diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 4be722667a17..b247b3256c1b 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ nis_yppasswdd_flags=""		# Flags to rpc.yppasswdd (if enabled).
 ### Network routing options: ###
 defaultrouter="NO"		# Set to default gateway (or NO).
 static_routes=""		# Set to static route list (or leave empty).
+natm_static_routes=""		# Set to static route list for NATM (or leave empty).
 gateway_enable="NO"		# Set to YES if this host will be a gateway.
 router_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable a routing daemon.
 router="/sbin/routed"		# Name of routing daemon to use if enabled.
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index 2c91bf06844e..d083a261b51d 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ static_start()
 			route add ${route_args}
 		done
 	fi
+	# Now ATM static routes
+	#
+	if [ -n "${natm_static_routes}" ]; then
+		for i in ${natm_static_routes}; do
+			eval route_args=\$route_${i}
+			atmconfig natm add ${route_args}
+		done
+	fi
 }
 
 options_start()
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 8a8ff6a372e1..4937d2dd4dd2 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -1551,6 +1551,19 @@ variable is assumed to exist
 whose contents will later be passed to a
 .Dq Nm route Cm add Fl inet6
 operation.
+.It Va natm_static_routes
+.Pq Vt str
+The
+.Xr natmip 4
+equivalent of
+.Va static_routes .
+If not empty then for each whitespace separated
+.Ar element
+in the value, a
+.Va route_ Ns Aq Ar element
+variable is assumed to exist whose contents will later be passed to a
+.Dq Nm atmconfig Cm natm Cm add
+operation.
 .It Va gateway_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 If set to