diff --git a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
index 83727bc..ca485f5 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     private final int mInterfaceType;
     private final LinkProperties mLinkProperties;
     private final boolean mUsingLegacyDhcp;
+    private final boolean mUsingBpfOffload;
 
     private final Dependencies mDeps;
 
@@ -304,7 +305,8 @@
 
     public IpServer(
             String ifaceName, Looper looper, int interfaceType, SharedLog log,
-            INetd netd, Callback callback, boolean usingLegacyDhcp, Dependencies deps) {
+            INetd netd, Callback callback, boolean usingLegacyDhcp, boolean usingBpfOffload,
+            Dependencies deps) {
         super(ifaceName, looper);
         mLog = log.forSubComponent(ifaceName);
         mNetd = netd;
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@
         mInterfaceType = interfaceType;
         mLinkProperties = new LinkProperties();
         mUsingLegacyDhcp = usingLegacyDhcp;
+        mUsingBpfOffload = usingBpfOffload;
         mDeps = deps;
         resetLinkProperties();
         mLastError = TetheringManager.TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
@@ -321,8 +324,15 @@
 
         mIpNeighborMonitor = mDeps.getIpNeighborMonitor(getHandler(), mLog,
                 new MyNeighborEventConsumer());
-        if (!mIpNeighborMonitor.start()) {
-            mLog.e("Failed to create IpNeighborMonitor on " + mIfaceName);
+
+        // IP neighbor monitor monitors the neighbor event for adding/removing offload
+        // forwarding rules per client. If BPF offload is not supported, don't start listening
+        // neighbor events. See updateIpv6ForwardingRules, addIpv6ForwardingRule,
+        // removeIpv6ForwardingRule.
+        if (mUsingBpfOffload) {
+            if (!mIpNeighborMonitor.start()) {
+                mLog.e("Failed to create IpNeighborMonitor on " + mIfaceName);
+            }
         }
 
         mInitialState = new InitialState();
@@ -715,12 +725,12 @@
             final String upstreamIface = v6only.getInterfaceName();
 
             params = new RaParams();
-            // We advertise an mtu lower by 16, which is the closest multiple of 8 >= 14,
-            // the ethernet header size.  This makes kernel ebpf tethering offload happy.
-            // This hack should be reverted once we have the kernel fixed up.
+            // When BPF offload is enabled, we advertise an mtu lower by 16, which is the closest
+            // multiple of 8 >= 14, the ethernet header size. This makes kernel ebpf tethering
+            // offload happy. This hack should be reverted once we have the kernel fixed up.
             // Note: this will automatically clamp to at least 1280 (ipv6 minimum mtu)
             // see RouterAdvertisementDaemon.java putMtu()
-            params.mtu = v6only.getMtu() - 16;
+            params.mtu = mUsingBpfOffload ? v6only.getMtu() - 16 : v6only.getMtu();
             params.hasDefaultRoute = v6only.hasIpv6DefaultRoute();
 
             if (params.hasDefaultRoute) params.hopLimit = getHopLimit(upstreamIface);
@@ -844,6 +854,11 @@
     }
 
     private void addIpv6ForwardingRule(Ipv6ForwardingRule rule) {
+        // Theoretically, we don't need this check because IP neighbor monitor doesn't start if BPF
+        // offload is disabled. Add this check just in case.
+        // TODO: Perhaps remove this protection check.
+        if (!mUsingBpfOffload) return;
+
         try {
             mNetd.tetherOffloadRuleAdd(rule.toTetherOffloadRuleParcel());
             mIpv6ForwardingRules.put(rule.address, rule);
@@ -853,6 +868,11 @@
     }
 
     private void removeIpv6ForwardingRule(Ipv6ForwardingRule rule, boolean removeFromMap) {
+        // Theoretically, we don't need this check because IP neighbor monitor doesn't start if BPF
+        // offload is disabled. Add this check just in case.
+        // TODO: Perhaps remove this protection check.
+        if (!mUsingBpfOffload) return;
+
         try {
             mNetd.tetherOffloadRuleRemove(rule.toTetherOffloadRuleParcel());
             if (removeFromMap) {
diff --git a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
index 00b94a8..a31d547 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@
         final TetherState tetherState = new TetherState(
                 new IpServer(iface, mLooper, interfaceType, mLog, mNetd,
                              makeControlCallback(), mConfig.enableLegacyDhcpServer,
-                             mDeps.getIpServerDependencies()));
+                             mConfig.enableBpfOffload, mDeps.getIpServerDependencies()));
         mTetherStates.put(iface, tetherState);
         tetherState.ipServer.start();
     }
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
index f9be7b9..b9622da 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     private static final String BLUETOOTH_IFACE_ADDR = "192.168.42.1";
     private static final int BLUETOOTH_DHCP_PREFIX_LENGTH = 24;
     private static final int DHCP_LEASE_TIME_SECS = 3600;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD = true;
 
     private static final InterfaceParams TEST_IFACE_PARAMS = new InterfaceParams(
             IFACE_NAME, 42 /* index */, MacAddress.ALL_ZEROS_ADDRESS, 1500 /* defaultMtu */);
@@ -130,10 +131,11 @@
     private NeighborEventConsumer mNeighborEventConsumer;
 
     private void initStateMachine(int interfaceType) throws Exception {
-        initStateMachine(interfaceType, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */);
+        initStateMachine(interfaceType, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */, DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD);
     }
 
-    private void initStateMachine(int interfaceType, boolean usingLegacyDhcp) throws Exception {
+    private void initStateMachine(int interfaceType, boolean usingLegacyDhcp,
+            boolean usingBpfOffload) throws Exception {
         doAnswer(inv -> {
             final IDhcpServerCallbacks cb = inv.getArgument(2);
             new Thread(() -> {
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@
 
         mIpServer = new IpServer(
                 IFACE_NAME, mLooper.getLooper(), interfaceType, mSharedLog, mNetd,
-                mCallback, usingLegacyDhcp, mDependencies);
+                mCallback, usingLegacyDhcp, usingBpfOffload, mDependencies);
         mIpServer.start();
         mNeighborEventConsumer = neighborCaptor.getValue();
 
@@ -179,12 +181,13 @@
 
     private void initTetheredStateMachine(int interfaceType, String upstreamIface)
             throws Exception {
-        initTetheredStateMachine(interfaceType, upstreamIface, false);
+        initTetheredStateMachine(interfaceType, upstreamIface, false,
+                DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD);
     }
 
     private void initTetheredStateMachine(int interfaceType, String upstreamIface,
-            boolean usingLegacyDhcp) throws Exception {
-        initStateMachine(interfaceType, usingLegacyDhcp);
+            boolean usingLegacyDhcp, boolean usingBpfOffload) throws Exception {
+        initStateMachine(interfaceType, usingLegacyDhcp, usingBpfOffload);
         dispatchCommand(IpServer.CMD_TETHER_REQUESTED, STATE_TETHERED);
         if (upstreamIface != null) {
             LinkProperties lp = new LinkProperties();
@@ -204,7 +207,8 @@
         when(mDependencies.getIpNeighborMonitor(any(), any(), any()))
                 .thenReturn(mIpNeighborMonitor);
         mIpServer = new IpServer(IFACE_NAME, mLooper.getLooper(), TETHERING_BLUETOOTH, mSharedLog,
-                mNetd, mCallback, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */, mDependencies);
+                mNetd, mCallback, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */, DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD,
+                mDependencies);
         mIpServer.start();
         mLooper.dispatchAll();
         verify(mCallback).updateInterfaceState(
@@ -494,7 +498,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void doesNotStartDhcpServerIfDisabled() throws Exception {
-        initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, true /* usingLegacyDhcp */);
+        initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, true /* usingLegacyDhcp */,
+                DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD);
         dispatchTetherConnectionChanged(UPSTREAM_IFACE);
 
         verify(mDependencies, never()).makeDhcpServer(any(), any(), any());
@@ -577,7 +582,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void addRemoveipv6ForwardingRules() throws Exception {
-        initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */);
+        initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */,
+                DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD);
 
         final int myIfindex = TEST_IFACE_PARAMS.index;
         final int notMyIfindex = myIfindex - 1;
@@ -678,6 +684,53 @@
         reset(mNetd);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void enableDisableUsingBpfOffload() throws Exception {
+        final int myIfindex = TEST_IFACE_PARAMS.index;
+        final InetAddress neigh = InetAddresses.parseNumericAddress("2001:db8::1");
+        final MacAddress macA = MacAddress.fromString("00:00:00:00:00:0a");
+        final MacAddress macNull = MacAddress.fromString("00:00:00:00:00:00");
+
+        reset(mNetd);
+
+        // Expect that rules can be only added/removed when the BPF offload config is enabled.
+        // Note that the usingBpfOffload false case is not a realistic test case. Because IP
+        // neighbor monitor doesn't start if BPF offload is disabled, there should have no
+        // neighbor event listening. This is used for testing the protection check just in case.
+        // TODO: Perhaps remove this test once we don't need this check anymore.
+        for (boolean usingBpfOffload : new boolean[]{true, false}) {
+            initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */,
+                    usingBpfOffload);
+
+            // A neighbor is added.
+            recvNewNeigh(myIfindex, neigh, NUD_REACHABLE, macA);
+            if (usingBpfOffload) {
+                verify(mNetd).tetherOffloadRuleAdd(matches(UPSTREAM_IFINDEX, neigh, macA));
+            } else {
+                verify(mNetd, never()).tetherOffloadRuleAdd(any());
+            }
+            reset(mNetd);
+
+            // A neighbor is deleted.
+            recvDelNeigh(myIfindex, neigh, NUD_STALE, macA);
+            if (usingBpfOffload) {
+                verify(mNetd).tetherOffloadRuleRemove(matches(UPSTREAM_IFINDEX, neigh, macNull));
+            } else {
+                verify(mNetd, never()).tetherOffloadRuleRemove(any());
+            }
+            reset(mNetd);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void doesNotStartIpNeighborMonitorIfBpfOffloadDisabled() throws Exception {
+        initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, false /* usingLegacyDhcp */,
+                false /* usingBpfOffload */);
+
+        // IP neighbor monitor doesn't start if BPF offload is disabled.
+        verify(mIpNeighborMonitor, never()).start();
+    }
+
     private void assertDhcpStarted(IpPrefix expectedPrefix) throws Exception {
         verify(mDependencies, times(1)).makeDhcpServer(eq(IFACE_NAME), any(), any());
         verify(mDhcpServer, timeout(MAKE_DHCPSERVER_TIMEOUT_MS).times(1)).startWithCallbacks(