diff --git a/etc/l3_agent.ini b/etc/l3_agent.ini
index 0c158370dec..eca07f0f362 100644
--- a/etc/l3_agent.ini
+++ b/etc/l3_agent.ini
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 # if the Nova metadata server is not available
 # enable_metadata_proxy = True
 
+# Iptables mangle mark used to mark metadata valid requests
+# metadata_access_mark = 0x1
+
 # Location of Metadata Proxy UNIX domain socket
 # metadata_proxy_socket = $state_path/metadata_proxy
 
diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3/config.py b/neutron/agent/l3/config.py
index d91bcdfe0aa..986317ff284 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3/config.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3/config.py
@@ -55,5 +55,9 @@ OPTS = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('enable_metadata_proxy', default=True,
                 help=_("Allow running metadata proxy.")),
     cfg.BoolOpt('router_delete_namespaces', default=False,
-                help=_("Delete namespace after removing a router."))
+                help=_("Delete namespace after removing a router.")),
+    cfg.StrOpt('metadata_access_mark',
+               default='0x1',
+               help=_('Iptables mangle mark used to mark metadata valid '
+                      'requests'))
 ]
diff --git a/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py b/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
index 5c778f39c24..24a2fa9f394 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ from neutron.services import advanced_service
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Access with redirection to metadata proxy iptables mark mask
+METADATA_ACCESS_MARK_MASK = '0xffffffff'
+
 
 class MetadataDriver(advanced_service.AdvancedService):
 
@@ -47,10 +50,14 @@ class MetadataDriver(advanced_service.AdvancedService):
     def __init__(self, l3_agent):
         super(MetadataDriver, self).__init__(l3_agent)
         self.metadata_port = l3_agent.conf.metadata_port
+        self.metadata_access_mark = l3_agent.conf.metadata_access_mark
 
     def after_router_added(self, router):
-        for c, r in self.metadata_filter_rules(self.metadata_port):
+        for c, r in self.metadata_filter_rules(self.metadata_port,
+                                               self.metadata_access_mark):
             router.iptables_manager.ipv4['filter'].add_rule(c, r)
+        for c, r in self.metadata_mangle_rules(self.metadata_access_mark):
+            router.iptables_manager.ipv4['mangle'].add_rule(c, r)
         for c, r in self.metadata_nat_rules(self.metadata_port):
             router.iptables_manager.ipv4['nat'].add_rule(c, r)
         router.iptables_manager.apply()
@@ -61,8 +68,11 @@ class MetadataDriver(advanced_service.AdvancedService):
                                        self.l3_agent.conf)
 
     def before_router_removed(self, router):
-        for c, r in self.metadata_filter_rules(self.metadata_port):
+        for c, r in self.metadata_filter_rules(self.metadata_port,
+                                               self.metadata_access_mark):
             router.iptables_manager.ipv4['filter'].remove_rule(c, r)
+        for c, r in self.metadata_mangle_rules(self.metadata_access_mark):
+            router.iptables_manager.ipv4['mangle'].remove_rule(c, r)
         for c, r in self.metadata_nat_rules(self.metadata_port):
             router.iptables_manager.ipv4['nat'].remove_rule(c, r)
         router.iptables_manager.apply()
@@ -72,9 +82,18 @@ class MetadataDriver(advanced_service.AdvancedService):
                                      self.l3_agent.conf)
 
     @classmethod
-    def metadata_filter_rules(cls, port):
-        return [('INPUT', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport %s '
-                 '-j ACCEPT' % port)]
+    def metadata_filter_rules(cls, port, mark):
+        return [('INPUT', '-m mark --mark %s -j ACCEPT' % mark),
+                ('INPUT', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport %s '
+                 '-j DROP' % port)]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def metadata_mangle_rules(cls, mark):
+        return [('PREROUTING', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -d 169.254.169.254/32 '
+                 '-p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 '
+                 '-j MARK --set-xmark %(value)s/%(mask)s' %
+                 {'value': mark,
+                  'mask': METADATA_ACCESS_MARK_MASK})]
 
     @classmethod
     def metadata_nat_rules(cls, port):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
index 48f87ea8d25..0ce344d333c 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
@@ -48,10 +48,20 @@ class TestMetadataDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
             metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_nat_rules(8775))
 
     def test_metadata_filter_rules(self):
-        rules = ('INPUT', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8775 -j ACCEPT')
+        rules = [('INPUT', '-m mark --mark 0x1 -j ACCEPT'),
+                 ('INPUT', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8775 -j DROP')]
         self.assertEqual(
-            [rules],
-            metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_filter_rules(8775))
+            rules,
+            metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_filter_rules(8775, '0x1'))
+
+    def test_metadata_mangle_rules(self):
+        rule = ('PREROUTING', '-s 0.0.0.0/0 -d 169.254.169.254/32 '
+                '-p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 '
+                '-j MARK --set-xmark 0x1/%s' %
+                metadata_driver.METADATA_ACCESS_MARK_MASK)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [rule],
+            metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_mangle_rules('0x1'))
 
     def _test_spawn_metadata_proxy(self, expected_user, expected_group,
                                    user='', group=''):