diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
index 27650f1bff3d..c759d1cbcedd 100644
--- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static inline void ipv4_devconf_setall(struct in_device *in_dev)
 
 #define IN_DEV_FORWARD(in_dev)		IN_DEV_CONF_GET((in_dev), FORWARDING)
 #define IN_DEV_MFORWARD(in_dev)		IN_DEV_ANDCONF((in_dev), MC_FORWARDING)
+#define IN_DEV_BFORWARD(in_dev)		IN_DEV_ANDCONF((in_dev), BC_FORWARDING)
 #define IN_DEV_RPFILTER(in_dev)		IN_DEV_MAXCONF((in_dev), RP_FILTER)
 #define IN_DEV_SRC_VMARK(in_dev)    	IN_DEV_ORCONF((in_dev), SRC_VMARK)
 #define IN_DEV_SOURCE_ROUTE(in_dev)	IN_DEV_ANDCONF((in_dev), \
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ip.h b/include/uapi/linux/ip.h
index b24a742beae5..e42d13b55cf3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ip.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ip.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ enum
 	IPV4_DEVCONF_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
 	IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_UNICAST_IN_L2_MULTICAST,
 	IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_GRATUITOUS_ARP,
+	IPV4_DEVCONF_BC_FORWARDING,
 	__IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netconf.h b/include/uapi/linux/netconf.h
index c84fcdfca862..fac4edd55379 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netconf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netconf.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum {
 	NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH,
 	NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
 	NETCONFA_INPUT,
+	NETCONFA_BC_FORWARDING,
 	__NETCONFA_MAX
 };
 #define NETCONFA_MAX	(__NETCONFA_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index d7585ab1a77a..ea4bd8a52422 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1827,6 +1827,8 @@ static int inet_netconf_msgsize_devconf(int type)
 		size += nla_total_size(4);
 	if (all || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING)
 		size += nla_total_size(4);
+	if (all || type == NETCONFA_BC_FORWARDING)
+		size += nla_total_size(4);
 	if (all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH)
 		size += nla_total_size(4);
 	if (all || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)
@@ -1873,6 +1875,10 @@ static int inet_netconf_fill_devconf(struct sk_buff *skb, int ifindex,
 	    nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING,
 			IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, MC_FORWARDING)) < 0)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if ((all || type == NETCONFA_BC_FORWARDING) &&
+	    nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_BC_FORWARDING,
+			IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, BC_FORWARDING)) < 0)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if ((all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH) &&
 	    nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH,
 			IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, PROXY_ARP)) < 0)
@@ -2143,6 +2149,10 @@ static int devinet_conf_proc(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			if ((new_value == 0) && (old_value != 0))
 				rt_cache_flush(net);
 
+		if (i == IPV4_DEVCONF_BC_FORWARDING - 1 &&
+		    new_value != old_value)
+			rt_cache_flush(net);
+
 		if (i == IPV4_DEVCONF_RP_FILTER - 1 &&
 		    new_value != old_value) {
 			ifindex = devinet_conf_ifindex(net, cnf);
@@ -2259,6 +2269,7 @@ static struct devinet_sysctl_table {
 		DEVINET_SYSCTL_COMPLEX_ENTRY(FORWARDING, "forwarding",
 					     devinet_sysctl_forward),
 		DEVINET_SYSCTL_RO_ENTRY(MC_FORWARDING, "mc_forwarding"),
+		DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(BC_FORWARDING, "bc_forwarding"),
 
 		DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(ACCEPT_REDIRECTS, "accept_redirects"),
 		DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(SECURE_REDIRECTS, "secure_redirects"),
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 1df6e97106d7..b678466da451 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -1996,8 +1996,11 @@ static int ip_route_input_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 		goto no_route;
 	}
 
-	if (res->type == RTN_BROADCAST)
+	if (res->type == RTN_BROADCAST) {
+		if (IN_DEV_BFORWARD(in_dev))
+			goto make_route;
 		goto brd_input;
+	}
 
 	if (res->type == RTN_LOCAL) {
 		err = fib_validate_source(skb, saddr, daddr, tos,
@@ -2014,6 +2017,7 @@ static int ip_route_input_slow(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 daddr, __be32 saddr,
 	if (res->type != RTN_UNICAST)
 		goto martian_destination;
 
+make_route:
 	err = ip_mkroute_input(skb, res, in_dev, daddr, saddr, tos, flkeys);
 out:	return err;