diff --git a/pkg/nmlite/link/manager.go b/pkg/nmlite/link/manager.go
index fec9b075..5996bc66 100644
--- a/pkg/nmlite/link/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/nmlite/link/manager.go
@@ -444,12 +444,22 @@ func (nm *NetlinkManager) ReconcileLink(link *Link, expected []types.IPAddress,
 
 	expectedGateways := make(map[string]net.IP)
 
+	mtu := link.Attrs().MTU
+	expectedMTU := mtu
 	// add all expected addresses to the map
 	for _, addr := range expected {
 		expectedAddrs[addr.String()] = &addr
 		if addr.Gateway != nil {
 			expectedGateways[addr.String()] = addr.Gateway
 		}
+		if addr.MTU != 0 {
+			mtu = addr.MTU
+		}
+	}
+	if expectedMTU != mtu {
+		if err := link.SetMTU(expectedMTU); err != nil {
+			nm.logger.Warn().Err(err).Int("expected_mtu", expectedMTU).Int("mtu", mtu).Msg("failed to set MTU")
+		}
 	}
 
 	addrs, err := nm.AddrList(link, family)
diff --git a/pkg/nmlite/link/netlink.go b/pkg/nmlite/link/netlink.go
index d726e4b9..12358d32 100644
--- a/pkg/nmlite/link/netlink.go
+++ b/pkg/nmlite/link/netlink.go
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ func (l *Link) AddrList(family int) ([]netlink.Addr, error) {
 	return netlink.AddrList(l.Link, family)
 }
 
+func (l *Link) SetMTU(mtu int) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return netlink.LinkSetMTU(l.Link, mtu)
+}
+
 // HasGlobalUnicastAddress returns true if the link has a global unicast address
 func (l *Link) HasGlobalUnicastAddress() bool {
 	addrs, err := l.AddrList(AfUnspec)