diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index 874965bb4..d68e55543 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ sub add_an_rtrule( ) {
 
     if ( $source eq '-' ) {
 	$source = 'from ' . ALLIP;
+    } elsif ( $source =~ s/^&// ) {
+	$source = 'from ' . record_runtime_address $source;
     } elsif ( $family == F_IPV4 ) {
 	if ( $source =~ /:/ ) {
 	    ( my $interface, $source , my $remainder ) = split( /:/, $source, 3 );