diff --git a/netlink/netlink_linux.go b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
index 3083cf90..c858b112 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_linux.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func NetworkChangeName(iface *net.Interface, newName string) error {
 
 // Add a new VETH pair link on the host
 // This is identical to running: ip link add name $name type veth peer name $peername
-func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string) error {
+func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string, txQueueLen int) error {
 	s, err := getNetlinkSocket()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string) error {
 	nameData := newRtAttr(syscall.IFLA_IFNAME, zeroTerminated(name1))
 	wb.AddData(nameData)
 
+	txqLen := make([]byte, 4)
+	native.PutUint32(txqLen, uint32(txQueueLen))
+	txqData := newRtAttr(syscall.IFLA_TXQLEN, txqLen)
+	wb.AddData(txqData)
+
 	nest1 := newRtAttr(syscall.IFLA_LINKINFO, nil)
 	newRtAttrChild(nest1, IFLA_INFO_KIND, zeroTerminated("veth"))
 	nest2 := newRtAttrChild(nest1, IFLA_INFO_DATA, nil)
@@ -704,6 +709,10 @@ func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string) error {
 	newIfInfomsgChild(nest3, syscall.AF_UNSPEC)
 	newRtAttrChild(nest3, syscall.IFLA_IFNAME, zeroTerminated(name2))
 
+	txqLen2 := make([]byte, 4)
+	native.PutUint32(txqLen2, uint32(txQueueLen))
+	newRtAttrChild(nest3, syscall.IFLA_TXQLEN, txqLen2)
+
 	wb.AddData(nest1)
 
 	if err := s.Send(wb); err != nil {
diff --git a/netlink/netlink_linux_test.go b/netlink/netlink_linux_test.go
index 88c2e04a..0320c472 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_linux_test.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_linux_test.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestCreateVethPair(t *testing.T) {
 		name2 = "veth2"
 	)
 
-	if err := NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2); err != nil {
+	if err := NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2, 0); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Could not create veth pair %s %s: %s", name1, name2, err)
 	}
 	defer NetworkLinkDel(name1)
diff --git a/netlink/netlink_unsupported.go b/netlink/netlink_unsupported.go
index f6e84adf..747cd1d8 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_unsupported.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_unsupported.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func NetworkSetMTU(iface *net.Interface, mtu int) error {
 	return ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
-func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string) error {
+func NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2 string, txQueueLen int) error {
 	return ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
index 014ba743..2c3499b6 100644
--- a/network/network.go
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func ChangeInterfaceName(old, newName string) error {
 	return netlink.NetworkChangeName(iface, newName)
 }
 
-func CreateVethPair(name1, name2 string) error {
-	return netlink.NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2)
+func CreateVethPair(name1, name2 string, txQueueLen int) error {
+	return netlink.NetworkCreateVethPair(name1, name2, txQueueLen)
 }
 
 func SetInterfaceInNamespacePid(name string, nsPid int) error {
diff --git a/network/types.go b/network/types.go
index 383e27c8..ea0741be 100644
--- a/network/types.go
+++ b/network/types.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ type Network struct {
 	// container's interfaces if a pair is created, specifically in the case of type veth
 	// Note: This does not apply to loopback interfaces.
 	Mtu int `json:"mtu,omitempty"`
+
+	// TxQueueLen sets the tx_queuelen value for the interface and will be mirrored on both the host and
+	// container's interfaces if a pair is created, specifically in the case of type veth
+	// Note: This does not apply to loopback interfaces.
+	TxQueueLen int `json:"txqueuelen,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Struct describing the network specific runtime state that will be maintained by libcontainer for all running containers
diff --git a/network/veth.go b/network/veth.go
index e5185de7..3d7dc872 100644
--- a/network/veth.go
+++ b/network/veth.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ const defaultDevice = "eth0"
 
 func (v *Veth) Create(n *Network, nspid int, networkState *NetworkState) error {
 	var (
-		bridge = n.Bridge
-		prefix = n.VethPrefix
+		bridge     = n.Bridge
+		prefix     = n.VethPrefix
+		txQueueLen = n.TxQueueLen
 	)
 	if bridge == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("bridge is not specified")
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (v *Veth) Create(n *Network, nspid int, networkState *NetworkState) error {
 	if prefix == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("veth prefix is not specified")
 	}
-	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix)
+	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix, txQueueLen)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (v *Veth) Initialize(config *Network, networkState *NetworkState) error {
 
 // createVethPair will automatically generage two random names for
 // the veth pair and ensure that they have been created
-func createVethPair(prefix string) (name1 string, name2 string, err error) {
+func createVethPair(prefix string, txQueueLen int) (name1 string, name2 string, err error) {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		if name1, err = utils.GenerateRandomName(prefix, 7); err != nil {
 			return
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func createVethPair(prefix string) (name1 string, name2 string, err error) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if err = CreateVethPair(name1, name2); err != nil {
+		if err = CreateVethPair(name1, name2, txQueueLen); err != nil {
 			if err == netlink.ErrInterfaceExists {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/network/veth_test.go b/network/veth_test.go
index e09a6042..b92b284e 100644
--- a/network/veth_test.go
+++ b/network/veth_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestGenerateVethNames(t *testing.T) {
 
 	prefix := "veth"
 
-	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix)
+	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ func TestCreateDuplicateVethPair(t *testing.T) {
 
 	prefix := "veth"
 
-	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix)
+	name1, name2, err := createVethPair(prefix, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// retry to create the name interfaces and make sure that we get the correct error
-	err = CreateVethPair(name1, name2)
+	err = CreateVethPair(name1, name2, 0)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error to not be nil with duplicate interface")
 	}