_MODE,
+				     *argv, *argv);
+			multiproto = true;
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "nomultiproto") == 0) {
+			check_duparg(&attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_MULTIPROTO_MODE,
+				     *argv, *argv);
+			multiproto = false;
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "help") == 0) {
+			explain();
+			return -1;
+		} else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "bareudp: unknown command \"%s\"?\n",
+				*argv);
+			explain();
+			return -1;
+		}
+		argc--, argv++;
+	}
+
+	if (!BAREUDP_ATTRSET(attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_PORT))
+		missarg("dstport");
+	if (!BAREUDP_ATTRSET(attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_ETHERTYPE))
+		missarg("ethertype");
+
+	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_BAREUDP_PORT, dstport);
+	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_BAREUDP_ETHERTYPE, ethertype);
+	if (BAREUDP_ATTRSET(attrs, IFLA_BAREUDP_SRCPORT_MIN))
+		addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_BAREUDP_SRCPORT_MIN, srcportmin);
+	if (multiproto)
+		addattr(n, 1024, IFLA_BAREUDP_MULTIPROTO_MODE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void bareudp_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f,
+			      struct rtattr *tb[])
+{
+	if (!tb)
+		return;
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_PORT])
+		print_uint(PRINT_ANY, "dstport", "dstport %u ",
+			   rta_getattr_be16(tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_PORT]));
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_ETHERTYPE]) {
+		struct rtattr *attr = tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_ETHERTYPE];
+		SPRINT_BUF(ethertype);
+
+		print_string(PRINT_ANY, "ethertype", "ethertype %s ",
+			     ll_proto_n2a(rta_getattr_u16(attr),
+					  ethertype, sizeof(ethertype)));
+	}
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_SRCPORT_MIN])
+		print_uint(PRINT_ANY, "srcportmin", "srcportmin %u ",
+			   rta_getattr_u16(tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_SRCPORT_MIN]));
+
+	if (tb[IFLA_BAREUDP_MULTIPROTO_MODE])
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "multiproto", "multiproto ", true);
+	else
+		print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "multiproto", "nomultiproto ", false);
+}
+
+static void bareudp_print_help(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
+			       FILE *f)
+{
+	print_explain(f);
+}
+
+struct link_util bareudp_link_util = {
+	.id		= "bareudp",
+	.maxattr	= IFLA_BAREUDP_MAX,
+	.parse_opt	= bareudp_parse_opt,
+	.print_opt	= bareudp_print_opt,
+	.print_help	= bareudp_print_help,
+};
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index e8a25451..c6bd2c53 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ ip-link \- network device configuration
 .BR ipvtap " |"
 .BR lowpan " |"
 .BR geneve " |"
+.BR bareudp " |"
 .BR vrf " |"
 .BR macsec " |"
 .BR netdevsim " |"
@@ -356,6 +357,9 @@ Link types:
 .BR geneve
 - GEneric NEtwork Virtualization Encapsulation
 .sp
+.BR bareudp
+- Bare UDP L3 encapsulation support
+.sp
 .BR macsec
 - Interface for IEEE 802.1AE MAC Security (MACsec)
 .sp
@@ -1293,6 +1297,46 @@ options.
 
 .in -8
 
+.TP
+Bareudp Type Support
+For a link of type
+.I Bareudp
+the following additional arguments are supported:
+
+.BI "ip link add " DEVICE
+.BI type " bareudp " dstport " PORT " ethertype " ETHERTYPE"
+[
+.BI srcportmin " SRCPORTMIN "
+] [
+.RB [ no ] multiproto
+]
+
+.in +8
+.sp
+.BI dstport " PORT"
+- specifies the destination port for the UDP tunnel.
+
+.sp
+.BI ethertype " ETHERTYPE"
+- specifies the ethertype of the L3 protocol being tunnelled.
+
+.sp
+.BI srcportmin " SRCPORTMIN"
+- selects the lowest value of the UDP tunnel source port range.
+
+.sp
+.RB [ no ] multiproto
+- activates support for protocols similar to the one
+.RB "specified by " ethertype .
+When
+.I ETHERTYPE
+is "mpls_uc" (that is, unicast MPLS), this allows the tunnel to also handle
+multicast MPLS.
+When
+.I ETHERTYPE
+is "ipv4", this allows the tunnel to also handle IPv6. This option is disabled
+by default.
+
 .TP
 MACVLAN and MACVTAP Type Support
 For a link of type