diff --git a/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf b/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
index 517bd2b80..3ae3e95c3 100644
--- a/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
+++ b/config/init/upstart/lxc-net.conf
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pre-start script
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 67 -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
+		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D FORWARD -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
+		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D FORWARD -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -t nat -D POSTROUTING -s ${LXC_NETWORK} ! -d ${LXC_NETWORK} -j MASQUERADE || true
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -t mangle -D POSTROUTING -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp -m udp --dport 68 -j CHECKSUM --checksum-fill
 		ifconfig ${LXC_BRIDGE} down || true
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ pre-start script
 	iptables $use_iptables_lock -I INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 67 -j ACCEPT
 	iptables $use_iptables_lock -I INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
 	iptables $use_iptables_lock -I INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
+	iptables $use_iptables_lock -I FORWARD -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
+	iptables $use_iptables_lock -I FORWARD -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
 	iptables $use_iptables_lock -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s ${LXC_NETWORK} ! -d ${LXC_NETWORK} -j MASQUERADE
 	iptables $use_iptables_lock -t mangle -A POSTROUTING -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp -m udp --dport 68 -j CHECKSUM --checksum-fill
 
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ post-stop script
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 67 -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D INPUT -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
+		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D FORWARD -i ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
+		iptables $use_iptables_lock -D FORWARD -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -j ACCEPT
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -t nat -D POSTROUTING -s ${LXC_NETWORK} ! -d ${LXC_NETWORK} -j MASQUERADE || true
 		iptables $use_iptables_lock -t mangle -D POSTROUTING -o ${LXC_BRIDGE} -p udp -m udp --dport 68 -j CHECKSUM --checksum-fill
 		pid=`cat ${varrun}/dnsmasq.pid 2>/dev/null` && kill -9 $pid || true