diff --git a/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/net.c b/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/net.c
index 75b31e9f2cf..95637e4a5b7 100644
--- a/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/net.c
+++ b/src/libs/zbxsysinfo/linux/net.c
@@ -1255,6 +1255,66 @@ static void	get_wifi_info(const char *interface, struct zbx_json *j)
 	close(sockfd);
 }
 
+// TODO: create final version, this is just proof of concept
+// TODO: do propper:
+//	checks
+//	error handling
+//	type conversion
+// 	etc
+static void	get_if_type(const char *ifname, struct zbx_json *j)
+{
+	FILE	*f;
+	char	*path, buf[MAX_STRING_LEN];
+	unsigned int	value = 0;
+
+	if (NULL == (path = zbx_dsprintf(NULL, "/sys/class/net/%s/type", ifname)))
+	{
+		// TODO: should never happen?
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	// TODO: do propper error handling and type conversion
+	if (NULL != (f = fopen(path, "r")))
+	{
+		if (NULL != fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f))
+		{
+			value = (unsigned int )atoi(buf);
+		}
+		zbx_fclose(f);
+	}
+
+	zbx_free(path);
+
+	if (772 == value)
+	{
+		zbx_json_addstring(j, "type", "loopback", ZBX_JSON_TYPE_STRING);
+		goto out;
+
+	}
+
+	// check if "device" symlink exists for this device
+
+	if (NULL == (path = zbx_dsprintf(NULL, "/sys/class/net/%s/device", ifname)))
+	{
+		// TODO: should never happen?
+		goto out;
+
+	}
+
+	if (NULL != (f = fopen(path, "r")))
+	{
+		zbx_json_addstring(j, "type", "physical", ZBX_JSON_TYPE_STRING);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		zbx_json_addstring(j, "type", "virtual", ZBX_JSON_TYPE_STRING);
+	}
+	zbx_fclose(f);
+out:
+	zbx_free(path);
+}
+
+
 static void	get_link_settings(const char *interface, struct zbx_json *j)
 {
 	int				sock;
@@ -1446,7 +1506,8 @@ int	net_if_get(AGENT_REQUEST *request, AGENT_RESULT *result)
 		zbx_json_adduint64(&jval, "compressed", ns.ocompressed);
 		zbx_json_close(&jval);
 
-		fill_net_if_get_params(if_name, "type",  NULL, 1, &jval);
+		//fill_net_if_get_params(if_name, "type",  NULL, 1, &jval);
+		get_if_type(if_name, &jval);
 		fill_net_if_get_params(if_name, "address", "mac", 0, &jval);
 		fill_net_if_get_params(if_name, "ifalias",  NULL, 0, &jval);
 		fill_net_if_get_params(if_name, "carrier", NULL, 1, &jval);