diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 .Nd configure network interface parameters
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Op Fl kLmn
 .Op Fl f Ar type Ns Cm \&: Ns Ar format
 .Ar interface
@@ -49,9 +50,11 @@
 .Oc
 .Op Ar parameters
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Ar interface
 .Cm destroy
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Fl a
 .Op Fl dkLmuv
 .Op Fl f Ar type Ns Cm \&: Ns Ar format
@@ -61,13 +64,16 @@
 .Nm
 .Fl C
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Fl g Ar groupname
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Fl l
 .Op Fl du
 .Op Fl g Ar groupname
 .Op Ar address_family
 .Nm
+.Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Op Fl dkLmuv
 .Op Fl f Ar type Ns Cm \&: Ns Ar format
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -233,6 +239,22 @@
 to
 .Cm all
 selects all interfaces.
+.It Fl j Ar jail
+Perform the actions inside the
+.Ar jail .
+.Pp
+The
+.Cm ifconfig
+will first attach to the
+.Ar jail
+(by jail id or jail name) before performing the effects.
+.Pp
+This allow network interfaces of
+.Ar jail
+to be configured even if the
+.Cm ifconfig
+binary is not available in
+.Ar jail .
 .It Fl k
 Print keying information for the
 .Ar interface ,
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#ifdef JAIL
+#include <sys/jail.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/module.h>
 #include <sys/linker.h>
 #include <sys/nv.h>
@@ -184,12 +187,12 @@
 	}
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
-	"usage: ifconfig [-f type:format] %sinterface address_family\n"
+	"usage: ifconfig [-j jail] [-f type:format] %sinterface address_family\n"
 	"                [address [dest_address]] [parameters]\n"
-	"       ifconfig interface create\n"
-	"       ifconfig -a %s[-d] [-m] [-u] [-v] [address_family]\n"
-	"       ifconfig -l [-d] [-u] [address_family]\n"
-	"       ifconfig %s[-d] [-m] [-u] [-v]\n",
+	"       ifconfig [-j jail] interface create\n"
+	"       ifconfig [-j jail] -a %s[-d] [-m] [-u] [-v] [address_family]\n"
+	"       ifconfig [-j jail] -l [-d] [-u] [address_family]\n"
+	"       ifconfig [-j jail] %s[-d] [-m] [-u] [-v]\n",
 		options, options, options);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -435,9 +438,11 @@
 	char options[1024];
 	struct option *p;
 	int c;
-
+#ifdef JAIL
+	int jid;
+#endif
 	/* Parse leading line options */
-	strlcpy(options, "G:adf:klmnuv", sizeof(options));
+	strlcpy(options, "G:adf:j:klmnuv", sizeof(options));
 	for (p = opts; p != NULL; p = p->next)
 		strlcat(options, p->opt, sizeof(options));
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, options)) != -1) {
@@ -458,6 +463,17 @@
 				usage();
 			args->nogroup = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'j':
+#ifdef JAIL
+			if (optarg == NULL)
+				usage();
+			jid = jail_getid(optarg);
+			if (jid == -1)
+				Perror("jail not found");
+			if (jail_attach(jid) != 0)
+				Perror("cannot attach to jail");
+#endif
+			break;
 		case 'k':
 			args->printkeys = true;
 			break;