diff --git a/src/netif/ethernetif.c b/src/netif/ethernetif.c
index b9276b6e..7982d118 100644
--- a/src/netif/ethernetif.c
+++ b/src/netif/ethernetif.c
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ low_level_init(struct netif *netif)
   /* don't set NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP if this device is not an ethernet one */
   netif->flags = NETIF_FLAG_BROADCAST | NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP | NETIF_FLAG_LINK_UP;
  
+#if LWIP_IPV6 && LWIP_IPV6_MLD
+  /*
+   * For hardware/netifs that implement MAC filtering.
+   * All-nodes link-local is handled by default, so we must let the hardware know
+   * to allow multicast packets in.
+   * Should set mld_mac_filter previously. */
+  if (netif->mld_mac_filter != NULL) {
+    ip6_addr_t ip6_allnodes_ll;
+    ip6_addr_set_allnodes_linklocal(&ip6_allnodes_ll);
+    netif->mld_mac_filter(netif, &ip6_allnodes_ll, MLD6_ADD_MAC_FILTER);
+  }
+#endif /* LWIP_IPV6 && LWIP_IPV6_MLD */
+
   /* Do whatever else is needed to initialize interface. */  
 }