diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index b9ffe1826527..c7f3e2231233 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "distributed-arp-table.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/udp.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
@@ -60,6 +63,49 @@
 #include "translation-table.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
+enum batadv_bootpop {
+	BATADV_BOOTREPLY	= 2,
+};
+
+enum batadv_boothtype {
+	BATADV_HTYPE_ETHERNET	= 1,
+};
+
+enum batadv_dhcpoptioncode {
+	BATADV_DHCP_OPT_PAD		= 0,
+	BATADV_DHCP_OPT_MSG_TYPE	= 53,
+	BATADV_DHCP_OPT_END		= 255,
+};
+
+enum batadv_dhcptype {
+	BATADV_DHCPACK		= 5,
+};
+
+/* { 99, 130, 83, 99 } */
+#define BATADV_DHCP_MAGIC 1669485411
+
+struct batadv_dhcp_packet {
+	__u8 op;
+	__u8 htype;
+	__u8 hlen;
+	__u8 hops;
+	__be32 xid;
+	__be16 secs;
+	__be16 flags;
+	__be32 ciaddr;
+	__be32 yiaddr;
+	__be32 siaddr;
+	__be32 giaddr;
+	__u8 chaddr[16];
+	__u8 sname[64];
+	__u8 file[128];
+	__be32 magic;
+	__u8 options[0];
+};
+
+#define BATADV_DHCP_YIADDR_LEN sizeof(((struct batadv_dhcp_packet *)0)->yiaddr)
+#define BATADV_DHCP_CHADDR_LEN sizeof(((struct batadv_dhcp_packet *)0)->chaddr)
+
 static void batadv_dat_purge(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /**
@@ -1440,6 +1486,359 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 }
 
 /**
+ * batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ipudp() - check skb for IP+UDP headers valid for DHCP
+ * @skb: the packet to check
+ * @ip_src: a buffer to store the IPv4 source address in
+ *
+ * Checks whether the given skb has an IP and UDP header valid for a DHCP
+ * message from a DHCP server. And if so, stores the IPv4 source address in
+ * the provided buffer.
+ *
+ * Return: True if valid, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ipudp(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 *ip_src)
+{
+	unsigned int offset = skb_network_offset(skb);
+	struct udphdr *udphdr, _udphdr;
+	struct iphdr *iphdr, _iphdr;
+
+	iphdr = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_iphdr), &_iphdr);
+	if (!iphdr || iphdr->version != 4 || iphdr->ihl * 4 < sizeof(_iphdr))
+		return false;
+
+	if (iphdr->protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
+		return false;
+
+	offset += iphdr->ihl * 4;
+	skb_set_transport_header(skb, offset);
+
+	udphdr = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_udphdr), &_udphdr);
+	if (!udphdr || udphdr->source != htons(67))
+		return false;
+
+	*ip_src = get_unaligned(&iphdr->saddr);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_check_dhcp() - examine packet for valid DHCP message
+ * @skb: the packet to check
+ * @proto: ethernet protocol hint (behind a potential vlan)
+ * @ip_src: a buffer to store the IPv4 source address in
+ *
+ * Checks whether the given skb is a valid DHCP packet. And if so, stores the
+ * IPv4 source address in the provided buffer.
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the skb network header is set correctly.
+ *
+ * Return: If skb is a valid DHCP packet, then returns its op code
+ * (e.g. BOOTREPLY vs. BOOTREQUEST). Otherwise returns -EINVAL.
+ */
+static int
+batadv_dat_check_dhcp(struct sk_buff *skb, __be16 proto, __be32 *ip_src)
+{
+	__be32 *magic, _magic;
+	unsigned int offset;
+	struct {
+		__u8 op;
+		__u8 htype;
+		__u8 hlen;
+		__u8 hops;
+	} *dhcp_h, _dhcp_h;
+
+	if (proto != htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ipudp(skb, ip_src))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	offset = skb_transport_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct udphdr);
+	if (skb->len < offset + sizeof(struct batadv_dhcp_packet))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dhcp_h = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_dhcp_h), &_dhcp_h);
+	if (!dhcp_h || dhcp_h->htype != BATADV_HTYPE_ETHERNET ||
+	    dhcp_h->hlen != ETH_ALEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	offset += offsetof(struct batadv_dhcp_packet, magic);
+
+	magic = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_magic), &_magic);
+	if (!magic || get_unaligned(magic) != htonl(BATADV_DHCP_MAGIC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return dhcp_h->op;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_get_dhcp_message_type() - get message type of a DHCP packet
+ * @skb: the DHCP packet to parse
+ *
+ * Iterates over the DHCP options of the given DHCP packet to find a
+ * DHCP Message Type option and parse it.
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the given skb is a valid DHCP packet and
+ * that the skb transport header is set correctly.
+ *
+ * Return: The found DHCP message type value, if found. -EINVAL otherwise.
+ */
+static int batadv_dat_get_dhcp_message_type(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	unsigned int offset = skb_transport_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct udphdr);
+	u8 *type, _type;
+	struct {
+		u8 type;
+		u8 len;
+	} *tl, _tl;
+
+	offset += sizeof(struct batadv_dhcp_packet);
+
+	while ((tl = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_tl), &_tl))) {
+		if (tl->type == BATADV_DHCP_OPT_MSG_TYPE)
+			break;
+
+		if (tl->type == BATADV_DHCP_OPT_END)
+			break;
+
+		if (tl->type == BATADV_DHCP_OPT_PAD)
+			offset++;
+		else
+			offset += tl->len + sizeof(_tl);
+	}
+
+	/* Option Overload Code not supported */
+	if (!tl || tl->type != BATADV_DHCP_OPT_MSG_TYPE ||
+	    tl->len != sizeof(_type))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	offset += sizeof(_tl);
+
+	type = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_type), &_type);
+	if (!type)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return *type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_get_dhcp_yiaddr() - get yiaddr from a DHCP packet
+ * @skb: the DHCP packet to parse
+ * @buf: a buffer to store the yiaddr in
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the given skb is a valid DHCP packet and
+ * that the skb transport header is set correctly.
+ *
+ * Return: True on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool batadv_dat_dhcp_get_yiaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 *buf)
+{
+	unsigned int offset = skb_transport_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct udphdr);
+	__be32 *yiaddr;
+
+	offset += offsetof(struct batadv_dhcp_packet, yiaddr);
+	yiaddr = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, BATADV_DHCP_YIADDR_LEN, buf);
+
+	if (!yiaddr)
+		return false;
+
+	if (yiaddr != buf)
+		*buf = get_unaligned(yiaddr);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_get_dhcp_chaddr() - get chaddr from a DHCP packet
+ * @skb: the DHCP packet to parse
+ * @buf: a buffer to store the chaddr in
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the given skb is a valid DHCP packet and
+ * that the skb transport header is set correctly.
+ *
+ * Return: True on success, false otherwise
+ */
+static bool batadv_dat_get_dhcp_chaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *buf)
+{
+	unsigned int offset = skb_transport_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct udphdr);
+	u8 *chaddr;
+
+	offset += offsetof(struct batadv_dhcp_packet, chaddr);
+	chaddr = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, BATADV_DHCP_CHADDR_LEN, buf);
+
+	if (!chaddr)
+		return false;
+
+	if (chaddr != buf)
+		memcpy(buf, chaddr, BATADV_DHCP_CHADDR_LEN);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_put_dhcp() - puts addresses from a DHCP packet into the DHT and
+ *  DAT cache
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @chaddr: the DHCP client MAC address
+ * @yiaddr: the DHCP client IP address
+ * @hw_dst: the DHCP server MAC address
+ * @ip_dst: the DHCP server IP address
+ * @vid: VLAN identifier
+ *
+ * Adds given MAC/IP pairs to the local DAT cache and propagates them further
+ * into the DHT.
+ *
+ * For the DHT propagation, client MAC + IP will appear as the ARP Reply
+ * transmitter (and hw_dst/ip_dst as the target).
+ */
+static void batadv_dat_put_dhcp(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *chaddr,
+				__be32 yiaddr, u8 *hw_dst, __be32 ip_dst,
+				unsigned short vid)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = batadv_dat_arp_create_reply(bat_priv, yiaddr, ip_dst, chaddr,
+					  hw_dst, vid);
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
+
+	skb_set_network_header(skb, ETH_HLEN);
+
+	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, yiaddr, chaddr, vid);
+	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, ip_dst, hw_dst, vid);
+
+	batadv_dat_send_data(bat_priv, skb, yiaddr, vid, BATADV_P_DAT_DHT_PUT);
+	batadv_dat_send_data(bat_priv, skb, ip_dst, vid, BATADV_P_DAT_DHT_PUT);
+
+	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_DAT, bat_priv,
+		   "Snooped from outgoing DHCPACK (server address): %pI4, %pM (vid: %i)\n",
+		   &ip_dst, hw_dst, batadv_print_vid(vid));
+	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_DAT, bat_priv,
+		   "Snooped from outgoing DHCPACK (client address): %pI4, %pM (vid: %i)\n",
+		   &yiaddr, chaddr, batadv_print_vid(vid));
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ack() - examine packet for valid DHCP message
+ * @skb: the packet to check
+ * @proto: ethernet protocol hint (behind a potential vlan)
+ * @ip_src: a buffer to store the IPv4 source address in
+ * @chaddr: a buffer to store the DHCP Client Hardware Address in
+ * @yiaddr: a buffer to store the DHCP Your IP Address in
+ *
+ * Checks whether the given skb is a valid DHCPACK. And if so, stores the
+ * IPv4 server source address (ip_src), client MAC address (chaddr) and client
+ * IPv4 address (yiaddr) in the provided buffers.
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the skb network header is set correctly.
+ *
+ * Return: True if the skb is a valid DHCPACK. False otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ack(struct sk_buff *skb, __be16 proto, __be32 *ip_src,
+			  u8 *chaddr, __be32 *yiaddr)
+{
+	int type;
+
+	type = batadv_dat_check_dhcp(skb, proto, ip_src);
+	if (type != BATADV_BOOTREPLY)
+		return false;
+
+	type = batadv_dat_get_dhcp_message_type(skb);
+	if (type != BATADV_DHCPACK)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!batadv_dat_dhcp_get_yiaddr(skb, yiaddr))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!batadv_dat_get_dhcp_chaddr(skb, chaddr))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_dhcp_ack() - snoop DHCPACK and fill DAT with it
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the packet to snoop
+ * @proto: ethernet protocol hint (behind a potential vlan)
+ * @vid: VLAN identifier
+ *
+ * This function first checks whether the given skb is a valid DHCPACK. If
+ * so then its source MAC and IP as well as its DHCP Client Hardware Address
+ * field and DHCP Your IP Address field are added to the local DAT cache and
+ * propagated into the DHT.
+ *
+ * Caller needs to ensure that the skb mac and network headers are set
+ * correctly.
+ */
+void batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					struct sk_buff *skb,
+					__be16 proto,
+					unsigned short vid)
+{
+	u8 chaddr[BATADV_DHCP_CHADDR_LEN];
+	__be32 ip_src, yiaddr;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
+		return;
+
+	if (!batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ack(skb, proto, &ip_src, chaddr, &yiaddr))
+		return;
+
+	batadv_dat_put_dhcp(bat_priv, chaddr, yiaddr, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source,
+			    ip_src, vid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack() - snoop DHCPACK and fill DAT cache
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ * @skb: the packet to snoop
+ * @hdr_size: header size, up to the tail of the batman-adv header
+ *
+ * This function first checks whether the given skb is a valid DHCPACK. If
+ * so then its source MAC and IP as well as its DHCP Client Hardware Address
+ * field and DHCP Your IP Address field are added to the local DAT cache.
+ */
+void batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_size)
+{
+	u8 chaddr[BATADV_DHCP_CHADDR_LEN];
+	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
+	__be32 ip_src, yiaddr;
+	unsigned short vid;
+	__be16 proto;
+	u8 *hw_src;
+
+	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
+		return;
+
+	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN)))
+		return;
+
+	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data + hdr_size);
+	skb_set_network_header(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN);
+	proto = ethhdr->h_proto;
+
+	if (!batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ack(skb, proto, &ip_src, chaddr, &yiaddr))
+		return;
+
+	hw_src = ethhdr->h_source;
+	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
+
+	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, yiaddr, chaddr, vid);
+	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, ip_src, hw_src, vid);
+
+	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_DAT, bat_priv,
+		   "Snooped from incoming DHCPACK (server address): %pI4, %pM (vid: %i)\n",
+		   &ip_src, hw_src, batadv_print_vid(vid));
+	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_DAT, bat_priv,
+		   "Snooped from incoming DHCPACK (client address): %pI4, %pM (vid: %i)\n",
+		   &yiaddr, chaddr, batadv_print_vid(vid));
+}
+
+/**
  * batadv_dat_drop_broadcast_packet() - check if an ARP request has to be
  *  dropped (because the node has already obtained the reply via DAT) or not
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
index a04596028337..e58d7a9bfc8d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ void batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb);
 bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_size);
+void batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					struct sk_buff *skb,
+					__be16 proto,
+					unsigned short vid);
+void batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_size);
 bool batadv_dat_drop_broadcast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				      struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet);
 
@@ -140,6 +146,19 @@ batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline void
+batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb, __be16 proto,
+				   unsigned short vid)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void
+batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_size)
+{
+}
+
 static inline bool
 batadv_dat_drop_broadcast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				 struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index cc3ed93a6d51..469fa97d1add 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ int batadv_recv_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 							hdr_size))
 			goto rx_success;
 
+		batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
+
 		batadv_interface_rx(recv_if->soft_iface, skb, hdr_size,
 				    orig_node);
 
@@ -1278,6 +1280,8 @@ int batadv_recv_bcast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size))
 		goto rx_success;
 
+	batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
+
 	/* broadcast for me */
 	batadv_interface_rx(recv_if->soft_iface, skb, hdr_size, orig_node);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 5db5a0a4c959..943071008670 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	enum batadv_forw_mode forw_mode;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *mcast_single_orig = NULL;
 	int network_offset = ETH_HLEN;
+	__be16 proto;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) != BATADV_MESH_ACTIVE)
 		goto dropped;
@@ -223,12 +224,15 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, 0);
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
-	switch (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto)) {
+	proto = ethhdr->h_proto;
+
+	switch (ntohs(proto)) {
 	case ETH_P_8021Q:
 		vhdr = vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
+		proto = vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 
 		/* drop batman-in-batman packets to prevent loops */
-		if (vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_BATMAN)) {
+		if (proto != htons(ETH_P_BATMAN)) {
 			network_offset += VLAN_HLEN;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -256,6 +260,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			goto dropped;
 	}
 
+	/* Snoop address candidates from DHCPACKs for early DAT filling */
+	batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_dhcp_ack(bat_priv, skb, proto, vid);
+
 	/* don't accept stp packets. STP does not help in meshes.
 	 * better use the bridge loop avoidance ...
 	 *
