diff --git a/dp-core/vr_bridge.c b/dp-core/vr_bridge.c
index 94c1a630b..4520ca8d9 100644
--- a/dp-core/vr_bridge.c
+++ b/dp-core/vr_bridge.c
@@ -472,13 +472,16 @@ vr_bridge_input(struct vrouter *router, struct vr_packet *pkt,
     dmac = (int8_t *) pkt_data(pkt);
 
     pull_len = 0;
-    if ((pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP) || (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP6)) {
+    if ((pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP) || (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP6) ||
+            (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_ARP)) {
         pull_len = pkt_get_network_header_off(pkt) - pkt_head_space(pkt);
         if (pull_len && !pkt_pull(pkt, pull_len)) {
             vr_pfree(pkt, VP_DROP_PULL);
             return 0;
         }
+    }
 
+    if ((pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP) || (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP6)) {
         if (fmd->fmd_dscp < 0) {
             if (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_IP) {
                 fmd->fmd_dscp =
@@ -488,7 +491,6 @@ vr_bridge_input(struct vrouter *router, struct vr_packet *pkt,
                     vr_inet6_get_tos((struct vr_ip6 *)pkt_network_header(pkt));
             }
         }
-
     } else {
         if (fmd->fmd_dotonep < 0) {
             fmd->fmd_dotonep = vr_vlan_get_tos(pkt_data(pkt));
@@ -497,7 +499,6 @@ vr_bridge_input(struct vrouter *router, struct vr_packet *pkt,
 
     /* Do the bridge lookup for the packets not meant for "me" */
     if (!fmd->fmd_to_me) {
-
         /*
          * If DHCP packet coming from VM, Trap it to Agent before doing the bridge
          * lookup itself
@@ -514,6 +515,26 @@ vr_bridge_input(struct vrouter *router, struct vr_packet *pkt,
                     return 0;
                 }
             }
+
+            /*
+             * Handle the unicast ARP, coming from VM, not
+             * destined to us. Broadcast ARP requests would be handled
+             * in L2 multicast nexthop. Multicast ARP on fabric
+             * interface also would be handled in L2 multicast nexthop.
+             * Unicast ARP packets on fabric interface would be handled
+             * in plug routines of interface.
+             */
+            if (!IS_MAC_BMCAST(dmac)) {
+                handled = 0;
+                if (pkt->vp_type == VP_TYPE_ARP) {
+                    handled = vr_arp_input(pkt, fmd, dmac);
+                } else if (l4_type == L4_TYPE_NEIGHBOUR_SOLICITATION) {
+                    handled = vr_neighbor_input(pkt, fmd, dmac);
+                }
+
+                if (handled)
+                    return 0;
+            }
         }
 
         rt.rtr_req.rtr_label_flags = 0;