diff --git a/src/bpf.c b/src/bpf.c
index ed86b37..3b0da19 100644
--- a/src/bpf.c
+++ b/src/bpf.c
@@ -741,6 +741,14 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
 		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, tracing))
 			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
 		break;
+	case BPF_NETFILTER:
+		attr.link_create.netfilter.pf = OPTS_GET(opts, netfilter.pf, 0);
+		attr.link_create.netfilter.hooknum = OPTS_GET(opts, netfilter.hooknum, 0);
+		attr.link_create.netfilter.priority = OPTS_GET(opts, netfilter.priority, 0);
+		attr.link_create.netfilter.flags = OPTS_GET(opts, netfilter.flags, 0);
+		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, netfilter))
+			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, flags))
 			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/src/bpf.h b/src/bpf.h
index 9aa0ee4..c676295 100644
--- a/src/bpf.h
+++ b/src/bpf.h
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ struct bpf_link_create_opts {
 		struct {
 			__u64 cookie;
 		} tracing;
+		struct {
+			__u32 pf;
+			__u32 hooknum;
+			__s32 priority;
+			__u32 flags;
+		} netfilter;
 	};
 	size_t :0;
 };
diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index d793a1b..1c6588a 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -11815,6 +11815,48 @@ static int attach_iter(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_l
 	return libbpf_get_error(*link);
 }
 
+struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_netfilter(const struct bpf_program *prog,
+					       const struct bpf_netfilter_opts *opts)
+{
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, lopts);
+	struct bpf_link *link;
+	int prog_fd, link_fd;
+
+	if (!OPTS_VALID(opts, bpf_netfilter_opts))
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+
+	prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(prog);
+	if (prog_fd < 0) {
+		pr_warn("prog '%s': can't attach before loaded\n", prog->name);
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	link = calloc(1, sizeof(*link));
+	if (!link)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-ENOMEM);
+
+	link->detach = &bpf_link__detach_fd;
+
+	lopts.netfilter.pf = OPTS_GET(opts, pf, 0);
+	lopts.netfilter.hooknum = OPTS_GET(opts, hooknum, 0);
+	lopts.netfilter.priority = OPTS_GET(opts, priority, 0);
+	lopts.netfilter.flags = OPTS_GET(opts, flags, 0);
+
+	link_fd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, 0, BPF_NETFILTER, &lopts);
+	if (link_fd < 0) {
+		char errmsg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+
+		link_fd = -errno;
+		free(link);
+		pr_warn("prog '%s': failed to attach to netfilter: %s\n",
+			prog->name, libbpf_strerror_r(link_fd, errmsg, sizeof(errmsg)));
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(link_fd);
+	}
+	link->fd = link_fd;
+
+	return link;
+}
+
 struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
 	struct bpf_link *link = NULL;
diff --git a/src/libbpf.h b/src/libbpf.h
index 754da73..10642ad 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.h
+++ b/src/libbpf.h
@@ -718,6 +718,21 @@ LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_freplace(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 			     int target_fd, const char *attach_func_name);
 
+struct bpf_netfilter_opts {
+	/* size of this struct, for forward/backward compatibility */
+	size_t sz;
+
+	__u32 pf;
+	__u32 hooknum;
+	__s32 priority;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+#define bpf_netfilter_opts__last_field flags
+
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
+bpf_program__attach_netfilter(const struct bpf_program *prog,
+			      const struct bpf_netfilter_opts *opts);
+
 struct bpf_map;
 
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *bpf_map__attach_struct_ops(const struct bpf_map *map);
diff --git a/src/libbpf.map b/src/libbpf.map
index 7521a2f..d9ec440 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.map
+++ b/src/libbpf.map
@@ -395,4 +395,5 @@ LIBBPF_1.2.0 {
 LIBBPF_1.3.0 {
 	global:
 		bpf_obj_pin_opts;
+		bpf_program__attach_netfilter;
 } LIBBPF_1.2.0;