diff --git a/src/drivers/block/ibft.c b/src/drivers/block/ibft.c
index f61add32..6aabd766 100644
--- a/src/drivers/block/ibft.c
+++ b/src/drivers/block/ibft.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static int ibft_fill_nic ( struct ibft_nic *nic,
 	struct in_addr netmask_addr = { 0 };
 	unsigned int netmask_count = 0;
 	struct settings *parent = netdev_settings ( netdev );
+	struct settings *origin;
 	int rc;
 
 	/* Fill in common header */
@@ -245,6 +246,12 @@ static int ibft_fill_nic ( struct ibft_nic *nic,
 	nic->header.flags = ( IBFT_FL_NIC_BLOCK_VALID |
 			      IBFT_FL_NIC_FIRMWARE_BOOT_SELECTED );
 
+	/* Determine origin of IP address */
+	fetch_setting ( parent, &ip_setting, &origin, NULL, NULL, 0 );
+	nic->origin = ( ( origin == parent ) ?
+			IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_MANUAL : IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_DHCP );
+	DBG ( "iBFT NIC origin = %d\n", nic->origin );
+
 	/* Extract values from configuration settings */
 	ibft_set_ipaddr_setting ( parent, &nic->ip_address, &ip_setting, 1 );
 	DBG ( "iBFT NIC IP = %s\n", ibft_ipaddr ( &nic->ip_address ) );
diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/ibft.h b/src/include/ipxe/ibft.h
index 73372122..35f15105 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/ibft.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/ibft.h
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ struct ibft_nic {
 /** NIC global / link local */
 #define IBFT_FL_NIC_GLOBAL 0x04
 
+/** NIC IP address origin */
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_OTHER 0x00
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_MANUAL 0x01
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_WELLKNOWN 0x02
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_DHCP 0x03
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_RA 0x04
+#define IBFT_NIC_ORIGIN_UNCHANGED 0x0f
+
 /**
  * iBFT Target structure
  *