diff --git a/lib/ovs-router.c b/lib/ovs-router.c
index 3d84c9a30a8f..3ee927e6f7de 100644
--- a/lib/ovs-router.c
+++ b/lib/ovs-router.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ ovs_router_add(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc,
     unsigned int plen;
     ovs_be32 src = 0;
     ovs_be32 gw = 0;
-    bool is_ipv6;
     ovs_be32 ip;
     int err;
     int i;
@@ -423,9 +422,8 @@ ovs_router_add(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc,
     if (scan_ipv4_route(argv[1], &ip, &plen)) {
         in6_addr_set_mapped_ipv4(&ip6, ip);
         plen += 96;
-        is_ipv6 = false;
     } else if (scan_ipv6_route(argv[1], &ip6, &plen)) {
-        is_ipv6 = true;
+        ;
     } else {
         unixctl_command_reply_error(conn,
                                     "Invalid 'ip/plen' parameter");
@@ -438,21 +436,21 @@ ovs_router_add(struct unixctl_conn *conn, int argc,
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (is_ipv6) {
-            if (ovs_scan(argv[i], "src="IPV6_SCAN_FMT, src6_s) &&
-                ipv6_parse(src6_s, &src6)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (ipv6_parse(argv[i], &gw6)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (ovs_scan(argv[i], "src="IP_SCAN_FMT, IP_SCAN_ARGS(&src))) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (ip_parse(argv[i], &gw)) {
-                continue;
-            }
+        if (ovs_scan(argv[i], "src="IPV6_SCAN_FMT, src6_s) &&
+            ipv6_parse(src6_s, &src6)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ipv6_parse(argv[i], &gw6)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ovs_scan(argv[i], "src="IP_SCAN_FMT, IP_SCAN_ARGS(&src))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ip_parse(argv[i], &gw)) {
+            continue;
         }
 
         unixctl_command_reply_error(conn,
diff --git a/lib/route-table.c b/lib/route-table.c
index f1fe32714e8d..7fa79edb5cda 100644
--- a/lib/route-table.c
+++ b/lib/route-table.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ route_table_parse(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct route_table_msg *change)
         [RTA_OIF] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
         [RTA_GATEWAY] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
         [RTA_MARK] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
+        [RTA_VIA] = { .type = NL_A_UNSPEC, .optional = true },
         [RTA_PREFSRC] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
         [RTA_TABLE] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
     };
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ route_table_parse(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct route_table_msg *change)
         [RTA_OIF] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
         [RTA_MARK] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
         [RTA_GATEWAY] = { .type = NL_A_IPV6, .optional = true },
+        [RTA_VIA] = { .type = NL_A_UNSPEC, .optional = true },
         [RTA_PREFSRC] = { .type = NL_A_IPV6, .optional = true },
         [RTA_TABLE] = { .type = NL_A_U32, .optional = true },
     };
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ route_table_parse(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct route_table_msg *change)
         } else if (ipv4) {
             in6_addr_set_mapped_ipv4(&change->rd.rta_dst, 0);
         }
+
         if (attrs[RTA_PREFSRC]) {
             if (ipv4) {
                 ovs_be32 prefsrc;
@@ -333,6 +336,29 @@ route_table_parse(struct ofpbuf *buf, struct route_table_msg *change)
                     nl_attr_get_in6_addr(attrs[RTA_PREFSRC]);
             }
         }
+
+        if (attrs[RTA_VIA]) {
+                const struct rtvia *via;
+
+                via = nl_attr_get(attrs[RTA_VIA]);
+                switch (via->rtvia_family) {
+                case AF_INET:
+                    ovs_be32 gw;
+                    gw = get_unaligned_be32(ALIGNED_CAST(ovs_be32 *,
+                                                         via->rtvia_addr));
+                    in6_addr_set_mapped_ipv4(&change->rd.rta_gw, gw);
+                    break;
+                case AF_INET6:
+                    change->rd.rta_gw = *(ALIGNED_CAST(struct in6_addr *,
+                                                       via->rtvia_addr));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    VLOG_WARN("Unknown address family %d\n",
+                              via->rtvia_family);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+        }
+
         if (attrs[RTA_GATEWAY]) {
             if (ipv4) {
                 ovs_be32 gw;
diff --git a/tests/system-route.at b/tests/system-route.at
index c0ecad6cfb49..fd698321b401 100644
--- a/tests/system-route.at
+++ b/tests/system-route.at
@@ -65,6 +65,30 @@ Cached: fc00:db8:beef::13/128 dev br0 GW fc00:db8:cafe::1 SRC fc00:db8:cafe::2])
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+AT_SETUP([ovs-route - add system route ipv4 via ipv6])
+AT_KEYWORDS([route])
+OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
+AT_CHECK([ip link set br0 up])
+
+AT_CHECK([ip addr add 192.168.9.2/24 dev br0], [0], [stdout])
+AT_CHECK([ip addr add 192.168.9.3/24 dev br0], [0], [stdout])
+
+AT_CHECK([ip -6 addr add fc00:db8:cafe::2/64 dev br0], [0], [stdout])
+AT_CHECK([ip -6 addr add fc00:db8:cafe::3/64 dev br0], [0], [stdout])
+
+AT_CHECK([ip route add 192.168.9.12/32 dev br0 via inet6 fe80::920a:84ff:fe9e:9512 src 192.168.9.2], [0], [stdout])
+AT_CHECK([ip route add 192.168.9.13/32 dev br0 via inet6 fe80::920a:84ff:fe9e:9513 src 192.168.9.3], [0], [stdout])
+
+OVS_WAIT_UNTIL_EQUAL([ovs-appctl ovs/route/show | grep -E '192.168.9.1[[23]]/32' | sort], [dnl
+Cached: 192.168.9.12/32 dev br0 GW fe80::920a:84ff:fe9e:9512 SRC 192.168.9.2
+Cached: 192.168.9.13/32 dev br0 GW fe80::920a:84ff:fe9e:9513 SRC 192.168.9.3])
+
+AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl ovs/route/add 192.168.9.14/32 br0 fe80::920a:84ff:fe9e:9514], [0], [OK
+])
+
+OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 dnl Checks that OVS doesn't use routes from non-standard tables.
 AT_SETUP([ovs-route - route tables])
 AT_KEYWORDS([route])
