diff --git a/libnetwork/netavark/config.go b/libnetwork/netavark/config.go
index c71cc2eb5..dcac9ef1e 100644
--- a/libnetwork/netavark/config.go
+++ b/libnetwork/netavark/config.go
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ func (n *netavarkNetwork) networkCreate(newNetwork *types.Network, defaultNet bo
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bridge network option %s", key)
 			}
 		}
+	case types.IPVLANNetworkDriver:
+		err = createIpvlan(newNetwork)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	case types.MacVLANNetworkDriver:
 		err = createMacvlan(newNetwork)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -245,6 +250,54 @@ func (n *netavarkNetwork) networkCreate(newNetwork *types.Network, defaultNet bo
 	return newNetwork, nil
 }
 
+func createIpvlan(network *types.Network) error {
+	if network.NetworkInterface != "" {
+		interfaceNames, err := internalutil.GetLiveNetworkNames()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !util.StringInSlice(network.NetworkInterface, interfaceNames) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("parent interface %s does not exist", network.NetworkInterface)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// always turn dns off with macvlan, it is not implemented in netavark
+	// and makes little sense to support with macvlan
+	// see https://github.com/containers/netavark/pull/467
+	network.DNSEnabled = false
+
+	// we already validated the drivers before so we just have to set the default here
+	switch network.IPAMOptions[types.Driver] {
+	case "":
+		if len(network.Subnets) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ipvlan driver needs at least one subnet specified, DHCP is not yet supported with netavark")
+		}
+		network.IPAMOptions[types.Driver] = types.HostLocalIPAMDriver
+	case types.HostLocalIPAMDriver:
+		if len(network.Subnets) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ipvlan driver needs at least one subnet specified, when the host-local ipam driver is set")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// validate the given options, we do not need them but just check to make sure they are valid
+	for key, value := range network.Options {
+		switch key {
+		case types.ModeOption:
+			if !util.StringInSlice(value, types.ValidIPVLANModes) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unknown ipvlan mode %q", value)
+			}
+		case types.MTUOption:
+			_, err := internalutil.ParseMTU(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported ipvlan network option %s", key)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func createMacvlan(network *types.Network) error {
 	if network.NetworkInterface != "" {
 		interfaceNames, err := internalutil.GetLiveNetworkNames()