diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29f801ccdc..58b1b58a28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /cli/coverage.html
 /cli/config-generated.go
 /cli/config/configuration.toml
+/kata-netmon
 /virtcontainers/hack/virtc/virtc
 /virtcontainers/hook/mock/hook
 /virtcontainers/shim/mock/shim
diff --git a/netmon/netmon.go b/netmon/netmon.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e7ebc765d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netmon/netmon.go
@@ -0,0 +1,565 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/grpc"
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+const (
+	netmonName    = "kata-netmon"
+	netmonVersion = "0.0.1"
+
+	kataCmd              = "kata-network"
+	kataCLIAddIfaceCmd   = "add-iface"
+	kataCLIDelIfaceCmd   = "del-iface"
+	kataCLIUpdtRoutesCmd = "update-routes"
+
+	kataSuffix = "kata"
+
+	// For simplicity the code will only focus on IPv4 addresses for now.
+	netlinkFamily = netlink.FAMILY_V4
+
+	storageParentPath = "/var/run/kata-containers/netmon/sbs"
+	storageDirPerm    = os.FileMode(0750)
+
+	// sharedFile is the name of the file that will be used to share
+	// the data between this process and the kata-runtime process
+	// responsible for updating the network.
+	sharedFile      = "shared.json"
+	storageFilePerm = os.FileMode(0640)
+)
+
+type netmonParams struct {
+	sandboxID   string
+	runtimePath string
+	debug       bool
+}
+
+type netmon struct {
+	netmonParams
+
+	storagePath string
+	sharedFile  string
+
+	netIfaces map[int]grpc.Interface
+
+	linkUpdateCh chan netlink.LinkUpdate
+	linkDoneCh   chan struct{}
+
+	rtUpdateCh chan netlink.RouteUpdate
+	rtDoneCh   chan struct{}
+
+	netHandler *netlink.Handle
+}
+
+func printVersion() {
+	fmt.Printf("%s version %s\n", netmonName, netmonVersion)
+}
+
+const componentDescription = `is a network monitoring process that is intended to be started in the
+appropriate network namespace so that it can listen to any event related to
+link and routes. Whenever a new interface or route is created/updated, it is
+responsible for calling into the kata-runtime CLI to ask for the actual
+creation/update of the given interface or route.
+`
+
+func printComponentDescription() {
+	fmt.Printf("\n%s %s\n", netmonName, componentDescription)
+}
+
+func parseOptions() netmonParams {
+	var version, help bool
+
+	params := netmonParams{}
+
+	flag.BoolVar(&help, "h", false, "describe component usage")
+	flag.BoolVar(&help, "help", false, "")
+	flag.BoolVar(&params.debug, "d", false, "enable debug mode")
+	flag.BoolVar(&version, "v", false, "display program version and exit")
+	flag.BoolVar(&version, "version", false, "")
+	flag.StringVar(&params.sandboxID, "s", "", "sandbox id (required)")
+	flag.StringVar(&params.runtimePath, "r", "", "runtime path (required)")
+
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if help {
+		printComponentDescription()
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	if version {
+		printVersion()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	if params.sandboxID == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: sandbox id is empty, one must be provided\n")
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if params.runtimePath == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: runtime path is empty, one must be provided\n")
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return params
+}
+
+func newNetmon(params netmonParams) (*netmon, error) {
+	handler, err := netlink.NewHandle(netlinkFamily)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	n := &netmon{
+		netmonParams: params,
+		storagePath:  filepath.Join(storageParentPath, params.sandboxID),
+		sharedFile:   filepath.Join(storageParentPath, params.sandboxID, sharedFile),
+		netIfaces:    make(map[int]grpc.Interface),
+		linkUpdateCh: make(chan netlink.LinkUpdate),
+		linkDoneCh:   make(chan struct{}),
+		rtUpdateCh:   make(chan netlink.RouteUpdate),
+		rtDoneCh:     make(chan struct{}),
+		netHandler:   handler,
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(n.storagePath, storageDirPerm); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) cleanup() {
+	os.RemoveAll(n.storagePath)
+	n.netHandler.Delete()
+	close(n.linkDoneCh)
+	close(n.rtDoneCh)
+}
+
+func initLogs() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) listenNetlinkEvents() error {
+	if err := netlink.LinkSubscribe(n.linkUpdateCh, n.linkDoneCh); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return netlink.RouteSubscribe(n.rtUpdateCh, n.rtDoneCh)
+}
+
+// convertInterface converts a link and its IP addresses as defined by netlink
+// package, into the Interface structure format expected by kata-runtime to
+// describe an interface and its associated IP addresses.
+func convertInterface(linkAttrs *netlink.LinkAttrs, addrs []netlink.Addr) grpc.Interface {
+	if linkAttrs == nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Link attributes are nil")
+		return grpc.Interface{}
+	}
+
+	var ipAddrs []*grpc.IPAddress
+
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		if addr.IPNet == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		netMask, _ := addr.Mask.Size()
+
+		ipAddr := &grpc.IPAddress{
+			Family:  grpc.IPFamily(netlinkFamily),
+			Address: addr.IP.String(),
+			Mask:    fmt.Sprintf("%d", netMask),
+		}
+
+		ipAddrs = append(ipAddrs, ipAddr)
+	}
+
+	return grpc.Interface{
+		Device:      linkAttrs.Name,
+		Name:        linkAttrs.Name,
+		IPAddresses: ipAddrs,
+		Mtu:         uint64(linkAttrs.MTU),
+		HwAddr:      linkAttrs.HardwareAddr.String(),
+	}
+}
+
+// convertRoutes converts a list of routes as defined by netlink package,
+// into a list of Route structure format expected by kata-runtime to
+// describe a set of routes.
+func convertRoutes(netRoutes []netlink.Route) []grpc.Route {
+	var routes []grpc.Route
+
+	// Ignore routes with IPv6 addresses as this is not supported
+	// by Kata yet.
+	for _, netRoute := range netRoutes {
+		dst := ""
+		if netRoute.Dst != nil && netRoute.Dst.IP.To4() != nil {
+			dst = netRoute.Dst.IP.String()
+		}
+
+		src := ""
+		if netRoute.Src.To4() != nil {
+			src = netRoute.Src.String()
+		}
+
+		gw := ""
+		if netRoute.Gw.To4() != nil {
+			gw = netRoute.Gw.String()
+		}
+
+		dev := ""
+		iface, err := net.InterfaceByIndex(netRoute.LinkIndex)
+		if err == nil {
+			dev = iface.Name
+		}
+
+		route := grpc.Route{
+			Dest:    dst,
+			Gateway: gw,
+			Device:  dev,
+			Source:  src,
+			Scope:   uint32(netRoute.Scope),
+		}
+
+		routes = append(routes, route)
+	}
+
+	return routes
+}
+
+// scanNetwork lists all the interfaces it can find inside the current
+// network namespace, and store them in-memory to keep track of them.
+func (n *netmon) scanNetwork() error {
+	links, err := n.netHandler.LinkList()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, link := range links {
+		addrs, err := n.netHandler.AddrList(link, netlinkFamily)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		linkAttrs := link.Attrs()
+		if linkAttrs == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		iface := convertInterface(linkAttrs, addrs)
+		n.netIfaces[linkAttrs.Index] = iface
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) storeDataToSend(data interface{}) error {
+	// Marshal the data structure into a JSON bytes array.
+	jsonArray, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Store the JSON bytes array at the specified path.
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(n.sharedFile, jsonArray, storageFilePerm)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) execKataCmd(subCmd string) error {
+	execCmd := exec.Command(n.runtimePath, kataCmd, subCmd, n.sandboxID, n.sharedFile)
+
+	// Make use of Run() to ensure the kata-runtime process has correctly
+	// terminated before to go further.
+	out, err := execCmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("COMMAND OUTPUT: %q\n", string(out))
+
+	// Remove the shared file after the command returned. At this point
+	// we know the content of the file is not going to be used anymore,
+	// and the file path can be reused for further commands.
+	return os.Remove(n.sharedFile)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) addInterfaceCLI(iface grpc.Interface) error {
+	fmt.Printf("%s %s %+v\n", n.runtimePath, kataCLIAddIfaceCmd, iface)
+
+	if err := n.storeDataToSend(iface); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return n.execKataCmd(kataCLIAddIfaceCmd)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) delInterfaceCLI(iface grpc.Interface) error {
+	fmt.Printf("%s %s %+v\n", n.runtimePath, kataCLIDelIfaceCmd, iface)
+
+	if err := n.storeDataToSend(iface); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return n.execKataCmd(kataCLIDelIfaceCmd)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) updateRoutesCLI(routes []grpc.Route) error {
+	fmt.Printf("%s %s %+v\n", n.runtimePath, kataCLIUpdtRoutesCmd, routes)
+
+	if err := n.storeDataToSend(routes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return n.execKataCmd(kataCLIUpdtRoutesCmd)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) updateRoutes() error {
+	// Get all the routes.
+	netlinkRoutes, err := n.netHandler.RouteList(nil, netlinkFamily)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Translate them into grpc.Route structures.
+	routes := convertRoutes(netlinkRoutes)
+
+	// Update the routes through the Kata CLI.
+	return n.updateRoutesCLI(routes)
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMNewAddr(ev netlink.LinkUpdate) error {
+	fmt.Printf("handleRTMNewAddr: Interface update not supported\n")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMDelAddr(ev netlink.LinkUpdate) error {
+	fmt.Printf("handleRTMDelAddr: Interface update not supported\n")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMNewLink(ev netlink.LinkUpdate) error {
+	// NEWLINK might be a lot of different things. We're interested in
+	// adding the interface (both to our list and by calling into the
+	// Kata CLI API) only if this has the flags UP and RUNNING, meaning
+	// we don't expect any further change on the interface, and that we
+	// are ready to add it.
+
+	linkAttrs := ev.Link.Attrs()
+	if linkAttrs == nil {
+		fmt.Printf("The link attributes are nil\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// First, ignore if the interface name contains "kata". This way we
+	// are preventing from adding interfaces created by Kata Containers.
+	if strings.HasSuffix(linkAttrs.Name, kataSuffix) {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignore the interface %s because found %q\n",
+			linkAttrs.Name, kataSuffix)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if the interface exist in the internal list.
+	if _, exist := n.netIfaces[int(ev.Index)]; exist {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignoring interface %s because already exist\n",
+			linkAttrs.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Now, check if the interface has been enabled to UP and RUNNING.
+	if (ev.Flags&unix.IFF_UP) != unix.IFF_UP ||
+		(ev.Flags&unix.IFF_RUNNING) != unix.IFF_RUNNING {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignore the interface %s because not UP and RUNNING\n",
+			linkAttrs.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Get the list of IP addresses associated with this interface.
+	addrs, err := n.netHandler.AddrList(ev.Link, netlinkFamily)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Convert the interfaces in the appropriate structure format.
+	iface := convertInterface(linkAttrs, addrs)
+
+	// Add the interface through the Kata CLI.
+	if err := n.addInterfaceCLI(iface); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Add the interface to the internal list.
+	n.netIfaces[linkAttrs.Index] = iface
+
+	// Complete by updating the routes.
+	return n.updateRoutes()
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMDelLink(ev netlink.LinkUpdate) error {
+	// It can only delete if identical interface is found in the internal
+	// list of interfaces. Otherwise, the deletion will be ignored.
+	linkAttrs := ev.Link.Attrs()
+	if linkAttrs == nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Link attributes are nil\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// First, ignore if the interface name contains "kata". This way we
+	// are preventing from deleting interfaces created by Kata Containers.
+	if strings.Contains(linkAttrs.Name, kataSuffix) {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignore the interface %s because found %q\n",
+			linkAttrs.Name, kataSuffix)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if the interface exist in the internal list.
+	iface, exist := n.netIfaces[int(ev.Index)]
+	if !exist {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignoring interface %s because not found\n",
+			linkAttrs.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := n.delInterfaceCLI(iface); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Delete the interface from the internal list.
+	delete(n.netIfaces, linkAttrs.Index)
+
+	// Complete by updating the routes.
+	return n.updateRoutes()
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMNewRoute(ev netlink.RouteUpdate) error {
+	// Add the route through updateRoutes(), only if the route refer to an
+	// interface that already exists in the internal list of interfaces.
+	if _, exist := n.netIfaces[ev.Route.LinkIndex]; !exist {
+		fmt.Printf("Ignoring route %+v since interface %d not found\n",
+			ev.Route, ev.Route.LinkIndex)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return n.updateRoutes()
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRTMDelRoute(ev netlink.RouteUpdate) error {
+	// Remove the route through updateRoutes(), only if the route refer to
+	// an interface that already exists in the internal list of interfaces.
+	return n.updateRoutes()
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleLinkEvent(ev netlink.LinkUpdate) error {
+	switch ev.Header.Type {
+	case unix.NLMSG_DONE:
+		fmt.Printf("netlink msg type: NLMSG_DONE\n")
+		return nil
+	case unix.NLMSG_ERROR:
+		fmt.Printf("netlink msg type: NLMSG_ERROR\n")
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while listening on netlink socket")
+	case unix.RTM_NEWADDR:
+		fmt.Printf("netlink msg type: RTM_NEWADDR\n")
+		return n.handleRTMNewAddr(ev)
+	case unix.RTM_DELADDR:
+		fmt.Printf("handle_netlink_message: RTM_DELADDR\n")
+		return n.handleRTMDelAddr(ev)
+	case unix.RTM_NEWLINK:
+		fmt.Printf("handle_netlink_message: RTM_NEWLINK\n")
+		return n.handleRTMNewLink(ev)
+	case unix.RTM_DELLINK:
+		fmt.Printf("handle_netlink_message: RTM_DELLINK\n")
+		return n.handleRTMDelLink(ev)
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("Unknown msg type %v\n", ev.Header.Type)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleRouteEvent(ev netlink.RouteUpdate) error {
+	switch ev.Type {
+	case unix.RTM_NEWROUTE:
+		fmt.Printf("handle_netlink_message: RTM_NEWROUTE\n")
+		return n.handleRTMNewRoute(ev)
+	case unix.RTM_DELROUTE:
+		fmt.Printf("handle_netlink_message: RTM_DELROUTE\n")
+		return n.handleRTMDelRoute(ev)
+	default:
+		fmt.Printf("Unknown msg type %v\n", ev.Type)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *netmon) handleEvents() (err error) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case ev := <-n.linkUpdateCh:
+			if err = n.handleLinkEvent(ev); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: handleLinkEvent() %v", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		case ev := <-n.rtUpdateCh:
+			if err = n.handleRouteEvent(ev); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: handleRouteEvent() %v", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Parse parameters.
+	params := parseOptions()
+
+	// Create netmon handler.
+	n, err := newNetmon(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: newNetmon() %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer n.cleanup()
+
+	// Init logging.
+	if err := initLogs(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: initLogs() %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Scan the current interfaces.
+	if err := n.scanNetwork(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: scanNetwork() %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Subscribe to the link listener.
+	if err := n.listenNetlinkEvents(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: listenNetlinkEvents() %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Go into the main loop.
+	if err := n.handleEvents(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: handleEvents() %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}