diff --git a/core/src/broadcast_stage.rs b/core/src/broadcast_stage.rs
index f08ac8b826..c0a3473bdd 100644
--- a/core/src/broadcast_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/broadcast_stage.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use solana_metrics::{inc_new_counter_error, inc_new_counter_info};
 use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
 use solana_sdk::timing::timestamp;
 use solana_sdk::{clock::Slot, pubkey::Pubkey};
-use solana_streamer::sendmmsg::send_mmsg;
+use solana_streamer::{sendmmsg::send_mmsg, socket::is_global};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -387,10 +387,15 @@ pub fn broadcast_shreds(
     let mut shred_select = Measure::start("shred_select");
     let packets: Vec<_> = shreds
         .iter()
-        .map(|shred| {
+        .filter_map(|shred| {
             let broadcast_index = weighted_best(&peers_and_stakes, shred.seed());
+            let node = &peers[broadcast_index];
 
-            (&shred.payload, &peers[broadcast_index].tvu)
+            if is_global(&node.tvu) {
+                Some((&shred.payload, &node.tvu))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
         })
         .collect();
     shred_select.stop();
diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 82b6f5f715..8499e34f2b 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ use solana_sdk::{
     timing::timestamp,
     transaction::Transaction,
 };
-use solana_streamer::sendmmsg::multicast;
-use solana_streamer::streamer::{PacketReceiver, PacketSender};
+use solana_streamer::{
+    sendmmsg::multicast,
+    socket::is_global,
+    streamer::{PacketReceiver, PacketSender},
+};
 use solana_vote_program::vote_state::MAX_LOCKOUT_HISTORY;
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
@@ -1250,7 +1253,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .filter(|node| {
                 node.id != self_pubkey
                     && node.shred_version == self_shred_version
-                    && ContactInfo::is_valid_address(&node.tvu)
+                    && ContactInfo::is_valid_tvu_address(&node.tvu)
             })
             .cloned()
             .collect()
@@ -1382,9 +1385,14 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                 .iter()
                 .map(|peer| &peer.tvu_forwards)
                 .filter(|addr| ContactInfo::is_valid_address(addr))
+                .filter(|addr| is_global(addr))
                 .collect()
         } else {
-            peers.iter().map(|peer| &peer.tvu).collect()
+            peers
+                .iter()
+                .map(|peer| &peer.tvu)
+                .filter(|addr| is_global(addr))
+                .collect()
         };
         let mut dests = &dests[..];
         let data = &packet.data[..packet.meta.size];
diff --git a/core/src/contact_info.rs b/core/src/contact_info.rs
index eafaf636ba..17630a38b0 100644
--- a/core/src/contact_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/contact_info.rs
@@ -191,10 +191,17 @@ impl ContactInfo {
     /// port must not be 0
     /// ip must be specified and not multicast
     /// loopback ip is only allowed in tests
-    pub fn is_valid_address(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    // Keeping this for now not to break tvu-peers and turbine shuffle order of
+    // nodes when arranging nodes on retransmit tree. Private IP addresses in
+    // turbine are filtered out just before sending packets.
+    pub(crate) fn is_valid_tvu_address(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
         (addr.port() != 0) && Self::is_valid_ip(addr.ip())
     }
 
+    pub fn is_valid_address(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
+        Self::is_valid_tvu_address(addr) && solana_streamer::socket::is_global(addr)
+    }
+
     pub fn client_facing_addr(&self) -> (SocketAddr, SocketAddr) {
         (self.rpc, self.tpu)
     }
diff --git a/streamer/src/lib.rs b/streamer/src/lib.rs
index e0b9bd7176..c8ba5f6d4b 100644
--- a/streamer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/streamer/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pub mod packet;
 pub mod recvmmsg;
 pub mod sendmmsg;
+pub mod socket;
 pub mod streamer;
 
 #[macro_use]
diff --git a/streamer/src/packet.rs b/streamer/src/packet.rs
index f8837d3b43..faa67237d5 100644
--- a/streamer/src/packet.rs
+++ b/streamer/src/packet.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! The `packet` module defines data structures and methods to pull data from the network.
-use crate::recvmmsg::{recv_mmsg, NUM_RCVMMSGS};
+use crate::{
+    recvmmsg::{recv_mmsg, NUM_RCVMMSGS},
+    socket::is_global,
+};
 pub use solana_perf::packet::{
     limited_deserialize, to_packets_chunked, Packets, PacketsRecycler, NUM_PACKETS,
     PACKETS_PER_BATCH,
@@ -56,8 +59,10 @@ pub fn recv_from(obj: &mut Packets, socket: &UdpSocket, max_wait_ms: u64) -> Res
 
 pub fn send_to(obj: &Packets, socket: &UdpSocket) -> Result<()> {
     for p in &obj.packets {
-        let a = p.meta.addr();
-        socket.send_to(&p.data[..p.meta.size], &a)?;
+        let addr = p.meta.addr();
+        if is_global(&addr) {
+            socket.send_to(&p.data[..p.meta.size], &addr)?;
+        }
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/streamer/src/socket.rs b/streamer/src/socket.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d40f171b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/streamer/src/socket.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+// TODO: remove these once IpAddr::is_global is stable.
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn is_global(_: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+pub fn is_global(addr: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
+    use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+    match addr.ip() {
+        IpAddr::V4(addr) => {
+            // TODO: Consider excluding:
+            //    addr.is_loopback() || addr.is_link_local()
+            // || addr.is_broadcast() || addr.is_documentation()
+            // || addr.is_unspecified()
+            !addr.is_private()
+        }
+        IpAddr::V6(_) => {
+            // TODO: Consider excluding:
+            // addr.is_loopback() || addr.is_unspecified(),
+            true
+        }
+    }
+}