diff --git a/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/__init__.py b/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/__init__.py
index 8106984ab..fb2cfd698 100644
--- a/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/__init__.py
+++ b/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from pyroute2.netlink import NLA_F_NESTED, nla, nlmsg, nlmsg_atoms
 from pyroute2.netlink.rtnl.ifinfmsg.plugins import (
     bond,
+    can,
     geneve,
     gtp,
     ipoib,
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ def load_plugins_by_pkg(pkg):
 
 for module in (
     bond,
+    can,
     geneve,
     gtp,
     ipvlan,
diff --git a/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/plugins/can.py b/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/plugins/can.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63abbc271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyroute2/netlink/rtnl/ifinfmsg/plugins/can.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+from pyroute2.netlink import nla, nlmsg_atoms
+
+CAN_CTRLMODE_NAMES = {
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_LOOPBACK': 0x01,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_LISTENONLY': 0x02,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES': 0x04,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_ONE_SHOT': 0x08,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING': 0x10,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_FD': 0x20,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_PRESUME_ACK': 0x40,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_FD_NON_ISO': 0x80,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_CC_LEN8_DLC': 0x100,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_AUTO': 0x200,
+    'CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_MANUAL': 0x400,
+}
+
+CAN_CTRLMODE_VALUES = {
+    0x001: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_LOOPBACK',
+    0x002: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_LISTENONLY',
+    0x004: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES',
+    0x008: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_ONE_SHOT',
+    0x010: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING',
+    0x020: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_FD',
+    0x040: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_PRESUME_ACK',
+    0x080: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_FD_NON_ISO',
+    0x100: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_CC_LEN8_DLC',
+    0x200: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_AUTO',
+    0x400: 'CAN_CTRLMODE_TDC_MANUAL',
+}
+
+
+class can(nla):
+    prefix = 'IFLA_'
+    nla_map = (
+        ('IFLA_CAN_UNSPEC', 'none'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_BITTIMING', 'can_bittiming'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_BITTIMING_CONST', 'can_bittiming_const'),
+        # NOTE:
+        # This is actually a struct of one member, but that doesn't parse:
+        ('IFLA_CAN_CLOCK', 'uint32'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_STATE', 'can_state'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_CTRLMODE', 'can_ctrlmode'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_RESTART_MS', 'uint32'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_RESTART', 'flag'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_BERR_COUNTER', 'can_berr_counter'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_DATA_BITTIMING', 'can_bittiming'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_DATA_BITTIMING_CONST', 'can_bittiming_const'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_TERMINATION', 'uint16'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_TERMINATION_CONST', 'array(uint16)'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_BITRATE_CONST', 'array(uint32)'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_DATA_BITRATE_CONST', 'array(uint32)'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_BITRATE_MAX', 'uint32'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_TDC', 'can_tdc'),
+        ('IFLA_CAN_CTRLMODE_EXT', 'can_ctrlmode_ext'),
+    )
+
+    class can_bittiming(nla):
+        fields = (
+            ('bitrate', 'I'),
+            ('sample_point', 'I'),
+            ('tq', 'I'),
+            ('prop_seg', 'I'),
+            ('phase_seg1', 'I'),
+            ('phase_seg2', 'I'),
+            ('sjw', 'I'),
+            ('brp', 'I'),
+        )
+
+    class can_bittiming_const(nla):
+        fields = (
+            ('name', '=16s'),
+            ('tseg1_min', 'I'),
+            ('tseg1_max', 'I'),
+            ('tseg2_min', 'I'),
+            ('tseg2_max', 'I'),
+            ('sjw_max', 'I'),
+            ('brp_min', 'I'),
+            ('brp_max', 'I'),
+            ('brp_inc', 'I'),
+        )
+
+    class can_state(nlmsg_atoms.uint32):
+        value_map = {
+            0: 'ERROR_ACTIVE',
+            1: 'ERROR_WARNING',
+            2: 'ERROR_PASSIVE',
+            3: 'BUS_OFF',
+            4: 'STOPPED',
+            5: 'SLEEPING',
+            6: 'MAX',
+        }
+
+    class can_ctrlmode(nla):
+        fields = (('mask', 'I'), ('flags', 'I'))
+
+        def decode(self):
+            super(nla, self).decode()
+            flags = self["flags"]
+            for value, mode in CAN_CTRLMODE_VALUES.items():
+                self[mode[len('CAN_CTRLMODE_') :].lower()] = (
+                    "on" if flags & value else "off"
+                )
+            del self["flags"]
+            del self["mask"]
+
+        def encode(self):
+            mask = 0
+            flags = 0
+            for mode, value in CAN_CTRLMODE_NAMES.items():
+                m = mode[len('CAN_CTRLMODE_') :].lower()
+                try:
+                    v = self[m]
+                except KeyError:
+                    continue
+                mask |= value
+                if v == "on":
+                    flags |= value
+            self['mask'] = mask
+            self['flags'] = flags
+            return super(nla, self).encode()
+
+    class can_berr_counter(nla):
+        fields = (('txerr', 'H'), ('rxerr', 'H'))
+
+    class can_tdc(nla):
+        prefix = "IFLA_"
+        nla_map = (
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_UNSPEC', 'none'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCV_MIN', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCV_MAX', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCO_MIN', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCO_MAX', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCF_MIN', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCF_MAX', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCV', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCO', 'uint32'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_TDC_TDCF', 'uint32'),
+        )
+
+    class can_ctrlmode_ext(nla):
+        prefix = "IFLA_"
+        nla_map = (
+            ('IFLA_CAN_CTRLMODE_UNSPEC', 'none'),
+            ('IFLA_CAN_CTRLMODE_SUPPORTED', 'can_ctrlmode_supported'),
+        )
+
+        class can_ctrlmode_supported(nlmsg_atoms.uint32):
+            def decode(self):
+                super(nlmsg_atoms.uint32, self).decode()
+                for value, mode in CAN_CTRLMODE_VALUES.items():
+                    self[mode[len('CAN_CTRLMODE_') :].lower()] = (
+                        'yes' if value & self["value"] else 'no'
+                    )
+                del self["value"]