diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad36939..dc69388 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Windows route-table boundary:
 - read-only best-route lookup for a relay destination IP
 - selected source address, next hop, interface index/LUID, prefix, and metric
 - interface index/LUID lookup from Windows network adapter GUIDs
+- scoped IP interface metric overrides with restore-on-drop behavior
 - scoped host-route pinning for the relay IP on the pre-TAP interface
 - non-Windows builds return a clear unsupported-platform error
 
diff --git a/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/lib.rs b/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/lib.rs
index 807bbd8..718a3af 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,65 @@ impl NetworkInterfaceIdentity {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum IpInterfaceFamily {
+    Ipv4,
+    Ipv6,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct InterfaceMetricSnapshot {
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+    automatic_metric: bool,
+    metric: u32,
+    disable_default_routes: bool,
+}
+
+impl InterfaceMetricSnapshot {
+    #[cfg_attr(not(windows), allow(dead_code))]
+    const fn new(
+        identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+        family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+        automatic_metric: bool,
+        metric: u32,
+        disable_default_routes: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            identity,
+            family,
+            automatic_metric,
+            metric,
+            disable_default_routes,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn identity(self) -> NetworkInterfaceIdentity {
+        self.identity
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn family(self) -> IpInterfaceFamily {
+        self.family
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn automatic_metric(self) -> bool {
+        self.automatic_metric
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn metric(self) -> u32 {
+        self.metric
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn disable_default_routes(self) -> bool {
+        self.disable_default_routes
+    }
+}
+
 impl RouteSnapshot {
     #[cfg_attr(not(windows), allow(dead_code))]
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -115,6 +174,8 @@ mod windows;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub use windows::{PinnedRelayRoute, best_route_to, interface_identity_from_guid, pin_relay_route};
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub use windows::{ScopedInterfaceMetric, interface_metric, set_scoped_interface_metric};
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 pub fn best_route_to(_destination: IpAddr) -> Result<RouteSnapshot> {
@@ -137,6 +198,29 @@ pub fn interface_identity_from_guid(_interface_guid: &str) -> Result<NetworkInte
     bail!("Windows interface identity lookup is only available on Windows");
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+    _private: (),
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+pub fn interface_metric(
+    _identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    _family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+) -> Result<InterfaceMetricSnapshot> {
+    bail!("Windows interface metric lookup is only available on Windows");
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+pub fn set_scoped_interface_metric(
+    _identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    _family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+    _metric: u32,
+) -> Result<ScopedInterfaceMetric> {
+    bail!("Windows interface metric updates are only available on Windows");
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -172,6 +256,19 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(identity.luid(), 34);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn exposes_interface_metric_snapshot_fields() {
+        let identity = NetworkInterfaceIdentity::new(12, 34);
+        let snapshot =
+            InterfaceMetricSnapshot::new(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4, true, 25, false);
+
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.identity(), identity);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.family(), IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4);
+        assert!(snapshot.automatic_metric());
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.metric(), 25);
+        assert!(!snapshot.disable_default_routes());
+    }
+
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     #[test]
     fn rejects_route_inspection_on_non_windows() {
@@ -201,6 +298,15 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(interface_identity_from_guid("{00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF}").is_err());
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_interface_metric_operations_on_non_windows() {
+        let identity = NetworkInterfaceIdentity::new(12, 34);
+
+        assert!(interface_metric(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4).is_err());
+        assert!(set_scoped_interface_metric(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4, 500).is_err());
+    }
+
     fn ip(value: &str) -> IpAddr {
         value.parse().unwrap()
     }
diff --git a/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/windows.rs b/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/windows.rs
index e761232..ea5a026 100644
--- a/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/lanparty-client-route/src/windows.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ use windows_sys::Win32::{
     NetworkManagement::{
         IpHelper::{
             ConvertInterfaceGuidToLuid, ConvertInterfaceLuidToIndex, CreateIpForwardEntry2,
-            DeleteIpForwardEntry2, GetBestRoute2, IP_ADDRESS_PREFIX, InitializeIpForwardEntry,
-            MIB_IPFORWARD_ROW2,
+            DeleteIpForwardEntry2, GetBestRoute2, GetIpInterfaceEntry, IP_ADDRESS_PREFIX,
+            InitializeIpForwardEntry, InitializeIpInterfaceEntry, MIB_IPFORWARD_ROW2,
+            MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW, SetIpInterfaceEntry,
         },
         Ndis::NET_LUID_LH,
     },
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ use windows_sys::Win32::{
 };
 use windows_sys::core::GUID;
 
+use crate::{InterfaceMetricSnapshot, IpInterfaceFamily};
 use crate::{NetworkInterfaceIdentity, RouteSnapshot};
 
 pub fn interface_identity_from_guid(interface_guid: &str) -> Result<NetworkInterfaceIdentity> {
@@ -49,6 +51,64 @@ pub fn interface_identity_from_guid(interface_guid: &str) -> Result<NetworkInter
     Ok(NetworkInterfaceIdentity::new(index, luid_value(luid)))
 }
 
+pub fn interface_metric(
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+) -> Result<InterfaceMetricSnapshot> {
+    let row = get_interface_row(identity, family)?;
+
+    Ok(metric_snapshot(identity, family, row))
+}
+
+pub fn set_scoped_interface_metric(
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+    metric: u32,
+) -> Result<ScopedInterfaceMetric> {
+    let previous = interface_metric(identity, family)?;
+    let mut row = get_interface_row(identity, family)?;
+    row.UseAutomaticMetric = false;
+    row.Metric = metric;
+    set_interface_row(&mut row)
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to set {family:?} interface metric to {metric}"))?;
+
+    Ok(ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+        previous,
+        active: true,
+    })
+}
+
+pub struct ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+    previous: InterfaceMetricSnapshot,
+    active: bool,
+}
+
+impl ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn previous(&self) -> InterfaceMetricSnapshot {
+        self.previous
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("ScopedInterfaceMetric")
+            .field("previous", &self.previous)
+            .field("active", &self.active)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ScopedInterfaceMetric {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.active {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let _ = restore_interface_metric(self.previous);
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn best_route_to(destination: IpAddr) -> Result<RouteSnapshot> {
     let destination_sockaddr = sockaddr_from_ip(destination);
     let mut route = MIB_IPFORWARD_ROW2::default();
@@ -86,6 +146,82 @@ pub fn best_route_to(destination: IpAddr) -> Result<RouteSnapshot> {
     ))
 }
 
+fn get_interface_row(
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+) -> Result<MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW> {
+    let mut row = interface_row_key(identity, family);
+    let status = unsafe {
+        // SAFETY: row is initialized with the family and interface identity Windows needs to
+        // retrieve the IP interface entry.
+        GetIpInterfaceEntry(&mut row)
+    };
+    windows_status(status).with_context(|| {
+        format!(
+            "failed to read {family:?} interface row for index {} LUID {}",
+            identity.index(),
+            identity.luid()
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(row)
+}
+
+fn set_interface_row(row: &mut MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW) -> Result<()> {
+    let status = unsafe {
+        // SAFETY: row was obtained from GetIpInterfaceEntry and only mutable configuration fields
+        // are changed before calling SetIpInterfaceEntry.
+        SetIpInterfaceEntry(row)
+    };
+    windows_status(status).context("failed to update IP interface row")
+}
+
+fn restore_interface_metric(snapshot: InterfaceMetricSnapshot) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut row = get_interface_row(snapshot.identity(), snapshot.family())?;
+    row.UseAutomaticMetric = snapshot.automatic_metric();
+    row.Metric = snapshot.metric();
+    set_interface_row(&mut row)
+}
+
+fn interface_row_key(
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+) -> MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW {
+    let mut row = MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW::default();
+    unsafe {
+        // SAFETY: row points to valid writable storage for Windows to initialize.
+        InitializeIpInterfaceEntry(&mut row);
+    }
+    row.Family = address_family(family);
+    row.InterfaceLuid = NET_LUID_LH {
+        Value: identity.luid(),
+    };
+    row.InterfaceIndex = identity.index();
+
+    row
+}
+
+fn metric_snapshot(
+    identity: NetworkInterfaceIdentity,
+    family: IpInterfaceFamily,
+    row: MIB_IPINTERFACE_ROW,
+) -> InterfaceMetricSnapshot {
+    InterfaceMetricSnapshot::new(
+        identity,
+        family,
+        row.UseAutomaticMetric,
+        row.Metric,
+        row.DisableDefaultRoutes,
+    )
+}
+
+const fn address_family(family: IpInterfaceFamily) -> u16 {
+    match family {
+        IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4 => AF_INET,
+        IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv6 => AF_INET6,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn pin_relay_route(route: &RouteSnapshot) -> Result<PinnedRelayRoute> {
     let mut pinned = pinned_route_row(route);
     let status = unsafe {
@@ -354,6 +490,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(parse_interface_guid("{00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEGG}").is_err());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn builds_interface_row_keys() {
+        let identity = NetworkInterfaceIdentity::new(12, 34);
+        let row = interface_row_key(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv4);
+
+        assert_eq!(row.Family, AF_INET);
+        assert_eq!(row.InterfaceIndex, 12);
+        assert_eq!(luid_value(row.InterfaceLuid), 34);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn builds_metric_snapshots_from_rows() {
+        let identity = NetworkInterfaceIdentity::new(12, 34);
+        let mut row = interface_row_key(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv6);
+        row.UseAutomaticMetric = true;
+        row.Metric = 500;
+        row.DisableDefaultRoutes = true;
+        let snapshot = metric_snapshot(identity, IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv6, row);
+
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.identity(), identity);
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.family(), IpInterfaceFamily::Ipv6);
+        assert!(snapshot.automatic_metric());
+        assert_eq!(snapshot.metric(), 500);
+        assert!(snapshot.disable_default_routes());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn builds_ipv6_on_link_host_route_row() {
         let route = RouteSnapshot::new(