diff --git a/roles/rhel-network/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rhel-network/tasks/main.yml
index 48b215b..64831b9 100644
--- a/roles/rhel-network/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rhel-network/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@
     state=absent
   with_items: '{{ network.ignore_interfaces|d(()) }}'
 
+- name: ensure ipv4 static routes are configured
+  template:
+    src=route.j2
+    dest=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-{{ item.ifname }}
+    setype=net_conf_t
+  with_items: '{{ network.interfaces }}'
+- name: ensure ipv6 static routes are configured
+  template:
+    src=route6.j2
+    dest=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route6-{{ item.ifname }}
+    setype=net_conf_t
+  with_items: '{{ network.interfaces }}'
+
 - name: ensure network starts at boot
   service:
     name=network
diff --git a/roles/rhel-network/templates/route-base.j2 b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route-base.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0f447d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route-base.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{% macro ip_route(route, ifname) %}
+{% if route.type|d %}{{ route.type }} {% endif %}{{ route.prefix }}{% if route.metric is defined %} metric {{ route.metric }}{% endif %}{% if route.source|d %} src {{ route.source }}{% endif %}{% if route.nexthop|d %}{% for hop in route.nexthop %} {% if loop.length > 1 %}nexthop {% endif %}via {{ hop.address }} dev {{ ifname }}{% if loop.length > 1 and hop.weight is defined %} weight {{ hop.weight }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% else %} dev {{ ifname }}{% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
+{% block routes %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/roles/rhel-network/templates/route.j2 b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b75b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% extends "route-base.j2" %}
+{% block routes %}
+{% for route in item.routes|d([]) if ':' not in route.prefix %}
+{{ ip_route(route, item.ifname) }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endblock routes %}
diff --git a/roles/rhel-network/templates/route6.j2 b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route6.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f017db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rhel-network/templates/route6.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% extends "route-base.j2" %}
+{% block routes %}
+{% for route in item.routes|d([]) if ':' in route.prefix %}
+{{ ip_route(route, item.ifname) }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endblock routes %}