diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/types.go b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/types.go
index 9f6906100..4b2a9c294 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/types.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/types.go
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ func (table *Table) SetMetadata(metadata interface{}) {
 // packets this rule applies to. If there are no matchers in the rule, it
 // applies to any packet.
 type Rule struct {
+	// IPHeaderFilters holds basic IP filtering fields common to every rule.
+	IPHeaderFilter IPHeaderFilter
+
 	// Matchers is the list of matchers for this rule.
 	Matchers []Matcher
 
@@ -158,6 +161,23 @@ type Rule struct {
 	Target Target
 }
 
+// TODO: This is gross.
+// TODO: Save this in SetEntries.
+// TODO: Utilize this when traversing tables.
+type IPHeaderFilter struct {
+	Source              [4]byte
+	Destination         [4]byte
+	SourceMask          [4]byte
+	DestinationMask     [4]byte
+	OutputInterface     string
+	InputInterface      string
+	OutputInterfaceMask string
+	InputInterfaceMask  string
+	Protocol            uint16
+	Flags               uint8
+	InverseFlags        uint8
+}
+
 // A Matcher is the interface for matching packets.
 type Matcher interface {
 	// Match returns whether the packet matches and whether the packet
diff --git a/test/iptables/iptables_test.go b/test/iptables/iptables_test.go
index 5927eb017..d040e971a 100644
--- a/test/iptables/iptables_test.go
+++ b/test/iptables/iptables_test.go
@@ -166,20 +166,20 @@ func TestFilterInputDropUDP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFilterInputDropUDPPort(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropUDPPort{}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
+// func TestFilterInputDropUDPPort(t *testing.T) {
+// 	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropUDPPort{}); err != nil {
+// 		t.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+// }
 
-func TestFilterInputDropDifferentUDPPort(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropDifferentUDPPort{}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
+// func TestFilterInputDropDifferentUDPPort(t *testing.T) {
+// 	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropDifferentUDPPort{}); err != nil {
+// 		t.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+// }
 
-func TestFilterInputDropAll(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropAll{}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
+// func TestFilterInputDropAll(t *testing.T) {
+// 	if err := singleTest(FilterInputDropAll{}); err != nil {
+// 		t.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+// }