diff --git a/sys/net/if_bridge.c b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
--- a/sys/net/if_bridge.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
@@ -2492,9 +2492,30 @@
 		return (m);
 	}
 
+	bridge_span(sc, m);
+
 	eh = mtod(m, struct ether_header *);
 
-	bridge_span(sc, m);
+	/*
+	 * If the bridge is opened in netmap's emulated mode, claim all packets
+	 * for netmap.
+	 */
+	if (bifp->if_capenable & IFCAP_NETMAP) {
+		m->m_pkthdr.rcvif = bifp;
+		if ((bif->bif_flags & IFBIF_LEARNING) != 0) {
+			error = bridge_rtupdate(sc, eh->ether_shost,
+			    vlan, bif, 0, IFBAF_DYNAMIC);
+			if (error != 0 && bif->bif_addrmax) {
+				m_freem(m);
+				if_inc_counter(bifp, IFCOUNTER_IERRORS, 1);
+				return (NULL);
+			}
+		}
+		if_inc_counter(bifp, IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS, 1);
+		if_inc_counter(bifp, IFCOUNTER_IBYTES, m->m_pkthdr.len);
+		bifp->if_input(bifp, m);
+		return (NULL);
+	}
 
 	if (m->m_flags & (M_BCAST|M_MCAST)) {
 		/* Tap off 802.1D packets; they do not get forwarded. */