diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h
index e9d844c80c11..1988a02842cc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_packet.h
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ struct sockaddr_ll {
 #define PACKET_MULTICAST	2		/* To group		*/
 #define PACKET_OTHERHOST	3		/* To someone else 	*/
 #define PACKET_OUTGOING		4		/* Outgoing of any type */
-/* These ones are invisible by user level */
 #define PACKET_LOOPBACK		5		/* MC/BRD frame looped back */
+#define PACKET_USER		6		/* To user space	*/
+#define PACKET_KERNEL		7		/* To kernel space	*/
+/* Unused, PACKET_FASTROUTE and PACKET_LOOPBACK are invisible to user space */
 #define PACKET_FASTROUTE	6		/* Fastrouted frame	*/
 
 /* Packet socket options */
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 56e09d8a55fd..3f75f1cd9eb3 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ static int __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nskb) {
 		nskb->dev = dev;
 		nskb->protocol = htons((u16) sk->sk_protocol);
+		nskb->pkt_type = netlink_is_kernel(sk) ?
+				 PACKET_KERNEL : PACKET_USER;
 
 		ret = dev_queue_xmit(nskb);
 		if (unlikely(ret > 0))