diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d8be1905cc..eae0809019 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Added socket option variant that enables the timestamp socket
   control message: `nix::sys::socket::sockopt::ReceiveTimestamp`
   ([#663](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/663))
+- Added API for `getifaddrs` with associated wrapper type.
+  ([#764](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/764))
 
 ### Changed
 - Renamed existing `ptrace` wrappers to encourage namespacing ([#692](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/692))
diff --git a/src/net/ifaddrs/iff_flags.rs b/src/net/ifaddrs/iff_flags.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90622cc98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ifaddrs/iff_flags.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use libc;
+use libc::c_uint;
+
+libc_bitflags! {
+    pub struct IffFlags: c_uint {
+        /// Interface is running.
+        IFF_UP as c_uint;
+        /// Valid broadcast address set.
+        IFF_BROADCAST as c_uint;
+        /// Internal debugging flag.
+        IFF_DEBUG as c_uint;
+        /// Interface is a loopback interface.
+        IFF_LOOPBACK as c_uint;
+        /// Interface is a point-to-point link.
+        IFF_POINTOPOINT as c_uint;
+        /// Resources allocated.
+        IFF_NOTRAILERS as c_uint;
+        /// No arp protocol, L2 destination address not set.
+        IFF_RUNNING as c_uint;
+        /// Interface is in promiscuous mode.
+        IFF_NOARP as c_uint;
+        /// Avoid use of trailers.
+        IFF_PROMISC as c_uint;
+        /// Receive all multicast packets.
+        IFF_ALLMULTI as c_uint;
+        /// Master of a load balancing bundle.
+        IFF_MASTER as c_uint;
+        /// Slave of a load balancing bundle.
+        IFF_SLAVE as c_uint;
+        /// Supports multicast
+        IFF_MULTICAST as c_uint;
+        /// Is able to select media type via ifmap.
+        IFF_PORTSEL as c_uint;
+        /// Auto media selection active.
+        IFF_AUTOMEDIA as c_uint;
+        /// The addresses are lost when the interface goes down.
+        IFF_DYNAMIC as c_uint;
+
+        // These flags are available on modern Linuxes
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+        /// Driver signals L1 up (since Linux 2.6.17)
+        IFF_LOWER_UP as c_uint;
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+        /// Driver signals dormant (since Linux 2.6.17)
+        IFF_DORMANT as c_uint;
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+        /// Echo sent packets (since Linux 2.6.25)
+        IFF_ECHO as c_uint;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/ifaddrs/mod.rs b/src/net/ifaddrs/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01613934ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ifaddrs/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+//! `ifaddrs` provides a safe interface for the system's network interface data.
+//!
+//! The `InterfaceAddrs` struct provides access to the system's network
+//! interface data. You can either iterate over it or consume it and convert
+//! it into an `InterfaceMap` (a `HashMap<String, Vec<InterfaceAddr>>`) for
+//! more convenient access by interface name.
+//!
+//! # Examples
+//!
+//! You can access the basic information of the system in a few lines.
+//! The following program prints all the known addresses.
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nix::net::ifaddrs::InterfaceAddrs;
+//!
+//! let addrs = InterfaceAddrs::getifaddrs()
+//!     .expect("Failed to enumerate network interfaces.");
+//!
+//! for addr in addrs {
+//!     println!("{}: {:?}", addr.name, addr.address);
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! The `IffFlags` struct provides access to info about the
+//! state of an interface. This program prints the addresses of only
+//! interfaces which are up.
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nix::net::ifaddrs::{InterfaceAddrs, iff_flags};
+//!
+//! let addrs = InterfaceAddrs::getifaddrs()
+//!     .expect("Failed to eunmerate network interfaces.");
+//!
+//! for addr in addrs {
+//!     if addr.flags.contains(iff_flags::IFF_UP) {
+//!         println!("{}: {:?}", addr.name, addr.address);
+//!     }
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! You can convert the `InterfaceAddrs` struct into a `HashMap` easily.
+//! `InterfaceMap` is an alias for `HashMap<String, Vec<InterfaceAddr>>` for
+//! easier reference.
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use nix::net::ifaddrs::{InterfaceAddrs, InterfaceAddr, InterfaceMap};
+//! use std::collections::HashMap;
+//!
+//! let interfaces: InterfaceMap =
+//!     InterfaceAddrs::getifaddrs()
+//!     .expect("Failed to enumerate network interfaces.")
+//!     .into(); // Convert to a hash map
+//!
+//! // Print all the addresses of the loopback interface
+//! if let Some(addrs) = interfaces.get("lo") {
+//!    println!("Loopback addresses:");
+//!    for addr in addrs {
+//!         println!("\t{:?}", addr);
+//!    }
+//! }
+//!
+//! ```
+//!
+
+use libc;
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use errno::{Errno, errno};
+use Error;
+use Result;
+
+pub mod iff_flags;
+use self::iff_flags::IffFlags;
+
+mod sockaddr;
+use self::sockaddr::{IfAddrValue, sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue};
+
+mod tests;
+
+pub type InterfaceMap<'a> = HashMap<String, Vec<InterfaceAddr<'a>>>;
+
+/// Represents a handle into the operating system's knowledge about network
+/// interfaces present on the system. Allows the user to iterate over
+/// interface configurations.
+pub struct InterfaceAddrs<'a> {
+    inner: *mut libc::ifaddrs,
+    current: Option<&'a libc::ifaddrs>,
+    do_free: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> InterfaceAddrs<'a> {
+    /// Creates an `InterfaceAddrs` from a raw pointer, without calling into
+    /// the `libc`.
+    ///
+    /// The destructor will not attempt to free memory on an InterfaceAddrs
+    /// created in this way.
+    ///
+    /// # Unsafety
+    /// The caller is responsible for making sure the given pointer is not
+    /// in invalid memory.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// `Err(())` will be returned if `p` was void.
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(p: *mut libc::ifaddrs) -> ::std::result::Result<InterfaceAddrs<'a>, ()> {
+        match p.as_ref() {
+            Some(r) => Ok(Self {
+                inner: p,
+                current: Some(r),
+                do_free: false,
+            }),
+            None => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Produce an `InterfaceAddrs` from the system's information.
+    pub fn getifaddrs() -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut p = null_mut();
+
+        unsafe {
+            libc::getifaddrs(&mut p);
+        }
+
+        // UNSAFETY: *mut -> &'static mut. This is known to be either in valid
+        // memory or null based on the guarantees of getifaddrs()
+        match unsafe { p.as_ref() } {
+            Some(r) => Ok(Self {
+                inner: p,
+                current: Some(r),
+                do_free: true,
+            }),
+
+            None => Err(Error::from(Errno::from_i32(errno()))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<InterfaceAddrs<'a>> for HashMap<String, Vec<InterfaceAddr<'a>>> {
+    /// Collect an `InterfaceAddrs` into a `HashMap<String, InterfaceAddr>`.
+    fn from(ia: InterfaceAddrs<'a>) -> HashMap<String, Vec<InterfaceAddr<'a>>> {
+        let mut m = HashMap::new();
+        for i in ia {
+            if !m.contains_key(&i.name) {
+                m.insert(i.name.clone(), Vec::new());
+            }
+            // Unwrap here because contains is checked above
+            m.get_mut(&i.name).unwrap().push(i);
+        }
+
+        m
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for InterfaceAddrs<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.do_free {
+            // UNSAFETY: Calling libc FFI function which frees previously allocated
+            // memory.
+            unsafe {
+                // Ask the libc to drop free the memory it allocated when
+                // the struct was created.
+                libc::freeifaddrs(self.inner as *mut libc::ifaddrs);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// Represents the configuration and state of a network interface.
+/// Interfaces are uniquely identified by name, and each interface is likely
+/// to be referred to multiple times, e.g. one for IPv4 and one for IPv6.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct InterfaceAddr<'a> {
+    /// The name of the interface
+    pub name: String,
+
+    /// The address assigned to the interface for this protocol.
+    /// A value of `None` means the libc reported a type of address that
+    /// `std::net` doesn't understand.
+    pub address: Option<IfAddrValue<'a>>,
+
+    /// The netmasks assigned to the interface for this protocol.
+    /// A value of `None` means the libc reported a type of address that
+    /// `std::net` doesn't understand.
+    pub netmask: Option<IfAddrValue<'a>>,
+
+    /// The ifu assigned to the interface for this protocol.
+    /// A value of `{Broadcast, Destination}Addr(None)` means the libc reported
+    /// a type of address that `std::net` doesn't understand, while a value of
+    /// `Neither` means that the interface has neither a valid broadcast address
+    /// nor a point-to-point destination address.
+    pub ifu: InterfaceIfu<'a>,
+
+    /// Flags regarding the interface's behaviour and state
+    pub flags: IffFlags,
+}
+
+/// Represents the ifu of an interface: either its broadcast address or
+/// point-to-point destination address.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum InterfaceIfu<'a> {
+    BroadcastAddr(Option<IfAddrValue<'a>>),
+    DestinationAddr(Option<IfAddrValue<'a>>),
+    Neither,
+}
+
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for InterfaceAddrs<'a> {
+    type Item = InterfaceAddr<'a>;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<InterfaceAddr<'a>> {
+        // If the current ifaddrs is None, there are no more ifaddrs to inspect
+        if self.current.is_none() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // Workaround for the borrow checker being overzealous
+        // (without ptr_temp, self.current would technically
+        // "still be in use" when the loop ends, meaning we
+        // couldn't advance to the next struct)
+        let ptr_temp = self.current.clone();
+        let p = ptr_temp.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+        // Get a pointer to the interface's name
+        let name_ptr = p.ifa_name;
+        // Check that name_ptr isn't null.
+        if name_ptr.is_null() {
+            panic!("getifaddrs() gave an ifaddrs struct with a null ifa_name");
+        }
+
+        // UNSAFETY: Constructing CStr from pointer. If this pointer is
+        // null it's a libc bug; it's checked above.
+        let name = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(name_ptr) }
+            .to_string_lossy()
+            .into_owned();
+
+        // Interpret the flags field into a typed version of those flags
+        let flags = IffFlags::from_bits_truncate(p.ifa_flags);
+
+        // Get IfAddrValue representations of the address and netmask
+        // UNSAFETY: sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue requires valid pointer.
+        let address = unsafe { sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue(p.ifa_addr) };
+        // UNSAFETY: sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue requires valid pointer.
+        let netmask = unsafe { sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue(p.ifa_netmask) };
+
+        // Figure out which ifu type is needed and create it
+        let ifu = if flags.contains(iff_flags::IFF_POINTOPOINT) {
+            // Point to point destination address
+            // UNSAFETY: sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue requires valid pointer.
+            let ifu_addr = unsafe { sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue(p.ifa_ifu) };
+            InterfaceIfu::DestinationAddr(ifu_addr)
+        } else if flags.contains(iff_flags::IFF_BROADCAST) {
+            // Broadcast address
+            // UNSAFETY: sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue requires valid pointer.
+            let ifu_addr = unsafe { sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue(p.ifa_ifu) };
+            InterfaceIfu::BroadcastAddr(ifu_addr)
+        } else {
+            InterfaceIfu::Neither
+        };
+
+        // Move along the list to the next ifaddrs struct
+        // UNSAFETY: *mut -> Option<&'static mut>.
+        // This is known to be in valid memory or null.
+        self.current = unsafe { p.ifa_next.as_ref() };
+
+        Some(InterfaceAddr {
+            name: name,
+            address: address,
+            netmask: netmask,
+            ifu: ifu,
+            flags: flags,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/ifaddrs/sockaddr.rs b/src/net/ifaddrs/sockaddr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48bf18d711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ifaddrs/sockaddr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, IpAddr};
+use std::mem::transmute;
+use std::fmt;
+use libc;
+
+/// Represents the actual data of an address in use by an interface.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum IfAddrValue<'a> {
+    IpAddr(IpAddr),
+    Other(&'a libc::sockaddr),
+}
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Debug for IfAddrValue<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            IfAddrValue::IpAddr(ref addr) => write!(f, "IfAddrValue({:?})", addr),
+            IfAddrValue::Other(_) => write!(f, "IfAddrValue(<Unknown Address Type>)"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<IpAddr> for IfAddrValue<'a> {
+    fn from(ip: IpAddr) -> IfAddrValue<'a> {
+        IfAddrValue::IpAddr(ip)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a libc::sockaddr> for IfAddrValue<'a> {
+    fn from(addr: &'a libc::sockaddr) -> IfAddrValue<'a> {
+        IfAddrValue::Other(addr)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Converts a `libc::sockaddr` into an `Option<IfAddrValue>`.
+///
+/// It returns `None` if the libc reports a type of address other than
+/// IPv4, or IPv6, or if the given `sockaddr_input` was null.
+///
+/// # Unsafety
+///
+/// The caller is responsible for guaranteeing that the provided reference
+/// refers to valid memory.
+pub unsafe fn sockaddr_to_ifaddrvalue<'a>(
+    sockaddr_input: *mut libc::sockaddr,
+) -> Option<IfAddrValue<'a>> {
+    if let Some(sa) = sockaddr_input.as_ref() {
+        // Only IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.
+        match sa.sa_family as i32 {
+            libc::AF_INET => {
+                let data_v4: &libc::sockaddr_in = transmute(sa);
+                // Transmuting a u32 into a [u8; 4] because
+                // the address is in network byte order.
+                let s_addr_v4: [u8; 4] = transmute(data_v4.sin_addr.s_addr);
+                Some(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from(s_addr_v4)).into())
+            }
+            libc::AF_INET6 => {
+                let data_v6: &libc::sockaddr_in6 = transmute(sa);
+                Some(IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::from(data_v6.sin6_addr.s6_addr)).into())
+            }
+            _ => Some(sa.into()),
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/ifaddrs/tests.rs b/src/net/ifaddrs/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ac4b6d2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ifaddrs/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#![cfg(test)]
+
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use std::mem::transmute;
+
+use std::ffi::CString;
+
+use libc;
+use libc::{ifaddrs, sockaddr, sockaddr_in};
+use libc::in_addr;
+
+use super::iff_flags::*;
+use super::InterfaceAddrs;
+use super::InterfaceMap;
+
+// Utility function to turn some bytes into a u32 in the right order because
+// endianness is a pain
+fn convert_v4_addr(b0: u8, b1: u8, b2: u8, b3: u8) -> in_addr {
+    unsafe { in_addr { s_addr: transmute([b0, b1, b2, b3]) } }
+}
+
+// Utility function to turn some bytes into a sockaddr with the v4 addr type
+fn sockaddr_for_addr(b0: u8, b1: u8, b2: u8, b3: u8) -> sockaddr {
+    let sin = sockaddr_in {
+        sin_family: libc::AF_INET as u16,
+        sin_port: 0,
+        sin_addr: convert_v4_addr(b0, b1, b2, b3),
+        sin_zero: [0; 8],
+    };
+
+    unsafe { transmute(sin) }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ifaddrs() {
+
+    // Create an "external" interface
+    let mut ext_address = sockaddr_for_addr(192, 168, 0, 1);
+    let mut ext_netmask = sockaddr_for_addr(255, 255, 255, 0);
+    let mut ext_brdcast = sockaddr_for_addr(192, 168, 0, 255);
+
+    let mut test_ext_ipv4 = ifaddrs {
+        ifa_next: null_mut(),
+        ifa_name: CString::new("test_ext").unwrap().into_raw(),
+        ifa_flags: (IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING).bits(),
+        ifa_addr: &mut ext_address,
+        ifa_netmask: &mut ext_netmask,
+        ifa_ifu: &mut ext_brdcast,
+        ifa_data: null_mut(),
+    };
+
+
+    // Create a "loopback" interface, and link it to the "external" one
+    let mut lo_address = sockaddr_for_addr(127, 0, 0, 1);
+    let mut lo_netmask = sockaddr_for_addr(255, 255, 255, 0);
+    let mut lo_brdcast = sockaddr_for_addr(127, 0, 0, 255);
+
+    let mut test_lo_ipv4 = ifaddrs {
+        ifa_next: &mut test_ext_ipv4,
+        ifa_name: CString::new("test_lo").unwrap().into_raw(),
+        ifa_flags: (IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_LOOPBACK | IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING).bits(),
+        ifa_addr: &mut lo_address,
+        ifa_netmask: &mut lo_netmask,
+        ifa_ifu: &mut lo_brdcast,
+        ifa_data: null_mut(),
+    };
+
+    let created = unsafe { InterfaceAddrs::from_raw(&mut test_lo_ipv4) }.unwrap();
+
+    let hm: InterfaceMap = created.into();
+
+    assert_eq!(hm.len(), 2, "Expected 2 interfaces, found {}.", hm.len());
+
+    assert!(hm.contains_key("test_lo"));
+    assert!(hm.contains_key("test_ext"));
+}
diff --git a/src/net/mod.rs b/src/net/mod.rs
index eca5cfbb7a..e5fe4ebcd9 100644
--- a/src/net/mod.rs
+++ b/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 // To avoid clashing with the keyword "if", we use "if_" as the module name.
 // The original header is called "net/if.h".
 pub mod if_;
+
+pub mod ifaddrs;