diff --git a/ipnet.go b/ipnet.go
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+++ b/ipnet.go
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+package pflag
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// IPNet adapts net.IPNet for use as a flag.
+type IPNetValue net.IPNet
+
+func (ipnet IPNetValue) String() string {
+	n := net.IPNet(ipnet)
+	return n.String()
+}
+
+func (ipnet *IPNetValue) Set(value string) error {
+	_, n, err := net.ParseCIDR(strings.TrimSpace(value))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*ipnet = IPNetValue(*n)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (*IPNetValue) Type() string {
+	return "ipNet"
+}
+
+var _ = strings.TrimSpace
+
+func newIPNetValue(val net.IPNet, p *net.IPNet) *IPNetValue {
+	*p = val
+	return (*IPNetValue)(p)
+}
+
+func ipNetConv(sval string) (interface{}, error) {
+	_, n, err := net.ParseCIDR(strings.TrimSpace(sval))
+	if err == nil {
+		return *n, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid string being converted to IPNet: %s", sval)
+}
+
+// GetIPNet return the net.IPNet value of a flag with the given name
+func (f *FlagSet) GetIPNet(name string) (net.IPNet, error) {
+	val, err := f.getFlagType(name, "ipNet", ipNetConv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return net.IPNet{}, err
+	}
+	return val.(net.IPNet), nil
+}
+
+// IPNetVar defines an net.IPNet flag with specified name, default value, and usage string.
+// The argument p points to an net.IPNet variable in which to store the value of the flag.
+func (f *FlagSet) IPNetVar(p *net.IPNet, name string, value net.IPNet, usage string) {
+	f.VarP(newIPNetValue(value, p), name, "", usage)
+}
+
+// Like IPNetVar, but accepts a shorthand letter that can be used after a single dash.
+func (f *FlagSet) IPNetVarP(p *net.IPNet, name, shorthand string, value net.IPNet, usage string) {
+	f.VarP(newIPNetValue(value, p), name, shorthand, usage)
+}
+
+// IPNetVar defines an net.IPNet flag with specified name, default value, and usage string.
+// The argument p points to an net.IPNet variable in which to store the value of the flag.
+func IPNetVar(p *net.IPNet, name string, value net.IPNet, usage string) {
+	CommandLine.VarP(newIPNetValue(value, p), name, "", usage)
+}
+
+// Like IPNetVar, but accepts a shorthand letter that can be used after a single dash.
+func IPNetVarP(p *net.IPNet, name, shorthand string, value net.IPNet, usage string) {
+	CommandLine.VarP(newIPNetValue(value, p), name, shorthand, usage)
+}
+
+// IPNet defines an net.IPNet flag with specified name, default value, and usage string.
+// The return value is the address of an net.IPNet variable that stores the value of the flag.
+func (f *FlagSet) IPNet(name string, value net.IPNet, usage string) *net.IPNet {
+	p := new(net.IPNet)
+	f.IPNetVarP(p, name, "", value, usage)
+	return p
+}
+
+// Like IPNet, but accepts a shorthand letter that can be used after a single dash.
+func (f *FlagSet) IPNetP(name, shorthand string, value net.IPNet, usage string) *net.IPNet {
+	p := new(net.IPNet)
+	f.IPNetVarP(p, name, shorthand, value, usage)
+	return p
+}
+
+// IPNet defines an net.IPNet flag with specified name, default value, and usage string.
+// The return value is the address of an net.IPNet variable that stores the value of the flag.
+func IPNet(name string, value net.IPNet, usage string) *net.IPNet {
+	return CommandLine.IPNetP(name, "", value, usage)
+}
+
+// Like IPNet, but accepts a shorthand letter that can be used after a single dash.
+func IPNetP(name, shorthand string, value net.IPNet, usage string) *net.IPNet {
+	return CommandLine.IPNetP(name, shorthand, value, usage)
+}
diff --git a/ipnet_test.go b/ipnet_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335b6fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipnet_test.go
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+package pflag
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func setUpIPNet(ip *net.IPNet) *FlagSet {
+	f := NewFlagSet("test", ContinueOnError)
+	_, def, _ := net.ParseCIDR("0.0.0.0/0")
+	f.IPNetVar(ip, "address", *def, "IP Address")
+	return f
+}
+
+func TestIPNet(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		input    string
+		success  bool
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"0.0.0.0/0", true, "0.0.0.0/0"},
+		{" 0.0.0.0/0 ", true, "0.0.0.0/0"},
+		{"1.2.3.4/8", true, "1.0.0.0/8"},
+		{"127.0.0.1/16", true, "127.0.0.0/16"},
+		{"255.255.255.255/19", true, "255.255.224.0/19"},
+		{"255.255.255.255/32", true, "255.255.255.255/32"},
+		{"", false, ""},
+		{"/0", false, ""},
+		{"0", false, ""},
+		{"0/0", false, ""},
+		{"localhost/0", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0/4", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0./8", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0.0./12", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0.256/16", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0.0 /20", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0.0/ 24", false, ""},
+		{"0 . 0 . 0 . 0 / 28", false, ""},
+		{"0.0.0.0/33", false, ""},
+	}
+
+	devnull, _ := os.Open(os.DevNull)
+	os.Stderr = devnull
+	for i := range testCases {
+		var addr net.IPNet
+		f := setUpIPNet(&addr)
+
+		tc := &testCases[i]
+
+		arg := fmt.Sprintf("--address=%s", tc.input)
+		err := f.Parse([]string{arg})
+		if err != nil && tc.success == true {
+			t.Errorf("expected success, got %q", err)
+			continue
+		} else if err == nil && tc.success == false {
+			t.Errorf("expected failure")
+			continue
+		} else if tc.success {
+			ip, err := f.GetIPNet("address")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Got error trying to fetch the IP flag: %v", err)
+			}
+			if ip.String() != tc.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", tc.expected, ip.String())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}