diff --git a/src/vnet/fib/ip4_fib.c b/src/vnet/fib/ip4_fib.c
index 4211f87..0eff8d0 100644
--- a/src/vnet/fib/ip4_fib.c
+++ b/src/vnet/fib/ip4_fib.c
@@ -626,3 +626,24 @@
     .short_help = "show ip fib [summary] [table <table-id>] [index <fib-id>] [<ip4-addr>[/<mask>]] [mtrie] [detail]",
     .function = ip4_show_fib,
 };
+
+static clib_error_t *
+ip_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
+{
+    char *default_name = 0;
+
+    while (unformat_check_input (input) != UNFORMAT_END_OF_INPUT)
+    {
+	if (unformat (input, "default-table-name %s", &default_name))
+	    ;
+	else
+	    return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input '%U'",
+				      format_unformat_error, input);
+    }
+
+    fib_table_default_names[FIB_PROTOCOL_IP4] = default_name;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+VLIB_EARLY_CONFIG_FUNCTION (ip_config, "ip");