diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/virtual/virtual.c b/subsys/net/l2/virtual/virtual.c
index d6ccdc57b2c..83c5ec88761 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/virtual/virtual.c
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/virtual/virtual.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static enum net_verdict virtual_recv(struct net_if *iface,
 {
 	struct virtual_interface_context *ctx, *tmp;
 	const struct virtual_interface_api *api;
+	struct net_if *filtered_iface = NULL;
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 	sys_slist_t *interfaces;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,28 @@ static enum net_verdict virtual_recv(struct net_if *iface,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_PKT_FILTER)) {
+			struct net_if *tmp_iface;
+
+			tmp_iface = net_pkt_iface(pkt);
+			net_pkt_set_iface(pkt, ctx->virtual_iface);
+
+			if (!net_pkt_filter_recv_ok(pkt)) {
+				/* We cannot update the statistics here because
+				 * the interface might not be the correct one for
+				 * the packet. We would know that only after the
+				 * call to api->recv() which is too late. So mark
+				 * the interface as filtered and continue and
+				 * update the filter statistics out of the loop.
+				 */
+				net_pkt_set_iface(pkt, tmp_iface);
+				filtered_iface = tmp_iface;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			net_pkt_set_iface(pkt, tmp_iface);
+		}
+
 		verdict = api->recv(ctx->virtual_iface, pkt);
 		if (verdict == NET_CONTINUE) {
 			continue;
@@ -69,14 +92,11 @@ static enum net_verdict virtual_recv(struct net_if *iface,
 		return verdict;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS)) {
-		size_t pkt_len;
-
-		pkt_len = net_pkt_get_len(pkt);
-
-		NET_DBG("Received pkt %p len %zu", pkt, pkt_len);
-
-		net_stats_update_bytes_recv(iface, pkt_len);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_PKT_FILTER) && filtered_iface != NULL) {
+		/* We need to update the statistics for the filtered iface here.
+		 */
+		net_stats_update_filter_rx_drop(filtered_iface);
+		goto silent_drop;
 	}
 
 	/* If there are no virtual interfaces attached, then pass the packet
@@ -89,14 +109,36 @@ static enum net_verdict virtual_recv(struct net_if *iface,
 
 	if (!net_if_is_up(iface)) {
 		NET_DBG("Interface %d is down.", net_if_get_by_iface(iface));
-		goto drop;
+		goto silent_drop;
 	}
 
-	return api->recv(iface, pkt);
+	if (!net_pkt_filter_recv_ok(pkt)) {
+		net_stats_update_filter_rx_drop(iface);
+		goto silent_drop;
+	}
+
+	verdict = api->recv(iface, pkt);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS)) {
+		size_t pkt_len;
+
+		pkt_len = net_pkt_get_len(pkt);
+
+		NET_DBG("Received pkt %p len %zu", pkt, pkt_len);
+
+		net_stats_update_bytes_recv(iface, pkt_len);
+	}
+
+	if (verdict == NET_DROP) {
+		net_stats_update_processing_error(iface);
+	}
+
+	return verdict;
 
 drop:
 	NET_DBG("No handler, dropping pkt %p len %zu", pkt, net_pkt_get_len(pkt));
 
+silent_drop:
 	return NET_DROP;
 }