diff --git a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
index b0e67beee3..cc1d839434 100644
--- a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
+++ b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/Socket.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ pollfd Socket::preparePoll(short events) {
     return {mFd.get(), events, 0};
 }
 
+bool Socket::addMembership(unsigned group) {
+    const auto res =
+            setsockopt(mFd.get(), SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &group, sizeof(group));
+    if (res < 0) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed joining multicast group " << group;
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Socket::dropMembership(unsigned group) {
+    const auto res =
+            setsockopt(mFd.get(), SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_DROP_MEMBERSHIP, &group, sizeof(group));
+    if (res < 0) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed leaving multicast group " << group;
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 Socket::receive_iterator::receive_iterator(Socket& socket, bool end)
     : mSocket(socket), mIsEnd(end) {
     if (!end) receive();
diff --git a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
index 118b9f7b20..7ec0f7bdf9 100644
--- a/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
+++ b/automotive/can/1.0/default/libnl++/include/libnl++/Socket.h
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ class Socket {
      */
     pollfd preparePoll(short events = 0);
 
+    /**
+     * Join a multicast group.
+     *
+     * \param group Group ID (*not* a bitfield)
+     * \return whether the operation succeeded
+     */
+    bool addMembership(unsigned group);
+
+    /**
+     * Leave a multicast group.
+     *
+     * \param group Group ID (*not* a bitfield)
+     * \return whether the operation succeeded
+     */
+    bool dropMembership(unsigned group);
+
     /**
      * Live iterator continuously receiving messages from Netlink socket.
      *