diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
index c6da6ce3..8adbf7f1 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
@@ -165,6 +165,34 @@ ovpn_dco_init(int mode, dco_context_t *dco)
     return true;
 }
 
+static int
+dco_set_ifmode(dco_context_t *dco, int ifmode)
+{
+    struct ifdrv drv;
+    nvlist_t *nvl;
+    int ret;
+
+    msg(M_INFO, "ifmode=%08x", ifmode);
+    nvl = nvlist_create(0);
+    nvlist_add_number(nvl, "ifmode", ifmode);
+
+    CLEAR(drv);
+    snprintf(drv.ifd_name, IFNAMSIZ, "%s", dco->ifname);
+    drv.ifd_cmd = OVPN_SET_IFMODE;
+    drv.ifd_data = nvlist_pack(nvl, &drv.ifd_len);
+
+    ret = ioctl(dco->fd, SIOCSDRVSPEC, &drv);
+    if (ret)
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN | M_ERRNO, "Failed to set ifmode");
+    }
+
+    free(drv.ifd_data);
+    nvlist_destroy(nvl);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 create_interface(struct tuntap *tt, const char *dev)
 {
@@ -205,6 +233,14 @@ create_interface(struct tuntap *tt, const char *dev)
     snprintf(tt->dco.ifname, IFNAMSIZ, "%s", ifr.ifr_data);
     tt->actual_name = string_alloc(tt->dco.ifname, NULL);
 
+    /* see "Interface Flags" in ifnet(9) */
+    int i = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_MULTICAST;
+    if (tt->topology == TOP_SUBNET)
+    {
+        i = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST;
+    }
+    dco_set_ifmode(&tt->dco, i);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ovpn_dco_freebsd.h b/src/openvpn/ovpn_dco_freebsd.h
index 7ceec06e..cf92d597 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ovpn_dco_freebsd.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/ovpn_dco_freebsd.h
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ enum ovpn_key_cipher {
 #define OVPN_SEND_PKT           _IO('D', 9)
 #define OVPN_POLL_PKT           _IO('D', 10)
 #define OVPN_GET_PKT            _IO('D', 11)
+#define OVPN_SET_IFMODE         _IO('D', 12)
 
 #endif /* ifndef _NET_IF_OVPN_H_ */