diff --git a/scapy/layers/tuntap.py b/scapy/layers/tuntap.py
index e87cf21892b..19a3e289f0b 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/tuntap.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/tuntap.py
@@ -10,25 +10,30 @@
 These allow Scapy to act as the remote side of a virtual network interface.
 """
 
-
 import socket
 import time
 from fcntl import ioctl
 
-from scapy.compat import raw, bytes_encode
+from scapy.compat import bytes_encode, raw
 from scapy.config import conf
-from scapy.consts import BIG_ENDIAN, BSD, LINUX
+from scapy.consts import BIG_ENDIAN, BSD, DARWIN, LINUX
 from scapy.data import ETHER_TYPES, MTU
-from scapy.error import warning, log_runtime
-from scapy.fields import Field, FlagsField, StrFixedLenField, XShortEnumField
+from scapy.error import log_runtime, warning
+from scapy.fields import (
+    BitField,
+    Field,
+    FlagsField,
+    IntField,
+    StrFixedLenField,
+    XShortEnumField,
+)
 from scapy.interfaces import network_name
 from scapy.layers.inet import IP
-from scapy.layers.inet6 import IPv46, IPv6
+from scapy.layers.inet6 import IPv6, IPv46
 from scapy.layers.l2 import Ether
-from scapy.packet import Packet
+from scapy.packet import Packet, bind_layers
 from scapy.supersocket import SimpleSocket
 
-
 # Linux-specific defines (/usr/include/linux/if_tun.h)
 LINUX_TUNSETIFF = 0x400454ca
 LINUX_IFF_TUN = 0x0001
@@ -36,6 +41,11 @@
 LINUX_IFF_NO_PI = 0x1000
 LINUX_IFNAMSIZ = 16
 
+# Darwin-specific defines (net/if_utun.h and sys/kern_control.h)
+DARWIN_CTLIOCGINFO = 0xc0644e03
+DARWIN_UTUN_CONTROL_NAME = b"com.apple.net.utun_control"
+DARWIN_MAX_KCTL_NAME = 96
+
 
 class NativeShortField(Field):
     def __init__(self, name, default):
@@ -61,6 +71,18 @@ class LinuxTunIfReq(Packet):
     ]
 
 
+class DarwinUtunIfReq(Packet):
+    """
+    Structure for issuing Darwin ioctl commands (``struct ctl_info``).
+
+    See net/if_utun.h and sys/kern_control.h for reference.
+    """
+    fields_desc = [
+        BitField("ctl_id", 0, -32),
+        StrFixedLenField("ctl_name", DARWIN_UTUN_CONTROL_NAME, DARWIN_MAX_KCTL_NAME)
+    ]
+
+
 class LinuxTunPacketInfo(TunPacketInfo):
     """
     Base for TUN packets.
@@ -78,6 +100,12 @@ class LinuxTunPacketInfo(TunPacketInfo):
     ]
 
 
+class DarwinUtunPacketInfo(Packet):
+    fields_desc = [
+        IntField("addr_family", socket.AF_INET)
+    ]
+
+
 class TunTapInterface(SimpleSocket):
     """
     A socket to act as the host's peer of a tun / tap interface.
@@ -116,7 +144,7 @@ def __init__(self, iface=None, mode_tun=None, default_read_size=MTU,
 
         self.mode_tun = mode_tun
         if self.mode_tun is None:
-            if self.iface.startswith(b"tun"):
+            if self.iface.startswith(b"tun") or self.iface.startswith(b"utun"):
                 self.mode_tun = True
             elif self.iface.startswith(b"tap"):
                 self.mode_tun = False
@@ -152,23 +180,38 @@ def __init__(self, iface=None, mode_tun=None, default_read_size=MTU,
                 warning("Linux interface names are limited to %d bytes, "
                         "truncating!" % (LINUX_IFNAMSIZ,))
                 self.iface = self.iface[:LINUX_IFNAMSIZ]
-
+            sock = open(devname, "r+b", buffering=0)
         elif BSD:  # also DARWIN
-            if not (self.iface.startswith(b"tap") or
-                    self.iface.startswith(b"tun")):
+            if self.iface.startswith(b"utun"):  # allowed for Darwin
+                if not DARWIN:
+                    raise ValueError('`utun` iface prefix is only allowed for Darwin')
+                self.kernel_packet_class = DarwinUtunPacketInfo
+                self.mtu_overhead = 4
+                interface_num = int(self.iface[4:])
+
+                utun_socket = socket.socket(
+                    socket.PF_SYSTEM, socket.SOCK_DGRAM, socket.SYSPROTO_CONTROL)
+                ctl_info = ioctl(utun_socket, DARWIN_CTLIOCGINFO,
+                                 raw(DarwinUtunIfReq()))
+                utun_socket.connect(
+                    (DarwinUtunIfReq(ctl_info).getfieldval("ctl_id"), interface_num + 1)
+                )
+
+                sock = utun_socket.makefile(mode="rwb", buffering=0)
+            elif self.iface.startswith(b"tap") or self.iface.startswith(b"tun"):
+                devname = b"/dev/" + self.iface
+                if not self.strip_packet_info:
+                    warning("tun/tap devices on BSD and Darwin never include "
+                            "packet info!")
+                    self.strip_packet_info = True
+                sock = open(devname, "r+b", buffering=0)
+            else:
                 raise ValueError("Interface names must start with `tun` or "
-                                 "`tap` on BSD and Darwin")
-            devname = b"/dev/" + self.iface
-            if not self.strip_packet_info:
-                warning("tun/tap devices on BSD and Darwin never include "
-                        "packet info!")
-                self.strip_packet_info = True
+                                 "`tap` on BSD and Darwin or `utun` on Darwin")
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError("TunTapInterface is not supported on "
                                       "this platform!")
 
-        sock = open(devname, "r+b", buffering=0)
-
         if LINUX:
             if self.mode_tun:
                 flags = LINUX_IFF_TUN
@@ -241,3 +284,8 @@ def send(self, x):
         except socket.error:
             log_runtime.error("%s send",
                               self.__class__.__name__, exc_info=True)
+
+
+# Bindings #
+bind_layers(DarwinUtunPacketInfo, IP, addr_family=socket.AF_INET)
+bind_layers(DarwinUtunPacketInfo, IPv6, addr_family=socket.AF_INET6)
diff --git a/test/tuntap.uts b/test/tuntap.uts
index 6017818fa52..1ba470ea175 100644
--- a/test/tuntap.uts
+++ b/test/tuntap.uts
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ assert p.type == 0x86dd
 
 assert isinstance(p.payload, IPv6)
 
+#######
++ Test Darwin-specific protocol headers for utun
+~ osx utun not_libpcap
+
+= Darwin-specific protocol headers
+
+p = DarwinUtunPacketInfo()/IP()
+assert p.addr_family == 2
+
+p = DarwinUtunPacketInfo(raw(p))
+assert p.addr_family == 2
+assert isinstance(p.payload, IP)
+
+p = DarwinUtunPacketInfo()/IPv6()
+assert p.addr_family == 30
+
+p = DarwinUtunPacketInfo(raw(p))
+assert p.addr_family == 30
+assert isinstance(p.payload, IPv6)
+
 #######
 + Test tun device