diff --git a/docs/html/manual.html b/docs/html/manual.html
index 5efeda9..912a1ce 100644
--- a/docs/html/manual.html
+++ b/docs/html/manual.html
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ otherwise the primary address of the machine.</p>
 <code>/usr/share/iproute2/rt_protos</code>). This allows to separate
 routes added by several l2tpns instances. The default is 42.</p>
 </dd>
+<dt><code>route_metric</code> (int)</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>Metric of the route. Routes with lower values are preferred. This
+should not be changed during execution, since l2tpns would then not
+recognize the routes it added itself. The default is 1.</p>
+</dd>
 <dt><code>ipv6_prefix</code> (ipv6 address)</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>Enable negotiation of IPv6. This forms the the first 64 bits of the
diff --git a/docs/src/html/manual.md b/docs/src/html/manual.md
index e942fb2..41d0f36 100644
--- a/docs/src/html/manual.md
+++ b/docs/src/html/manual.md
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ should be set by a line like: set configstring \"value\" set ipaddress
     by several l2tpns instances.
     The default is 42.
 
+`route_metric` (int)
+
+:   Metric of the route. Routes with lower values are preferred.
+    This should not be changed during execution, since l2tpns would then
+    not recognize the routes it added itself.
+    The default is 1.
+
 `ipv6_prefix` (ipv6 address)
 
 :   Enable negotiation of IPv6. This forms the the first 64 bits of the
diff --git a/etc/startup-config.default b/etc/startup-config.default
index 77d41bf..75c2cec 100644
--- a/etc/startup-config.default
+++ b/etc/startup-config.default
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ set cli_bind_address 127.0.0.1
 #set nexthop 10.0.1.1
 #set nexthop6 2001:db8::1
 
+# Route metric (lower is preferred)
+#set route_metric 1
 # Route protocol number to use
 #set route_protocol 42
 
diff --git a/l2tpns.c b/l2tpns.c
index 36f3f7d..8a788f2 100644
--- a/l2tpns.c
+++ b/l2tpns.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ config_descriptt config_values[] = {
 	CONFIG("peer_address", peer_address, IPv4),
 	CONFIG("ipv6_prefix", ipv6_prefix, IPv6),
 	CONFIG("route_protocol", route_protocol, SHORT),
+	CONFIG("route_metric", route_metric, INT),
 	CONFIG("send_garp", send_garp, BOOL),
 	CONFIG("throttle_speed", rl_rate, UNSIGNED_LONG),
 	CONFIG("throttle_buckets", num_tbfs, INT),
@@ -1585,7 +1586,7 @@ static void routeset(sessionidt s, in_addr_t ip, int prefixlen, in_addr_t gw, in
 		n_ip = htonl(gw);
 		rtnetlink_addattr(&req.nh, RTA_GATEWAY, &n_ip, sizeof(n_ip));
 	}
-	metric = 1;
+	metric = config->route_metric;
 	rtnetlink_addattr(&req.nh, RTA_PRIORITY, &metric, sizeof(metric));
 
 	LOG(1, s, session[s].tunnel, "Route %s %s/%d%s%s\n", add ? "add" : "del",
@@ -1706,7 +1707,7 @@ void route6set(sessionidt s, struct in6_addr ip, int prefixlen, int add)
 	int idx = session_if_idx(s);
 	rtnetlink_addattr(&req.nh, RTA_OIF, &idx, sizeof(idx));
 	rtnetlink_addattr(&req.nh, RTA_DST, &ip, sizeof(ip));
-	metric = 1;
+	metric = config->route_metric;
 	rtnetlink_addattr(&req.nh, RTA_PRIORITY, &metric, sizeof(metric));
 
 	LOG(1, s, session[s].tunnel, "Route %s %s/%d\n",
@@ -7516,6 +7517,8 @@ static void update_config()
 
 	if (!config->route_protocol)
 		config->route_protocol = 42;
+	if (!config->route_metric)
+		config->route_metric = 1;
 
 	if (!*config->pppoe_ac_name)
 		strncpy(config->pppoe_ac_name, DEFAULT_PPPOE_AC_NAME, sizeof(config->pppoe_ac_name) - 1);
diff --git a/l2tpns.h b/l2tpns.h
index 261f71e..dd97491 100644
--- a/l2tpns.h
+++ b/l2tpns.h
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ typedef struct
 	in_addr_t	peer_address;
 	struct in6_addr ipv6_prefix;			// Our IPv6 network pool.
 	uint16_t	route_protocol;			// Route protocol number to use
+	int		route_metric;			// Route metric
 	int		send_garp;			// Set to true to garp for vip address on startup
 
 	int		dump_speed;