diff --git a/include/netlink/route/nexthop.h b/include/netlink/route/nexthop.h
index d43ebf42b..c4a2604aa 100644
--- a/include/netlink/route/nexthop.h
+++ b/include/netlink/route/nexthop.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ extern int		rtnl_route_nh_str2flags(const char *);
 extern int		rtnl_route_nh_encap_mpls(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh,
 						 struct nl_addr *addr,
 						 uint8_t ttl);
+extern struct nl_addr *	rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_dst(struct rtnl_nexthop *);
+extern uint8_t		rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_ttl(struct rtnl_nexthop *);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/route/nexthop.c b/lib/route/nexthop.c
index 6accf0d1f..683513711 100644
--- a/lib/route/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/route/nexthop.c
@@ -344,10 +344,6 @@ int rtnl_route_nh_set_newdst(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct nl_addr *old = nh->rtnh_newdst;
 
-	if (!nl_addr_valid(nl_addr_get_binary_addr(addr),
-			   nl_addr_get_len(addr)))
-		return -NLE_INVAL;
-
 	if (addr) {
 		nh->rtnh_newdst = nl_addr_get(addr);
 		nh->ce_mask |= NH_ATTR_NEWDST;
@@ -371,10 +367,6 @@ int rtnl_route_nh_set_via(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_addr *addr)
 {
 	struct nl_addr *old = nh->rtnh_via;
 
-	if (!nl_addr_valid(nl_addr_get_binary_addr(addr),
-			   nl_addr_get_len(addr)))
-		return -NLE_INVAL;
-
 	if (addr) {
 		nh->rtnh_via = nl_addr_get(addr);
 		nh->ce_mask |= NH_ATTR_VIA;
diff --git a/lib/route/nh_encap_mpls.c b/lib/route/nh_encap_mpls.c
index 89972bbd1..d30acc2cf 100644
--- a/lib/route/nh_encap_mpls.c
+++ b/lib/route/nh_encap_mpls.c
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ int rtnl_route_nh_encap_mpls(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh,
 	if (!addr)
 		return -NLE_INVAL;
 
-	if (!nl_addr_valid(nl_addr_get_binary_addr(addr),
-			   nl_addr_get_len(addr)))
-		return -NLE_INVAL;
-
 	rtnh_encap = calloc(1, sizeof(*rtnh_encap));
 	if (!rtnh_encap)
 		return -NLE_NOMEM;
@@ -132,3 +128,31 @@ int rtnl_route_nh_encap_mpls(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct nl_addr *rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_dst(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh)
+{
+	struct mpls_iptunnel_encap *mpls_encap;
+
+	if (!nh->rtnh_encap || nh->rtnh_encap->ops->encap_type != LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_MPLS)
+		return NULL;
+
+	mpls_encap = (struct mpls_iptunnel_encap *)nh->rtnh_encap->priv;
+	if (!mpls_encap)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return mpls_encap->dst;
+}
+
+uint8_t rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_ttl(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh)
+{
+	struct mpls_iptunnel_encap *mpls_encap;
+
+	if (!nh->rtnh_encap || nh->rtnh_encap->ops->encap_type != LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_MPLS)
+		return 0;
+
+	mpls_encap = (struct mpls_iptunnel_encap *)nh->rtnh_encap->priv;
+	if (!mpls_encap)
+		return 0;
+
+	return mpls_encap->ttl;
+}
diff --git a/libnl-route-3.sym b/libnl-route-3.sym
index 4a65503f1..ce6d71482 100644
--- a/libnl-route-3.sym
+++ b/libnl-route-3.sym
@@ -1127,6 +1127,8 @@ global:
 	rtnl_qdisc_mqprio_set_priomap;
 	rtnl_qdisc_mqprio_set_queue;
 	rtnl_qdisc_mqprio_set_shaper;
+	rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_dst;
+	rtnl_route_nh_get_encap_mpls_ttl;
 	rtnl_rule_get_dport;
 	rtnl_rule_get_ipproto;
 	rtnl_rule_get_protocol;