diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index b076c3c1a..96b6e80fb 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ sub add_an_rtrule( ) {
 }
 
 sub add_a_route( ) {
-    my ( $provider, $dest, $gateway ) = split_line 2, 3, 'routes file';
+    my ( $provider, $dest, $gateway, $device ) = split_line 2, 4, 'routes file';
 
     our $current_if;
 
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ sub add_a_route( ) {
 
     validate_address ( $gateway, 1 ) if $gateway ne '-';
 
-    my ( $optional, $number , $physical ) = ( $providers{$provider}{optional} , $providers{$provider}{number}, $providers{$provider}{physical} );
+    my ( $optional, $number ) = ( $providers{$provider}{optional} , $providers{$provider}{number} );
+
+    my $physical = $device eq '-' ? $providers{$provider}{physical} : physical_name( $device );
     
     if ( $providers{$provider}{optional} ) {
 	my $base = uc chain_base( $physical );
@@ -679,9 +681,11 @@ sub add_a_route( ) {
     }
 
     if ( $gateway ne '-' ) {
-	emit( "if ! qt \$IP route -4 add $dest via $gateway dev $physical table $number; then",
-	      "    run_ip route add $dest via $gateway table $number",
-	      "fi" );
+	if ( $device ne '-' ) {
+	    emit( "run_ip route add $dest via $gateway dev $physical table $number" );
+	} else {
+	    emit ("run_ip route add $dest via $gateway table $number" );
+	}
     } else {
 	emit( "run_ip route add $dest dev $physical table $number" );
     }
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/routes b/Shorewall/configfiles/routes
index 8389df849..db3d780a3 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/routes
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/routes
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 #
 # For additional information, see http://www.shorewall.net/MultiISP.html
 ##############################################################################
-#PROVIDER		DEST			GATEWAY
+#PROVIDER		DEST			GATEWAY		DEVICE
+
diff --git a/Shorewall6/routes b/Shorewall6/routes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..650bf006d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall6/routes
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Shorewall6 version 4 - routes File
+#
+# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall6-routes"
+#
+# For additional information, see http://www.shorewall.net/MultiISP.html
+##############################################################################
+#PROVIDER		DEST			GATEWAY		DEVICE
+
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-routes.xml b/manpages/shorewall-routes.xml
index c339b5cf4..77a12e239 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-routes.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-routes.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
           DEST.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>DEVICE (Optional)</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Specifies the device route. If neither DEVICE nor GATEWAY is
+          given, then the INTERFACE specified for the PROVIDER in <ulink
+          url="shorewall-providers.html">shorewall-providers</ulink>
+          (5).</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-routes.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-routes.xml
index 9251d2b7a..0b297d850 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-routes.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-routes.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
           DEST.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>DEVICE (Optional)</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Specifies the device route. If neither DEVICE nor GATEWAY is
+          given, then the INTERFACE specified for the PROVIDER in <ulink
+          url="shorewall6-providers.html">shorewall6-providers</ulink>
+          (5).</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>