diff --git a/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor b/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..630a856042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/unix/linux/route/route.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+USING: alien.syntax ;
+
+IN: unix.linux.route
+
+C-STRUCT: struct-rtentry
+  { "ulong"           "rt_pad1" }
+  { "struct-sockaddr" "rt_dst" }
+  { "struct-sockaddr" "rt_gateway" }
+  { "struct-sockaddr" "rt_genmask" }
+  { "ushort"          "rt_flags" }
+  { "short"           "rt_pad2" }
+  { "ulong"           "rt_pad3" }
+  { "uchar"	      "rt_tos" }
+  { "uchar"	      "rt_class" }
+  { "short"	      "rt_pad4" }
+  { "short"	      "rt_metric" }
+  { "char*"	      "rt_dev" }
+  { "ulong"	      "rt_mtu" }
+  { "ulong"	      "rt_window" }
+  { "ushort"	      "rt_irtt" } ;
+
+: RTF_UP	 HEX: 0001 ;		! Route usable.
+: RTF_GATEWAY	 HEX: 0002 ;		! Destination is a gateway.
+
+: RTF_HOST	 HEX: 0004 ;		! Host entry (net otherwise).
+: RTF_REINSTATE	 HEX: 0008 ;		! Reinstate route after timeout.
+: RTF_DYNAMIC	 HEX: 0010 ;		! Created dyn. (by redirect).
+: RTF_MODIFIED	 HEX: 0020 ;		! Modified dyn. (by redirect).
+: RTF_MTU	 HEX: 0040 ;		! Specific MTU for this route.
+: RTF_MSS	 RTF_MTU ;		! Compatibility.
+: RTF_WINDOW	 HEX: 0080 ;		! Per route window clamping.
+: RTF_IRTT	 HEX: 0100 ;		! Initial round trip time.
+: RTF_REJECT	 HEX: 0200 ;		! Reject route.
+: RTF_STATIC	 HEX: 0400 ;		! Manually injected route.
+: RTF_XRESOLVE	 HEX: 0800 ;		! External resolver.
+: RTF_NOFORWARD  HEX: 1000 ;		! Forwarding inhibited.
+: RTF_THROW	 HEX: 2000 ;		! Go to next class.
+: RTF_NOPMTUDISC HEX: 4000 ;		! Do not send packets with DF.
diff --git a/extra/unix/linux/sockios/sockios.factor b/extra/unix/linux/sockios/sockios.factor
index 22da13f482..fd1bb10e2e 100644
--- a/extra/unix/linux/sockios/sockios.factor
+++ b/extra/unix/linux/sockios/sockios.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ IN: unix.linux.sockios
 
 ! Imported from linux-headers-2.6.15-28-686 on Ubuntu 6.06
 
+! Routing table calls
+: SIOCADDRT	HEX: 890B ;		! add routing table entry
+: SIOCDELRT	HEX: 890C ;		! delete routing table entry
+: SIOCRTMSG	HEX: 890D ;		! call to routing system
+
 ! Socket configuration controls
 
 : SIOCGIFNAME	     HEX: 8910 ;		! get iface name