diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
index 53cb6694f..13b42d34b 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
@@ -71,22 +71,24 @@ type Route struct {
 // ownership of the provided local address.
 //
 // Returns an empty route if validation fails.
-func constructAndValidateRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addressEndpoint AssignableAddressEndpoint, localAddressNIC, outgoingNIC *NIC, gateway, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, handleLocal, multicastLoop bool) Route {
-	addrWithPrefix := addressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix()
+func constructAndValidateRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addressEndpoint AssignableAddressEndpoint, localAddressNIC, outgoingNIC *NIC, gateway, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, handleLocal, multicastLoop bool) Route {
+	if len(localAddr) == 0 {
+		localAddr = addressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix().Address
+	}
 
-	if localAddressNIC != outgoingNIC && header.IsV6LinkLocalAddress(addrWithPrefix.Address) {
+	if localAddressNIC != outgoingNIC && header.IsV6LinkLocalAddress(localAddr) {
 		addressEndpoint.DecRef()
 		return Route{}
 	}
 
 	// If no remote address is provided, use the local address.
 	if len(remoteAddr) == 0 {
-		remoteAddr = addrWithPrefix.Address
+		remoteAddr = localAddr
 	}
 
 	r := makeRoute(
 		netProto,
-		addrWithPrefix.Address,
+		localAddr,
 		remoteAddr,
 		outgoingNIC,
 		localAddressNIC,
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ func constructAndValidateRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addressEndp
 	// broadcast it.
 	if len(gateway) > 0 {
 		r.NextHop = gateway
-	} else if subnet := addrWithPrefix.Subnet(); subnet.IsBroadcast(remoteAddr) {
+	} else if subnet := addressEndpoint.Subnet(); subnet.IsBroadcast(remoteAddr) {
 		r.RemoteLinkAddress = header.EthernetBroadcastAddress
 	}
 
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ func makeRoute(netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("cannot create a route with NICs from different stacks"))
 	}
 
+	if len(localAddr) == 0 {
+		localAddr = localAddressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix().Address
+	}
+
 	loop := PacketOut
 
 	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/4689): Loopback interface loops back packets at the
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
index f4504e633..e788344d9 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ func (s *Stack) findLocalRouteFromNICRLocked(localAddressNIC *NIC, localAddr, re
 
 	r := makeLocalRoute(
 		netProto,
-		localAddressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix().Address,
+		localAddr,
 		remoteAddr,
 		outgoingNIC,
 		localAddressNIC,
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ func (s *Stack) FindRoute(id tcpip.NICID, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, n
 			if addressEndpoint := s.getAddressEP(nic, localAddr, remoteAddr, netProto); addressEndpoint != nil {
 				return makeRoute(
 					netProto,
-					addressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix().Address,
+					localAddr,
 					remoteAddr,
 					nic, /* outboundNIC */
 					nic, /* localAddressNIC*/
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ func (s *Stack) FindRoute(id tcpip.NICID, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, n
 				if needRoute {
 					gateway = route.Gateway
 				}
-				r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, nic /* outgoingNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop)
+				r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, nic /* outgoingNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, localAddr, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop)
 				if r == (Route{}) {
 					panic(fmt.Sprintf("non-forwarding route validation failed with route table entry = %#v, id = %d, localAddr = %s, remoteAddr = %s", route, id, localAddr, remoteAddr))
 				}
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ func (s *Stack) FindRoute(id tcpip.NICID, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, n
 		if id != 0 {
 			if aNIC, ok := s.nics[id]; ok {
 				if addressEndpoint := s.getAddressEP(aNIC, localAddr, remoteAddr, netProto); addressEndpoint != nil {
-					if r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, aNIC /* localAddressNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop); r != (Route{}) {
+					if r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, aNIC /* localAddressNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, localAddr, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop); r != (Route{}) {
 						return r, nil
 					}
 				}
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ func (s *Stack) FindRoute(id tcpip.NICID, localAddr, remoteAddr tcpip.Address, n
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, aNIC /* localAddressNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop); r != (Route{}) {
+				if r := constructAndValidateRoute(netProto, addressEndpoint, aNIC /* localAddressNIC */, nic /* outgoingNIC */, gateway, localAddr, remoteAddr, s.handleLocal, multicastLoop); r != (Route{}) {
 					return r, nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -2130,3 +2130,43 @@ func (s *Stack) networkProtocolNumbers() []tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber {
 	}
 	return protos
 }
+
+func isSubnetBroadcastOnNIC(nic *NIC, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addr tcpip.Address) bool {
+	addressEndpoint := nic.getAddressOrCreateTempInner(protocol, addr, false /* createTemp */, NeverPrimaryEndpoint)
+	if addressEndpoint == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	subnet := addressEndpoint.Subnet()
+	addressEndpoint.DecRef()
+	return subnet.IsBroadcast(addr)
+}
+
+// IsSubnetBroadcast returns true if the provided address is a subnet-local
+// broadcast address on the specified NIC and protocol.
+//
+// Returns false if the NIC is unknown or if the protocol is unknown or does
+// not support addressing.
+//
+// If the NIC is not specified, the stack will check all NICs.
+func (s *Stack) IsSubnetBroadcast(nicID tcpip.NICID, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addr tcpip.Address) bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if nicID != 0 {
+		nic, ok := s.nics[nicID]
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return isSubnetBroadcastOnNIC(nic, protocol, addr)
+	}
+
+	for _, nic := range s.nics {
+		if isSubnetBroadcastOnNIC(nic, protocol, addr) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
index 81601f559..648587137 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) prepareForWrite(to *tcpip.FullAddress) (retry bool, err *tcpi
 // specified address is a multicast address.
 func (e *endpoint) connectRoute(nicID tcpip.NICID, addr tcpip.FullAddress, netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) (stack.Route, tcpip.NICID, *tcpip.Error) {
 	localAddr := e.ID.LocalAddress
-	if isBroadcastOrMulticast(localAddr) {
+	if e.isBroadcastOrMulticast(nicID, netProto, localAddr) {
 		// A packet can only originate from a unicast address (i.e., an interface).
 		localAddr = ""
 	}
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) bindLocked(addr tcpip.FullAddress) *tcpip.Error {
 	}
 
 	nicID := addr.NIC
-	if len(addr.Addr) != 0 && !isBroadcastOrMulticast(addr.Addr) {
+	if len(addr.Addr) != 0 && !e.isBroadcastOrMulticast(addr.NIC, netProto, addr.Addr) {
 		// A local unicast address was specified, verify that it's valid.
 		nicID = e.stack.CheckLocalAddress(addr.NIC, netProto, addr.Addr)
 		if nicID == 0 {
@@ -1531,8 +1531,8 @@ func (e *endpoint) Stats() tcpip.EndpointStats {
 // Wait implements tcpip.Endpoint.Wait.
 func (*endpoint) Wait() {}
 
-func isBroadcastOrMulticast(a tcpip.Address) bool {
-	return a == header.IPv4Broadcast || header.IsV4MulticastAddress(a) || header.IsV6MulticastAddress(a)
+func (e *endpoint) isBroadcastOrMulticast(nicID tcpip.NICID, netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, addr tcpip.Address) bool {
+	return addr == header.IPv4Broadcast || header.IsV4MulticastAddress(addr) || header.IsV6MulticastAddress(addr) || e.stack.IsSubnetBroadcast(nicID, netProto, addr)
 }
 
 // SetOwner implements tcpip.Endpoint.SetOwner.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint_state.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint_state.go
index 858c99a45..99f3fc37f 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint_state.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint_state.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) Resume(s *stack.Stack) {
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-	} else if len(e.ID.LocalAddress) != 0 && !isBroadcastOrMulticast(e.ID.LocalAddress) { // stateBound
+	} else if len(e.ID.LocalAddress) != 0 && !e.isBroadcastOrMulticast(e.RegisterNICID, netProto, e.ID.LocalAddress) { // stateBound
 		// A local unicast address is specified, verify that it's valid.
 		if e.stack.CheckLocalAddress(e.RegisterNICID, netProto, e.ID.LocalAddress) == 0 {
 			panic(tcpip.ErrBadLocalAddress)