diff --git a/include/protobuf.h b/include/protobuf.h
index 2ea9e841d..a974b80fd 100644
--- a/include/protobuf.h
+++ b/include/protobuf.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum {
 	PB_INETSK,
 	PB_UNIXSK,
 	PB_PACKETSK,
+	PB_NETLINKSK,
 	PB_PIPES,
 	PB_FIFO,
 	PB_PIPES_DATA,
diff --git a/protobuf.c b/protobuf.c
index ad4c87a66..7868e410a 100644
--- a/protobuf.c
+++ b/protobuf.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "protobuf/rlimit.pb-c.h"
 #include "protobuf/pagemap.pb-c.h"
 #include "protobuf/siginfo.pb-c.h"
+#include "protobuf/sk-netlink.pb-c.h"
 
 typedef size_t (*pb_getpksize_t)(void *obj);
 typedef size_t (*pb_pack_t)(void *obj, void *where);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ void cr_pb_init(void)
 	CR_PB_MDESC_INIT(cr_pb_descs[PB_PAGEMAP_HEAD],	PagemapHead,	pagemap_head);
 	CR_PB_DESC(PAGEMAP,		Pagemap,	pagemap);
 	CR_PB_DESC(SIGINFO,		Siginfo,	siginfo);
+	CR_PB_DESC(NETLINKSK,		NetlinkSk,	netlink_sk);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/protobuf/Makefile b/protobuf/Makefile
index 1db47d3c2..d9e578c16 100644
--- a/protobuf/Makefile
+++ b/protobuf/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ proto-obj-y	+= mm.o
 proto-obj-y	+= sk-opts.o
 proto-obj-y	+= sk-unix.o
 proto-obj-y	+= sk-inet.o
+proto-obj-y	+= sk-netlink.o
 proto-obj-y	+= packet-sock.o
 proto-obj-y	+= ipc-var.o
 proto-obj-y	+= ipc-desc.o
diff --git a/protobuf/sk-netlink.proto b/protobuf/sk-netlink.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..593848bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf/sk-netlink.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import "fown.proto";
+import "sk-opts.proto";
+
+message netlink_sk_entry {
+	required uint32			id		=  1;
+	required uint32			ino		=  2;
+	required uint32			protocol	=  3;
+	required uint32			state		=  4;
+	required uint32			flags		=  6;
+	required uint32			portid		=  7;
+	repeated uint32			groups		=  8;
+	required uint32			dst_portid	=  9;
+	required uint32			dst_group	=  10;
+	required fown_entry		fown		=  11;
+	required sk_opts_entry		opts		=  12;
+}