diff --git a/net/iproute2.sh b/net/iproute2.sh
index b7152d9..f9b493b 100644
--- a/net/iproute2.sh
+++ b/net/iproute2.sh
@@ -204,6 +204,31 @@ _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
+}
+
+_is_route_type()
+{
+	case "$1" in
+		unicast|multicast|local|broadcast|throw|unreachable|prohibit|blackhole) true ;;
+		*) false ;;
+	esac
+}
+
 _add_route()
 {
 	local family=
@@ -219,41 +244,93 @@ _add_route()
 		shift
 	fi
 
-	if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
+	if _is_route_type "$2"; then
+		:
+	elif [ $# -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_prefix= cmd_add= cmd_show= metric_value= table_value=
+        local have_metric=false have_table=false have_prefix=false nodev=false
 	while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 		case "$1" in
-			metric) metric=$2 ; cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric $2" ; shift ; have_metric=true ;;
-			netmask) x="/$(_netmask2cidr "$2")" ; cmd_add="${cmd_add}${x}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show}${x}" ; shift;;
+			metric|preference)
+				metric="$2"
+				cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} ${1} ${2}"
+				metric_value="$2"
+				have_metric=true
+				shift ;;
+			netmask)
+				x="/$(_netmask2cidr "$2")"
+				cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix}${x}"
+				cmd_show="${cmd_show}${x}"
+				have_prefix=true
+				shift ;;
+			tos)
+				cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1} ${2}"
+				cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1} ${2}"
+				shift ;;
+			table)
+				cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1} ${2}"
+				cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1} ${2}"
+				have_table=true
+				shift ;;
+			unicast|multicast)
+				cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} ${1}"
+				;;
+			local|broadcast)
+				# those are added to table local by default
+				cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} ${1}"
+				table_value="local"
+				;;
+			throw|unreachable|prohibit|blackhole)
+				cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} ${1}"
+				nodev=true
+				;;
 			-host|-net);;
-			*) cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1}" ; cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1}" ;;
+			*)
+				if ${have_prefix}; then
+					cmd_add="${cmd_add} ${1}"
+				else
+					cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} ${1}"
+					cmd_show="${cmd_show} ${1}"
+					have_prefix=true
+				fi ;;
 		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
-		cmd_add="${cmd_add} metric ${metric}"
+	# Add table for special types
+	if ! ${have_table} && [ -n "${table_value}" ]; then
+		cmd_show="${cmd_show} table ${table_value}"
+	fi
+
+	# Add interface's metric by default
+	if ! ${have_metric} && [ -n "${metric}" ]; then
+		cmd_prefix="${cmd_prefix} 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 ${cmd_show} 2>/dev/null
 	route_already_exists=$?
 
-	veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
-	ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
-	rc=$?
+	cmd_add="${cmd_prefix}${cmd_add}"
+
+	if yesno "${nodev}"; then
+		veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add}
+		ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add}
+		rc=$?
+	else
+		veinfo ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
+		ip ${family} route append ${cmd_add} dev "${IFACE}"
+		rc=$?
+	fi
+
 	# Check return code in some cases
 	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
 		# If the route already exists, our default behavior is to WARN but continue.
@@ -268,7 +345,7 @@ _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} 2>&1)\""
 		else
 			: # TODO: Handle other errors
 		fi