diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/BUILD b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/BUILD
index f592665ff..26a9bd04a 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/BUILD
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/tcpip/header",
         "//pkg/tcpip/link/channel",
         "//pkg/tcpip/stack",
+        "@com_github_google_go_cmp//cmp:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet.go
index 3d93cde49..33a2543c6 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet.go
@@ -64,10 +64,21 @@ func (e *Endpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(_ tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
+	eth := header.Ethernet(hdr)
+	dst := eth.DestinationAddress()
+	if dst == header.EthernetBroadcastAddress {
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketBroadcast
+	} else if header.IsMulticastEthernetAddress(dst) {
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketMulticast
+	} else if dst == e.LinkAddress() {
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketHost
+	} else {
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketOtherHost
+	}
 
 	// Note, there is no need to check the destination link address here since
 	// the ethernet hardware filters frames based on their destination addresses.
-	e.Endpoint.DeliverNetworkPacket(header.Ethernet(hdr).Type() /* protocol */, pkt)
+	e.Endpoint.DeliverNetworkPacket(eth.Type() /* protocol */, pkt)
 }
 
 // Capabilities implements stack.LinkEndpoint.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet_test.go
index 0980caa76..ad7c3d814 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/ethernet/ethernet_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/bufferv2"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/refs"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
@@ -30,47 +31,94 @@ import (
 
 var _ stack.NetworkDispatcher = (*testNetworkDispatcher)(nil)
 
+type deliveredPacket struct {
+	protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
+	packet   stack.PacketBufferPtr
+}
+
 type testNetworkDispatcher struct {
-	networkPackets int
+	networkPackets []deliveredPacket
 }
 
-func (t *testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverNetworkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
-	t.networkPackets++
+func (t *testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverNetworkPacket(proto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pb stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
+	t.networkPackets = append(t.networkPackets, deliveredPacket{protocol: proto, packet: pb})
 }
 
-func (*testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (*testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func TestDeliverNetworkPacket(t *testing.T) {
+
 	const (
-		linkAddr       = tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06")
-		otherLinkAddr1 = tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x07")
-		otherLinkAddr2 = tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x08")
+		linkAddr      = tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06")
+		otherLinkAddr = tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x07")
 	)
 
-	e := ethernet.New(channel.New(0, 0, linkAddr))
-	var networkDispatcher testNetworkDispatcher
-	e.Attach(&networkDispatcher)
+	for _, testCase := range []struct {
+		name    string
+		dstAddr tcpip.LinkAddress
+		pktType tcpip.PacketType
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "unicast",
+			dstAddr: linkAddr,
+			pktType: tcpip.PacketHost,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "broadcast",
+			dstAddr: header.EthernetBroadcastAddress,
+			pktType: tcpip.PacketBroadcast,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "multicast",
+			dstAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress("\xFF\x00\x00\x00\x05\x07"),
+			pktType: tcpip.PacketMulticast,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "other host",
+			dstAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress("\x02\x02\x03\x04\x05\x08"),
+			pktType: tcpip.PacketOtherHost,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 
-	if networkDispatcher.networkPackets != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("got networkDispatcher.networkPackets = %d, want = 0", networkDispatcher.networkPackets)
-	}
+			e := ethernet.New(channel.New(0, 0, linkAddr))
+			var networkDispatcher testNetworkDispatcher
+			e.Attach(&networkDispatcher)
 
-	// An ethernet frame with a destination link address that is not assigned to
-	// our ethernet link endpoint should still be delivered to the network
-	// dispatcher since the ethernet endpoint is not expected to filter frames.
-	eth := make([]byte, header.EthernetMinimumSize)
-	header.Ethernet(eth).Encode(&header.EthernetFields{
-		SrcAddr: otherLinkAddr1,
-		DstAddr: otherLinkAddr2,
-		Type:    header.IPv4ProtocolNumber,
-	})
-	p := stack.NewPacketBuffer(stack.PacketBufferOptions{Payload: bufferv2.MakeWithData(eth)})
-	defer p.DecRef()
-	e.DeliverNetworkPacket(0, p)
-	if networkDispatcher.networkPackets != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("got networkDispatcher.networkPackets = %d, want = 1", networkDispatcher.networkPackets)
+			if got, want := len(networkDispatcher.networkPackets), 0; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("got networkDispatcher.networkPackets = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+			}
+
+			const networkProtocol = header.IPv4ProtocolNumber
+
+			// An ethernet frame with a destination link address that is not assigned to
+			// our ethernet link endpoint should still be delivered to the network
+			// dispatcher since the ethernet endpoint is not expected to filter frames.
+			eth := make([]byte, header.EthernetMinimumSize)
+			header.Ethernet(eth).Encode(&header.EthernetFields{
+				SrcAddr: otherLinkAddr,
+				DstAddr: testCase.dstAddr,
+				Type:    networkProtocol,
+			})
+			p := stack.NewPacketBuffer(stack.PacketBufferOptions{Payload: bufferv2.MakeWithData(eth)})
+			defer p.DecRef()
+			e.DeliverNetworkPacket(0, p)
+			if got, want := len(networkDispatcher.networkPackets), 1; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("got networkDispatcher.networkPackets = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+			}
+			delivered := networkDispatcher.networkPackets[0]
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(delivered.packet.LinkHeader().Slice(), eth); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("LinkHeader mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			if got, want := delivered.protocol, networkProtocol; got != want {
+				t.Errorf("got delivered.protocol = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+			}
+			if got, want := delivered.packet.PktType, testCase.pktType; got != want {
+				t.Errorf("got delivered.packet.PktType = %d, want = %d", got, want)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/endpoint_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/endpoint_test.go
index 95faab674..283271879 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/endpoint_test.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *context) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt
 	c.ch <- packetInfo{protocol, pkt}
 }
 
-func (c *context) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (c *context) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	c.t.Fatal("DeliverLinkPacket not implemented")
 }
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func (d *fakeNetworkDispatcher) DeliverNetworkPacket(_ tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumb
 	d.pkts = append(d.pkts, pkt)
 }
 
-func (*fakeNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (*fakeNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested.go
index cbf1ffc53..1a327d84a 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested.go
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ func (e *Endpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pk
 }
 
 // DeliverLinkPacket implements stack.NetworkDispatcher.
-func (e *Endpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr, incoming bool) {
+func (e *Endpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	e.mu.RLock()
 	d := e.dispatcher
 	e.mu.RUnlock()
 	if d != nil {
-		d.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt, incoming)
+		d.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested_test.go
index 89a8e8741..dca401a0c 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/nested/nested_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (d *counterDispatcher) DeliverNetworkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, st
 	d.count++
 }
 
-func (*counterDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (*counterDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket.go
index 12186b877..d309f6538 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func New(lower stack.LinkEndpoint) stack.LinkEndpoint {
 
 // DeliverNetworkPacket implements stack.NetworkDispatcher.
 func (e *endpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
-	e.Endpoint.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt, true /* incoming */)
+	e.Endpoint.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt)
 
 	e.Endpoint.DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol, pkt)
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pk
 // WritePackets implements stack.LinkEndpoint.
 func (e *endpoint) WritePackets(pkts stack.PacketBufferList) (int, tcpip.Error) {
 	for _, pkt := range pkts.AsSlice() {
-		e.Endpoint.DeliverLinkPacket(pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt, false /* incoming */)
+		e.Endpoint.DeliverLinkPacket(pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt)
 	}
 
 	return e.Endpoint.WritePackets(pkts)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket_test.go
index 7771f2a9d..8fcac81ee 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/packetsocket/packetsocket_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ var _ stack.NetworkDispatcher = (*testNetworkDispatcher)(nil)
 type linkPacketInfo struct {
 	pkt      stack.PacketBufferPtr
 	protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
-	incoming bool
 }
 
 type networkPacketInfo struct {
@@ -99,11 +98,10 @@ func (t *testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProto
 	t.networkPacket = networkPacket
 }
 
-func (t *testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr, incoming bool) {
+func (t *testNetworkDispatcher) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	linkPacket := linkPacketInfo{
 		pkt:      pkt.IncRef(),
 		protocol: protocol,
-		incoming: incoming,
 	}
 
 	if t.linkPacket != (linkPacketInfo{}) {
@@ -128,6 +126,7 @@ func TestPacketDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 	pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber = protocol
 
 	{
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketOutgoing
 		var pkts stack.PacketBufferList
 		pkts.PushBack(pkt)
 		if n, err := ep.WritePackets(pkts); err != nil {
@@ -139,18 +138,19 @@ func TestPacketDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 		if want := (networkPacketInfo{}); d.networkPacket != want {
 			t.Errorf("got d.networkPacket = %#v, want = %#v", d.networkPacket, want)
 		}
-		if want := (linkPacketInfo{pkt: pkt, protocol: protocol, incoming: false}); d.linkPacket != want {
+		if want := (linkPacketInfo{pkt: pkt, protocol: protocol}); d.linkPacket != want {
 			t.Errorf("got d.linkPacket = %#v, want = %#v", d.linkPacket, want)
 		}
 	}
 
 	d.reset()
 	{
+		pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketHost
 		nullEP.disp.DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol, pkt)
 		if want := (networkPacketInfo{pkt: pkt, protocol: protocol}); d.networkPacket != want {
 			t.Errorf("got d.networkPacket = %#v, want = %#v", d.networkPacket, want)
 		}
-		if want := (linkPacketInfo{pkt: pkt, protocol: protocol, incoming: true}); d.linkPacket != want {
+		if want := (linkPacketInfo{pkt: pkt, protocol: protocol}); d.linkPacket != want {
 			t.Errorf("got d.linkPacket = %#v, want = %#v", d.linkPacket, want)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/sharedmem/sharedmem_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/sharedmem/sharedmem_test.go
index d7c219107..ab1951238 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/sharedmem/sharedmem_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/sharedmem/sharedmem_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (c *testContext) DeliverNetworkPacket(proto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pk
 	c.packetCh <- struct{}{}
 }
 
-func (c *testContext) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (c *testContext) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	c.t.Fatal("DeliverLinkPacket not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable.go
index 12e5daa31..25d9a7fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func (e *Endpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pk
 }
 
 // DeliverLinkPacket implements stack.NetworkDispatcher.
-func (e *Endpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr, incoming bool) {
+func (e *Endpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	if !e.dispatchGate.Enter() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	e.dispatcher.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt, incoming)
+	e.dispatcher.DeliverLinkPacket(protocol, pkt)
 	e.dispatchGate.Leave()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable_test.go
index 9d7655b63..c62a07cce 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/waitable/waitable_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (e *countedEndpoint) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNum
 	e.dispatchCount++
 }
 
-func (*countedEndpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr, bool) {
+func (*countedEndpoint) DeliverLinkPacket(tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, stack.PacketBufferPtr) {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
index 38b71f67a..1513c23d9 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ func (n *nic) writePacket(pkt PacketBufferPtr) tcpip.Error {
 }
 
 func (n *nic) writeRawPacket(pkt PacketBufferPtr) tcpip.Error {
+	// Always an outgoing packet.
+	pkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketOutgoing
 	if err := n.qDisc.WritePacket(pkt); err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(*tcpip.ErrNoBufferSpace); ok {
 			n.stats.txPacketsDroppedNoBufferSpace.Increment()
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ func (n *nic) DeliverNetworkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt Pac
 	n.gro.dispatch(pkt, protocol, networkEndpoint)
 }
 
-func (n *nic) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt PacketBufferPtr, incoming bool) {
+func (n *nic) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt PacketBufferPtr) {
 	// Deliver to interested packet endpoints without holding NIC lock.
 	var packetEPPkt PacketBufferPtr
 	defer func() {
@@ -764,11 +766,13 @@ func (n *nic) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt Packet
 			// populate it in the packet buffer we provide to packet endpoints as
 			// packet endpoints inspect link headers.
 			packetEPPkt.LinkHeader().Consume(len(pkt.LinkHeader().Slice()))
-
-			if incoming {
+			packetEPPkt.PktType = pkt.PktType
+			// Assume the packet is for us if the packet type is unset.
+			// The packet type is set to PacketOutgoing when sending packets so
+			// this may only be unset for incoming packets where link endpoints
+			// have not set it.
+			if packetEPPkt.PktType == 0 {
 				packetEPPkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketHost
-			} else {
-				packetEPPkt.PktType = tcpip.PacketOutgoing
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ func (n *nic) DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt Packet
 	n.packetEPsMu.Unlock()
 
 	// On Linux, only ETH_P_ALL endpoints get outbound packets.
-	if incoming && protoEPsOK {
+	if pkt.PktType != tcpip.PacketOutgoing && protoEPsOK {
 		protoEPs.forEach(deliverPacketEPs)
 	}
 	if anyEPsOK {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
index e06abbcda..2e7f8b87a 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ type NetworkDispatcher interface {
 	// This method should be called with both incoming and outgoing packets.
 	//
 	// If the link-layer has a header, the packet's link header must be populated.
-	DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt PacketBufferPtr, incoming bool)
+	DeliverLinkPacket(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt PacketBufferPtr)
 }
 
 // LinkEndpointCapabilities is the type associated with the capabilities