diff --git a/headers/os/net/NetworkInterface.h b/headers/os/net/NetworkInterface.h
index 38fb4419e4..31a7795a8f 100644
--- a/headers/os/net/NetworkInterface.h
+++ b/headers/os/net/NetworkInterface.h
@@ -67,12 +67,16 @@ public:
 			uint32				Index() const;
 			uint32				Flags() const;
 			uint32				MTU() const;
+			uint32				Media() const;
+			uint32				Metric() const;
 			uint32				Type() const;
 			status_t			GetStats(ifreq_stats& stats);
 			bool				HasLink() const;
 
 			status_t			SetFlags(uint32 flags);
 			status_t			SetMTU(uint32 mtu);
+			status_t			SetMedia(uint32 media);
+			status_t			SetMetric(uint32 metric);
 
 			int32				CountAddresses() const;
 			status_t			GetAddressAt(int32 index,
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/NetworkInterface.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/NetworkInterface.cpp
index 52010bfe0a..7ab5bd3d10 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/NetworkInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/NetworkInterface.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,28 @@ BNetworkInterface::MTU() const
 }
 
 
+uint32
+BNetworkInterface::Media() const
+{
+	ifreq request;
+	if (do_request(request, Name(), SIOCGIFMEDIA) != B_OK)
+		return 0;
+
+	return request.ifr_media;
+}
+
+
+uint32
+BNetworkInterface::Metric() const
+{
+	ifreq request;
+	if (do_request(request, Name(), SIOCGIFMETRIC) != B_OK)
+		return 0;
+
+	return request.ifr_metric;
+}
+
+
 uint32
 BNetworkInterface::Type() const
 {
@@ -269,6 +291,24 @@ BNetworkInterface::SetMTU(uint32 mtu)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BNetworkInterface::SetMedia(uint32 media)
+{
+	ifreq request;
+	request.ifr_media = media;
+	return do_request(request, Name(), SIOCSIFMEDIA);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+BNetworkInterface::SetMetric(uint32 metric)
+{
+	ifreq request;
+	request.ifr_metric = metric;
+	return do_request(request, Name(), SIOCSIFMETRIC);
+}
+
+
 int32
 BNetworkInterface::CountAddresses() const
 {