diff --git a/internal/nftables/compiler.go b/internal/nftables/compiler.go
index 47244d4..d1420f2 100644
--- a/internal/nftables/compiler.go
+++ b/internal/nftables/compiler.go
@@ -857,16 +857,21 @@ func (c *Compiler) compileDNATRule(state *FirewallState, tag, srcZone, srcAddr,
 func (c *Compiler) compilePolicies(state *FirewallState) error {
 	fwZone := c.cfg.FirewallZone()
 
+	overridden := map[string]bool{}
 	for i, pol := range c.cfg.Policy {
 		tag := fmt.Sprintf("policy:%d", i)
+		explicitIntra := pol.Source == pol.Dest && !isGlobalZone(pol.Source)
 
 		srcZones := c.expandZoneRef(pol.Source)
 		dstZones := c.expandZoneRef(pol.Dest)
 
 		for _, sz := range srcZones {
 			for _, dz := range dstZones {
-				if sz == dz && !strings.HasSuffix(pol.Source, "+") {
-					continue
+				if sz == dz {
+					if !explicitIntra && !strings.HasSuffix(pol.Source, "+") {
+						continue
+					}
+					overridden[sz] = true
 				}
 
 				chain := c.selectChain(sz, dz, fwZone)
@@ -875,6 +880,9 @@ func (c *Compiler) compilePolicies(state *FirewallState) error {
 
 				for _, si := range srcIfaces {
 					for _, di := range dstIfaces {
+						if sz == dz && si != "" && si == di {
+							continue
+						}
 						var exprs []expr.Any
 
 						if si != "" {
@@ -909,9 +917,39 @@ func (c *Compiler) compilePolicies(state *FirewallState) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	c.compileImplicitIntraZone(state, overridden)
 	return nil
 }
 
+// compileImplicitIntraZone accepts traffic between different interfaces of one zone, shorewall's implicit intra-zone ACCEPT policy.
+func (c *Compiler) compileImplicitIntraZone(state *FirewallState, overridden map[string]bool) {
+	fwZone := c.cfg.FirewallZone()
+	zones := make([]string, 0, len(c.cfg.Zones))
+	for z := range c.cfg.Zones {
+		zones = append(zones, z)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(zones)
+	for _, z := range zones {
+		if z == fwZone || overridden[z] {
+			continue
+		}
+		ifaces := c.cfg.ZoneInterfaces(z)
+		for _, si := range ifaces {
+			for _, di := range ifaces {
+				if si == di {
+					continue
+				}
+				state.Rules["forward"] = append(state.Rules["forward"], ManagedRule{
+					Chain: "forward",
+					Exprs: append(append(matchIfaceName(true, si), matchIfaceName(false, di)...),
+						&expr.Verdict{Kind: expr.VerdictAccept}),
+					Tag: "intra:" + z,
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Compiler) compileSNAT(state *FirewallState) error {
 	for i, snat := range c.cfg.SNAT {
 		tag := fmt.Sprintf("snat:%d", i)
diff --git a/internal/nftables/compiler_test.go b/internal/nftables/compiler_test.go
index 5d70611..b1ad0be 100644
--- a/internal/nftables/compiler_test.go
+++ b/internal/nftables/compiler_test.go
@@ -3320,3 +3320,71 @@ func TestCompile_LogLimitSplitsAroundExtrasAndNAT(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCompile_IntraZoneMultiInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		policy []config.Policy
+		tag    string
+		want   []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "implicit accept between distinct interfaces",
+			policy: []config.Policy{{Source: "all", Dest: "all", Action: config.PolicyDrop}},
+			tag:    "intra:lxd",
+			want:   []string{"iif=lxdbr0 oif=docker0", "iif=lxdbr0 oif=br-", "iif=docker0 oif=lxdbr0", "iif=docker0 oif=br-", "iif=br- oif=lxdbr0", "iif=br- oif=docker0"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "explicit zone policy overrides",
+			policy: []config.Policy{{Source: "lxd", Dest: "lxd", Action: config.PolicyDrop, Log: "info"}, {Source: "all", Dest: "all", Action: config.PolicyDrop}},
+			tag:    "policy:0",
+			want:   []string{"iif=lxdbr0 oif=docker0", "iif=lxdbr0 oif=br-", "iif=docker0 oif=lxdbr0", "iif=docker0 oif=br-", "iif=br- oif=lxdbr0", "iif=br- oif=docker0"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := &config.Config{
+				Settings: config.Settings{TableName: "test", AddressFamily: config.FamilyINET},
+				Zones: map[string]config.Zone{
+					"fw":  {Type: config.ZoneFirewall},
+					"net": {Type: config.ZoneIP},
+					"lxd": {Type: config.ZoneIP},
+				},
+				Interfaces: []config.Interface{
+					{Zone: "net", Interface: "eth0"},
+					{Zone: "lxd", Interface: "lxdbr0"},
+					{Zone: "lxd", Interface: "docker0"},
+					{Zone: "lxd", Interface: "br-+"},
+				},
+				Policy:     tc.policy,
+				PortGroups: map[string]config.PortGroup{},
+			}
+			state, err := NewCompiler(cfg).Compile()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Compile() error: %v", err)
+			}
+			var got, all []string
+			for _, r := range state.Rules["forward"] {
+				if r.Tag == tc.tag {
+					got = append(got, describeRule(r))
+				}
+				if strings.HasPrefix(r.Tag, "intra:") {
+					all = append(all, r.Tag)
+				}
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tc.want) {
+				t.Errorf("%s rules = %q, want %q", tc.tag, got, tc.want)
+			}
+			if tc.tag != "intra:lxd" && len(all) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("explicit policy must replace implicit accept, got %q", all)
+			}
+			last := taggedRules(state, "forward", tc.tag)
+			if len(last) == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+			if v, ok := last[0].Exprs[len(last[0].Exprs)-1].(*expr.Verdict); !ok || (tc.tag == "intra:lxd") != (v.Kind == expr.VerdictAccept) {
+				t.Errorf("%s verdict = %#v", tc.tag, last[0].Exprs[len(last[0].Exprs)-1])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}