diff --git a/route_linux.go b/route_linux.go
index 6cd329f8..5bebfd4e 100644
--- a/route_linux.go
+++ b/route_linux.go
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ func (h *Handle) RouteListFiltered(family int, filter *Route, filterMask uint64)
 	var res []Route
 	for _, m := range msgs {
 		msg := nl.DeserializeRtMsg(m)
-		if msg.Family != uint8(family) {
+		if family != FAMILY_ALL && msg.Family != uint8(family) {
 			// Ignore routes not matching requested family
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/route_test.go b/route_test.go
index 166c357e..c73205f2 100644
--- a/route_test.go
+++ b/route_test.go
@@ -876,6 +876,79 @@ func TestRouteFilterAllTables(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRouteFilterByFamily(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+
+	const table int = 999
+
+	// get loopback interface
+	link, err := LinkByName("lo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// bring the interface up
+	if err = LinkSetUp(link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// add a IPv4 gateway route
+	dst4 := &net.IPNet{
+		IP:   net.IPv4(2, 2, 0, 0),
+		Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32),
+	}
+	route4 := Route{LinkIndex: link.Attrs().Index, Dst: dst4, Table: table}
+	if err := RouteAdd(&route4); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// add a IPv6 gateway route
+	dst6 := &net.IPNet{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("2001:db9::0"),
+		Mask: net.CIDRMask(64, 128),
+	}
+	route6 := Route{LinkIndex: link.Attrs().Index, Dst: dst6, Table: table}
+	if err := RouteAdd(&route6); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Get routes for both families
+	routes_all, err := RouteListFiltered(FAMILY_ALL, &Route{Table: table}, RT_FILTER_TABLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(routes_all) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("Filtering by FAMILY_ALL doesn't find two routes")
+	}
+
+	// Get IPv4 route
+	routes_v4, err := RouteListFiltered(FAMILY_V4, &Route{Table: table}, RT_FILTER_TABLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(routes_v4) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Filtering by FAMILY_V4 doesn't find one route")
+	}
+
+	// Get IPv6 route
+	routes_v6, err := RouteListFiltered(FAMILY_V6, &Route{Table: table}, RT_FILTER_TABLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(routes_v6) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Filtering by FAMILY_V6 doesn't find one route")
+	}
+
+	// Get non-existent routes
+	routes_non_existent, err := RouteListFiltered(99, &Route{Table: table}, RT_FILTER_TABLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(routes_non_existent) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Filtering by non-existent family find some route")
+	}
+}
+
 func tableIDIn(ids []int, id int) bool {
 	for _, v := range ids {
 		if v == id {