diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/config/babeld b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/config/babeld
index a62788a0..e3a7584f 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/config/babeld
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/config/babeld
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ config filter
 	option local 'true'
 	option ip 'fd43:5602:29bd::/48'
 
+config filter
+	option type 'redistribute'
+	option local 'true'
+	option interface 'lo'
+
 config filter
 	option type 'redistribute'
 	option local 'true'
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/layer3.d/40-babel b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/layer3.d/40-babel
index c238cc16..4675e98f 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/layer3.d/40-babel
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/etc/layer3.d/40-babel
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ configure() {
 
 		# peer_ip
 		uci -q delete "network.$prefixname.ipaddr"
-		uci -q delete "network.$prefixname.ip6addr"
 		babel_add_peeraddr "network.$prefixname.ipaddr"
-		babel_add_peer6addr "network.$prefixname.ip6addr"
 
 		# add babel interface
 		babel_add_interface "$prefixname" "$iface" "$type" "$rxcost" || { echo "Could not add babeld interface for babelpeer $name"; exit 1; }
@@ -90,6 +88,21 @@ configure() {
 	for prefix in $(uci -q get gateway.@client[0].ip6addr); do
 		babel_add_redistribute_filter "$prefix"
 	done
+
+	# clean up old peer ips
+	uci -q del network.loopback.ipaddr
+	uci -q del network.loopback.ip6addr
+
+	# remove netmask entry that ships by default
+	uci -q del network.loopback.netmask
+
+	# re-add loopback addresses
+	uci -q add_list network.loopback.ipaddr="127.0.0.1/8"
+	uci -q add_list network.loopback.ip6addr="::1/128"
+
+	# add peer ips to lo to be redistributed
+	peerip=$(uci -q get gateway.@gateway[0].peer_ip) && uci -q add_list network.loopback.ipaddr="${peerip}/32"
+	peerip6=$(uci -q get gateway.@gateway[0].peer_ip6) && uci -q add_list network.loopback.ip6addr="${peerip6}/128"
 }
 
 apply() {
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babel b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
index 3b2c7dac..46506174 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-babeld/files/lib/functions/fff/babel
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ babel_add_peeraddr() {
 	return 0
 }
 
-babel_add_peer6addr() {
-	[ "$#" -ne "1" ] && return 1
-
-	local option="$1"
-
-	if peer_ip6=$(uci -q get gateway.@gateway[0].peer_ip6); then
-		uci add_list "$option"="$peer_ip6"
-	else
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	return 0
-}
-
 babel_add_interface() {
 	[ "$#" -ne "4" ] && return 1
 
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-wireguard/files/etc/layer3.d/50-wireguard b/src/packages/fff/fff-wireguard/files/etc/layer3.d/50-wireguard
index d95d522f..0426452a 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-wireguard/files/etc/layer3.d/50-wireguard
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-wireguard/files/etc/layer3.d/50-wireguard
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ configure() {
 
 		# add peer_ip
 		babel_add_peeraddr "network.$prefixname.addresses"
-		babel_add_peer6addr "network.$prefixname.addresses"
 
 		# add iif-rules
 		babel_add_iifrules "$prefixname" || { echo "ERROR: Could not add iif-rules for wgpeer $name"; exit 1; }