diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
index fade3c5b9..d8eba7d1b 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
@@ -923,15 +923,15 @@ sub process_interface( $ ) {
 	    $ipsets{$ipset} = 1;
 	}
 
-	$zoneref->{options}{in_out}{routeback} = 1 if $zoneref && $options{routeback};
-
 	if ( $options{bridge} ) {
 	    require_capability( 'PHYSDEV_MATCH', 'The "bridge" option', 's');
 	    fatal_error "Bridges may not have wildcard names" if $wildcard;
+	    $options{routeback} = 1;
 	}
 
-	$hostoptionsref = \%hostoptions;
+	$zoneref->{options}{in_out}{routeback} = 1 if $zoneref && $options{routeback};
 
+	$hostoptionsref = \%hostoptions;
     }
 
     $physical{$physical} = $interfaces{$interface} = { name       => $interface ,
diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
index be510e638..450e2efe2 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-interfaces.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ loc     eth2            -</programlisting>
               <term><emphasis role="bold">bridge</emphasis></term>
 
               <listitem>
-                <para>Designates the interface as a bridge.</para>
+                <para>Designates the interface as a bridge. Beginning with
+                Shorewall 4.4.7, setting this option also sets
+                <option>routeback</option>.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
index 2bdbd10b7..c0ff6d765 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-interfaces.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ loc     eth2            -</programlisting>
               <term><emphasis role="bold">bridge</emphasis></term>
 
               <listitem>
-                <para>Designates the interface as a bridge.</para>
+                <para>Designates the interface as a bridge. Beginning with
+                Shorewall 4.4.7, setting this option also sets
+                <option>routeback</option>.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>