diff --git a/client/firewall/uspfilter/uspfilter.go b/client/firewall/uspfilter/uspfilter.go
index 466065d31..466c6a18b 100644
--- a/client/firewall/uspfilter/uspfilter.go
+++ b/client/firewall/uspfilter/uspfilter.go
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ func (m *Manager) dropFilter(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 	d := m.decoders.Get().(*decoder)
 	defer m.decoders.Put(d)
 
-	if !m.isValidPacket(d, packetData) {
+	valid, fragment := m.isValidPacket(d, packetData)
+	if !valid {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -668,6 +669,13 @@ func (m *Manager) dropFilter(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	// TODO: pass fragments of routed packets to forwarder
+	if fragment {
+		m.logger.Trace("packet is a fragment: src=%v dst=%v id=%v flags=%v",
+			srcIP, dstIP, d.ip4.Id, d.ip4.Flags)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// For all inbound traffic, first check if it matches a tracked connection.
 	// This must happen before any other filtering because the packets are statefully tracked.
 	if m.stateful && m.isValidTrackedConnection(d, srcIP, dstIP, size) {
@@ -815,17 +823,32 @@ func getPortsFromPacket(d *decoder) (srcPort, dstPort uint16) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) isValidPacket(d *decoder, packetData []byte) bool {
+// isValidPacket checks if the packet is valid.
+// It returns true, false if the packet is valid and not a fragment.
+// It returns true, true if the packet is a fragment and valid.
+func (m *Manager) isValidPacket(d *decoder, packetData []byte) (bool, bool) {
 	if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 		m.logger.Trace("couldn't decode packet, err: %s", err)
-		return false
+		return false, false
 	}
 
-	if len(d.decoded) < 2 {
-		m.logger.Trace("packet doesn't have network and transport layers")
-		return false
+	l := len(d.decoded)
+
+	// L3 and L4 are mandatory
+	if l >= 2 {
+		return true, false
 	}
-	return true
+
+	// Fragments are also valid
+	if l == 1 && d.decoded[0] == layers.LayerTypeIPv4 {
+		ip4 := d.ip4
+		if ip4.Flags&layers.IPv4MoreFragments != 0 || ip4.FragOffset != 0 {
+			return true, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.logger.Trace("packet doesn't have network and transport layers")
+	return false, false
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) isValidTrackedConnection(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, size int) bool {