diff --git a/examples/get_route_to.rs b/examples/get_route_to.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8397d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get_route_to.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
+use rtnetlink::{new_connection, Error, Handle};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), ()> {
+    let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(connection);
+
+    println!("dumping specific destination route for IPv4");
+    let dest_str = "127.0.0.1";
+    let dest: Ipv4Addr = dest_str.parse().expect("Invalid IP address format");
+    if let Err(e) = dump_route_to(handle.clone(), IpAddr::V4(dest)).await {
+        eprintln!("{e}");
+    }
+    println!();
+
+    println!("dumping specific destination route for IPv6");
+    let dest_str = "::1";
+    let dest: Ipv6Addr = dest_str.parse().expect("Invalid IP address format");
+    if let Err(e) = dump_route_to(handle.clone(), IpAddr::V6(dest)).await {
+        eprintln!("{e}");
+    }
+    println!();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn dump_route_to(
+    handle: Handle,
+    destination: IpAddr,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut routes = handle.route().get_to(destination).execute_to();
+    while let Some(route) = routes.try_next().await? {
+        println!("{route:?}");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/route/get.rs b/src/route/get.rs
index e870057..fe73961 100644
--- a/src/route/get.rs
+++ b/src/route/get.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ use futures::{
 
 use netlink_packet_core::{NetlinkMessage, NLM_F_DUMP, NLM_F_REQUEST};
 use netlink_packet_route::{
-    route::{RouteHeader, RouteMessage, RouteProtocol, RouteScope, RouteType},
-    AddressFamily, RouteNetlinkMessage,
+    route::{RouteHeader, RouteMessage, RouteProtocol, RouteScope, 
+            RouteType, RouteAddress, RouteAttribute},
+            AddressFamily, RouteNetlinkMessage,
 };
 
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
 use crate::{try_rtnl, Error, Handle};
 
 pub struct RouteGetRequest {
@@ -37,6 +40,19 @@ impl IpVersion {
     }
 }
 
+trait IpAddrExt {
+    fn version(&self) -> IpVersion;
+}
+
+impl IpAddrExt for std::net::IpAddr {
+    fn version(&self) -> IpVersion {
+        match self {
+            std::net::IpAddr::V4(_) => IpVersion::V4,
+            std::net::IpAddr::V6(_) => IpVersion::V6,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl RouteGetRequest {
     pub(crate) fn new(handle: Handle, ip_version: IpVersion) -> Self {
         let mut message = RouteMessage::default();
@@ -84,4 +100,45 @@ impl RouteGetRequest {
             ),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_to(handle: Handle, destination: IpAddr) -> Self {
+        let mut message = RouteMessage::default();
+        message.header.address_family = destination.version().family();
+
+        message.header.source_prefix_length = 0;
+        message.header.scope = RouteScope::Universe;
+        message.header.kind = RouteType::Unspec;
+
+        message.header.table = RouteHeader::RT_TABLE_UNSPEC;
+        message.header.protocol = RouteProtocol::Unspec;
+        
+        let addr = match destination {
+            IpAddr::V4(v4_addr) => RouteAddress::from(v4_addr),
+            IpAddr::V6(v6_addr) => RouteAddress::from(v6_addr),
+        };
+                
+        message.attributes.push(RouteAttribute::Destination(addr));
+
+        RouteGetRequest { handle, message }
+    }
+    
+    pub fn execute_to(self) -> impl TryStream<Ok = RouteMessage, Error = Error> {
+        let RouteGetRequest {
+            mut handle,
+            message,
+        } = self;
+
+        let mut req =
+            NetlinkMessage::from(RouteNetlinkMessage::GetRoute(message));
+        req.header.flags = NLM_F_REQUEST;
+
+        match handle.request(req) {
+            Ok(response) => Either::Left(response.map(move |msg| {
+                Ok(try_rtnl!(msg, RouteNetlinkMessage::NewRoute))
+            })),
+            Err(e) => Either::Right(
+                future::err::<RouteMessage, Error>(e).into_stream(),
+            ),
+        }
+    }    
 }
diff --git a/src/route/handle.rs b/src/route/handle.rs
index e2d2116..dd2e84a 100644
--- a/src/route/handle.rs
+++ b/src/route/handle.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     Handle, IpVersion, RouteAddRequest, RouteDelRequest, RouteGetRequest,
 };
 use netlink_packet_route::route::RouteMessage;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 pub struct RouteHandle(Handle);
 
@@ -27,4 +28,8 @@ impl RouteHandle {
     pub fn del(&self, route: RouteMessage) -> RouteDelRequest {
         RouteDelRequest::new(self.0.clone(), route)
     }
+    
+    pub fn get_to(&self, destination: IpAddr) -> RouteGetRequest {
+        RouteGetRequest::new_to(self.0.clone(), destination)
+    }
 }