diff --git a/src/link/link_info/bond.rs b/src/link/link_info/bond.rs
index a7eab146..479e18a8 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/bond.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/bond.rs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ pub enum InfoBond {
     ArpAllTargets(BondArpAllTargets),
     Primary(u32),
     PrimaryReselect(u8),
-    FailOverMac(u8),
+    FailOverMac(BondFailOverMac),
     XmitHashPolicy(BondXmitHashPolicy),
     ResendIgmp(u32),
     NumPeerNotif(u8),
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ impl Nla for InfoBond {
             Self::XmitHashPolicy(value) => buffer[0] = (*value).into(),
             Self::UseCarrier(value)
             | Self::PrimaryReselect(value)
-            | Self::FailOverMac(value)
             | Self::NumPeerNotif(value)
             | Self::AllPortsActive(value)
             | Self::AdLacpActive(value)
@@ -536,6 +535,7 @@ impl Nla for InfoBond {
             | Self::AdSelect(value)
             | Self::TlbDynamicLb(value)
             | Self::MissedMax(value) => buffer[0] = *value,
+            Self::FailOverMac(value) => buffer[0] = (*value).into(),
             Self::AdActorSysPrio(value) | Self::AdUserPortKey(value) => {
                 NativeEndian::write_u16(buffer, *value)
             }
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for InfoBond {
             ),
             IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC => Self::FailOverMac(
                 parse_u8(payload)
-                    .context("invalid IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC value")?,
+                    .context("invalid IFLA_BOND_FAIL_OVER_MAC value")?
+                    .into(),
             ),
             IFLA_BOND_XMIT_HASH_POLICY => Self::XmitHashPolicy(
                 parse_u8(payload)
@@ -766,3 +767,52 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for InfoBond {
         })
     }
 }
+
+const BOND_FOM_NONE: u8 = 0;
+const BOND_FOM_ACTIVE: u8 = 1;
+const BOND_FOM_FOLLOW: u8 = 2;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Default)]
+pub enum BondFailOverMac {
+    #[default]
+    None,
+    Active,
+    Follow,
+    Other(u8),
+}
+
+impl From<BondFailOverMac> for u8 {
+    fn from(value: BondFailOverMac) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            BondFailOverMac::None => BOND_FOM_NONE,
+            BondFailOverMac::Active => BOND_FOM_ACTIVE,
+            BondFailOverMac::Follow => BOND_FOM_FOLLOW,
+            BondFailOverMac::Other(d) => d,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u8> for BondFailOverMac {
+    fn from(value: u8) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            BOND_FOM_NONE => BondFailOverMac::None,
+            BOND_FOM_ACTIVE => BondFailOverMac::Active,
+            BOND_FOM_FOLLOW => BondFailOverMac::Follow,
+            d => BondFailOverMac::Other(d),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for BondFailOverMac {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let kernel_name = match self {
+            BondFailOverMac::None => "none",
+            BondFailOverMac::Active => "active",
+            BondFailOverMac::Follow => "follow",
+            BondFailOverMac::Other(d) => {
+                return write!(f, "unknown-variant ({d})")
+            }
+        };
+        f.write_str(kernel_name)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
index 24f262a5..2811d5ee 100644
--- a/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/link_info/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mod xfrm;
 mod xstats;
 
 pub use self::bond::{
-    BondAdInfo, BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondMode,
+    BondAdInfo, BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondFailOverMac, BondMode,
     BondXmitHashPolicy, InfoBond,
 };
 pub use self::bond_port::{BondPortState, InfoBondPort, MiiStatus};
diff --git a/src/link/mod.rs b/src/link/mod.rs
index c3b4922c..c73fe784 100644
--- a/src/link/mod.rs
+++ b/src/link/mod.rs
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ pub use self::ext_mask::LinkExtentMask;
 pub use self::header::{LinkHeader, LinkMessageBuffer};
 pub use self::link_flag::LinkFlags;
 pub use self::link_info::{
-    BondAdInfo, BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondMode, BondPortState,
-    BondXmitHashPolicy, BridgeId, BridgeIdBuffer, BridgePortMulticastRouter,
-    BridgePortState, BridgeQuerierState, GeneveDf, HsrProtocol, InfoBond,
-    InfoBondPort, InfoBridge, InfoBridgePort, InfoData, InfoGeneve, InfoGreTap,
-    InfoGreTap6, InfoGreTun, InfoGreTun6, InfoGtp, InfoHsr, InfoIpVlan,
-    InfoIpVtap, InfoIpoib, InfoKind, InfoMacSec, InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap,
-    InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, InfoSitTun, InfoTun, InfoVeth, InfoVlan,
-    InfoVrf, InfoVrfPort, InfoVti, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm, IpVlanFlags,
-    IpVlanMode, IpVtapFlags, IpVtapMode, LinkInfo, LinkXstats, MacSecCipherId,
-    MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode, MiiStatus,
-    VlanQosMapping,
+    BondAdInfo, BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondFailOverMac, BondMode,
+    BondPortState, BondXmitHashPolicy, BridgeId, BridgeIdBuffer,
+    BridgePortMulticastRouter, BridgePortState, BridgeQuerierState, GeneveDf,
+    HsrProtocol, InfoBond, InfoBondPort, InfoBridge, InfoBridgePort, InfoData,
+    InfoGeneve, InfoGreTap, InfoGreTap6, InfoGreTun, InfoGreTun6, InfoGtp,
+    InfoHsr, InfoIpVlan, InfoIpVtap, InfoIpoib, InfoKind, InfoMacSec,
+    InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap, InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, InfoSitTun, InfoTun,
+    InfoVeth, InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVrfPort, InfoVti, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm,
+    IpVlanFlags, IpVlanMode, IpVtapFlags, IpVtapMode, LinkInfo, LinkXstats,
+    MacSecCipherId, MacSecOffload, MacSecValidate, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode,
+    MiiStatus, VlanQosMapping,
 };
 pub use self::link_layer_type::LinkLayerType;
 pub use self::link_state::State;
diff --git a/src/link/tests/bond.rs b/src/link/tests/bond.rs
index d4dbdd79..7f39e677 100644
--- a/src/link/tests/bond.rs
+++ b/src/link/tests/bond.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use netlink_packet_utils::{Emitable, Parseable};
 
 use crate::link::link_flag::LinkFlags;
 use crate::link::{
-    BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondMode, BondPortState,
-    BondXmitHashPolicy, InfoBond, InfoBondPort, InfoData, InfoKind,
-    InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, LinkAttribute, LinkHeader, LinkInfo,
+    BondArpAllTargets, BondArpValidate, BondFailOverMac, BondMode,
+    BondPortState, BondXmitHashPolicy, InfoBond, InfoBondPort, InfoData,
+    InfoKind, InfoPortData, InfoPortKind, LinkAttribute, LinkHeader, LinkInfo,
     LinkLayerType, LinkMessage, LinkMessageBuffer, Map, MiiStatus, State,
 };
 use crate::{AddressFamily, RouteNetlinkMessage};
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn test_bond_link_info() {
                 InfoBond::ArpValidate(BondArpValidate::None),
                 InfoBond::ArpAllTargets(BondArpAllTargets::Any),
                 InfoBond::PrimaryReselect(0),
-                InfoBond::FailOverMac(0),
+                InfoBond::FailOverMac(BondFailOverMac::None),
                 InfoBond::XmitHashPolicy(BondXmitHashPolicy::Layer2),
                 InfoBond::ResendIgmp(1),
                 InfoBond::NumPeerNotif(1),