diff --git a/ip/xfrm_policy.c b/ip/xfrm_policy.c
index 4a63e9ab..98984350 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ static int xfrm_policy_filter_match(struct xfrm_userpolicy_info *xpinfo,
 	if (!filter.use)
 		return 1;
 
+	if (filter.xpinfo.sel.family != AF_UNSPEC &&
+	    filter.xpinfo.sel.family != xpinfo->sel.family)
+		return 0;
+
 	if ((xpinfo->dir^filter.xpinfo.dir)&filter.dir_mask)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -780,7 +784,7 @@ static int xfrm_policy_list_or_deleteall(int argc, char **argv, int deleteall)
 	char *selp = NULL;
 	struct rtnl_handle rth;
 
-	if (argc > 0)
+	if (argc > 0 || preferred_family != AF_UNSPEC)
 		filter.use = 1;
 	filter.xpinfo.sel.family = preferred_family;
 
diff --git a/ip/xfrm_state.c b/ip/xfrm_state.c
index 93601437..f2727070 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_state.c
@@ -898,6 +898,10 @@ static int xfrm_state_filter_match(struct xfrm_usersa_info *xsinfo)
 	if (!filter.use)
 		return 1;
 
+	if (filter.xsinfo.family != AF_UNSPEC &&
+	    filter.xsinfo.family != xsinfo->family)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (filter.id_src_mask)
 		if (xfrm_addr_match(&xsinfo->saddr, &filter.xsinfo.saddr,
 				    filter.id_src_mask))
@@ -1170,7 +1174,7 @@ static int xfrm_state_list_or_deleteall(int argc, char **argv, int deleteall)
 	struct rtnl_handle rth;
 	bool nokeys = false;
 
-	if (argc > 0)
+	if (argc > 0 || preferred_family != AF_UNSPEC)
 		filter.use = 1;
 	filter.xsinfo.family = preferred_family;
 
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-xfrm.8 b/man/man8/ip-xfrm.8
index 95478085..cfce1e40 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-xfrm.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-xfrm.8
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ip-xfrm \- transform configuration
 .IR MASK " ] ]"
 
 .ti -8
-.BR "ip xfrm state " deleteall " ["
+.BR ip " [ " -4 " | " -6 " ] " "xfrm state deleteall" " ["
 .IR ID " ]"
 .RB "[ " mode
 .IR MODE " ]"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ip-xfrm \- transform configuration
 .IR FLAG-LIST " ]"
 
 .ti -8
-.BR "ip xfrm state " list " ["
+.BR ip " [ " -4 " | " -6 " ] " "xfrm state list" " ["
 .IR ID " ]"
 .RB "[ " nokeys " ]"
 .RB "[ " mode
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ip-xfrm \- transform configuration
 .IR PTYPE " ]"
 
 .ti -8
-.BR "ip xfrm policy" " { " deleteall " | " list " }"
+.BR ip " [ " -4 " | " -6 " ] " "xfrm policy" " { " deleteall " | " list " }"
 .RB "[ " nosock " ]"
 .RI "[ " SELECTOR " ]"
 .RB "[ " dir