diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2477836..30a8959 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Added
 - tinirc: Write tinirc's pid to /tmp/tinirc.pid (#277)
 - set-attr/stop: Add attributes exec_stop and stop_timeout (#275)
+- vnet: Add global configuration POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS to prevent direct traffic between VNET pots (#283)
 
 ### Fixed
 - tinirc: Overwrite tinirc on start instead of appending to an existing file (#277)
diff --git a/etc/pot/pot.conf.sample b/etc/pot/pot.conf.sample
index 4dec3b6..510b10c 100644
--- a/etc/pot/pot.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/pot/pot.conf.sample
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 # POT_NETWORK_vlan20=192.168.100.0/24
 # POT_NETWORK_vlan50=10.50.50.0/24
 
+# Do not allow bridge-based pots to forward traffic to each other
+# POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS=true
+
 # DNS on the Internal Virtual Network
 
 # name of the pot running the DNS
diff --git a/etc/pot/pot.default.conf b/etc/pot/pot.default.conf
index 8e53528..769ab20 100644
--- a/etc/pot/pot.default.conf
+++ b/etc/pot/pot.default.conf
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ POT_DNS_NAME=dns
 # IP of the DNS
 POT_DNS_IP=10.192.0.2
 
+# If set to true, isolate pot vnet bridge members
+# (by using `ifconfig <bridgeif> private <memberif>`, see ifconfig(8))
+POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS=false
+
 # If not empty, this script will be called by pot and the pf rules
 # returned on stdout will be loaded into "pot-rdr/anchor" instead
 # of those which pot would usually create. This also skips
diff --git a/share/pot/common.sh b/share/pot/common.sh
index 0748578..a3e8fcb 100644
--- a/share/pot/common.sh
+++ b/share/pot/common.sh
@@ -182,6 +182,24 @@ _get_system_uptime() {
 	sysctl -n kern.boottime | sed -e 's/.*[^u]sec = \([0-9]*\).*$/\1/'
 }
 
+# check if the argument is a valid boolean value
+# if valid, it returns true and it echo a normalized version of the boolean value (YES/NO)
+# if not valid, it return false
+_normalize_true_false() {
+	case $1 in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss]|[Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee]|[Oo][Nn])
+			echo YES
+			return 0 # true
+			;;
+		[Nn][Oo]|[Ff][Aa][Ll][Ss][Ee]|[Oo][Ff][Ff])
+			echo NO
+			return 0 # true
+			;;
+		*)
+			return 1 # false
+	esac
+}
+
 # validate some values of the configuration files
 # $1 quiet / no _error messages are emitted
 _conf_check()
diff --git a/share/pot/set-attribute.sh b/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
index 65973fc..6d276f4 100644
--- a/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
+++ b/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
@@ -16,24 +16,6 @@ set-attribute-help()
 	EOH
 }
 
-# check if the argument is a valid boolean value
-# if valid, it returns true and it echo a normalized version of the boolean value (YES/NO)
-# if not valid, it return false
-_normalize_true_false() {
-	case $1 in
-		[Yy][Ee][Ss]|[Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee]|[Oo][Nn])
-			echo YES
-			return 0 # true
-			;;
-		[Nn][Oo]|[Ff][Aa][Ll][Ss][Ee]|[Oo][Ff][Ff])
-			echo NO
-			return 0 # true
-			;;
-		*)
-			return 1 # false
-	esac
-}
-
 # $1 pot name
 # $2 attribute name
 # $3 value
diff --git a/share/pot/start.sh b/share/pot/start.sh
index 056b475..159fb87 100644
--- a/share/pot/start.sh
+++ b/share/pot/start.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ _js_create_epair()
 # $3 epairb interface
 _js_vnet()
 {
-	local _pname _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip
+	local _pname _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip _param
 	_pname=$1
 	if ! _is_vnet_ipv4_up ; then
 		_info "Internal network not found! Calling vnet-start to fix the issue"
@@ -182,9 +182,14 @@ _js_vnet()
 	_epaira=$2
 	_epairb=$3
 	ifconfig "$_epaira" up
-	ifconfig "$_bridge" addm "$_epaira"
+	_param=$(_save_params "addm" "$_epaira")
+	if [ "$(_normalize_true_false "$POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS")" = "YES" ]; then
+		_param="$_param"$(_save_params "private" "$_epaira")
+	fi
+	eval "set -- $_param"
+	ifconfig "$_bridge" "$@"
 	_ip=$( _get_ip_var "$_pname" )
-	## if norcscript - write a ad-hoc one
+	## if norcscript - write an ad-hoc one
 	if [ "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.no-rc-script")" = "YES" ]; then
 		cat >>"${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/m/tmp/tinirc" <<-EOT
 		if ! ifconfig ${_epairb} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ _js_vnet()
 # $4 stack (ipv6 or dual)
 _js_vnet_ipv6()
 {
-	local _pname _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip
+	local _pname _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip _param
 	_pname=$1
 	if ! _is_vnet_ipv6_up ; then
 		_info "Internal network not found! Calling vnet-start to fix the issue"
@@ -223,7 +228,12 @@ _js_vnet_ipv6()
 	_epaira=$2
 	_epairb=$3
 	ifconfig "$_epaira" up
-	ifconfig "$_bridge" addm "$_epaira"
+	_param=$(_save_params "addm" "$_epaira")
+	if [ "$(_normalize_true_false "$POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS")" = "YES" ]; then
+		_param="$_param"$(_save_params "private" "$_epaira")
+	fi
+	eval "set -- $_param"
+	ifconfig "$_bridge" "$@"
 	if [ "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.no-rc-script")" = "YES" ]; then
 		cat >>"${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/m/tmp/tinirc" <<-EOT
 		if ! ifconfig ${_epairb} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -253,7 +263,8 @@ _js_vnet_ipv6()
 # $3 epairb interface
 _js_private_vnet()
 {
-	local _pname _bridge_name _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip _net_size _gateway
+	local _pname _bridge_name _bridge _epaira _epairb _ip _net_size
+	local _gateway _param
 	_pname=$1
 	_bridge_name="$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" bridge )"
 	if ! _is_vnet_ipv4_up "$_bridge_name" ; then
@@ -264,12 +275,18 @@ _js_private_vnet()
 	_epaira=$2
 	_epairb=$3
 	ifconfig "$_epaira" up
+	_param=$(_save_params "addm" "$_epaira")
+	if [ "$(_normalize_true_false "$POT_ISOLATE_VNET_POTS")" = "YES" ]; then
+		_param="$_param"$(_save_params "private" "$_epaira")
+	fi
+	eval "set -- $_param"
+	ifconfig "$_bridge" "$@"
 	ifconfig "$_bridge" addm "$_epaira"
 	_ip=$( _get_ip_var "$_pname"  )
 	_net_size="$(_get_bridge_var "$_bridge_name" net)"
 	_net_size="${_net_size##*/}"
 	_gateway="$(_get_bridge_var "$_bridge_name" gateway)"
-	## if norcscript - write a ad-hoc one
+	## if norcscript - write an ad-hoc one
 	if [ "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.no-rc-script")" = "YES" ]; then
 		cat >>"${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/m/tmp/tinirc" <<-EOT
 		if ! ifconfig ${_epairb} >/dev/null 2>&1; then