diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index e66ca03bf3..4306252b97 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ typedef bool (HasVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
 typedef void (UsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *, bool);
 typedef void (SetOffload)(NetClientState *, int, int, int, int, int);
 typedef void (SetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
+typedef int (SetVnetLE)(NetClientState *, bool);
+typedef int (SetVnetBE)(NetClientState *, bool);
 
 typedef struct NetClientInfo {
     NetClientOptionsKind type;
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ typedef struct NetClientInfo {
     UsingVnetHdr *using_vnet_hdr;
     SetOffload *set_offload;
     SetVnetHdrLen *set_vnet_hdr_len;
+    SetVnetLE *set_vnet_le;
+    SetVnetBE *set_vnet_be;
 } NetClientInfo;
 
 struct NetClientState {
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable);
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
                       int ecn, int ufo);
 void qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
+int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le);
+int qemu_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be);
 void qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(MACAddr *macaddr);
 int qemu_show_nic_models(const char *arg, const char *const *models);
 void qemu_check_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char *model);
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index db6be12a1e..5148aacf81 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -510,6 +510,24 @@ void qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
     nc->info->set_vnet_hdr_len(nc, len);
 }
 
+int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le)
+{
+    if (!nc || !nc->info->set_vnet_le) {
+        return -ENOSYS;
+    }
+
+    return nc->info->set_vnet_le(nc, is_le);
+}
+
+int qemu_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be)
+{
+    if (!nc || !nc->info->set_vnet_be) {
+        return -ENOSYS;
+    }
+
+    return nc->info->set_vnet_be(nc, is_be);
+}
+
 int qemu_can_send_packet(NetClientState *sender)
 {
     int vm_running = runstate_is_running();
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index 6c3caef21e..394f2a646f 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -198,6 +198,40 @@ void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len)
     }
 }
 
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int is_le)
+{
+    int arg = is_le ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (!ioctl(fd, TUNSETVNETLE, &arg)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if our kernel supports TUNSETVNETLE */
+    if (errno == EINVAL) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    error_report("TUNSETVNETLE ioctl() failed: %s.\n", strerror(errno));
+    abort();
+}
+
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int is_be)
+{
+    int arg = is_be ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (!ioctl(fd, TUNSETVNETBE, &arg)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if our kernel supports TUNSETVNETBE */
+    if (errno == EINVAL) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    error_report("TUNSETVNETBE ioctl() failed: %s.\n", strerror(errno));
+    abort();
+}
+
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4,
                         int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.h b/net/tap-linux.h
index 1cf35d41bd..01dc6f8a2d 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.h
+++ b/net/tap-linux.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #define TUNGETVNETHDRSZ _IOR('T', 215, int)
 #define TUNSETVNETHDRSZ _IOW('T', 216, int)
 #define TUNSETQUEUE  _IOW('T', 217, int)
+#define TUNSETVNETLE _IOW('T', 220, int)
+#define TUNSETVNETBE _IOW('T', 222, int)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index d1ca314dcf..ec12dfd1d8 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -275,6 +275,20 @@ static void tap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool using_vnet_hdr)
     s->using_vnet_hdr = using_vnet_hdr;
 }
 
+static int tap_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le)
+{
+    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
+
+    return tap_fd_set_vnet_le(s->fd, is_le);
+}
+
+static int tap_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be)
+{
+    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
+
+    return tap_fd_set_vnet_be(s->fd, is_be);
+}
+
 static void tap_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4,
                      int tso6, int ecn, int ufo)
 {
@@ -341,6 +355,8 @@ static NetClientInfo net_tap_info = {
     .using_vnet_hdr = tap_using_vnet_hdr,
     .set_offload = tap_set_offload,
     .set_vnet_hdr_len = tap_set_vnet_hdr_len,
+    .set_vnet_le = tap_set_vnet_le,
+    .set_vnet_be = tap_set_vnet_be,
 };
 
 static TAPState *net_tap_fd_init(NetClientState *peer,
diff --git a/net/tap_int.h b/net/tap_int.h
index d12a409967..2378021c45 100644
--- a/net/tap_int.h
+++ b/net/tap_int.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ int tap_probe_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
 int tap_probe_has_ufo(int fd);
 void tap_fd_set_offload(int fd, int csum, int tso4, int tso6, int ecn, int ufo);
 void tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(int fd, int len);
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_le(int fd, int vnet_is_le);
+int tap_fd_set_vnet_be(int fd, int vnet_is_be);
 int tap_fd_enable(int fd);
 int tap_fd_disable(int fd);
 int tap_fd_get_ifname(int fd, char *ifname);