diff --git a/src/link/link_info/ipvlan.rs b/src/link/link_info/ipvlan.rs
index a08cc2f2..af30afe1 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/ipvlan.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/ipvlan.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS: u16 = 2;
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum InfoIpVlan {
     Mode(IpVlanMode),
-    Flags(u16),
+    Flags(IpVlanFlag),
     Other(DefaultNla),
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Nla for InfoIpVlan {
         use self::InfoIpVlan::*;
         match self {
             Mode(value) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, (*value).into()),
-            Flags(value) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, *value),
+            Flags(f) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, f.bits()),
             Other(nla) => nla.emit_value(buffer),
         }
     }
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for InfoIpVlan {
                     .context("invalid IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE value")?
                     .into(),
             ),
-            IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS => Flags(
-                parse_u16(payload)
-                    .context("invalid IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS value")?,
-            ),
+            IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS => Self::Flags(IpVlanFlag::from_bits_retain(
+                parse_u16(payload).context("failed to parse IPVLAN_FLAG")?,
+            )),
             kind => Other(DefaultNla::parse(buf).context(format!(
                 "unknown NLA type {kind} for IFLA_INFO_DATA(ipvlan)"
             ))?),
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for InfoIpVlan {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum InfoIpVtap {
     Mode(IpVtapMode),
-    Flags(u16),
+    Flags(IpVtapFlag),
     Other(DefaultNla),
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ impl Nla for InfoIpVtap {
         use self::InfoIpVtap::*;
         match self {
             Mode(value) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, (*value).into()),
-            Flags(value) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, *value),
+            Flags(f) => NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, f.bits()),
             Other(nla) => nla.emit_value(buffer),
         }
     }
@@ -115,10 +114,9 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for InfoIpVtap {
                     .context("invalid IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE value")?
                     .into(),
             ),
-            IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS => Flags(
-                parse_u16(payload)
-                    .context("invalid IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS value")?,
-            ),
+            IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS => Self::Flags(IpVtapFlag::from_bits_retain(
+                parse_u16(payload).context("failed to parse IPVTAP_FLAG")?,
+            )),
             kind => Other(DefaultNla::parse(buf).context(format!(
                 "unknown NLA type {kind} for IFLA_INFO_DATA(ipvlan)"
             ))?),
@@ -165,3 +163,24 @@ impl From<IpVlanMode> for u16 {
         }
     }
 }
+
+const IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE: u16 = 0x01;
+const IPVLAN_F_VEPA: u16 = 0x02;
+
+bitflags! {
+    #[non_exhaustive]
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
+    pub struct IpVlanFlag: u16 {
+        const PRIVATE = IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE as u16;
+        const VEPA = IPVLAN_F_VEPA as u16;
+        const _ = !0;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for IpVlanFlag {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::empty()
+    }
+}
+
+pub type IpVtapFlag = IpVlanFlag;
diff --git a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
index 628b4fbf..0d4c9029 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ pub use self::info_data::InfoData;
 pub use self::info_port::{InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, InfoVrfPort};
 pub use self::infos::{InfoKind, LinkInfo};
 pub use self::ipoib::InfoIpoib;
-pub use self::ipvlan::{InfoIpVlan, InfoIpVtap, IpVlanMode, IpVtapMode};
+pub use self::ipvlan::{
+    InfoIpVlan, InfoIpVtap, IpVlanFlag, IpVlanMode, IpVtapFlag, IpVtapMode,
+};
 pub use self::mac_vlan::{InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode};
 pub use self::macsec::{
     InfoMacSec, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate,
diff --git a/src/link/mod.rs b/src/link/mod.rs
index eb27982e..bb00d4a3 100644
--- a/src/link/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/mod.rs
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ pub use self::link_info::{
     InfoGreTap, InfoGreTap6, InfoGreTun, InfoGreTun6, InfoGtp, InfoHsr,
     InfoIpVlan, InfoIpVtap, InfoIpoib, InfoKind, InfoMacSec, InfoMacVlan,
     InfoMacVtap, InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, InfoSitTun, InfoTun, InfoVeth,
-    InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVrfPort, InfoVti, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm, IpVlanMode,
-    IpVtapMode, LinkInfo, LinkXstats, MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload,
-    MacSecValidate, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode, MiiStatus, VlanQosMapping,
+    InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVrfPort, InfoVti, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm, IpVlanFlag,
+    IpVlanMode, IpVtapFlag, IpVtapMode, LinkInfo, LinkXstats, MacSecCipherId,
+    MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode, MiiStatus,
+    VlanQosMapping,
 };
 pub use self::link_layer_type::LinkLayerType;
 pub use self::link_state::State;
diff --git a/src/link/tests/ipvlan.rs b/src/link/tests/ipvlan.rs
index b3eaa7fe..942211a6 100644
--- a/src/link/tests/ipvlan.rs
+++ b/src/link/tests/ipvlan.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use netlink_packet_utils::{Emitable, Parseable};
 
 use crate::link::link_flag::LinkFlags;
 use crate::link::{
-    InfoData, InfoIpVlan, InfoKind, IpVlanMode, LinkAttribute, LinkHeader,
-    LinkInfo, LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer,
+    InfoData, InfoIpVlan, InfoKind, IpVlanFlag, IpVlanMode, LinkAttribute,
+    LinkHeader, LinkInfo, LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer,
 };
 use crate::AddressFamily;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn test_ipvlan_link_info() {
         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x24, 0x00, 0x12, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00,
         0x69, 0x70, 0x76, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x14, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00,
         0x06, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00,
-        0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
     ];
 
     let expected = LinkMessage {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn test_ipvlan_link_info() {
             LinkInfo::Kind(InfoKind::IpVlan),
             LinkInfo::Data(InfoData::IpVlan(vec![
                 InfoIpVlan::Mode(IpVlanMode::L2),
-                InfoIpVlan::Flags(2),
+                InfoIpVlan::Flags(IpVlanFlag::default()),
             ])),
         ])],
     };
diff --git a/src/link/tests/ipvtap.rs b/src/link/tests/ipvtap.rs
index 9839c0d1..9cf2ee2e 100644
--- a/src/link/tests/ipvtap.rs
+++ b/src/link/tests/ipvtap.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use netlink_packet_utils::{Emitable, Parseable};
 
 use crate::link::link_flag::LinkFlags;
 use crate::link::{
-    InfoData, InfoIpVtap, InfoKind, IpVtapMode, LinkAttribute, LinkHeader,
-    LinkInfo, LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer,
+    InfoData, InfoIpVtap, InfoKind, IpVtapFlag, IpVtapMode, LinkAttribute,
+    LinkHeader, LinkInfo, LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer,
 };
 use crate::AddressFamily;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn test_ipvtap_link_info() {
         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x24, 0x00, 0x12, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00,
         0x69, 0x70, 0x76, 0x74, 0x61, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x14, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00,
         0x06, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00,
-        0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+        0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
     ];
 
     let expected = LinkMessage {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn test_ipvtap_link_info() {
             LinkInfo::Kind(InfoKind::IpVtap),
             LinkInfo::Data(InfoData::IpVtap(vec![
                 InfoIpVtap::Mode(IpVtapMode::L2),
-                InfoIpVtap::Flags(2),
+                InfoIpVtap::Flags(IpVtapFlag::PRIVATE),
             ])),
         ])],
     };