diff --git a/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip_nic_dhcp/init.cc b/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip_nic_dhcp/init.cc
index 0cae66da6a..9f52a183c1 100644
--- a/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip_nic_dhcp/init.cc
+++ b/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip_nic_dhcp/init.cc
@@ -15,19 +15,90 @@
 #include <base/printf.h>
 #include <parent/parent.h>
 
+#include <os/config.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
+
 #include <lwip/genode.h>
 
+extern "C" {
+#include <lwip/sockets.h>
+#include <lwip/api.h>
+}
+
+
 extern void create_lwip_plugin();
 
+
 void __attribute__((constructor)) init_nic_dhcp(void)
 {
 	PDBG("init_nic_dhcp()\n");
 
+	char ip_addr_str[16] = {0};
+	char netmask_str[16] = {0};
+	char gateway_str[16] = {0};
+
+	genode_int32_t ip_addr = 0;
+	genode_int32_t netmask = 0;
+	genode_int32_t gateway = 0;
+	
+	try {
+		Genode::Xml_node interface_node = Genode::config()->xml_node().sub_node("interface");
+
+		try {
+			interface_node.attribute("ip_addr").value(ip_addr_str, sizeof(ip_addr_str));
+		}
+		catch(Genode::Xml_node::Nonexistent_attribute)
+		{
+			PERR("Missing \"ip_addr\" attribute. Ignore interface config.");
+			throw;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			interface_node.attribute("netmask").value(netmask_str, sizeof(netmask_str));
+		}
+		catch(Genode::Xml_node::Nonexistent_attribute)
+		{
+			PERR("Missing \"netmask\" attribute. Ignore interface config.");
+			throw;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			interface_node.attribute("gateway").value(gateway_str, sizeof(gateway_str));
+		}
+		catch(Genode::Xml_node::Nonexistent_attribute)
+		{
+			PERR("Missing \"gateway\" attribute. Ignore interface config.");
+			throw;
+		}
+		
+		PDBG("interface: ip_addr=%s netmask=%s gateway=%s ",
+		     ip_addr_str, netmask_str, gateway_str
+		);
+
+		genode_int32_t ip, nm, gw;
+		
+		ip = inet_addr(ip_addr_str);
+		nm = inet_addr(netmask_str);
+		gw = inet_addr(gateway_str);
+
+		if (ip == INADDR_NONE || nm == INADDR_NONE || gw == INADDR_NONE) {
+			PERR("Invalid interface config.");
+			throw;
+		} else {
+			ip_addr = ip;
+			netmask = nm;
+			gateway = gw;
+		}
+	}
+	catch (...) {
+		PINF("Using DHCP for interface configuration.");
+	}
+
 	/* make sure the libc_lwip plugin has been created */
 	create_lwip_plugin();
 
 	try {
-		lwip_nic_init(0, 0, 0);
+		lwip_nic_init(ip_addr, netmask, gateway);
 	} catch (Genode::Parent::Service_denied) {
 		/* ignore for now */
 	}