diff --git a/pkg/daemon/gateway.go b/pkg/daemon/gateway.go
index 8a1dc0fcf52..22404226dc8 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/gateway.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/gateway.go
@@ -26,37 +26,6 @@ const (
 	IPSetPrefix  = "ovn"
 )
 
-var (
-	v4Rules = []util.IPTableRule{
-		// Prevent performing Masquerade on external traffic which arrives from a Node that owns the Pod/Subnet IP
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn40other-node src -m set --match-set ovn40local-pod-ip-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn40other-node src -m set --match-set ovn40subnets-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
-		// NAT if pod/subnet to external address
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40local-pod-ip-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
-		// Input Accept
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		// Forward Accept
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-	}
-	v6Rules = []util.IPTableRule{
-		// Prevent performing Masquerade on external traffic which arrives from a Node that owns the Pod/Subnet IP
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn60other-node src -m set --match-set ovn60local-pod-ip-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn60other-node src -m set --match-set ovn60subnets-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
-		// NAT if pod/subnet to external address
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60local-pod-ip-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
-		{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
-		// Input Accept
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		// Forward Accept
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-		{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
-	}
-)
-
 func (c *Controller) runGateway() {
 	if err := c.setIPSet(); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to set gw ipsets")
@@ -137,6 +106,49 @@ func (c *Controller) setIPSet() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) setIptables() error {
+	klog.Infoln("start to set up iptables")
+	node, err := c.nodesLister.Get(c.config.NodeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to get node %s, %v", c.config.NodeName, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	hostIP := util.GetNodeInternalIP(node)
+
+	var (
+		v4Rules = []util.IPTableRule{
+			// Prevent performing Masquerade on external traffic which arrives from a Node that owns the Pod/Subnet IP
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn40other-node src -m set --match-set ovn40local-pod-ip-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn40other-node src -m set --match-set ovn40subnets-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
+			// NAT if pod/subnet to external address
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40local-pod-ip-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
+			// masq traffic from hostport/nodeport
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(fmt.Sprintf(`-o ovn0 ! -s %s -j MASQUERADE`, hostIP), " ")},
+			// Input Accept
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			// Forward Accept
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn40subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+		}
+		v6Rules = []util.IPTableRule{
+			// Prevent performing Masquerade on external traffic which arrives from a Node that owns the Pod/Subnet IP
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn60other-node src -m set --match-set ovn60local-pod-ip-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets src -m set ! --match-set ovn60other-node src -m set --match-set ovn60subnets-nat dst -j RETURN`, " ")},
+			// NAT if pod/subnet to external address
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60local-pod-ip-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets-nat src -m set ! --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j MASQUERADE`, " ")},
+			// masq traffic from hostport/nodeport
+			{Table: "nat", Chain: "POSTROUTING", Rule: strings.Split(fmt.Sprintf(`-o ovn0 ! -s %s -j MASQUERADE`, hostIP), " ")},
+			// Input Accept
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "FORWARD", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			// Forward Accept
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets src -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+			{Table: "filter", Chain: "INPUT", Rule: strings.Split(`-m set --match-set ovn60subnets dst -j ACCEPT`, " ")},
+		}
+	)
 	protocols := make([]string, 2)
 	if c.protocol == kubeovnv1.ProtocolDual {
 		protocols[0] = kubeovnv1.ProtocolIPv4