diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 5e2bfa5..eb5e0c3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ enum bpf_attach_type {
 	BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_RELEASE,
 	BPF_XDP_CPUMAP,
 	BPF_SK_LOOKUP,
+	BPF_XDP,
 	__MAX_BPF_ATTACH_TYPE
 };
 
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ enum bpf_link_type {
 	BPF_LINK_TYPE_CGROUP = 3,
 	BPF_LINK_TYPE_ITER = 4,
 	BPF_LINK_TYPE_NETNS = 5,
+	BPF_LINK_TYPE_XDP = 6,
 
 	MAX_BPF_LINK_TYPE,
 };
@@ -614,7 +616,10 @@ union bpf_attr {
 
 	struct { /* struct used by BPF_LINK_CREATE command */
 		__u32		prog_fd;	/* eBPF program to attach */
-		__u32		target_fd;	/* object to attach to */
+		union {
+			__u32		target_fd;	/* object to attach to */
+			__u32		target_ifindex; /* target ifindex */
+		};
 		__u32		attach_type;	/* attach type */
 		__u32		flags;		/* extra flags */
 	} link_create;
@@ -4064,6 +4069,9 @@ struct bpf_link_info {
 			__u32 netns_ino;
 			__u32 attach_type;
 		} netns;
+		struct {
+			__u32 ifindex;
+		} xdp;
 	};
 } __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index e51479d..54830d6 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -6915,7 +6915,8 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 						BPF_XDP_DEVMAP),
 	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("xdp_cpumap/",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP,
 						BPF_XDP_CPUMAP),
-	BPF_PROG_SEC("xdp",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP),
+	BPF_EAPROG_SEC("xdp",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP,
+						BPF_XDP),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("perf_event",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("lwt_in",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_IN),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("lwt_out",			BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_OUT),
@@ -8281,6 +8282,12 @@ bpf_program__attach_netns(struct bpf_program *prog, int netns_fd)
 	return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, netns_fd, "netns");
 }
 
+struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_xdp(struct bpf_program *prog, int ifindex)
+{
+	/* target_fd/target_ifindex use the same field in LINK_CREATE */
+	return bpf_program__attach_fd(prog, ifindex, "xdp");
+}
+
 struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_iter(struct bpf_program *prog,
 			 const struct bpf_iter_attach_opts *opts)
diff --git a/src/libbpf.h b/src/libbpf.h
index c681379..9924385 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.h
+++ b/src/libbpf.h
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_cgroup(struct bpf_program *prog, int cgroup_fd);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_netns(struct bpf_program *prog, int netns_fd);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
+bpf_program__attach_xdp(struct bpf_program *prog, int ifindex);
 
 struct bpf_map;
 
diff --git a/src/libbpf.map b/src/libbpf.map
index 6f0856a..ca49a6a 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.map
+++ b/src/libbpf.map
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.1.0 {
 		bpf_map__set_value_size;
 		bpf_map__type;
 		bpf_map__value_size;
+		bpf_program__attach_xdp;
 		bpf_program__autoload;
 		bpf_program__is_sk_lookup;
 		bpf_program__set_autoload;