diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index b90fe25d6b0b..9b3311dae2e4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
+#include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
+#include "send.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
@@ -1024,6 +1026,35 @@ batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_mcast_forw_send_orig() - send a multicast packet to an originator
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the multicast packet to send
+ * @vid: the vlan identifier
+ * @orig_node: the originator to send the packet to
+ *
+ * Return: NET_XMIT_DROP in case of error or NET_XMIT_SUCCESS otherwise.
+ */
+int batadv_mcast_forw_send_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				struct sk_buff *skb,
+				unsigned short vid,
+				struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
+{
+	/* Avoid sending multicast-in-unicast packets to other BLA
+	 * gateways - they already got the frame from the LAN side
+	 * we share with them.
+	 * TODO: Refactor to take BLA into account earlier, to avoid
+	 * reducing the mcast_fanout count.
+	 */
+	if (batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig(bat_priv, orig_node->orig, vid)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	return batadv_send_skb_unicast(bat_priv, skb, BATADV_UNICAST, 0,
+				       orig_node, vid);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_want_unsnoop_update() - update unsnoop counter and list
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
index 3b04ab13f0eb..6f9f3813fc59 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.h
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ enum batadv_forw_mode
 batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct batadv_orig_node **mcast_single_orig);
 
+int batadv_mcast_forw_send_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				struct sk_buff *skb,
+				unsigned short vid,
+				struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
+
 void batadv_mcast_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 
 int batadv_mcast_flags_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
@@ -78,6 +83,16 @@ static inline int batadv_mcast_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+batadv_mcast_forw_send_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+			    struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    unsigned short vid,
+			    struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
+{
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+	return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+}
+
 static inline int
 batadv_mcast_mesh_info_put(struct sk_buff *msg, struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 6ff78080ec7f..1003abb8cc35 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -367,9 +367,8 @@ send:
 				goto dropped;
 			ret = batadv_send_skb_via_gw(bat_priv, skb, vid);
 		} else if (mcast_single_orig) {
-			ret = batadv_send_skb_unicast(bat_priv, skb,
-						      BATADV_UNICAST, 0,
-						      mcast_single_orig, vid);
+			ret = batadv_mcast_forw_send_orig(bat_priv, skb, vid,
+							  mcast_single_orig);
 		} else {
 			if (batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(bat_priv,
 								  skb))