diff --git a/ifupdown2/addons/xfrm.py b/ifupdown2/addons/xfrm.py
index b64727f..28833d5 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/addons/xfrm.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/addons/xfrm.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
 
 
 class xfrm(Addon, moduleBase):
-    """  ifupdown2 addon module to create a xfrm interface """
+    """
+    ifupdown2 addon module to create a xfrm interface
+    """
     _modinfo = {
         'mhelp': 'xfrm module creates a xfrm interface for',
         'attrs': {
@@ -94,7 +96,6 @@ class xfrm(Addon, moduleBase):
         """
         # Create a xfrm device on this device and set the virtual
         # router mac and ip on it
-        link_created = False
         xfrm_ifacename = self._get_xfrm_name(ifaceobj)
         physdev = self._get_parent_ifacename(ifaceobj)
         xfrmid = self._get_xfrmid(ifaceobj)
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class xfrm(Addon, moduleBase):
     def _query_check(self, ifaceobj, ifaceobjcurr):
         if not self.cache.link_exists(ifaceobj.name):
             return
+
         ifaceobjcurr.status = ifaceStatus.SUCCESS
 
     def _query_running(self, ifaceobjrunning):
diff --git a/ifupdown2/lib/iproute2.py b/ifupdown2/lib/iproute2.py
index b2cc98d..12d14f5 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/lib/iproute2.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/lib/iproute2.py
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ class IPRoute2(Cache, Requirements):
 
     ###
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def link_add_xfrm(ifname, xfrm_name, xfrm_id):
+    def link_add_xfrm(self, ifname, xfrm_name, xfrm_id):
         utils.exec_commandl(['ip', 'link', 'add', xfrm_name, 'type', 'xfrm', 'dev', ifname, 'if_id', xfrm_id])
+        self.__update_cache_after_link_creation(xfrm_name, "xfrm")
 
     ############################################################################
     # TUNNEL
diff --git a/ifupdown2/nlmanager/nlpacket.py b/ifupdown2/nlmanager/nlpacket.py
index 02c2c1b..48b4c5d 100644
--- a/ifupdown2/nlmanager/nlpacket.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/nlmanager/nlpacket.py
@@ -2690,7 +2690,8 @@ class AttributeIFLA_LINKINFO(Attribute):
             "vti6": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_vti_to_string,
             "ipip": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_iptun_to_string,
             "sit": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_iptun_to_string,
-            "ip6tnl": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_iptun_to_string
+            "ip6tnl": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_iptun_to_string,
+            "xfrm": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_xfrm_to_string
         },
         NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.IFLA_INFO_SLAVE_DATA: {
             "bridge": NetlinkPacket_IFLA_LINKINFO_Attributes.ifla_brport_to_string,
@@ -2756,7 +2757,8 @@ class AttributeIFLA_LINKINFO(Attribute):
             "ipip",
             "sit",
             "ip6tnl",
-            "ip6ip6"
+            "ip6ip6",
+            "xfrm"
 
         ):
             self.log.debug('Unsupported IFLA_INFO_KIND %s' % kind)