diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/ebtables/250-next-node b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/ebtables/250-next-node
index 8b8d77a2a59d56018ab5872d9b3e29b0ebcd610d..c239f81e567876d33da400263f77c0c12d096591 100644
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/ebtables/250-next-node
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/ebtables/250-next-node
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ local macaddr = client_bridge.next_node_macaddr()
 rule('FORWARD --logical-out br-client -i bat0 -o local-port -j DROP')
 rule('FORWARD --logical-out br-client -i local-port -o bat0 -j DROP')
 
+rule('PREROUTING --logical-in br-client -i bat0 -s ' .. macaddr .. ' -j DROP', 'nat')
+rule('PREROUTING --logical-in br-client -i bat0 -d ' .. macaddr .. ' -j DROP', 'nat')
+
 rule('FORWARD --logical-out br-client -o bat0 -d ' .. macaddr .. ' -j DROP')
 rule('OUTPUT --logical-out br-client -o bat0 -d ' .. macaddr .. ' -j DROP')
 rule('FORWARD --logical-out br-client -o bat0 -s ' .. macaddr .. ' -j DROP')