diff --git a/net/bridge/br_forward.c b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
index d2c27c8..bc1704a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 static inline int should_deliver(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
 				 const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (skb->dev != p->dev && p->state == BR_STATE_FORWARDING);
+	return (((p->flags & BR_HAIRPIN_MODE) || skb->dev != p->dev) &&
+		p->state == BR_STATE_FORWARDING);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned packet_length(const struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index eb404dc..e486f1f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 	p->path_cost = port_cost(dev);
 	p->priority = 0x8000 >> BR_PORT_BITS;
 	p->port_no = index;
+	p->flags = 0;
 	br_init_port(p);
 	p->state = BR_STATE_DISABLED;
 	br_stp_port_timer_init(p);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index d5b5537..8319247 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 	struct timer_list		message_age_timer;
 	struct kobject			kobj;
 	struct rcu_head			rcu;
+
+	unsigned long 			flags;
+#define BR_HAIRPIN_MODE		0x00000001
 };
 
 struct net_bridge
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
index 4a3cdf8..820643a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c
@@ -143,6 +143,22 @@
 }
 static BRPORT_ATTR(flush, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_flush);
 
+static ssize_t show_hairpin_mode(struct net_bridge_port *p, char *buf)
+{
+	int hairpin_mode = (p->flags & BR_HAIRPIN_MODE) ? 1 : 0;
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", hairpin_mode);
+}
+static ssize_t store_hairpin_mode(struct net_bridge_port *p, unsigned long v)
+{
+	if (v)
+		p->flags |= BR_HAIRPIN_MODE;
+	else
+		p->flags &= ~BR_HAIRPIN_MODE;
+	return 0;
+}
+static BRPORT_ATTR(hairpin_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+		   show_hairpin_mode, store_hairpin_mode);
+
 static struct brport_attribute *brport_attrs[] = {
 	&brport_attr_path_cost,
 	&brport_attr_priority,
@@ -159,6 +175,7 @@
 	&brport_attr_forward_delay_timer,
 	&brport_attr_hold_timer,
 	&brport_attr_flush,
+	&brport_attr_hairpin_mode,
 	NULL
 };