diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config.go
index 9b9b5c862..7c6961e21 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config.go
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/nethelpers"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/resources/config"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/resources/k8s"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/resources/network"
 )
 
-// IngressChainName is the name of the ingress chain.
-const IngressChainName = "ingress"
+// Chain names.
+const (
+	IngressChainName    = "ingress"
+	PreroutingChainName = "prerouting"
+)
 
 // NfTablesChainConfigController generates nftables rules based on machine configuration.
 type NfTablesChainConfigController struct{}
@@ -45,6 +49,11 @@ func (ctrl *NfTablesChainConfigController) Inputs() []controller.Input {
 			ID:        optional.Some(config.V1Alpha1ID),
 			Kind:      controller.InputWeak,
 		},
+		{
+			Namespace: network.NamespaceName,
+			Type:      network.NodeAddressType,
+			Kind:      controller.InputWeak,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -74,181 +83,32 @@ func (ctrl *NfTablesChainConfigController) Run(ctx context.Context, r controller
 			return fmt.Errorf("error getting machine config: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		// try first to get filtered node addresses, if not available, use non-filtered one
+		// this handles case of being part of Kubernetes cluster and not being part of it as well
+		nodeAddresses, err := safe.ReaderGetByID[*network.NodeAddress](ctx, r, network.FilteredNodeAddressID(network.NodeAddressRoutedID, k8s.NodeAddressFilterNoK8s))
+		if err != nil && !state.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error getting filtered node addresses: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if nodeAddresses == nil {
+			nodeAddresses, err = safe.ReaderGetByID[*network.NodeAddress](ctx, r, network.NodeAddressRoutedID)
+			if err != nil && !state.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error getting node addresses: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		r.StartTrackingOutputs()
 
 		if cfg != nil && !(cfg.Config().NetworkRules().DefaultAction() == nethelpers.DefaultActionAccept && cfg.Config().NetworkRules().Rules() == nil) {
-			if err = safe.WriterModify(ctx, r, network.NewNfTablesChain(network.NamespaceName, IngressChainName),
-				func(chain *network.NfTablesChain) error {
-					spec := chain.TypedSpec()
-
-					spec.Type = nethelpers.ChainTypeFilter
-					spec.Hook = nethelpers.ChainHookInput
-					spec.Priority = nethelpers.ChainPriorityMangle + 10
-					spec.Policy = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
-
-					// preamble
-					spec.Rules = []network.NfTablesRule{
-						// trusted interfaces: loopback, siderolink and kubespan
-						{
-							MatchIIfName: &network.NfTablesIfNameMatch{
-								InterfaceNames: []string{
-									"lo",
-									constants.SideroLinkName,
-									constants.KubeSpanLinkName,
-								},
-								Operator: nethelpers.OperatorEqual,
-							},
-							AnonCounter: true,
-							Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-						},
-					}
-
-					defaultAction := cfg.Config().NetworkRules().DefaultAction()
-
-					if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
-						spec.Policy = nethelpers.VerdictDrop
-
-						spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
-							// conntrack
-							network.NfTablesRule{
-								MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
-									States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
-										nethelpers.ConntrackStateEstablished,
-										nethelpers.ConntrackStateRelated,
-									},
-								},
-								AnonCounter: true,
-								Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-							},
-							network.NfTablesRule{
-								MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
-									States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
-										nethelpers.ConntrackStateInvalid,
-									},
-								},
-								AnonCounter: true,
-								Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
-							},
-							// allow ICMP and ICMPv6 explicitly
-							network.NfTablesRule{
-								MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
-									Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolICMP,
-								},
-								MatchLimit: &network.NfTablesLimitMatch{
-									PacketRatePerSecond: 5,
-								},
-								AnonCounter: true,
-								Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-							},
-							network.NfTablesRule{
-								MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
-									Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolICMPv6,
-								},
-								MatchLimit: &network.NfTablesLimitMatch{
-									PacketRatePerSecond: 5,
-								},
-								AnonCounter: true,
-								Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-							},
-						)
-
-						if cfg.Config().Machine() != nil && cfg.Config().Cluster() != nil {
-							if cfg.Config().Machine().Features().HostDNS().ForwardKubeDNSToHost() {
-								hostDNSIP := netip.MustParseAddr(constants.HostDNSAddress)
-
-								// allow traffic to host DNS
-								for _, protocol := range []nethelpers.Protocol{nethelpers.ProtocolUDP, nethelpers.ProtocolTCP} {
-									spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
-										network.NfTablesRule{
-											MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
-												IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
-													slices.Concat(
-														cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(),
-														cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs(),
-													),
-													netip.MustParsePrefix,
-												),
-											},
-											MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
-												IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{netip.PrefixFrom(hostDNSIP, hostDNSIP.BitLen())},
-											},
-											MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
-												Protocol: protocol,
-												MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
-													Ranges: []network.PortRange{{Lo: 53, Hi: 53}},
-												},
-											},
-											AnonCounter: true,
-											Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-										},
-									)
-								}
-							}
-						}
-
-						if cfg.Config().Cluster() != nil {
-							spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
-								// allow Kubernetes pod/service traffic
-								network.NfTablesRule{
-									MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
-										IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
-											slices.Concat(cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(), cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs()),
-											netip.MustParsePrefix,
-										),
-									},
-									MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
-										IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
-											slices.Concat(cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(), cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs()),
-											netip.MustParsePrefix,
-										),
-									},
-									AnonCounter: true,
-									Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
-								},
-							)
-						}
-					}
-
-					for _, rule := range cfg.Config().NetworkRules().Rules() {
-						portRanges := rule.PortRanges()
-
-						// sort port ranges, machine config validation ensures that there are no overlaps
-						slices.SortFunc(portRanges, func(a, b [2]uint16) int {
-							return cmp.Compare(a[0], b[0])
-						})
-
-						// if default accept, drop anything that doesn't match the rule
-						verdict := nethelpers.VerdictDrop
-
-						if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
-							verdict = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
-						}
-
-						spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
-							network.NfTablesRule{
-								MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
-									IncludeSubnets: rule.Subnets(),
-									ExcludeSubnets: rule.ExceptSubnets(),
-									Invert:         defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionAccept,
-								},
-								MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
-									Protocol: rule.Protocol(),
-									MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
-										Ranges: xslices.Map(portRanges, func(pr [2]uint16) network.PortRange {
-											return network.PortRange{Lo: pr[0], Hi: pr[1]}
-										}),
-									},
-								},
-								AnonCounter: true,
-								Verdict:     pointer.To(verdict),
-							},
-						)
-					}
-
-					return nil
-				}); err != nil {
+			if err = safe.WriterModify(ctx, r, network.NewNfTablesChain(network.NamespaceName, IngressChainName), ctrl.buildIngressChain(cfg)); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
+			if nodeAddresses != nil {
+				if err = safe.WriterModify(ctx, r, network.NewNfTablesChain(network.NamespaceName, PreroutingChainName), ctrl.buildPreroutingChain(cfg, nodeAddresses)); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		if err = safe.CleanupOutputs[*network.NfTablesChain](ctx, r); err != nil {
@@ -256,3 +116,297 @@ func (ctrl *NfTablesChainConfigController) Run(ctx context.Context, r controller
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (ctrl *NfTablesChainConfigController) buildIngressChain(cfg *config.MachineConfig) func(*network.NfTablesChain) error {
+	return func(chain *network.NfTablesChain) error {
+		spec := chain.TypedSpec()
+
+		spec.Type = nethelpers.ChainTypeFilter
+		spec.Hook = nethelpers.ChainHookInput
+		spec.Priority = nethelpers.ChainPriorityMangle + 10
+		spec.Policy = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
+
+		// preamble
+		spec.Rules = []network.NfTablesRule{
+			// trusted interfaces: loopback, siderolink and kubespan
+			{
+				MatchIIfName: &network.NfTablesIfNameMatch{
+					InterfaceNames: []string{
+						"lo",
+						constants.SideroLinkName,
+						constants.KubeSpanLinkName,
+					},
+					Operator: nethelpers.OperatorEqual,
+				},
+				AnonCounter: true,
+				Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+			},
+		}
+
+		defaultAction := cfg.Config().NetworkRules().DefaultAction()
+
+		if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
+			spec.Policy = nethelpers.VerdictDrop
+
+			spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+				// conntrack
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateEstablished,
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateRelated,
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateInvalid,
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+				// allow ICMP and ICMPv6 explicitly
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolICMP,
+					},
+					MatchLimit: &network.NfTablesLimitMatch{
+						PacketRatePerSecond: 5,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolICMPv6,
+					},
+					MatchLimit: &network.NfTablesLimitMatch{
+						PacketRatePerSecond: 5,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+			)
+
+			if cfg.Config().Machine() != nil && cfg.Config().Cluster() != nil {
+				if cfg.Config().Machine().Features().HostDNS().ForwardKubeDNSToHost() {
+					hostDNSIP := netip.MustParseAddr(constants.HostDNSAddress)
+
+					// allow traffic to host DNS
+					for _, protocol := range []nethelpers.Protocol{nethelpers.ProtocolUDP, nethelpers.ProtocolTCP} {
+						spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+							network.NfTablesRule{
+								MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+									IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
+										slices.Concat(
+											cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(),
+											cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs(),
+										),
+										netip.MustParsePrefix,
+									),
+								},
+								MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+									IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{netip.PrefixFrom(hostDNSIP, hostDNSIP.BitLen())},
+								},
+								MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+									Protocol: protocol,
+									MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+										Ranges: []network.PortRange{{Lo: 53, Hi: 53}},
+									},
+								},
+								AnonCounter: true,
+								Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+							},
+						)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if cfg.Config().Cluster() != nil {
+				spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+					// allow Kubernetes pod/service traffic
+					network.NfTablesRule{
+						MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+							IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
+								slices.Concat(cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(), cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs()),
+								netip.MustParsePrefix,
+							),
+						},
+						MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+							IncludeSubnets: xslices.Map(
+								slices.Concat(cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().PodCIDRs(), cfg.Config().Cluster().Network().ServiceCIDRs()),
+								netip.MustParsePrefix,
+							),
+						},
+						AnonCounter: true,
+						Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+					},
+				)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, rule := range cfg.Config().NetworkRules().Rules() {
+			portRanges := rule.PortRanges()
+
+			// sort port ranges, machine config validation ensures that there are no overlaps
+			slices.SortFunc(portRanges, func(a, b [2]uint16) int {
+				return cmp.Compare(a[0], b[0])
+			})
+
+			// if default accept, drop anything that doesn't match the rule
+			verdict := nethelpers.VerdictDrop
+
+			if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
+				verdict = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
+			}
+
+			spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: rule.Subnets(),
+						ExcludeSubnets: rule.ExceptSubnets(),
+						Invert:         defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionAccept,
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: rule.Protocol(),
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: xslices.Map(portRanges, func(pr [2]uint16) network.PortRange {
+								return network.PortRange{Lo: pr[0], Hi: pr[1]}
+							}),
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(verdict),
+				},
+			)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (ctrl *NfTablesChainConfigController) buildPreroutingChain(cfg *config.MachineConfig, nodeAddresses *network.NodeAddress) func(*network.NfTablesChain) error {
+	// convert CIDRs to /32 (/128) prefixes matching only the address itself
+	myAddresses := xslices.Map(nodeAddresses.TypedSpec().Addresses,
+		func(addr netip.Prefix) netip.Prefix {
+			return netip.PrefixFrom(addr.Addr(), addr.Addr().BitLen())
+		},
+	)
+
+	return func(chain *network.NfTablesChain) error {
+		spec := chain.TypedSpec()
+
+		spec.Type = nethelpers.ChainTypeFilter
+		spec.Hook = nethelpers.ChainHookPrerouting
+		spec.Priority = nethelpers.ChainPriorityNATDest - 10
+		spec.Policy = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
+
+		defaultAction := cfg.Config().NetworkRules().DefaultAction()
+
+		// preamble
+		spec.Rules = []network.NfTablesRule{
+			// trusted interfaces: loopback, siderolink and kubespan
+			{
+				MatchIIfName: &network.NfTablesIfNameMatch{
+					InterfaceNames: []string{
+						"lo",
+						constants.SideroLinkName,
+						constants.KubeSpanLinkName,
+					},
+					Operator: nethelpers.OperatorEqual,
+				},
+				AnonCounter: true,
+				Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+			},
+		}
+
+		// if the traffic is not addressed to the machine, ignore (accept it)
+		spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+			network.NfTablesRule{
+				MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+					IncludeSubnets: myAddresses,
+					Invert:         true,
+				},
+				AnonCounter: true,
+				Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+			},
+		)
+
+		// drop any 'new' connections to ports outside of the allowed ranges
+		for _, rule := range cfg.Config().NetworkRules().Rules() {
+			portRanges := rule.PortRanges()
+
+			// sort port ranges, machine config validation ensures that there are no overlaps
+			slices.SortFunc(portRanges, func(a, b [2]uint16) int {
+				return cmp.Compare(a[0], b[0])
+			})
+
+			verdict := nethelpers.VerdictDrop
+
+			if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
+				verdict = nethelpers.VerdictAccept
+			}
+
+			spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: rule.Subnets(),
+						ExcludeSubnets: rule.ExceptSubnets(),
+						Invert:         defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionAccept,
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: rule.Protocol(),
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: xslices.Map(portRanges, func(pr [2]uint16) network.PortRange {
+								return network.PortRange{Lo: pr[0], Hi: pr[1]}
+							}),
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(verdict),
+				},
+			)
+		}
+
+		if defaultAction == nethelpers.DefaultActionBlock {
+			// drop any TCP/UDP new connections
+			spec.Rules = append(spec.Rules,
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+				network.NfTablesRule{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolUDP,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+			)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config_test.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config_test.go
index c57a532ee..0c4306a2a 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/controllers/network/nftables_chain_config_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ func (suite *NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite) injectConfig(block bool) {
 	cfg, err := container.New(configs...)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
-	suite.Require().NoError(suite.State().Create(suite.Ctx(), config.NewMachineConfig(cfg)))
+	suite.Create(config.NewMachineConfig(cfg))
+
+	nodeAddresses := network.NewNodeAddress(network.NamespaceName, network.NodeAddressRoutedID)
+	nodeAddresses.TypedSpec().Addresses = []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.3.4.5/24")}
+	suite.Create(nodeAddresses)
 }
 
 func (suite *NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite) TestDefaultAccept() {
@@ -154,6 +158,98 @@ func (suite *NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite) TestDefaultAccept() {
 			},
 			spec.Rules)
 	})
+
+	ctest.AssertResource(suite, netctrl.PreroutingChainName, func(chain *network.NfTablesChain, asrt *assert.Assertions) {
+		spec := chain.TypedSpec()
+
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainTypeFilter, spec.Type)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainPriorityNATDest-10, spec.Priority)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainHookPrerouting, spec.Hook)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.VerdictAccept, spec.Policy)
+
+		asrt.Equal(
+			[]network.NfTablesRule{
+				{
+					MatchIIfName: &network.NfTablesIfNameMatch{
+						InterfaceNames: []string{
+							"lo",
+							constants.SideroLinkName,
+							constants.KubeSpanLinkName,
+						},
+						Operator: nethelpers.OperatorEqual,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.3.4.5/32"),
+						},
+						Invert: true,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/8"),
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.0.0/16"),
+						},
+						ExcludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.3.0.0/16"),
+						},
+						Invert: true,
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: []network.PortRange{
+								{
+									Lo: 10250,
+									Hi: 10250,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
+						},
+						Invert: true,
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: []network.PortRange{
+								{
+									Lo: 50000,
+									Hi: 50000,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+			},
+			spec.Rules)
+	})
 }
 
 func (suite *NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite) TestDefaultBlock() {
@@ -269,9 +365,125 @@ func (suite *NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite) TestDefaultBlock() {
 			},
 			spec.Rules)
 	})
+
+	ctest.AssertResource(suite, netctrl.PreroutingChainName, func(chain *network.NfTablesChain, asrt *assert.Assertions) {
+		spec := chain.TypedSpec()
+
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainTypeFilter, spec.Type)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainPriorityNATDest-10, spec.Priority)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.ChainHookPrerouting, spec.Hook)
+		asrt.Equal(nethelpers.VerdictAccept, spec.Policy)
+
+		asrt.Equal(
+			[]network.NfTablesRule{
+				{
+					MatchIIfName: &network.NfTablesIfNameMatch{
+						InterfaceNames: []string{
+							"lo",
+							constants.SideroLinkName,
+							constants.KubeSpanLinkName,
+						},
+						Operator: nethelpers.OperatorEqual,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchDestinationAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.3.4.5/32"),
+						},
+						Invert: true,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/8"),
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.0.0/16"),
+						},
+						ExcludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("10.3.0.0/16"),
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: []network.PortRange{
+								{
+									Lo: 10250,
+									Hi: 10250,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchSourceAddress: &network.NfTablesAddressMatch{
+						IncludeSubnets: []netip.Prefix{
+							netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+						MatchDestinationPort: &network.NfTablesPortMatch{
+							Ranges: []network.PortRange{
+								{
+									Lo: 50000,
+									Hi: 50000,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictAccept),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolTCP,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+				{
+					MatchConntrackState: &network.NfTablesConntrackStateMatch{
+						States: []nethelpers.ConntrackState{
+							nethelpers.ConntrackStateNew,
+						},
+					},
+					MatchLayer4: &network.NfTablesLayer4Match{
+						Protocol: nethelpers.ProtocolUDP,
+					},
+					AnonCounter: true,
+					Verdict:     pointer.To(nethelpers.VerdictDrop),
+				},
+			},
+			spec.Rules)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestNfTablesChainConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	suite.Run(t, &NfTablesChainConfigTestSuite{
 		DefaultSuite: ctest.DefaultSuite{
 			Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
diff --git a/internal/integration/api/firewall.go b/internal/integration/api/firewall.go
index fb59252c2..610d5add8 100644
--- a/internal/integration/api/firewall.go
+++ b/internal/integration/api/firewall.go
@@ -9,27 +9,31 @@ package api
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cosi-project/runtime/pkg/safe"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/integration/base"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/client"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/nethelpers"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/resources/network"
 )
 
 // FirewallSuite ...
 type FirewallSuite struct {
-	base.APISuite
+	base.K8sSuite
 
 	ctx       context.Context //nolint:containedctx
 	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -113,6 +117,92 @@ func (suite *FirewallSuite) TestKubeletAccess() {
 	suite.Require().NoError(eg.Wait())
 }
 
+//go:embed testdata/nodeport.yaml
+var nodePortServiceYAML []byte
+
+// TestNodePortAccess verifies that without firewall NodePort is available, and not available otherwise.
+//
+//nolint:gocyclo
+func (suite *FirewallSuite) TestNodePortAccess() {
+	allNodes := suite.DiscoverNodeInternalIPs(suite.ctx)
+
+	chain, err := safe.StateGetByID[*network.NfTablesChain](client.WithNode(suite.ctx, allNodes[0]), suite.Client.COSI, "ingress")
+	firewallEnabled := err == nil
+	firewallDefaultBlock := firewallEnabled && chain.TypedSpec().Policy == nethelpers.VerdictDrop
+
+	// our blocking only works with kube-proxy, so we need to make sure it's running
+	out, err := suite.Clientset.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(suite.ctx, metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "k8s-app=kube-proxy"})
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	if len(out.Items) == 0 {
+		suite.T().Skip("kube-proxy not running")
+	}
+
+	// create a deployment with a NodePort service
+	localPathStorage := suite.ParseManifests(nodePortServiceYAML)
+
+	suite.T().Cleanup(func() {
+		cleanUpCtx, cleanupCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
+		defer cleanupCancel()
+
+		suite.DeleteManifests(cleanUpCtx, localPathStorage)
+	})
+
+	suite.ApplyManifests(suite.ctx, localPathStorage)
+
+	// fetch the NodePort service
+	// read back Service to figure out the ports
+	svc, err := suite.Clientset.CoreV1().Services("default").Get(suite.ctx, "test-nginx", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	var nodePort int
+
+	for _, portSpec := range svc.Spec.Ports {
+		nodePort = int(portSpec.NodePort)
+	}
+
+	suite.Require().NotZero(nodePort)
+
+	suite.T().Log("sleeping for 5 seconds to allow kube-proxy to update nftables")
+
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(suite.ctx)
+
+	for _, node := range allNodes {
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			attemptCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			var d net.Dialer
+
+			conn, err := d.DialContext(attemptCtx, "tcp", net.JoinHostPort(node, strconv.Itoa(nodePort)))
+			if conn != nil {
+				conn.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+			}
+
+			if firewallDefaultBlock {
+				if err == nil {
+					return errors.New("nodePort API should not be available")
+				}
+
+				if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded) && !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", err)
+				}
+			} else if err != nil {
+				// ignore connection refused, as it's not firewall, but rather service proxy not ready yet
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused") {
+					return fmt.Errorf("nodePort API should be available: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	suite.Require().NoError(eg.Wait())
+}
+
 func init() {
 	allSuites = append(allSuites, new(FirewallSuite))
 }
diff --git a/internal/integration/api/testdata/nodeport.yaml b/internal/integration/api/testdata/nodeport.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed050fd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integration/api/testdata/nodeport.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: test-nginx
+  name: test-nginx
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  progressDeadlineSeconds: 600
+  replicas: 1
+  revisionHistoryLimit: 10
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: test-nginx
+  strategy:
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 25%
+      maxUnavailable: 25%
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: test-nginx
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: nginx
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+          protocol: TCP
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 100m
+            memory: 128Mi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 100m
+            memory: 128Mi
+      restartPolicy: Always
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 5
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: test-nginx
+  name: test-nginx
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  ipFamilies:
+  - IPv4
+  ipFamilyPolicy: SingleStack
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 80
+  selector:
+    app: test-nginx
+  type: NodePort