diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f00d9df2..373fb27d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ See updating [Changelog example here](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- router: add `type` field to static routes
+
 ## [8.6.2]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/upcloud/network.go b/upcloud/network.go
index eb3cdd62..6f4ff6c8 100644
--- a/upcloud/network.go
+++ b/upcloud/network.go
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ package upcloud
 
 import "encoding/json"
 
-// Constants
+type RouterStaticRouteType string
+
 const (
 	NetworkTypePrivate = "private"
 	NetworkTypePublic  = "public"
 	NetworkTypeUtility = "utility"
+
+	RouterStaticRouteTypeService RouterStaticRouteType = "service"
+	RouterStaticRouteTypeUser    RouterStaticRouteType = "user"
 )
 
 // ServerInterface represent a network interface on the server
@@ -298,9 +302,10 @@ type Router struct {
 
 // StaticRoute represents a Static route
 type StaticRoute struct {
-	Name    string `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Route   string `json:"route"`
-	Nexthop string `json:"nexthop"`
+	Name    string                `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Route   string                `json:"route"`
+	Nexthop string                `json:"nexthop"`
+	Type    RouterStaticRouteType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON is a custom unmarshaller that deals with
diff --git a/upcloud/network_test.go b/upcloud/network_test.go
index eec802f2..0f7994df 100644
--- a/upcloud/network_test.go
+++ b/upcloud/network_test.go
@@ -448,10 +448,17 @@ func TestUnmarshalRouters(t *testing.T) {
 			  },
 			  "name": "Example router",
 			  "static_routes": [
+				{
+					"name": "ngw-ID-default",
+					"nexthop": "169.254.16.2",
+					"route": "0.0.0.0/0",
+					"type": "service"
+				},
                 {
 			      "route": "0.0.0.0/0",
 			      "nexthop": "10.0.0.100",
-			      "name": "static_route_0"
+			      "name": "static_route_0",
+			      "type": "user"
 			    }
 			  ],
 			  "type": "normal",
@@ -481,10 +488,17 @@ func TestUnmarshalRouters(t *testing.T) {
 			Name: "Example router",
 			Type: "normal",
 			StaticRoutes: []StaticRoute{
+				{
+					Name:    "ngw-ID-default",
+					Route:   "0.0.0.0/0",
+					Nexthop: "169.254.16.2",
+					Type:    RouterStaticRouteTypeService,
+				},
 				{
 					Name:    "static_route_0",
 					Route:   "0.0.0.0/0",
 					Nexthop: "10.0.0.100",
+					Type:    RouterStaticRouteTypeUser,
 				},
 			},
 			UUID: "04c0df35-2658-4b0c-8ac7-962090f4e92a",