diff --git a/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs b/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
index 0b00a33d6b..9963497519 100644
--- a/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ fn mk_root_node(
                     format!("routes: {}\n", count)
                 }
             },
+            "gateway" => {
+                ro [route_table] || {
+                    let table = route_table.borrow();
+                    let zero: IpAddress = IpAddress::v4(0, 0, 0, 0);
+                    let gw = table.lookup_gateway(&zero);
+                    match gw {
+                        Some(addr) => format!("default via {}\n", addr),
+                        None => "no default route\n".to_string(),
+                    }
+                }
+            },
             "add" => {
                 wo [iface, notifier, route_table] (Option<Rule>, None)
                 |cur_value, line| {