diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 08540b96ec18e43b84dbe048cc5dd706332eb72f..f5372edf6edc5ff436e1b4713f5346e6953997f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -137,6 +137,20 @@ static int vrf_local_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+static int vrf_ip6_local_out(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = nf_hook(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, net,
+		      sk, skb, NULL, skb_dst(skb)->dev, dst_output);
+
+	if (likely(err == 1))
+		err = dst_output(net, sk, skb);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static netdev_tx_t vrf_process_v6_outbound(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					   struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -207,7 +221,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vrf_process_v6_outbound(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* strip the ethernet header added for pass through VRF device */
 	__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
 
-	ret = ip6_local_out(net, skb->sk, skb);
+	ret = vrf_ip6_local_out(net, skb->sk, skb);
 	if (unlikely(net_xmit_eval(ret)))
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 	else
@@ -391,6 +405,43 @@ static int vrf_output6(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    !(IP6CB(skb)->flags & IP6SKB_REROUTED));
 }
 
+/* set dst on skb to send packet to us via dev_xmit path. Allows
+ * packet to go through device based features such as qdisc, netfilter
+ * hooks and packet sockets with skb->dev set to vrf device.
+ */
+static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
+				   struct sock *sk,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct net_vrf *vrf = netdev_priv(vrf_dev);
+	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
+	struct rt6_info *rt6;
+
+	/* don't divert link scope packets */
+	if (rt6_need_strict(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
+		return skb;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	rt6 = rcu_dereference(vrf->rt6);
+	if (likely(rt6)) {
+		dst = &rt6->dst;
+		dst_hold(dst);
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (unlikely(!dst)) {
+		vrf_tx_error(vrf_dev, skb);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	skb_dst_drop(skb);
+	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
+
+	return skb;
+}
+
 /* holding rtnl */
 static void vrf_rt6_release(struct net_device *dev, struct net_vrf *vrf)
 {
@@ -477,6 +528,13 @@ static int vrf_rt6_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	return rc;
 }
 #else
+static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
+				   struct sock *sk,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb;
+}
+
 static void vrf_rt6_release(struct net_device *dev, struct net_vrf *vrf)
 {
 }
@@ -587,6 +645,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_l3_out(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	switch (proto) {
 	case AF_INET:
 		return vrf_ip_out(vrf_dev, sk, skb);
+	case AF_INET6:
+		return vrf_ip6_out(vrf_dev, sk, skb);
 	}
 
 	return skb;
@@ -1031,53 +1091,33 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_l3_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-static struct dst_entry *vrf_get_rt6_dst(const struct net_device *dev,
-					 struct flowi6 *fl6)
+/* send to link-local or multicast address via interface enslaved to
+ * VRF device. Force lookup to VRF table without changing flow struct
+ */
+static struct dst_entry *vrf_link_scope_lookup(const struct net_device *dev,
+					      struct flowi6 *fl6)
 {
-	bool need_strict = rt6_need_strict(&fl6->daddr);
-	struct net_vrf *vrf = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	int flags = RT6_LOOKUP_F_IFACE;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct rt6_info *rt;
 
-	/* send to link-local or multicast address */
-	if (need_strict) {
-		int flags = RT6_LOOKUP_F_IFACE;
-
-		/* VRF device does not have a link-local address and
-		 * sending packets to link-local or mcast addresses over
-		 * a VRF device does not make sense
-		 */
-		if (fl6->flowi6_oif == dev->ifindex) {
-			struct dst_entry *dst = &net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst;
-
-			dst_hold(dst);
-			return dst;
-		}
-
-		if (!ipv6_addr_any(&fl6->saddr))
-			flags |= RT6_LOOKUP_F_HAS_SADDR;
-
-		rt = vrf_ip6_route_lookup(net, dev, fl6, fl6->flowi6_oif, flags);
-		if (rt)
-			dst = &rt->dst;
-
-	} else if (!(fl6->flowi6_flags & FLOWI_FLAG_L3MDEV_SRC)) {
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-
-		rt = rcu_dereference(vrf->rt6);
-		if (likely(rt)) {
-			dst = &rt->dst;
-			dst_hold(dst);
-		}
-
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	/* VRF device does not have a link-local address and
+	 * sending packets to link-local or mcast addresses over
+	 * a VRF device does not make sense
+	 */
+	if (fl6->flowi6_oif == dev->ifindex) {
+		dst = &net->ipv6.ip6_null_entry->dst;
+		dst_hold(dst);
+		return dst;
 	}
 
-	/* make sure oif is set to VRF device for lookup */
-	if (!need_strict)
-		fl6->flowi6_oif = dev->ifindex;
+	if (!ipv6_addr_any(&fl6->saddr))
+		flags |= RT6_LOOKUP_F_HAS_SADDR;
+
+	rt = vrf_ip6_route_lookup(net, dev, fl6, fl6->flowi6_oif, flags);
+	if (rt)
+		dst = &rt->dst;
 
 	return dst;
 }
@@ -1130,7 +1170,7 @@ static const struct l3mdev_ops vrf_l3mdev_ops = {
 	.l3mdev_l3_rcv		= vrf_l3_rcv,
 	.l3mdev_l3_out		= vrf_l3_out,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	.l3mdev_get_rt6_dst	= vrf_get_rt6_dst,
+	.l3mdev_link_scope_lookup = vrf_link_scope_lookup,
 	.l3mdev_get_saddr6	= vrf_get_saddr6,
 #endif
 };
diff --git a/include/net/l3mdev.h b/include/net/l3mdev.h
index 3ee110518584bd4d996f1756045c1e9914579e6a..51aab20a4d0a5307fa1c8ee0c926cb2de2a455eb 100644
--- a/include/net/l3mdev.h
+++ b/include/net/l3mdev.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  * @l3mdev_get_saddr: Get source address for a flow
  *
- * @l3mdev_get_rt6_dst: Get cached IPv6 rt6_info (dst_entry) for device
+ * @l3mdev_link_scope_lookup: IPv6 lookup for linklocal and mcast destinations
  */
 
 struct l3mdev_ops {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct l3mdev_ops {
 					    struct flowi4 *fl4);
 
 	/* IPv6 ops */
-	struct dst_entry * (*l3mdev_get_rt6_dst)(const struct net_device *dev,
+	struct dst_entry * (*l3mdev_link_scope_lookup)(const struct net_device *dev,
 						 struct flowi6 *fl6);
 	int		   (*l3mdev_get_saddr6)(struct net_device *dev,
 						const struct sock *sk,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static inline bool netif_index_is_l3_master(struct net *net, int ifindex)
 
 int l3mdev_get_saddr(struct net *net, int ifindex, struct flowi4 *fl4);
 
-struct dst_entry *l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6);
+struct dst_entry *l3mdev_link_scope_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6);
 int l3mdev_get_saddr6(struct net *net, const struct sock *sk,
 		      struct flowi6 *fl6);
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static inline int l3mdev_get_saddr(struct net *net, int ifindex,
 }
 
 static inline
-struct dst_entry *l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6)
+struct dst_entry *l3mdev_link_scope_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 2c681113c055bd8d60d1df0eee36504c84bc2540..87e0a01ce74411e5464a32a45b00e802acfe04ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1188,12 +1188,15 @@ static struct rt6_info *ip6_pol_route_output(struct net *net, struct fib6_table
 struct dst_entry *ip6_route_output_flags(struct net *net, const struct sock *sk,
 					 struct flowi6 *fl6, int flags)
 {
-	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	bool any_src;
 
-	dst = l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(net, fl6);
-	if (dst)
-		return dst;
+	if (rt6_need_strict(&fl6->daddr)) {
+		struct dst_entry *dst;
+
+		dst = l3mdev_link_scope_lookup(net, fl6);
+		if (dst)
+			return dst;
+	}
 
 	fl6->flowi6_iif = LOOPBACK_IFINDEX;
 
diff --git a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
index 43610e5acc4e6c848599a768d84126db89fb327c..ac9d928d0a9e63aa79c222429e0a3b7c89d71933 100644
--- a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
+++ b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
@@ -100,15 +100,14 @@ u32 l3mdev_fib_table_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l3mdev_fib_table_by_index);
 
 /**
- *	l3mdev_get_rt6_dst - IPv6 route lookup based on flow. Returns
- *			     cached route for L3 master device if relevant
- *			     to flow
+ *	l3mdev_link_scope_lookup - IPv6 route lookup based on flow for link
+ *			     local and multicast addresses
  *	@net: network namespace for device index lookup
  *	@fl6: IPv6 flow struct for lookup
  */
 
-struct dst_entry *l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(struct net *net,
-				     struct flowi6 *fl6)
+struct dst_entry *l3mdev_link_scope_lookup(struct net *net,
+					   struct flowi6 *fl6)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -121,15 +120,15 @@ struct dst_entry *l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(struct net *net,
 			dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 
 		if (dev && netif_is_l3_master(dev) &&
-		    dev->l3mdev_ops->l3mdev_get_rt6_dst)
-			dst = dev->l3mdev_ops->l3mdev_get_rt6_dst(dev, fl6);
+		    dev->l3mdev_ops->l3mdev_link_scope_lookup)
+			dst = dev->l3mdev_ops->l3mdev_link_scope_lookup(dev, fl6);
 
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	return dst;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l3mdev_get_rt6_dst);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l3mdev_link_scope_lookup);
 
 /**
  *	l3mdev_get_saddr - get source address for a flow based on an interface