diff --git a/executor-scripts/linux/static b/executor-scripts/linux/static
index e14ca6b..f03b61d 100755
--- a/executor-scripts/linux/static
+++ b/executor-scripts/linux/static
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-VRF_TABLE=""
 [ -n "$IF_VRF_TABLE" ] && VRF_TABLE="table $IF_VRF_TABLE"
+[ -n "$IF_METRIC" ] && METRIC="metric $IF_METRIC"
 
 addr_family() {
 	if [ "$1" != "${1#*[0-9].[0-9]}" ]; then
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ configure_addresses() {
 configure_gateways() {
 	for i in $(ifquery -p gateway -i $INTERFACES_FILE $IFACE); do
 		addrfam=$(addr_family $i)
-		${MOCK} ip $addrfam route $1 default via $i $VRF_TABLE
+		${MOCK} ip $addrfam route $1 default via $i $VRF_TABLE $METRIC
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/linux/static_test b/tests/linux/static_test
index 79bf820..d8bdab2 100755
--- a/tests/linux/static_test
+++ b/tests/linux/static_test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EXECUTOR="$(atf_get_srcdir)/../../executor-scripts/linux/static"
 FIXTURES="$(atf_get_srcdir)/../fixtures"
 
-tests_init up down vrf_up vrf_down
+tests_init up down vrf_up vrf_down metric_up metric_down
 
 up_body() {
 	export IFACE=eth0 PHASE=up MOCK=echo INTERFACES_FILE="$FIXTURES/static-eth0.interfaces"
@@ -41,3 +41,19 @@ vrf_down_body() {
 		-o match:'route del default via 203.0.113.2 table 1' \
 		${EXECUTOR}
 }
+
+metric_up_body() {
+	export IFACE=vrf-red PHASE=up MOCK=echo INTERFACES_FILE="$FIXTURES/vrf.interfaces" \
+		IF_VRF_TABLE=1 IF_METRIC=20
+	atf_check -s exit:0 \
+		-o match:'route add default via 203.0.113.2 table 1 metric 20' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}
+
+metric_down_body() {
+	export IFACE=vrf-red PHASE=down MOCK=echo INTERFACES_FILE="$FIXTURES/vrf.interfaces" \
+		IF_VRF_TABLE=1 IF_METRIC=20
+	atf_check -s exit:0 \
+		-o match:'route del default via 203.0.113.2 table 1 metric 20' \
+		${EXECUTOR}
+}