diff --git a/examples/new_route.rs b/examples/new_route.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b259419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/new_route.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use netlink_packet_core::{
+    NetlinkHeader, NetlinkMessage, NetlinkPayload, NLM_F_ACK, NLM_F_CREATE,
+    NLM_F_EXCL, NLM_F_REQUEST,
+};
+use netlink_packet_route::{
+    constants::AF_INET, route, RouteFlags, RouteHeader, RouteMessage,
+    RtnlMessage, RTN_UNICAST, RTPROT_BOOT, RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE, RT_TABLE_MAIN,
+};
+use netlink_sys::{protocols::NETLINK_ROUTE, Socket, SocketAddr};
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut socket = Socket::new(NETLINK_ROUTE).unwrap();
+    let _port_number = socket.bind_auto().unwrap().port_number();
+    socket.connect(&SocketAddr::new(0, 0)).unwrap();
+
+    let route_msg_hdr = RouteHeader {
+        address_family: AF_INET as u8,
+        table: RT_TABLE_MAIN,
+        scope: RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
+        protocol: RTPROT_BOOT,
+        kind: RTN_UNICAST,
+        source_prefix_length: 0,
+        destination_prefix_length: 32,
+        flags: RouteFlags::RTNH_F_ONLINK,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut route_msg = RouteMessage::default();
+    route_msg.header = route_msg_hdr;
+    route_msg.nlas = vec![
+        // lo
+        route::Nla::Oif(1),
+        route::Nla::Gateway(
+            "169.254.1.1".parse::<Ipv4Addr>().unwrap().octets().to_vec(),
+        ),
+        route::Nla::Destination(
+            "1.1.1.1".parse::<Ipv4Addr>().unwrap().octets().to_vec(),
+        ),
+    ];
+    let mut nl_hdr = NetlinkHeader::default();
+    nl_hdr.flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL | NLM_F_ACK;
+
+    let mut msg = NetlinkMessage::new(
+        nl_hdr,
+        NetlinkPayload::from(RtnlMessage::NewRoute(route_msg)),
+    );
+
+    msg.finalize();
+    let mut buf = vec![0; msg.header.length as usize];
+
+    msg.serialize(&mut buf[..msg.buffer_len()]);
+
+    println!(">>> {msg:?}");
+
+    socket
+        .send(&buf, 0)
+        .expect("failed to send netlink message");
+
+    let mut receive_buffer = vec![0; 4096];
+    let mut offset = 0;
+
+    'outer: loop {
+        let size = socket.recv(&mut &mut receive_buffer[..], 0).unwrap();
+
+        loop {
+            let bytes = &receive_buffer[offset..];
+            // Parse the message
+            let rx_packet: NetlinkMessage<RtnlMessage> =
+                NetlinkMessage::deserialize(bytes).unwrap();
+
+            if let NetlinkPayload::Error(err) = rx_packet.payload {
+                match err.code {
+                    None => {
+                        println!("Done!");
+                        break 'outer;
+                    }
+                    Some(_) => {
+                        eprintln!("Received a netlink error message: {err:?}");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            offset += rx_packet.header.length as usize;
+            if offset == size || rx_packet.header.length == 0 {
+                offset = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/rtnl/route/header.rs b/src/rtnl/route/header.rs
index 019d9514..a432d53f 100644
--- a/src/rtnl/route/header.rs
+++ b/src/rtnl/route/header.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ pub struct RouteFlags: u32 {
         const RTM_F_LOOKUP_TABLE = RTM_F_LOOKUP_TABLE;
         /// Return the full FIB lookup match (see commit `b61798130f1be5bff08712308126c2d7ebe390ef`)
         const RTM_F_FIB_MATCH = RTM_F_FIB_MATCH;
+
+        /// Do recursive gateway lookup
+        const RTNH_F_PERVASIVE = RTNH_F_PERVASIVE as u32;
+        /// Gateway is forced on link
+        const RTNH_F_ONLINK = RTNH_F_ONLINK as u32;
     }
 }