diff --git a/include/net/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index 42235c178b06..653e7d0f65cb 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ struct inet6_dev {
 
 	unsigned long		tstamp; /* ipv6InterfaceTable update timestamp */
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
+
+	unsigned int		ra_mtu;
 };
 
 static inline void ipv6_eth_mc_map(const struct in6_addr *addr, char *buf)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index 8aad65b69054..eebd3894fe89 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_INET6_ICMP6STATS,	/* statistics (icmpv6)		*/
 	IFLA_INET6_TOKEN,	/* device token			*/
 	IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE, /* implicit address generator mode */
+	IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU,	/* mtu carried in the RA message */
 	__IFLA_INET6_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 8381288a0d6e..17756f3ed33b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ static struct inet6_dev *ipv6_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 		ndev->cnf.addr_gen_mode = IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY;
 
 	ndev->cnf.mtu6 = dev->mtu;
+	ndev->ra_mtu = 0;
 	ndev->nd_parms = neigh_parms_alloc(dev, &nd_tbl);
 	if (!ndev->nd_parms) {
 		kfree(ndev);
@@ -3849,6 +3850,7 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, bool unregister)
 	}
 
 	idev->tstamp = jiffies;
+	idev->ra_mtu = 0;
 
 	/* Last: Shot the device (if unregistered) */
 	if (unregister) {
@@ -5543,6 +5545,7 @@ static inline size_t inet6_ifla6_size(void)
 	     + nla_total_size(ICMP6_MIB_MAX * 8) /* IFLA_INET6_ICMP6STATS */
 	     + nla_total_size(sizeof(struct in6_addr)) /* IFLA_INET6_TOKEN */
 	     + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE */
+	     + nla_total_size(4) /* IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU */
 	     + 0;
 }
 
@@ -5651,6 +5654,10 @@ static int inet6_fill_ifla6_attrs(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_dev *idev,
 	if (nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE, idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	if (idev->ra_mtu &&
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU, idev->ra_mtu))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
@@ -5767,6 +5774,9 @@ static int inet6_set_iftoken(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct in6_addr *token,
 static const struct nla_policy inet6_af_policy[IFLA_INET6_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 	[IFLA_INET6_TOKEN]		= { .len = sizeof(struct in6_addr) },
+	[IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT,
+					    .reject_message =
+						"IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU can not be set" },
 };
 
 static int check_addr_gen_mode(int mode)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index c467c6419893..4b098521a44c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1391,12 +1391,6 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 *	Send a notify if RA changed managed/otherconf flags or timer settings
-	 */
-	if (send_ifinfo_notify)
-		inet6_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, in6_dev);
-
 skip_linkparms:
 
 	/*
@@ -1496,6 +1490,11 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		memcpy(&n, ((u8 *)(ndopts.nd_opts_mtu+1))+2, sizeof(mtu));
 		mtu = ntohl(n);
 
+		if (in6_dev->ra_mtu != mtu) {
+			in6_dev->ra_mtu = mtu;
+			send_ifinfo_notify = true;
+		}
+
 		if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU || mtu > skb->dev->mtu) {
 			ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: invalid mtu: %d\n", mtu);
 		} else if (in6_dev->cnf.mtu6 != mtu) {
@@ -1519,6 +1518,12 @@ static void ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: invalid RA options\n");
 	}
 out:
+	/* Send a notify if RA changed managed/otherconf flags or
+	 * timer settings or ra_mtu value
+	 */
+	if (send_ifinfo_notify)
+		inet6_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, in6_dev);
+
 	fib6_info_release(rt);
 	if (neigh)
 		neigh_release(neigh);
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index eb15f319aa57..b3610fdd1fee 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ enum {
 	IFLA_INET6_ICMP6STATS,	/* statistics (icmpv6)		*/
 	IFLA_INET6_TOKEN,	/* device token			*/
 	IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE, /* implicit address generator mode */
+	IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU,	/* mtu carried in the RA message */
 	__IFLA_INET6_MAX
 };