diff --git a/extensions/simplebridge/driver.go b/extensions/simplebridge/driver.go
index b5d158d613d7e..f77efa7bc67af 100644
--- a/extensions/simplebridge/driver.go
+++ b/extensions/simplebridge/driver.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/docker/docker/network"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/iptables"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/sandbox"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/state"
 
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ func (d *BridgeDriver) createBridge(id string, vlanid uint, port uint, peer stri
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := setupIPTables(id, addr, true, true); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	var vxlan *netlink.Vxlan
 
 	if peer != "" {
@@ -299,3 +303,72 @@ func (d *BridgeDriver) destroyBridge(b *netlink.Bridge, v *netlink.Vxlan) error
 
 	return netlink.LinkDel(b)
 }
+
+// FIXME remove last two parameters
+func setupIPTables(bridgeIface string, addr net.Addr, icc, ipmasq bool) error {
+	// Enable NAT
+
+	if ipmasq {
+		natArgs := []string{"POSTROUTING", "-t", "nat", "-s", addr.String(), "!", "-o", bridgeIface, "-j", "MASQUERADE"}
+
+		if !iptables.Exists(natArgs...) {
+			if output, err := iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-I"}, natArgs...)...); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unable to enable network bridge NAT: %s", err)
+			} else if len(output) != 0 {
+				return &iptables.ChainError{Chain: "POSTROUTING", Output: output}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var (
+		args       = []string{"FORWARD", "-i", bridgeIface, "-o", bridgeIface, "-j"}
+		acceptArgs = append(args, "ACCEPT")
+		dropArgs   = append(args, "DROP")
+	)
+
+	if !icc {
+		iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-D"}, acceptArgs...)...)
+
+		if !iptables.Exists(dropArgs...) {
+			log.Debugf("Disable inter-container communication")
+			if output, err := iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-I"}, dropArgs...)...); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unable to prevent intercontainer communication: %s", err)
+			} else if len(output) != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error disabling intercontainer communication: %s", output)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-D"}, dropArgs...)...)
+
+		if !iptables.Exists(acceptArgs...) {
+			log.Debugf("Enable inter-container communication")
+			if output, err := iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-I"}, acceptArgs...)...); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Unable to allow intercontainer communication: %s", err)
+			} else if len(output) != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error enabling intercontainer communication: %s", output)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Accept all non-intercontainer outgoing packets
+	outgoingArgs := []string{"FORWARD", "-i", bridgeIface, "!", "-o", bridgeIface, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
+	if !iptables.Exists(outgoingArgs...) {
+		if output, err := iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-I"}, outgoingArgs...)...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to allow outgoing packets: %s", err)
+		} else if len(output) != 0 {
+			return &iptables.ChainError{Chain: "FORWARD outgoing", Output: output}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Accept incoming packets for existing connections
+	existingArgs := []string{"FORWARD", "-o", bridgeIface, "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "RELATED,ESTABLISHED", "-j", "ACCEPT"}
+
+	if !iptables.Exists(existingArgs...) {
+		if output, err := iptables.Raw(append([]string{"-I"}, existingArgs...)...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to allow incoming packets: %s", err)
+		} else if len(output) != 0 {
+			return &iptables.ChainError{Chain: "FORWARD incoming", Output: output}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}