diff --git a/roles/core/network/files/FreeBSD/router.rc b/roles/core/network/files/FreeBSD/router.rc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/core/network/files/FreeBSD/router.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Network — rc configuration
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   Source file:    roles/core/network/files/FreeBSD/router.rc
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#   <auto-generated>
+#       This file is managed by our rOPS SaltStack repository.
+#
+#       Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior
+#       and will be lost if the state is redeployed.
+#   </auto-generated>
+
+gateway_enable="YES"
diff --git a/roles/core/network/routes.sls b/roles/core/network/routes.sls
--- a/roles/core/network/routes.sls
+++ b/roles/core/network/routes.sls
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
     - context:
         routes: {{ salt["node.get_routes"]() }}
 
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Enable packet forwarding for routers
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+{% if "router" in grains['roles'] %}
+{% if grains['os'] == 'FreeBSD' %}
+
+/etc/rc.d/routing/router:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://roles/core/network/files/FreeBSD/router.rc
+    - makedirs: True
+
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
+
 #   -------------------------------------------------------------
 #   Systemd unit for Linux systems using our /etc/routes.conf
 #   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/roles/core/sysctl/files/sysctl.conf b/roles/core/sysctl/files/sysctl.conf
--- a/roles/core/sysctl/files/sysctl.conf
+++ b/roles/core/sysctl/files/sysctl.conf
@@ -13,13 +13,7 @@
 #       Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior
 #       and will be lost if the state is redeployed.
 #   </auto-generated>
-{% if is_router %}
-#   -------------------------------------------------------------
-#   Network
-#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
-net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
-{% endif %}
 #   -------------------------------------------------------------
 #   VFS — kernel interface to file systems
 #   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/roles/core/sysctl/init.sls b/roles/core/sysctl/init.sls
--- a/roles/core/sysctl/init.sls
+++ b/roles/core/sysctl/init.sls
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@
     - context:
         use_zfs: {{ use_zfs }}
         mem: {{ grains['mem_total'] }}
-        is_router: {{ "router" in grains['roles'] }}
 
 {% endif %}