diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index dd07cb3..8fe5344 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ iptables__state: install
 iptables__drop_by_default: false
 iptables__allow_output_ifaces: []
 
+iptables__v4_filter_init: null
+iptables__v6_filter_init: null
+iptables__all_filter_init: null
+
 iptables__v4_filter_prepend: null
 iptables__v6_filter_prepend: null
 iptables__all_filter_prepend: null
diff --git a/templates/rules.v4 b/templates/rules.v4
index f354a16..82bc0f9 100644
--- a/templates/rules.v4
+++ b/templates/rules.v4
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ COMMIT
 -F
 -X
 
-{{ iptables__v4_filter_prepend }}
+{{ iptables__v4_filter_init }}
+{{ iptables__all_filter_init }}
 
+{{ iptables__v4_filter_prepend }}
 {{ iptables__all_filter_prepend }}
 
 # Allow all loopback (lo) traffic and reject anything
diff --git a/templates/rules.v6 b/templates/rules.v6
index dcff29a..3d3ede0 100644
--- a/templates/rules.v6
+++ b/templates/rules.v6
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ COMMIT
 -F
 -X
 
-{{ iptables__v6_filter_prepend }}
+{{ iptables__v4_filter_init }}
+{{ iptables__all_filter_init }}
 
+{{ iptables__v4_filter_prepend }}
 {{ iptables__all_filter_prepend }}
 
 # Allow all loopback (lo) traffic and reject anything