diff --git a/include/odp_packet_io.h b/include/odp_packet_io.h
index cfefac0..6c06520 100644
--- a/include/odp_packet_io.h
+++ b/include/odp_packet_io.h
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ void odp_pktio_set_input(odp_packet_t pkt, odp_pktio_t id);
  */
 odp_pktio_t odp_pktio_get_input(odp_packet_t pkt);

+/**
+ * Get mac address of the interface
+ *
+ * @param id           ODP packet IO handle
+ * @param mac_addr     Storage for Mac address of the packet IO interface (filled by function)
+ * @return  0 on success or -1 on error
+**/
+int odp_pktio_get_mac_addr(odp_pktio_t id, unsigned char* mac_addr);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_netmap.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_netmap.h
index 57d9f2c..3693416 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_netmap.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_packet_netmap.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef struct {
        odp_queue_t tx_access; /* Used for exclusive access to send packets */
        uint32_t if_flags;
        char ifname[32];
+       unsigned char if_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 } pkt_netmap_t;

 /**
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
index 33ade10..069b0e1 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_io.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ odp_pktio_t odp_pktio_open(const char *dev, odp_buffer_pool_t pool,
                ODP_ERR("This type of I/O is not supported. Please recompile.\n");
                break;
        }
-
+       pktio_entry->s.params.type = params->type;
        unlock_entry(pktio_entry);
        return id;
 }
@@ -535,3 +535,29 @@ int pktin_deq_multi(queue_entry_t *qentry, odp_buffer_hdr_t *buf_hdr[], int num)

        return nbr;
 }
+int odp_pktio_get_mac_addr(odp_pktio_t pkt, unsigned char* mac_addr){
+
+       pktio_entry_t * pktio_entry = get_entry(pkt);
+       if(!pktio_entry){
+               printf("Invalid odp_pktio_t value\n");
+               return ODP_PKTIO_INVALID;
+       }
+       switch(pktio_entry->s.params.type){
+               case ODP_PKTIO_TYPE_SOCKET_BASIC:
+               case ODP_PKTIO_TYPE_SOCKET_MMSG:
+                       memcpy(mac_addr, pktio_entry->s.pkt_sock.if_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+                       break;
+               case ODP_PKTIO_TYPE_SOCKET_MMAP:
+                       memcpy(mac_addr, pktio_entry->s.pkt_sock_mmap.if_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+                       break;
+#ifdef ODP_HAVE_NETMAP
+               case ODP_PKTIO_TYPE_NETMAP:
+                       memcpy(mac_addr, pktio_entry->s.pkt_nm.if_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+                       break;
+#endif
+               default:
+                       ODP_ERR("Invalid pktio type: %02x\n", pktio_entry->s.params.type);
+                       return ODP_PKTIO_INVALID;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_netmap.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_netmap.c
index e2215ab..e9e9f56 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_netmap.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_netmap.c
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ int setup_pkt_netmap(pkt_netmap_t * const pkt_nm, const char *netdev,
                ODP_ERR("Error: token creation failed\n");
                return -1;
        }
+       if( 0 != socket_store_hw_addr(pkt_nm->if_mac, netdev)
+                return -1;

        odp_queue_enq(pkt_nm->tx_access, token);
-
+
        ODP_DBG("Wait for link to come up\n");
        sleep(WAITLINK_TMO);
        ODP_DBG("Done\n");
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
index d44c333..d96aa8e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_packet_socket.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static int mmap_bind_sock(pkt_sock_mmap_t *pkt_sock, const char *netdev)
        return 0;
 }

-static int mmap_store_hw_addr(pkt_sock_mmap_t * const pkt_sock,
+static int socket_store_hw_addr(int sockfd,unsigned char * if_mac,
                              const char *netdev)
 {
        struct ifreq ethreq;
@@ -744,13 +744,13 @@ static int mmap_store_hw_addr(pkt_sock_mmap_t * const pkt_sock,
        /* get MAC address */
        memset(&ethreq, 0, sizeof(ethreq));
        strncpy(ethreq.ifr_name, netdev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       ret = ioctl(pkt_sock->sockfd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ethreq);
+       ret = ioctl(sockfd, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &ethreq);
        if (ret != 0) {
                perror("store_hw_addr() - ioctl(SIOCGIFHWADDR)");
                return -1;
        }

-       ethaddr_copy(pkt_sock->if_mac,
+       ethaddr_copy(if_mac,
                     (unsigned char *)ethreq.ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr.sa_data);

        return 0;
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ int setup_pkt_sock_mmap(pkt_sock_mmap_t * const pkt_sock, const char *netdev,
        if (ret != 0)
                return -1;

-       ret = mmap_store_hw_addr(pkt_sock, netdev);
+       ret = socket_store_hw_addr(pkt_sock->sockfd, pkt_sock->if_mac, netdev);
        if (ret != 0)
                return -1;

