diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
index b95fd77a4..631826a7d 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 // found in the THIRD-PARTY file.
 
 use super::net_util::{
-    build_net_config_space, build_net_config_space_with_mq, CtrlVirtio, NetCtrlEpollHandler,
-    VirtioNetConfig,
+    build_net_config_space, build_net_config_space_with_mq, virtio_features_to_tap_offload,
+    CtrlVirtio, NetCtrlEpollHandler, VirtioNetConfig,
 };
 use super::Error as DeviceError;
 use super::{
@@ -586,10 +586,17 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Net {
                     .transpose()
                     .map_err(ActivateError::CreateRateLimiter)?;
 
+                let tap = taps.remove(0);
+                tap.set_offload(virtio_features_to_tap_offload(self.common.acked_features))
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        error!("Error programming tap offload: {:?}", e);
+                        ActivateError::BadActivate
+                    })?;
+
                 let mut handler = NetEpollHandler {
                     net: NetQueuePair {
                         mem: Some(mem.clone()),
-                        tap: taps.remove(0),
+                        tap,
                         rx,
                         tx,
                         epoll_fd: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net_util.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net_util.rs
index 2ae263737..47716610d 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net_util.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net_util.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use super::{
     EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_LAST,
 };
 use net_util::MacAddr;
+use std::os::raw::c_uint;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
@@ -208,3 +209,24 @@ pub fn build_net_config_space_with_mq(
         *avail_features |= 1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ;
     }
 }
+
+pub fn virtio_features_to_tap_offload(features: u64) -> c_uint {
+    let mut tap_offloads: c_uint = 0;
+    if features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM) != 0 {
+        tap_offloads |= net_gen::TUN_F_CSUM;
+    }
+    if features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4) != 0 {
+        tap_offloads |= net_gen::TUN_F_TSO4;
+    }
+    if features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6) != 0 {
+        tap_offloads |= net_gen::TUN_F_TSO6;
+    }
+    if features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN) != 0 {
+        tap_offloads |= net_gen::TUN_F_TSO_ECN;
+    }
+    if features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO) != 0 {
+        tap_offloads |= net_gen::TUN_F_UFO;
+    }
+
+    tap_offloads
+}