diff --git a/drivers/net/xilinx_axi_emac.c b/drivers/net/xilinx_axi_emac.c
index e9cc5db52d2..1ea81fe1830 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xilinx_axi_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xilinx_axi_emac.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #define XAE_EMMC_LINKSPD_100	0x40000000 /* Link Speed mask for 100 Mbit */
 #define XAE_EMMC_LINKSPD_1000	0x80000000 /* Link Speed mask for 1000 Mbit */
 
+/* Reset and Address Filter (RAF) Register bit definitions */
+#define XAE_RAF_MCSTREJ_MASK	0x00000002 /* Reject rx multicast dst addr */
+#define XAE_RAF_BCSTREJ_MASK	0x00000004 /* Reject rx broadcast dst addr */
+
 /* Interrupt Status/Enable/Mask Registers bit definitions */
 #define XAE_INT_RXRJECT_MASK	0x00000008 /* Rx frame rejected */
 #define XAE_INT_MGTRDY_MASK	0x00000080 /* MGT clock Lock */
@@ -153,7 +157,8 @@ static struct axidma_bd tx_bd __attribute((aligned(DMAALIGN)));
 static struct axidma_bd rx_bd __attribute((aligned(DMAALIGN)));
 
 struct axi_regs {
-	u32 reserved[3];
+	u32 raf; /* 0x0: Reset and Address Filter */
+	u32 reserved[2];
 	u32 is; /* 0xC: Interrupt status */
 	u32 reserved2;
 	u32 ie; /* 0x14: Interrupt enable */
@@ -528,6 +533,19 @@ static int axi_ethernet_init(struct axidma_priv *priv)
 	/* Set default MDIO divisor */
 	writel(XAE_MDIO_DIV_DFT | XAE_MDIO_MC_MDIOEN_MASK, &regs->mdio_mc);
 
+	/*
+	 * Reject broadcast and multicast frames at MAC level to reduce
+	 * unnecessary traffic processing. Multicast rejection is only
+	 * enabled when IPv6 is not configured because IPv6 Neighbor
+	 * Discovery and DHCPv6 rely on multicast.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6))
+		writel(readl(&regs->raf) | XAE_RAF_MCSTREJ_MASK |
+		       XAE_RAF_BCSTREJ_MASK, &regs->raf);
+	else
+		writel(readl(&regs->raf) | XAE_RAF_BCSTREJ_MASK,
+		       &regs->raf);
+
 	debug("axiemac: InitHw done\n");
 	return 0;
 }