diff --git a/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt b/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
index 0662a67..839bb9a 100644
--- a/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
+++ b/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS
     profile. If this variable is not specified, it defaults to the value
     of 'Interface='.
 
+'MACAddress='::
+    Optional MAC address for newly created interfaces. When set to the
+    name of an existing interface, the address of that interface is used.
+    The connection types that create an interface and are able to set a
+    MAC address are +bond+, +bridge+, +dummy+, +vlan+, and +macvlan+.
+
 'After=()'::
     An array of profile names that should be started before this profile
     is started. This is only an ordering dependency and is not intended
@@ -544,9 +550,6 @@ following are understood for connections of the `macvlan' type:
     Either `bridge', `vepa', `private', or `passthru'. See *ip*(8) for
     details.
 
-'MACAddress='::
-    Optional static MAC address for the `macvlan' type link.
-
 
 SPECIAL QUOTING RULES
 ---------------------
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/bond b/src/lib/connections/bond
index 64b0285..3f7daf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/bond
+++ b/src/lib/connections/bond
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bond_up() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    interface_add bond "$Interface" "" ${Mode:+mode "$Mode"}
+    interface_add bond "$Interface" "$MACAddress" "" ${Mode:+mode "$Mode"}
     bring_interface_up "$Interface"
     for slave in "${BindsToInterfaces[@]}"; do
         ip link set dev "$slave" master "$Interface"
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/bridge b/src/lib/connections/bridge
index 7d05576..7f922fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/bridge
+++ b/src/lib/connections/bridge
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ bridge_up() {
             report_error "Interface '$Interface' already exists and is not a bridge"
             return 1
         fi
+        if [[ "$MACAddress" ]]; then
+            report_error "Setting a MAC address on existing bridge interface '$Interface' is unsupported"
+        fi
     else
-        interface_add bridge "$Interface"
+        interface_add bridge "$Interface" "$MACAddress"
     fi
 
     for member in "${BindsToInterfaces[@]}"; do
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/dummy b/src/lib/connections/dummy
index 8726d86..7dd8e88 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/dummy
+++ b/src/lib/connections/dummy
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dummy_up() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    interface_add dummy "$Interface"
+    interface_add dummy "$Interface" "$MACAddress"
     bring_interface_up "$Interface"
     ip_set
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/macvlan b/src/lib/connections/macvlan
index 25a97fb..eadb477 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/macvlan
+++ b/src/lib/connections/macvlan
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ macvlan_up() {
         return 1
     else
         bring_interface_up "$BindsToInterfaces"
-        interface_add macvlan "$Interface" "$BindsToInterfaces" mode "$Mode"
-        if [[ $MACAddress ]]; then
-            ip link set dev "$Interface" address "$MACAddress" || return 1
-        fi
+        interface_add macvlan "$Interface" "$MACAddress" "$BindsToInterfaces" mode "$Mode" || return 1
     fi
     ethernet_up
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/connections/vlan b/src/lib/connections/vlan
index 037c971..20251ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/connections/vlan
+++ b/src/lib/connections/vlan
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vlan_up() {
         return 1
     else
         bring_interface_up "$BindsToInterfaces"
-        interface_add vlan "$Interface" "$BindsToInterfaces" id "$VLANID"
+        interface_add vlan "$Interface" "$MACAddress" "$BindsToInterfaces" id "$VLANID"
     fi
 
     ethernet_up
diff --git a/src/lib/interface b/src/lib/interface
index 2ebf81e..1a51c07 100644
--- a/src/lib/interface
+++ b/src/lib/interface
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ is_interface() {
 ## Add an interface
 # $1: interface type
 # $2: interface name
-# $3: interface link (optional)
-# $4...: additional arguments
+# $3: interface MAC address (optional)
+# $4: interface link (optional)
+# $5...: additional type related arguments
 interface_add() {
-    local type="$1" name="$2" link="$3"
-    do_debug ip link add ${link:+link "$link"} name "$name" type "$type" "${@:4}" $LinkOptions || return
+    local type="$1" name="$2" address="$3" link="$4"
+    if [[ -e "/sys/class/net/$address/address" ]]; then
+        address=$(< "/sys/class/net/$address/address")
+    fi
+    do_debug ip link add ${link:+link "$link"} name "$name" ${address:+address "$address"} type "$type" "${@:5}" $LinkOptions || return
     load_interface_config "$name"
 }