diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 096de34d7..06f046007 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 [NOT YET RELEASED]
 
+o Added a mac_addr_next_hop member to the host tables used in NSE.
+  [Michael Pattrick, kx].
+
 o Removed the nmap_service.exe helper program for smb-psexec, as it
   was still being flagged by malware detection even after the
   bit-flipping in the next release. You can now download it from
diff --git a/docs/scripting.xml b/docs/scripting.xml
index 23629ef81..012715a7c 100644
--- a/docs/scripting.xml
+++ b/docs/scripting.xml
@@ -1323,6 +1323,16 @@ LUALIB_API int luaopen_openssl(lua_State *L) {
 		  </para>
 	    </listitem>
 	  </varlistentry>
+	  <varlistentry>
+	    <term><option>host.mac_addr_next_hop</option>
+	      </term>
+	    <listitem>
+	      <para>MAC address<indexterm><primary>MAC address</primary></indexterm>
+	      of the first hop in the route to the host, or
+	      <literal>nil</literal> if not available.
+	      </para>
+	    </listitem>
+	  </varlistentry>
 	  <varlistentry>
 	    <term><option>host.mac_addr_src</option>
 	      </term>
diff --git a/nse_nmaplib.cc b/nse_nmaplib.cc
index f77eea11b..fa2c48358 100644
--- a/nse_nmaplib.cc
+++ b/nse_nmaplib.cc
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ void set_hostinfo(lua_State *L, Target *currenths) {
     lua_pushlstring (L, (const char*)currenths->MACAddress() , 6);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "mac_addr");
   }
+  if(currenths->NextHopMACAddress()){  // else nil
+	lua_pushlstring (L, (const char*)currenths->NextHopMACAddress() , 6);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "mac_addr_next_hop");
+  }
   if(currenths->SrcMACAddress()){ // else nil
     lua_pushlstring(L, (const char*)currenths->SrcMACAddress(), 6);
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "mac_addr_src");