diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_packet.h b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_packet.h
index 76e3c1f..a02f8b2 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip6_packet.h
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip6_packet.h
@@ -342,11 +342,27 @@
 } ip6_header_t;
 
 always_inline u8
-ip6_traffic_class (ip6_header_t * i)
+ip6_traffic_class (const ip6_header_t * i)
 {
   return (i->ip_version_traffic_class_and_flow_label & 0x0FF00000) >> 20;
 }
 
+static_always_inline u8
+ip6_traffic_class_network_order (const ip6_header_t * ip6)
+{
+  return (clib_net_to_host_u32 (ip6->ip_version_traffic_class_and_flow_label)
+	  & 0x0ff00000) >> 20;
+}
+
+static_always_inline void
+ip6_set_traffic_class_network_order (ip6_header_t * ip6, u8 dscp)
+{
+  u32 tmp =
+    clib_net_to_host_u32 (ip6->ip_version_traffic_class_and_flow_label);
+  tmp |= (dscp << 20);
+  ip6->ip_version_traffic_class_and_flow_label = clib_host_to_net_u32 (tmp);
+}
+
 always_inline void *
 ip6_next_header (ip6_header_t * i)
 {