diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d2c058..f17bde5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ REVISION= $(shell	if [ -d "$(PWD)/.git" ]; then \
 			fi)
 export NOSTDINC_FLAGS := \
 	-I$(PWD)/compat-include/ \
+	-I$(PWD)/include/ \
 	-include $(PWD)/compat.h \
 	$(CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9b7dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Matthias Schiffer
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_BATMAN_ADV_H_
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_BATMAN_ADV_H_
+
+#define BATADV_NL_NAME "batadv"
+
+enum {
+	BATADV_ATTR_UNSPEC,
+	BATADV_ATTR_VERSION,
+	BATADV_ATTR_ALGO_NAME,
+	BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX,
+	BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFNAME,
+	BATADV_ATTR_MESH_ADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFINDEX,
+	BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFNAME,
+	BATADV_ATTR_HARD_ADDRESS,
+	BATADV_ATTR_ACTIVE,
+	__BATADV_ATTR_MAX,
+};
+
+#define BATADV_ATTR_MAX (__BATADV_ATTR_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	BATADV_CMD_UNSPEC,
+	BATADV_CMD_GET_ROUTING_ALGOS,
+	BATADV_CMD_GET_MESH_INFO,
+	BATADV_CMD_GET_HARDIFS,
+	__BATADV_CMD_MAX,
+};
+
+#define BATADV_CMD_MAX (__BATADV_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_BATMAN_ADV_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/Makefile b/net/batman-adv/Makefile
index 797cf2f..4e5adba 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/net/batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ batman-adv-y += hash.o
 batman-adv-y += icmp_socket.o
 batman-adv-y += main.o
 batman-adv-$(CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST) += multicast.o
+batman-adv-y += netlink.o
 batman-adv-$(CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC) += network-coding.o
 batman-adv-y += originator.o
 batman-adv-y += routing.o
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 5f2974b..7b5f585 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -46,7 +47,10 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/dsfield.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "icmp_socket.h"
 #include "multicast.h"
+#include "netlink.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
 #include "originator.h"
 #include "packet.h"
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ static int __init batadv_init(void)
 
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&batadv_hard_if_notifier);
 	rtnl_link_register(&batadv_link_ops);
+	batadv_netlink_register();
 
 	pr_info("B.A.T.M.A.N. advanced %s (compatibility version %i) loaded\n",
 		BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION, BATADV_COMPAT_VERSION);
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ static int __init batadv_init(void)
 static void __exit batadv_exit(void)
 {
 	batadv_debugfs_destroy();
+	batadv_netlink_unregister();
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&batadv_link_ops);
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&batadv_hard_if_notifier);
 	batadv_hardif_remove_interfaces();
@@ -610,6 +617,50 @@ int batadv_algo_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int batadv_algo_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
+				  struct batadv_algo_ops *bat_algo_ops)
+{
+	void *hdr;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, portid, seq, &batadv_netlink_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+			  BATADV_CMD_GET_ROUTING_ALGOS);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_ALGO_NAME, bat_algo_ops->name))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+	return 0;
+
+ nla_put_failure:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int batadv_algo_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	int portid = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid;
+	struct batadv_algo_ops *bat_algo_ops;
+	int skip = cb->args[0];
+	int i = 0;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(bat_algo_ops, &batadv_algo_list, list) {
+		if (i++ < skip)
+			continue;
+
+		if (batadv_algo_dump_entry(msg, portid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+					   bat_algo_ops)) {
+			i--;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cb->args[0] = i;
+
+	return msg->len;
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_skb_crc32 - calculate CRC32 of the whole packet and skip bytes in
  *  the header
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 7692526..3b770df 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ enum batadv_uev_type {
 #include "types.h"
 
 struct batadv_ogm_packet;
+struct netlink_callback;
 struct seq_file;
 struct sk_buff;
 
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ void batadv_recv_handler_unregister(u8 packet_type);
 int batadv_algo_register(struct batadv_algo_ops *bat_algo_ops);
 int batadv_algo_select(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, char *name);
 int batadv_algo_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
+int batadv_algo_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 __be32 batadv_skb_crc32(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *payload_ptr);
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e302de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Matthias Schiffer
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "main.h"
+#include "netlink.h"
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
+
+#include "hard-interface.h"
+#include "soft-interface.h"
+
+struct genl_family batadv_netlink_family = {
+	.id = GENL_ID_GENERATE,
+	.hdrsize = 0,
+	.name = BATADV_NL_NAME,
+	.version = 1,
+	.maxattr = BATADV_ATTR_MAX,
+};
+
+static int
+batadv_netlink_mesh_info_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct net_device *soft_iface)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOBUFS;
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
+	struct net_device *hard_iface;
+
+	if (nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_VERSION, BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION) ||
+	    nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_ALGO_NAME,
+			   bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->name) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX, soft_iface->ifindex) ||
+	    nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFNAME, soft_iface->name) ||
+	    nla_put(msg, BATADV_ATTR_MESH_ADDRESS, ETH_ALEN,
+		    soft_iface->dev_addr))
+		goto out;
+
+	primary_if = batadv_primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
+	if (primary_if && primary_if->if_status == BATADV_IF_ACTIVE) {
+		hard_iface = primary_if->net_dev;
+
+		if (nla_put_u32(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFINDEX,
+				hard_iface->ifindex) ||
+		    nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFNAME,
+				   hard_iface->name) ||
+		    nla_put(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_ADDRESS, ETH_ALEN,
+			    hard_iface->dev_addr))
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+ out:
+	if (primary_if)
+		batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+batadv_netlink_get_mesh_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net *net = genl_info_net(info);
+	int ret;
+	struct sk_buff *msg = NULL;
+	void *msg_head;
+	int ifindex;
+	struct net_device *soft_iface;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ifindex = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX]);
+	if (!ifindex)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	soft_iface = dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
+	if (!soft_iface || !batadv_softif_is_valid(soft_iface)) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	msg_head = genlmsg_put(msg, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
+			       &batadv_netlink_family, 0,
+			       BATADV_CMD_GET_MESH_INFO);
+	if (!msg_head) {
+		ret = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = batadv_netlink_mesh_info_put(msg, soft_iface);
+
+ out:
+	if (soft_iface)
+		dev_put(soft_iface);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		if (msg)
+			nlmsg_free(msg);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	genlmsg_end(msg, msg_head);
+	return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
+}
+
+static int
+batadv_netlink_dump_hardif_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
+				 struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+	struct net_device *net_dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, portid, seq, &batadv_netlink_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+			  BATADV_CMD_GET_HARDIFS);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFINDEX,
+			net_dev->ifindex) ||
+	    nla_put_string(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_IFNAME,
+			   net_dev->name) ||
+	    nla_put(msg, BATADV_ATTR_HARD_ADDRESS, ETH_ALEN,
+		    net_dev->dev_addr))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (hard_iface->if_status == BATADV_IF_ACTIVE) {
+		if (nla_put_flag(msg, BATADV_ATTR_ACTIVE))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+	}
+
+	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
+	return 0;
+
+ nla_put_failure:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg, hdr);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+static int
+batadv_netlink_dump_hardifs(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(cb->skb->sk);
+	struct net_device *soft_iface;
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	int ifindex;
+	int portid = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid;
+	int seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
+	int skip = cb->args[0];
+	int i = 0;
+
+	ifindex = batadv_netlink_get_ifindex(cb->nlh, BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX);
+	if (!ifindex)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	soft_iface = dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
+	if (!soft_iface)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!batadv_softif_is_valid(soft_iface)) {
+		dev_put(soft_iface);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hard_iface, &batadv_hardif_list, list) {
+		if (hard_iface->soft_iface != soft_iface)
+			continue;
+
+		if (i++ < skip)
+			continue;
+
+		if (batadv_netlink_dump_hardif_entry(msg, portid, seq,
+						     hard_iface)) {
+			i--;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	dev_put(soft_iface);
+
+	cb->args[0] = i;
+
+	return msg->len;
+}
+
+static struct nla_policy batadv_netlink_policy[BATADV_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
+	[BATADV_ATTR_MESH_IFINDEX]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+
+static struct genl_ops batadv_netlink_ops[] = {
+	{
+		.cmd = BATADV_CMD_GET_ROUTING_ALGOS,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+		.policy = batadv_netlink_policy,
+		.dumpit = batadv_algo_dump,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = BATADV_CMD_GET_MESH_INFO,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+		.policy = batadv_netlink_policy,
+		.doit = batadv_netlink_get_mesh_info,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd = BATADV_CMD_GET_HARDIFS,
+		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
+		.policy = batadv_netlink_policy,
+		.dumpit = batadv_netlink_dump_hardifs,
+	},
+};
+
+void __init batadv_netlink_register(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = genl_register_family_with_ops(&batadv_netlink_family,
+					    batadv_netlink_ops);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_warn("unable to register netlink family");
+}
+
+void batadv_netlink_unregister(void)
+{
+	genl_unregister_family(&batadv_netlink_family);
+}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.h b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0eeb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Matthias Schiffer
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_NETLINK_H_
+#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_NETLINK_H_
+
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+
+struct nlmsghdr;
+
+void batadv_netlink_register(void);
+void batadv_netlink_unregister(void);
+
+static inline int
+batadv_netlink_get_ifindex(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int attrtype)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attr = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, GENL_HDRLEN, attrtype);
+
+	return attr ? nla_get_u32(attr) : 0;
+}
+
+extern struct genl_family batadv_netlink_family;
+
+#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_NETLINK_H_ */
