diff --git a/addons/ifenslave.py b/addons/ifenslave.py
index 671d725..35f76f2 100644
--- a/addons/ifenslave.py
+++ b/addons/ifenslave.py
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class ifenslave(moduleBase):
                      'bond-lacp-bypass-priority':
                          {'help' : 'slave priority for lacp bypass',
                           'example' : ['bond-lacp-bypass-priority swp1=1 swp2=1 swp3=2']},
+                     'bond-lacp-bypass-use-priority':
+                         {'help' : 'enable priority based selection for lacp bypass',
+                          'validvals' : ['0', '1'],
+                          'default' : '1',
+                          'example' : ['bond-lacp-bypass-use-priority 1']},
                      'bond-slaves' :
                         {'help' : 'bond slaves',
                          'required' : True,
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ class ifenslave(moduleBase):
                                  ('bond-lacp-fallback-allow', 'lacp_bypass_allow'),
                                  ('bond-lacp-fallback-period', 'lacp_bypass_period'),
                                  ('bond-lacp-bypass-allow', 'lacp_bypass_allow'),
+                                 ('bond-lacp-bypass-use-priority', 'lacp_bypass_use_priority'),
                                  ('bond-lacp-bypass-period', 'lacp_bypass_period')])
         linkup = self.ipcmd.is_link_up(ifaceobj.name)
         try:
@@ -377,7 +383,9 @@ class ifenslave(moduleBase):
                      'bond-lacp-bypass-period' :
                             self.ifenslavecmd.get_lacp_fallback_period(bondname),
                      'bond-lacp-bypass-priority' :
-                            self.ifenslavecmd.get_lacp_fallback_priority(bondname)}
+                            self.ifenslavecmd.get_lacp_fallback_priority(bondname),
+                     'bond-lacp-bypass-use-priority' :
+                            self.ifenslavecmd.get_lacp_fallback_use_priority(bondname)}
         slaves = self.ifenslavecmd.get_slaves(bondname)
         if slaves:
             bondattrs['bond-slaves'] = slaves
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/ifenslaveutil.py b/ifupdownaddons/ifenslaveutil.py
index c7e0d42..5bc83b0 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/ifenslaveutil.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/ifenslaveutil.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ifenslaveutil(utilsBase):
                         %(bondname, x))),
                        ['use_carrier', 'miimon', 'min_links', 'num_unsol_na',
                         'num_grat_arp', 'lacp_bypass_allow', 'lacp_bypass_period', 
-                        'clag_enable'])
+                        'lacp_bypass_use_priority', 'clag_enable'])
         except Exception, e:
             pass
 
@@ -318,6 +318,26 @@ class ifenslaveutil(utilsBase):
         prio_str = ' '.join(prios)
         return prio_str
 
+    def set_lacp_fallback_use_priority(self, bondname, useprio, prehook=None, posthook=None):
+        if (self._cache_check([bondname, 'linkinfo', 'lacp_bypass_use_priority'], 
+                              lacp_bypass_use_priority)):
+            return
+        if prehook:
+            prehook(bondname)
+        try:
+            self.write_file('/sys/class/net/%s' %bondname +
+                            '/bonding/lacp_bypass_use_priority', useprio)
+        except:
+            raise
+        finally:
+            if posthook:
+                posthook(bondname)
+            self._cache_update([bondname, 'linkinfo',
+                               'lacp_bypass_use_priority'], useprio)
+
+    def get_lacp_fallback_use_priority(self, bondname):
+        return self._cache_get([bondname, 'linkinfo', 'lacp_bypass_use_priority'])
+
     def get_ad_sys_mac_addr(self, bondname):
         return self._cache_get([bondname, 'linkinfo', 'ad_sys_mac_addr'])