diff --git a/client/internal/engine.go b/client/internal/engine.go
index cb8205181..6444e6d37 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Start() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	e.routeManager = routemanager.NewManager(e.ctx, e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(), e.wgInterface, e.statusRecorder, routes)
+	e.routeManager = routemanager.NewManager(e.ctx, e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(), e.wgInterface, e.statusRecorder, routes, wgAddr)
 	e.routeManager.SetRouteChangeListener(e.mobileDep.RouteListener)
 
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ func (e *Engine) Start() error {
 		})
 	case "ios":
 		err = e.wgInterface.CreateOniOS(e.mobileDep.FileDescriptor)
+		log.Debugf("wireguardAddress: %s", wgAddr)
+		e.mobileDep.RouteListener.OnNewRouteSetting("", "100.127.93.142/16")
 	default:
 		err = e.wgInterface.Create()
 	}
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_ios.go b/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_ios.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..387f501f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_ios.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//go:build ios
+
+package routemanager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+// newFirewall returns a nil manager
+func newFirewall(context.Context) (firewallManager, error) {
+	return iOSFirewallManager{}, nil
+}
+
+type iOSFirewallManager struct {
+}
+
+func (i iOSFirewallManager) RestoreOrCreateContainers() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i iOSFirewallManager) InsertRoutingRules(pair routerPair) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i iOSFirewallManager) RemoveRoutingRules(pair routerPair) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (i iOSFirewallManager) CleanRoutingRules() {
+	return
+}
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_nonlinux.go b/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_nonlinux.go
index ae0627048..2d3eb29a7 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_nonlinux.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/firewall_nonlinux.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build !linux
-// +build !linux
+//go:build !linux && !ios
+// +build !linux,!ios
 
 package routemanager
 
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go b/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
index b31fe6327..1be182d0a 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/manager.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type DefaultManager struct {
 }
 
 // NewManager returns a new route manager
-func NewManager(ctx context.Context, pubKey string, wgInterface *iface.WGIface, statusRecorder *peer.Status, initialRoutes []*route.Route) *DefaultManager {
+func NewManager(ctx context.Context, pubKey string, wgInterface *iface.WGIface, statusRecorder *peer.Status, initialRoutes []*route.Route, wgAddr string) *DefaultManager {
 	srvRouter, err := newServerRouter(ctx, wgInterface)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("server router is not supported: %s", err)
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ func NewManager(ctx context.Context, pubKey string, wgInterface *iface.WGIface,
 		statusRecorder: statusRecorder,
 		wgInterface:    wgInterface,
 		pubKey:         pubKey,
-		notifier:       newNotifier(),
+		notifier:       newNotifier(wgAddr),
 	}
 
-	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+	log.Debug("initializing route manager")
+	if runtime.GOOS == "android" || runtime.GOOS == "ios" {
 		cr := dm.clientRoutes(initialRoutes)
 		dm.notifier.setInitialClientRoutes(cr)
 	}
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/notifier.go b/client/internal/routemanager/notifier.go
index e37811166..aa2be7606 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/notifier.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/notifier.go
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@ package routemanager
 
 import (
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
 // RouteListener is a callback interface for mobile system
 type RouteListener interface {
 	// OnNewRouteSetting invoke when new route setting has been arrived
-	OnNewRouteSetting()
+	OnNewRouteSetting(string, string)
 }
 
 type notifier struct {
+	// ownIPAddr is the ip address of the netbird interface including the netmask
+	ownIPAddr           string
 	initialRouteRangers []string
 	routeRangers        []string
 
@@ -21,8 +26,11 @@ type notifier struct {
 	routeListenerMux sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func newNotifier() *notifier {
-	return &notifier{}
+func newNotifier(ip string) *notifier {
+	log.Debugf("creating notifier with own ip: %s", ip)
+	return &notifier{
+		ownIPAddr: ip,
+	}
 }
 
 func (n *notifier) setListener(listener RouteListener) {
@@ -69,7 +77,8 @@ func (n *notifier) notify() {
 	}
 
 	go func(l RouteListener) {
-		l.OnNewRouteSetting()
+		log.Debugf("notifying route listener with route ranges: %s and own ip: %s", strings.Join(n.routeRangers, ","), n.ownIPAddr)
+		l.OnNewRouteSetting(strings.Join(n.routeRangers, ","), n.ownIPAddr)
 	}(n.routeListener)
 }
 
diff --git a/client/internal/routemanager/server_android.go b/client/internal/routemanager/server_android.go
index d130acc00..e00fb5f70 100644
--- a/client/internal/routemanager/server_android.go
+++ b/client/internal/routemanager/server_android.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build android
+
 package routemanager
 
 import (