diff --git a/net/iproute2.sh b/net/iproute2.sh
index b7152d9..bb1534b 100644
--- a/net/iproute2.sh
+++ b/net/iproute2.sh
@@ -204,6 +204,23 @@ _add_address()
 	return $rc
 }
 
+_filter_metric()
+{
+	# ip route show does not allow to filter by metric
+	# so we need to filter metric manually
+
+	local metric_value="$1"
+	shift
+
+	if [ "${metric_value}" -eq 0 ]; then
+		# metric 0 is not displayed
+		ip -o "$@" | fgrep -vsq " metric "
+	else
+		# add trailing space for matching
+		echo "$(ip -o "$@") " | fgrep -sq " metric ${metric_value} "
+	fi
+}
+
 _add_route()
 {
 	local family=
@@ -222,33 +239,31 @@ _add_route()
 	if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
 		set -- "$1" "$2" via "$3"
 	elif [ "$3" = "gw" ]; then
-		local one=$1 two=$2
+		local one="$1" two="$2"
 		shift; shift; shift
 		set -- "${one}" "${two}" via "$@"
 	fi
 
-	local cmd_add= cmd_show= have_metric=false
+	local cmd_add= cmd_show= metric_value= have_metric=false
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 		case "$1" in
-			metric) metric=$2 ; cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric $2" ; shift ; have_metric=true ;;
+			metric|preference) metric="$2" ; cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric ${2}" ; metric_value="$2" ; shift ; have_metric=true ;;
 			netmask) x="/$(_netmask2cidr "$2")" ; cmd_add="${cmd_add}${x}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show}${x}" ; shift;;
+			table|tos) cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1} ${2}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1} ${2}" ; shift;;
 			-host|-net);;
-			*) cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1}" ;;
+			*) cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1}" ;;
 		esac
 		shift
 	done
 
-	# We cannot use a metric if we're using a nexthop
-	if ! ${have_metric} && \
-		[ -n "${metric}" -a \
-			"${cmd_add##* nexthop }" = "${cmd_add}" ]
-	then
+	# Add interface's metric by default
+	if ! ${have_metric} && [ -n "${metric}" ]; then
 		cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric ${metric}"
+		metric_value="${metric}"
 	fi
 
 	# Check for route already existing:
-	ip ${family} route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>/dev/null | \
-		fgrep -sq "${cmd_add%% *}"
+	_filter_metric "${metric_value}" ${family} route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>/dev/null
 	route_already_exists=$?
 
 	veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
@@ -268,7 +283,7 @@ _add_route()
 				*) msgfunc=eerror rc=1 ; eerror "Unknown error behavior: $eh_behavior" ;;
 			esac
 			eval $msgfunc "Route '$cmd_show' already existed:"
-			eval $msgfunc \"$(ip $family route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>&1)\"
+			eval $msgfunc "\"$(_filter_metric "${metric_value}" $family route show ${cmd_show} dev "${IFACE}" 2>&1)\""
 		else
 			: # TODO: Handle other errors
 		fi