diff --git a/src/pkg/net/file_test.go b/src/pkg/net/file_test.go
index acaf1885102..e4615b74fc3 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/file_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/file_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ var filePacketConnTests = []struct {
 
 	{net: "udp6", addr: "[::1]", ipv6: true},
 
+	{net: "ip4:icmp", addr: "127.0.0.1"},
+
 	{net: "unixgram", addr: "@gotest3/net", linux: true},
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +189,10 @@ func TestFilePacketConn(t *testing.T) {
 		if skipServerTest(tt.net, "unixgram", tt.addr, tt.ipv6, false, tt.linux) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if os.Getuid() != 0 && tt.net == "ip4:icmp" {
+			t.Log("skipping test; must be root")
+			continue
+		}
 		testFilePacketConnListen(t, tt.net, tt.addr)
 		switch tt.addr {
 		case "", "0.0.0.0", "[::ffff:0.0.0.0]", "[::]":
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/file_unix.go b/src/pkg/net/file_unix.go
index 8fe1b0eb035..38ae47f7847 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/file_unix.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/file_unix.go
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ func FilePacketConn(f *os.File) (c PacketConn, err error) {
 	switch fd.laddr.(type) {
 	case *UDPAddr:
 		return newUDPConn(fd), nil
+	case *IPAddr:
+		return newIPConn(fd), nil
 	case *UnixAddr:
 		return newUnixConn(fd), nil
 	}