diff --git a/netbox/ipam/constants.py b/netbox/ipam/constants.py
index 3beb18823..8413d38c3 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/constants.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/constants.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ IPADDRESS_ROLE_VIP = 40
 IPADDRESS_ROLE_VRRP = 41
 IPADDRESS_ROLE_HSRP = 42
 IPADDRESS_ROLE_GLBP = 43
+IPADDRESS_ROLE_CARP = 44
 IPADDRESS_ROLE_CHOICES = (
     (IPADDRESS_ROLE_LOOPBACK, 'Loopback'),
     (IPADDRESS_ROLE_SECONDARY, 'Secondary'),
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ IPADDRESS_ROLE_CHOICES = (
     (IPADDRESS_ROLE_VRRP, 'VRRP'),
     (IPADDRESS_ROLE_HSRP, 'HSRP'),
     (IPADDRESS_ROLE_GLBP, 'GLBP'),
+    (IPADDRESS_ROLE_CARP, 'CARP'),
 )
 
 # VLAN statuses
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/migrations/0020_ipaddress_add_role_carp.py b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0020_ipaddress_add_role_carp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d16be049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0020_ipaddress_add_role_carp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.4 on 2017-10-09 20:02
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ipam', '0019_virtualization'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='ipaddress',
+            name='role',
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(blank=True, choices=[(10, 'Loopback'), (20, 'Secondary'), (30, 'Anycast'), (40, 'VIP'), (41, 'VRRP'), (42, 'HSRP'), (43, 'GLBP'), (44, 'CARP')], help_text='The functional role of this IP', null=True, verbose_name='Role'),
+        ),
+    ]