diff --git a/ip/iptunnel.c b/ip/iptunnel.c
index 0cf6cf8e..f8b91ba0 100644
--- a/ip/iptunnel.c
+++ b/ip/iptunnel.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "Where: NAME := STRING\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "       ADDR := { IP_ADDRESS | any }\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "       TOS  := { NUMBER | inherit }\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "       TOS  := { STRING | 00..ff | inherit | inherit/STRING | inherit/00..ff }\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "       TTL  := { 1..255 | inherit }\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "       KEY  := { DOTTED_QUAD | NUMBER }\n");
 	exit(-1);
@@ -188,14 +188,21 @@ static int parse_args(int argc, char **argv, int cmd, struct ip_tunnel_parm *p)
 		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "tos") == 0 ||
 			   strcmp(*argv, "tclass") == 0 ||
 			   matches(*argv, "dsfield") == 0) {
+			char *dsfield;
 			__u32 uval;
 			NEXT_ARG();
+			dsfield = *argv;
+			strsep(&dsfield, "/");
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "inherit") != 0) {
-				if (rtnl_dsfield_a2n(&uval, *argv))
-					invarg("bad TOS value", *argv);
-				p->iph.tos = uval;
+				dsfield = *argv;
+				p->iph.tos = 0;
 			} else
 				p->iph.tos = 1;
+			if (dsfield) {
+				if (rtnl_dsfield_a2n(&uval, dsfield))
+					invarg("bad TOS value", *argv);
+				p->iph.tos |= uval;
+			}
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "name") == 0) {
 				NEXT_ARG();
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8 b/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
index 37ba542c..b408517c 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
+++ b/man/man8/ip-tunnel.8
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ip-tunnel - tunnel configuration
 .RB "[ [" no "]" pmtudisc " ]"
 .RB "[ " dev
 .IR PHYS_DEV " ]"
-.RB "[ " "dscp inherit" " ]"
 
 .ti -8
 .IR MODE " := "
@@ -58,8 +57,12 @@ ip-tunnel - tunnel configuration
 .BR any " }"
 
 .ti -8
-.IR TOS " := { " NUMBER " |"
-.BR inherit " }"
+.IR TOS " := { " STRING " | " 00 ".." ff " |"
+.BR inherit " |"
+.BI "inherit/" STRING
+.R " |"
+.BI "inherit/" 00 ".." ff
+.R " }"
 
 .ti -8
 .IR ELIM " := {"
@@ -132,11 +135,21 @@ The default value for IPv6 tunnels is:
 .BI dsfield " T"
 .TP
 .BI tclass " T"
-set a fixed TOS (or traffic class in IPv6)
-.I T
-on tunneled packets.
-The default value is:
-.BR "inherit" .
+set the type of service (IPv4) or traffic class (IPv6) field on
+tunneled packets, which can be specified as either a two-digit
+hex value (e.g. c0) or a predefined string (e.g. internet).
+The value
+.B inherit
+causes the field to be copied from the original IP header. The
+values
+.BI "inherit/" STRING
+or
+.BI "inherit/" 00 ".." ff
+will set the field to
+.I STRING
+or
+.IR 00 ".." ff
+when tunneling non-IP packets. The default value is 00.
 
 .TP
 .BI dev " NAME"
@@ -201,11 +214,6 @@ flag is equivalent to the combination
 .BR "iseq oseq" .
 .B It isn't work. Don't use it.
 
-.TP
-.BR "dscp inherit"
-.RB ( " only IPv6 tunnels " )
-Inherit DS field between inner and outer header.
-
 .TP
 .BI encaplim " ELIM"
 .RB ( " only IPv6 tunnels " )