diff --git a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/action.yml b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/action.yml
index 8ea7591..35b7de8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/dependencies/setup-kind/action.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ runs:
         KIND_CLOUD_PROVIDER_VERSION: v${{ inputs.cloudProviderVersion }}
         KIND_VERSION: v${{ inputs.kindVersion }}
 
+    - name: Fix ARM iptables FORWARD policy for Kind pod networking
+      if: ${{ matrix.config.arch == 'arm64' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        sudo iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
+        sudo ip6tables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
+
     - name: Set DOCKER_REGISTRY
       shell: bash
       run: |