diff --git a/executor-scripts/linux/ppp b/executor-scripts/linux/ppp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ba001b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executor-scripts/linux/ppp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+[ -z "$IF_PPP_PROVIDER" ] && exit 0
+case "$PHASE" in
+pre-up)		${MOCK} pon $IF_PPP_PROVIDER ;;
+post-down)	${MOCK} poff $IF_PPP_PROVIDER ;;
+depend)		echo "$IF_PPP_PHYSDEV" ;;
+esac
diff --git a/libifupdown/interface-file.c b/libifupdown/interface-file.c
index b59ca8a..82a3328 100644
--- a/libifupdown/interface-file.c
+++ b/libifupdown/interface-file.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct remap_token {
 };
 
 static const struct remap_token tokens[] = {
-	{"vrf", "vrf-member"}
+	{"provider", "ppp-provider"},			/* legacy ifupdown, ifupdown2 */
+	{"vrf", "vrf-member"},
 };
 
 static int
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ lif_interface_file_parse(struct lif_dict *collection, const char *filename)
 					cur_iface->is_dhcp = true;
 					lif_dict_add(&cur_iface->vars, "use", strdup("dhcp"));
 				}
+				else if (!strcmp(token, "ppp"))
+				{
+					lif_dict_add(&cur_iface->vars, "use", strdup("ppp"));
+				}
 				else if (!strcmp(token, "inherits"))
 				{
 					token = lif_next_token(&bufp);
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/ppp-legacy.interfaces b/tests/fixtures/ppp-legacy.interfaces
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a83490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/ppp-legacy.interfaces
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+auto ppp0
+iface ppp0 inet ppp
+    requires eth0
+    provider someisp
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/ppp.interfaces b/tests/fixtures/ppp.interfaces
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d4cb9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/ppp.interfaces
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+auto ppp0
+iface ppp0
+    requires eth0
+    ppp-provider someisp
diff --git a/tests/ifquery_test b/tests/ifquery_test
index f6afe13..67284ec 100755
--- a/tests/ifquery_test
+++ b/tests/ifquery_test
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ tests_init \
 	implicit_vlan \
 	vrf_dependency \
 	vrf_ifupdown2_rewrite \
-	vrf_ifupdown2_dependency
+	vrf_ifupdown2_dependency \
+	ppp_dependency \
+	ppp_legacy_rewrite
 
 noargs_body() {
 	atf_check -s exit:1 -e ignore ifquery -S/dev/null
@@ -130,3 +132,13 @@ vrf_ifupdown2_dependency_body() {
 	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:"requires vrf-red" \
 		ifquery -E $EXECUTORS_LINUX -i $FIXTURES/vrf-ifupdown2.interfaces eth0
 }
+
+ppp_dependency_body() {
+	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:"requires eth0" \
+		ifquery -E $EXECUTORS_LINUX -i $FIXTURES/ppp.interfaces ppp0
+}
+
+ppp_legacy_rewrite_body() {
+	atf_check -s exit:0 -o match:"ppp-provider someisp" \
+		ifquery -E $EXECUTORS_LINUX -i $FIXTURES/ppp-legacy.interfaces ppp0
+}
diff --git a/tests/linux/Kyuafile b/tests/linux/Kyuafile
index 22bb701..471a8ff 100644
--- a/tests/linux/Kyuafile
+++ b/tests/linux/Kyuafile
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ atf_test_program{name='ipv6-ra_test'}
 atf_test_program{name='dhcp_test'}
 atf_test_program{name='static_test'}
 atf_test_program{name='vrf_test'}
+atf_test_program{name='ppp_test'}
diff --git a/tests/linux/ppp_test b/tests/linux/ppp_test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..46bb0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linux/ppp_test
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env atf-sh
+
+. $(atf_get_srcdir)/../test_env.sh
+EXECUTOR="$(atf_get_srcdir)/../../executor-scripts/linux/ppp"
+
+tests_init \
+	bringup \
+	teardown \
+
+bringup_body() {
+	export MOCK=echo IFACE=ppp0 PHASE=pre-up IF_PPP_PROVIDER=someisp
+	atf_check -s exit:0 \
+		-o match:'pon someisp' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}
+
+teardown_body() {
+	export MOCK=echo IFACE=ppp0 PHASE=post-down IF_PPP_PROVIDER=someisp
+	atf_check -s exit:0 \
+		-o match:'poff someisp' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}