diff --git a/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan.go b/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan.go
index 435024c49..bb4afb857 100644
--- a/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan.go
+++ b/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan.go
@@ -107,12 +107,35 @@ func loadConf(args *skel.CmdArgs, envArgs string) (*NetConf, string, error) {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(args.StdinData, n); err != nil {
 		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load netconf: %v", err)
 	}
-	if n.Master == "" {
-		defaultRouteInterface, err := getNamespacedDefaultRouteInterfaceName(args.Netns, n.LinkContNs)
+
+	var result *current.Result
+	var err error
+	// Parse previous result
+	if n.NetConf.RawPrevResult != nil {
+		if err = version.ParsePrevResult(&n.NetConf); err != nil {
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not parse prevResult: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		result, err = current.NewResultFromResult(n.PrevResult)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, "", err
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not convert result to current version: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if n.Master == "" {
+		if result == nil {
+			var defaultRouteInterface string
+			defaultRouteInterface, err = getNamespacedDefaultRouteInterfaceName(args.Netns, n.LinkContNs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+			n.Master = defaultRouteInterface
+		} else {
+			if len(result.Interfaces) == 1 && result.Interfaces[0].Name != "" {
+				n.Master = result.Interfaces[0].Name
+			} else {
+				return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("chained master failure. PrevResult lacks a single named interface")
+			}
 		}
-		n.Master = defaultRouteInterface
 	}
 
 	// check existing and MTU of master interface
diff --git a/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan_test.go b/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan_test.go
index ae73f99f2..9a5d2c4da 100644
--- a/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan_test.go
+++ b/plugins/main/macvlan/macvlan_test.go
@@ -880,6 +880,98 @@ var _ = Describe("macvlan Operations", func() {
 				})
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			})
+			if testutils.SpecVersionHasChaining(ver) {
+				It(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] configures and deconfigures an l2 macvlan link with ADD/DEL when chained", ver), func() {
+					const IFNAME = "macvl0"
+					conf := fmt.Sprintf(`{
+						"cniVersion": "%s",
+						"name": "mynet",
+						"type": "macvlan",
+						%s
+						"prevResult": {
+							"interfaces": [
+								{
+									"name": "%s"
+								}
+							],
+							"ips": [
+								{
+									"version": "4",
+									"address": "10.1.2.2/24",
+									"gateway": "10.1.2.1",
+									"interface": 0
+								}
+							],
+							"routes": []
+						}
+					}`, ver, linkInContainer, masterInterface)
+					args := &skel.CmdArgs{
+						ContainerID: "dummy",
+						Netns:       targetNS.Path(),
+						IfName:      IFNAME,
+						StdinData:   []byte(conf),
+					}
+
+					var macAddress string
+					err := originalNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+						defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+						result, _, err := testutils.CmdAddWithArgs(args, func() error {
+							return cmdAdd(args)
+						})
+
+						t := newTesterByVersion(ver)
+						macAddress = t.verifyResult(result, err, IFNAME, 0)
+						return nil
+					})
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+					// Make sure macvlan link exists in the target namespace
+					err = targetNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+						defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+						link, err := netlink.LinkByName(IFNAME)
+						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+						Expect(link.Attrs().Name).To(Equal(IFNAME))
+
+						if macAddress != "" {
+							hwaddr, err := net.ParseMAC(macAddress)
+							Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+							Expect(link.Attrs().HardwareAddr).To(Equal(hwaddr))
+						}
+
+						addrs, err := netlink.AddrList(link, syscall.AF_INET)
+						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+						Expect(addrs).To(BeEmpty())
+						return nil
+					})
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+					err = originalNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+						defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+						err := testutils.CmdDelWithArgs(args, func() error {
+							return cmdDel(args)
+						})
+						Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+						return nil
+					})
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+					// Make sure macvlan link has been deleted
+					err = targetNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
+						defer GinkgoRecover()
+
+						link, err := netlink.LinkByName(IFNAME)
+						Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+						Expect(link).To(BeNil())
+						return nil
+					})
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+				})
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 })