diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index 80d27ce2..403f7010 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -1233,52 +1233,63 @@ static unsigned int get_ifa_flags(struct ifaddrmsg *ifa,
 		ifa->ifa_flags;
 }
 
-/* Mapping from argument to address flag mask */
-static const struct {
+/* Mapping from argument to address flag mask and attributes */
+static const struct ifa_flag_data_t {
 	const char *name;
-	unsigned long value;
-} ifa_flag_names[] = {
-	{ "secondary",		IFA_F_SECONDARY },
-	{ "temporary",		IFA_F_SECONDARY },
-	{ "nodad",		IFA_F_NODAD },
-	{ "optimistic",		IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC },
-	{ "dadfailed",		IFA_F_DADFAILED },
-	{ "home",		IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS },
-	{ "deprecated",		IFA_F_DEPRECATED },
-	{ "tentative",		IFA_F_TENTATIVE },
-	{ "permanent",		IFA_F_PERMANENT },
-	{ "mngtmpaddr",		IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR },
-	{ "noprefixroute",	IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE },
-	{ "autojoin",		IFA_F_MCAUTOJOIN },
-	{ "stable-privacy",	IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY },
+	unsigned long mask;
+	bool readonly;
+	bool v6only;
+} ifa_flag_data[] = {
+	{ .name = "secondary",		.mask = IFA_F_SECONDARY,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = false},
+	{ .name = "temporary",		.mask = IFA_F_SECONDARY,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = false},
+	{ .name = "nodad",		.mask = IFA_F_NODAD,	 	.readonly = false,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "optimistic",		.mask = IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "dadfailed",		.mask = IFA_F_DADFAILED,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "home",		.mask = IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS,	.readonly = false,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "deprecated",		.mask = IFA_F_DEPRECATED,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "tentative",		.mask = IFA_F_TENTATIVE,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "permanent",		.mask = IFA_F_PERMANENT,	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "mngtmpaddr",		.mask = IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR,	.readonly = false,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "noprefixroute",	.mask = IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE,	.readonly = false,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "autojoin",		.mask = IFA_F_MCAUTOJOIN,	.readonly = false,	.v6only = true},
+	{ .name = "stable-privacy",	.mask = IFA_F_STABLE_PRIVACY, 	.readonly = true,	.v6only = true},
 };
 
+/* Returns a pointer to the data structure for a particular interface flag, or null if no flag could be found */
+static const struct ifa_flag_data_t* lookup_flag_data_by_name(const char* flag_name) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ifa_flag_data); ++i) {
+		if (strcmp(flag_name, ifa_flag_data[i].name) == 0)
+			return &ifa_flag_data[i];
+	}
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 static void print_ifa_flags(FILE *fp, const struct ifaddrmsg *ifa,
 			    unsigned int flags)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ifa_flag_names); i++) {
-		unsigned long mask = ifa_flag_names[i].value;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ifa_flag_data); i++) {
+		const struct ifa_flag_data_t* flag_data = &ifa_flag_data[i];
 
-		if (mask == IFA_F_PERMANENT) {
-			if (!(flags & mask))
+		if (flag_data->mask == IFA_F_PERMANENT) {
+			if (!(flags & flag_data->mask))
 				print_bool(PRINT_ANY,
 					   "dynamic", "dynamic ", true);
-		} else if (flags & mask) {
-			if (mask == IFA_F_SECONDARY &&
+		} else if (flags & flag_data->mask) {
+			if (flag_data->mask == IFA_F_SECONDARY &&
 			    ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6) {
 				print_bool(PRINT_ANY,
 					   "temporary", "temporary ", true);
 			} else {
 				print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL,
-					     "%s ", ifa_flag_names[i].name);
+					     "%s ", flag_data->name);
 				print_bool(PRINT_JSON,
-					   ifa_flag_names[i].name, NULL, true);
+					   flag_data->name, NULL, true);
 			}
 		}
 
-		flags &= ~mask;
+		flags &= ~flag_data->mask;
 	}
 
 	if (flags) {
@@ -1297,7 +1308,6 @@ static void print_ifa_flags(FILE *fp, const struct ifaddrmsg *ifa,
 static int get_filter(const char *arg)
 {
 	bool inv = false;
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (arg[0] == '-') {
 		inv = true;
@@ -1313,18 +1323,16 @@ static int get_filter(const char *arg)
 		arg = "secondary";
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ifa_flag_names); i++) {
-		if (strcmp(arg, ifa_flag_names[i].name))
-			continue;
+	const struct ifa_flag_data_t* flag_data = lookup_flag_data_by_name(arg);
+	if (flag_data == NULL)
+		return -1;
 
-		if (inv)
-			filter.flags &= ~ifa_flag_names[i].value;
-		else
-			filter.flags |= ifa_flag_names[i].value;
-		filter.flagmask |= ifa_flag_names[i].value;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -1;
+	if (inv)
+		filter.flags &= ~flag_data->mask;
+	else
+		filter.flags |= flag_data->mask;
+	filter.flagmask |= flag_data->mask;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ifa_label_match_rta(int ifindex, const struct rtattr *rta)
@@ -2330,25 +2338,15 @@ static int ipaddr_modify(int cmd, int flags, int argc, char **argv)
 			preferred_lftp = *argv;
 			if (set_lifetime(&preferred_lft, *argv))
 				invarg("preferred_lft value", *argv);
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "home") == 0) {
-			if (req.ifa.ifa_family == AF_INET6)
-				ifa_flags |= IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS;
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: home option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n");
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "nodad") == 0) {
-			if (req.ifa.ifa_family == AF_INET6)
-				ifa_flags |= IFA_F_NODAD;
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: nodad option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n");
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "mngtmpaddr") == 0) {
-			if (req.ifa.ifa_family == AF_INET6)
-				ifa_flags |= IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR;
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: mngtmpaddr option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n");
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "noprefixroute") == 0) {
-			ifa_flags |= IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE;
-		} else if (strcmp(*argv, "autojoin") == 0) {
-			ifa_flags |= IFA_F_MCAUTOJOIN;
+		} else if (lookup_flag_data_by_name(*argv)) {
+			const struct ifa_flag_data_t* flag_data = lookup_flag_data_by_name(*argv);
+			if (flag_data->readonly) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: %s option is not mutable from userspace\n", flag_data->name);
+			} else if (flag_data->v6only && req.ifa.ifa_family != AF_INET6) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: %s option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n", flag_data->name);
+			} else {
+				ifa_flags |= flag_data->mask;
+			}
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "local") == 0)
 				NEXT_ARG();