diff --git a/include/netlink/object-api.h b/include/netlink/object-api.h
index 70a4ddd..cfd5699 100644
--- a/include/netlink/object-api.h
+++ b/include/netlink/object-api.h
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ struct nl_object_ops
 
 
 	char *(*oo_attrs2str)(int, char *, size_t);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get key attributes by family function
+	 */
+	uint32_t   (*oo_id_attrs_get)(struct nl_object *);
 };
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/lib/object.c b/lib/object.c
index 055a208..585189e 100644
--- a/lib/object.c
+++ b/lib/object.c
@@ -291,7 +291,15 @@ int nl_object_identical(struct nl_object *a, struct nl_object *b)
 	if (ops != obj_ops(b))
 		return 0;
 
-	req_attrs = ops->oo_id_attrs;
+	if (ops->oo_id_attrs_get) {
+		int req_attrs_a = ops->oo_id_attrs_get(a);
+		int req_attrs_b = ops->oo_id_attrs_get(b);
+		if (req_attrs_a != req_attrs_b)
+			return 0;
+		req_attrs = req_attrs_a;
+	} else {
+		req_attrs = ops->oo_id_attrs;
+	}
 	if (req_attrs == 0xFFFFFFFF)
 		req_attrs = a->ce_mask & b->ce_mask;