diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index c35fad3e08e8dd41e4038db587db36f2f9a9d5da..325627612bac0a69dd3ae73123b0c15b5fd610ad 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/bcast.c: TIPC broadcast code
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, 2014-2015, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, 2014-2016, Ericsson AB
  * Copyright (c) 2004, Intel Corporation.
  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ const char tipc_bclink_name[] = "broadcast-link";
  * @inputq: data input queue; will only carry SOCK_WAKEUP messages
  * @dest: array keeping number of reachable destinations per bearer
  * @primary_bearer: a bearer having links to all broadcast destinations, if any
+ * @bcast_support: indicates if primary bearer, if any, supports broadcast
  */
 struct tipc_bc_base {
 	struct tipc_link *link;
 	struct sk_buff_head inputq;
 	int dests[MAX_BEARERS];
 	int primary_bearer;
+	bool bcast_support;
 };
 
 static struct tipc_bc_base *tipc_bc_base(struct net *net)
@@ -79,9 +81,10 @@ static void tipc_bcbase_select_primary(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_bc_base *bb = tipc_bc_base(net);
 	int all_dests =  tipc_link_bc_peers(bb->link);
-	int i, mtu;
+	int i, mtu, prim;
 
 	bb->primary_bearer = INVALID_BEARER_ID;
+	bb->bcast_support = true;
 
 	if (!all_dests)
 		return;
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ static void tipc_bcbase_select_primary(struct net *net)
 		mtu = tipc_bearer_mtu(net, i);
 		if (mtu < tipc_link_mtu(bb->link))
 			tipc_link_set_mtu(bb->link, mtu);
-
+		bb->bcast_support &= tipc_bearer_bcast_support(net, i);
 		if (bb->dests[i] < all_dests)
 			continue;
 
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@ static void tipc_bcbase_select_primary(struct net *net)
 		if ((i ^ tipc_own_addr(net)) & 1)
 			break;
 	}
+	prim = bb->primary_bearer;
+	if (prim != INVALID_BEARER_ID)
+		bb->bcast_support = tipc_bearer_bcast_support(net, prim);
 }
 
 void tipc_bcast_inc_bearer_dst_cnt(struct net *net, int bearer_id)
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 52d74760fb68697d508fafb213b56deaed2e8639..33a5bdfbef76c00578921198bfbbe9c735f643d2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int tipc_enable_l2_media(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b,
 	memset(&b->bcast_addr, 0, sizeof(b->bcast_addr));
 	memcpy(b->bcast_addr.value, dev->broadcast, b->media->hwaddr_len);
 	b->bcast_addr.media_id = b->media->type_id;
-	b->bcast_addr.broadcast = 1;
+	b->bcast_addr.broadcast = TIPC_BROADCAST_SUPPORT;
 	b->mtu = dev->mtu;
 	b->media->raw2addr(b, &b->addr, (char *)dev->dev_addr);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->tipc_ptr, b);
@@ -482,6 +482,19 @@ int tipc_l2_send_msg(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool tipc_bearer_bcast_support(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id)
+{
+	bool supp = false;
+	struct tipc_bearer *b;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	b = bearer_get(net, bearer_id);
+	if (b)
+		supp = (b->bcast_addr.broadcast == TIPC_BROADCAST_SUPPORT);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return supp;
+}
+
 int tipc_bearer_mtu(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id)
 {
 	int mtu = 0;
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h
index 278ff7f616f9e884aca58fce761a23cfd1c55f70..635c9086e19af86b81b4dc572a7c2ee0374b02fc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h
@@ -60,9 +60,14 @@
 #define TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_IB	2
 #define TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP	3
 
-/* minimum bearer MTU */
+/* Minimum bearer MTU */
 #define TIPC_MIN_BEARER_MTU	(MAX_H_SIZE + INT_H_SIZE)
 
+/* Identifiers for distinguishing between broadcast/multicast and replicast
+ */
+#define TIPC_BROADCAST_SUPPORT  1
+#define TIPC_REPLICAST_SUPPORT  2
+
 /**
  * struct tipc_media_addr - destination address used by TIPC bearers
  * @value: address info (format defined by media)
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ int tipc_bearer_setup(void);
 void tipc_bearer_cleanup(void);
 void tipc_bearer_stop(struct net *net);
 int tipc_bearer_mtu(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id);
+bool tipc_bearer_bcast_support(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id);
 void tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
 			  struct sk_buff *skb,
 			  struct tipc_media_addr *dest);
diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index b58dc95f3d3535a305e529c75282360ea731f82d..46061cf48cd13506a12cb9b8fb53f64d9a56aa06 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void tipc_udp_media_addr_set(struct tipc_media_addr *addr,
 	memcpy(addr->value, ua, sizeof(struct udp_media_addr));
 
 	if (tipc_udp_is_mcast_addr(ua))
-		addr->broadcast = 1;
+		addr->broadcast = TIPC_BROADCAST_SUPPORT;
 }
 
 /* tipc_udp_addr2str - convert ip/udp address to string */
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int tipc_udp_send_msg(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!addr->broadcast || list_empty(&ub->rcast.list))
+	if (addr->broadcast != TIPC_REPLICAST_SUPPORT)
 		return tipc_udp_xmit(net, skb, ub, src, dst);
 
 	/* Replicast, send an skb to each configured IP address */
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int tipc_udp_rcast_add(struct tipc_bearer *b,
 	else if (ntohs(addr->proto) == ETH_P_IPV6)
 		pr_info("New replicast peer: %pI6\n", &rcast->addr.ipv6);
 #endif
-
+	b->bcast_addr.broadcast = TIPC_REPLICAST_SUPPORT;
 	list_add_rcu(&rcast->list, &ub->rcast.list);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int tipc_udp_enable(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b,
 		goto err;
 
 	b->bcast_addr.media_id = TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_UDP;
-	b->bcast_addr.broadcast = 1;
+	b->bcast_addr.broadcast = TIPC_BROADCAST_SUPPORT;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(b->media_ptr, ub);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ub->bearer, b);
 	tipc_udp_media_addr_set(&b->addr, &local);