diff --git a/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrLegacyTypeMapping.cs b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrLegacyTypeMapping.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..683cd54aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrLegacyTypeMapping.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+using System.Net;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.Json;
+
+namespace Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Storage.Internal.Mapping;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     The type mapping for the PostgreSQL cidr type.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     See: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/datatype-net-types.html#DATATYPE-CIDR
+/// </remarks>
+public class NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping : NpgsqlTypeMapping
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping Default { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    public NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping()
+        : base("cidr", typeof(NpgsqlCidr), NpgsqlDbType.Cidr, JsonCidrLegacyReaderWriter.Instance)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping(RelationalTypeMappingParameters parameters)
+        : base(parameters, NpgsqlDbType.Cidr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected override RelationalTypeMapping Clone(RelationalTypeMappingParameters parameters)
+        => new NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping(parameters);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected override string GenerateNonNullSqlLiteral(object value)
+    {
+        var cidr = (NpgsqlCidr)value;
+        return $"CIDR '{cidr.Address}/{cidr.Netmask}'";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    public override Expression GenerateCodeLiteral(object value)
+    {
+        var cidr = (NpgsqlCidr)value;
+        return Expression.New(
+            NpgsqlCidrConstructor,
+            Expression.Call(ParseMethod, Expression.Constant(cidr.Address.ToString())),
+            Expression.Constant(cidr.Netmask));
+    }
+
+    private static readonly MethodInfo ParseMethod = typeof(IPAddress).GetMethod("Parse", [typeof(string)])!;
+
+    private static readonly ConstructorInfo NpgsqlCidrConstructor =
+        typeof(NpgsqlCidr).GetConstructor([typeof(IPAddress), typeof(byte)])!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+    ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+    ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+    ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class JsonCidrLegacyReaderWriter : JsonValueReaderWriter<NpgsqlCidr>
+    {
+        private static readonly PropertyInfo InstanceProperty = typeof(JsonCidrLegacyReaderWriter).GetProperty(nameof(Instance))!;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+        ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+        ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+        ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static JsonCidrLegacyReaderWriter Instance { get; } = new();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+        ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+        ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+        ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override NpgsqlCidr FromJsonTyped(ref Utf8JsonReaderManager manager, object? existingObject = null)
+            => new(manager.CurrentReader.GetString()!);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
+        ///     the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in
+        ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
+        ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void ToJsonTyped(Utf8JsonWriter writer, NpgsqlCidr value)
+            => writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override Expression ConstructorExpression => Expression.Property(null, InstanceProperty);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.cs b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.cs
index 7a943d887..86c4c6ef2 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping : NpgsqlTypeMapping
     ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
     /// </summary>
     public NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping()
-        : base("cidr", typeof(NpgsqlCidr), NpgsqlDbType.Cidr, JsonCidrReaderWriter.Instance)
+        : base("cidr", typeof(IPNetwork), NpgsqlDbType.Cidr, JsonCidrReaderWriter.Instance)
     {
     }
 
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ protected override RelationalTypeMapping Clone(RelationalTypeMappingParameters p
     /// </summary>
     protected override string GenerateNonNullSqlLiteral(object value)
     {
-        var cidr = (NpgsqlCidr)value;
-        return $"CIDR '{cidr.Address}/{cidr.Netmask}'";
+        var ipNetwork = (IPNetwork)value;
+        return $"CIDR '{ipNetwork.BaseAddress}/{ipNetwork.PrefixLength}'";
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ protected override string GenerateNonNullSqlLiteral(object value)
     /// </summary>
     public override Expression GenerateCodeLiteral(object value)
     {
-        var cidr = (NpgsqlCidr)value;
+        var cidr = (IPNetwork)value;
         return Expression.New(
             NpgsqlCidrConstructor,
-            Expression.Call(ParseMethod, Expression.Constant(cidr.Address.ToString())),
-            Expression.Constant(cidr.Netmask));
+            Expression.Call(ParseMethod, Expression.Constant(cidr.BaseAddress.ToString())),
+            Expression.Constant(cidr.PrefixLength));
     }
 
     private static readonly MethodInfo ParseMethod = typeof(IPAddress).GetMethod("Parse", [typeof(string)])!;
 
     private static readonly ConstructorInfo NpgsqlCidrConstructor =
-        typeof(NpgsqlCidr).GetConstructor([typeof(IPAddress), typeof(byte)])!;
+        typeof(IPNetwork).GetConstructor([typeof(IPAddress), typeof(int)])!;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public override Expression GenerateCodeLiteral(object value)
     ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
     ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class JsonCidrReaderWriter : JsonValueReaderWriter<NpgsqlCidr>
+    public sealed class JsonCidrReaderWriter : JsonValueReaderWriter<IPNetwork>
     {
         private static readonly PropertyInfo InstanceProperty = typeof(JsonCidrReaderWriter).GetProperty(nameof(Instance))!;
 
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ public sealed class JsonCidrReaderWriter : JsonValueReaderWriter<NpgsqlCidr>
         ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
         ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
         /// </summary>
-        public override NpgsqlCidr FromJsonTyped(ref Utf8JsonReaderManager manager, object? existingObject = null)
-            => new(manager.CurrentReader.GetString()!);
+        public override IPNetwork FromJsonTyped(ref Utf8JsonReaderManager manager, object? existingObject = null)
+            => IPNetwork.Parse(manager.CurrentReader.GetString()!);
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ public override NpgsqlCidr FromJsonTyped(ref Utf8JsonReaderManager manager, obje
         ///     any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that
         ///     doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.
         /// </summary>
-        public override void ToJsonTyped(Utf8JsonWriter writer, NpgsqlCidr value)
-            => writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
+        public override void ToJsonTyped(Utf8JsonWriter writer, IPNetwork ipNetwork)
+            => writer.WriteStringValue(ipNetwork.ToString());
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override Expression ConstructorExpression => Expression.Property(null, InstanceProperty);
diff --git a/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/NpgsqlTypeMappingSource.cs b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/NpgsqlTypeMappingSource.cs
index d1b922231..a259c2020 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/NpgsqlTypeMappingSource.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/NpgsqlTypeMappingSource.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ static NpgsqlTypeMappingSource()
     private readonly NpgsqlMacaddr8TypeMapping _macaddr8 = NpgsqlMacaddr8TypeMapping.Default;
     private readonly NpgsqlInetTypeMapping _inetAsIPAddress = NpgsqlInetTypeMapping.Default;
     private readonly NpgsqlInetTypeMapping _inetAsNpgsqlInet = new(typeof(NpgsqlInet));
-    private readonly NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping _cidr = NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.Default;
+    private readonly NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping _cidrAsIPNetwork = NpgsqlCidrTypeMapping.Default;
+    private readonly NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping _cidrAsNpgsqlCidr = NpgsqlLegacyCidrTypeMapping.Default;
 
     // Built-in geometric types
     private readonly NpgsqlPointTypeMapping _point = NpgsqlPointTypeMapping.Default;
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ public NpgsqlTypeMappingSource(
             { "macaddr", [_macaddr] },
             { "macaddr8", [_macaddr8] },
             { "inet", [_inetAsIPAddress, _inetAsNpgsqlInet] },
-            { "cidr", [_cidr] },
+            { "cidr", [_cidrAsIPNetwork, _cidrAsNpgsqlCidr] },
             { "point", [_point] },
             { "box", [_box] },
             { "line", [_line] },
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@ public NpgsqlTypeMappingSource(
             { typeof(PhysicalAddress), _macaddr },
             { typeof(IPAddress), _inetAsIPAddress },
             { typeof(NpgsqlInet), _inetAsNpgsqlInet },
-            { typeof(NpgsqlCidr), _cidr },
+            { typeof(IPNetwork), _cidrAsIPNetwork },
+            { typeof(NpgsqlCidr), _cidrAsNpgsqlCidr },
             { typeof(BitArray), _varbit },
             { typeof(ImmutableDictionary<string, string>), _immutableHstore },
             { typeof(Dictionary<string, string>), _hstore },
diff --git a/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingSourceTest.cs b/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingSourceTest.cs
index e95bbdd19..622405946 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingSourceTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingSourceTest.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.Json;
 using NetTopologySuite.Geometries;
 using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Infrastructure;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ public class NpgsqlTypeMappingSourceTest
     [InlineData("geometry(POLYGONM)", typeof(Polygon), null, null, null, false)]
     [InlineData("xid", typeof(uint), null, null, null, false)]
     [InlineData("xid8", typeof(ulong), null, null, null, false)]
+    [InlineData("cidr", typeof(IPNetwork), null, null, null, false)]
     public void By_StoreType(string typeName, Type type, int? size, int? precision, int? scale, bool fixedLength)
     {
         var mapping = CreateTypeMappingSource().FindMapping(typeName);
@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@ public void Timestamp_without_time_zone_Array_5()
     [InlineData(typeof(List<NpgsqlRange<int>>), "int4multirange")]
     [InlineData(typeof(Geometry), "geometry")]
     [InlineData(typeof(Point), "geometry")]
+    [InlineData(typeof(IPAddress), "inet")]
+    [InlineData(typeof(IPNetwork), "cidr")]
+    [InlineData(typeof(NpgsqlCidr), "cidr")] // legacy
+    [InlineData(typeof(PhysicalAddress), "macaddr")]
     public void By_ClrType(Type clrType, string expectedStoreType)
     {
         var mapping = CreateTypeMappingSource().FindMapping(clrType);
diff --git a/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingTest.cs b/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingTest.cs
index ea8f3663a..4db128a9c 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.PG.Tests/Storage/NpgsqlTypeMappingTest.cs
@@ -282,10 +282,20 @@ public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_inet_literal()
 
     [Fact]
     public void GenerateSqlLiteral_returns_cidr_literal()
+        => Assert.Equal("CIDR '192.168.1.0/24'", GetMapping("cidr").GenerateSqlLiteral(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), 24)));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GenerateSqlLiteral_returns_legacy_cidr_literal()
         => Assert.Equal("CIDR '192.168.1.0/24'", GetMapping("cidr").GenerateSqlLiteral(new NpgsqlCidr(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), 24)));
 
     [Fact]
     public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_cidr_literal()
+        => Assert.Equal(
+            """new System.Net.IPNetwork(System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), 24)""",
+            CodeLiteral(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), 24)));
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_legacy_cidr_literal()
         => Assert.Equal(
             """new NpgsqlTypes.NpgsqlCidr(System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), (byte)24)""",
             CodeLiteral(new NpgsqlCidr(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.0"), 24)));