diff --git a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
index 8a967978cb31..e6b4af367429 100644
--- a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
+++ b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,16 @@ static int fpm_nl_process(struct zebra_dplane_provider *prov)
 		 * anyway.
 		 */
 		if (fnc->socket != -1 && fnc->connecting == false) {
+			enum dplane_op_e op = dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx);
+
+			/*
+			 * Just skip multicast routes and let them flow through
+			 */
+			if ((op == DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_DELETE || op == DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_INSTALL ||
+			     op == DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_UPDATE) &&
+			    dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) == SAFI_MULTICAST)
+				goto skip;
+
 			frr_with_mutex (&fnc->ctxqueue_mutex) {
 				dplane_ctx_enqueue_tail(&fnc->ctxqueue, ctx);
 				cur_queue =
@@ -1722,7 +1732,7 @@ static int fpm_nl_process(struct zebra_dplane_provider *prov)
 				peak_queue = cur_queue;
 			continue;
 		}
-
+skip:
 		dplane_ctx_set_status(ctx, ZEBRA_DPLANE_REQUEST_SUCCESS);
 		dplane_provider_enqueue_out_ctx(prov, ctx);
 	}
diff --git a/zebra/rt_netlink.c b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
index dc679ed4954d..ab07ef8d2124 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_netlink.c
@@ -3178,6 +3178,9 @@ netlink_put_route_update_msg(struct nl_batch *bth, struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 	} else
 		return FRR_NETLINK_ERROR;
 
+	if (dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) == SAFI_MULTICAST)
+		return FRR_NETLINK_SUCCESS;
+
 	if (RSYSTEM_ROUTE(dplane_ctx_get_type(ctx)))
 		return FRR_NETLINK_SUCCESS;
 
diff --git a/zebra/rt_socket.c b/zebra/rt_socket.c
index 0bfcd518cade..4444eda94ba3 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_socket.c
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ enum zebra_dplane_result kernel_route_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 	frr_with_privs(&zserv_privs) {
 
 		if (dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx) == DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_DELETE) {
-			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type))
+			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type) && dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) != SAFI_MULTICAST)
 				kernel_rtm(RTM_DELETE, dplane_ctx_get_dest(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_ng(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_metric(ctx));
 		} else if (dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx) == DPLANE_OP_ROUTE_INSTALL) {
-			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type))
+			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type) && dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) != SAFI_MULTICAST)
 				kernel_rtm(RTM_ADD, dplane_ctx_get_dest(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_ng(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_metric(ctx));
@@ -330,12 +330,12 @@ enum zebra_dplane_result kernel_route_update(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 			/* Must do delete and add separately -
 			 * no update available
 			 */
-			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(old_type))
+			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(old_type) && dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) != SAFI_MULTICAST)
 				kernel_rtm(RTM_DELETE, dplane_ctx_get_dest(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_old_ng(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_old_metric(ctx));
 
-			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type))
+			if (!RSYSTEM_ROUTE(type) && dplane_ctx_get_safi(ctx) != SAFI_MULTICAST)
 				kernel_rtm(RTM_ADD, dplane_ctx_get_dest(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_ng(ctx),
 					   dplane_ctx_get_metric(ctx));
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 8acb07374d6b..aea39b8ecf18 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -637,19 +637,12 @@ int zebra_rib_labeled_unicast(struct route_entry *re)
 void rib_install_kernel(struct route_node *rn, struct route_entry *re,
 			struct route_entry *old)
 {
-	struct nexthop *nexthop;
 	struct rib_table_info *info = srcdest_rnode_table_info(rn);
 	struct zebra_vrf *zvrf = zebra_vrf_lookup_by_id(re->vrf_id);
 	enum zebra_dplane_result ret;
 
 	rib_dest_t *dest = rib_dest_from_rnode(rn);
 
-	if (info->safi != SAFI_UNICAST) {
-		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS(re->nhe->nhg, nexthop))
-			SET_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Install the resolved nexthop object first.
 	 */
@@ -716,17 +709,8 @@ void rib_install_kernel(struct route_node *rn, struct route_entry *re,
 /* Uninstall the route from kernel. */
 void rib_uninstall_kernel(struct route_node *rn, struct route_entry *re)
 {
-	struct nexthop *nexthop;
-	struct rib_table_info *info = srcdest_rnode_table_info(rn);
 	struct zebra_vrf *zvrf = zebra_vrf_lookup_by_id(re->vrf_id);
 
-	if (info->safi != SAFI_UNICAST) {
-		UNSET_FLAG(re->status, ROUTE_ENTRY_INSTALLED);
-		for (ALL_NEXTHOPS(re->nhe->nhg, nexthop))
-			UNSET_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FIB);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we update the FPM any time we send new information to
 	 * the dataplane.