diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2876c24..7186c3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Local sockets denied by network sandbox on Linux
+
 ## [0.3.0] - 2023-08-31
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/linux/seccomp.rs b/src/linux/seccomp.rs
index 1f7d7ef..73bcfb1 100644
--- a/src/linux/seccomp.rs
+++ b/src/linux/seccomp.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ impl NetworkFilter {
             SeccompCmpOp::Eq,
             libc::AF_UNIX as u64,
         )?;
+        let unix_rule = SeccompRule::new(vec![allow_unix])?;
 
         // Allow local IPC AF_NETLINK sockets.
         let allow_netlink = SeccompCondition::new(
@@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ impl NetworkFilter {
             SeccompCmpOp::Eq,
             libc::AF_NETLINK as u64,
         )?;
+        let netlink_rule = SeccompRule::new(vec![allow_netlink])?;
 
-        let socket_rule = vec![SeccompRule::new(vec![allow_unix, allow_netlink])?];
+        let socket_rule = vec![unix_rule, netlink_rule];
 
         // Restrict socket creation to allowed socket domain types.
         rules.insert(libc::SYS_socketpair, socket_rule.clone());
diff --git a/tests/net.rs b/tests/net.rs
index 5f28d97..8261228 100644
--- a/tests/net.rs
+++ b/tests/net.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ fn block_io_uring() {
     assert_eq!(IoError::last_os_error().kind(), IoErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[test]
+fn allow_local_sockets() {
+    let birdcage = Birdcage::new().unwrap();
+    birdcage.lock().unwrap();
+
+    let fd = unsafe { libc::socket(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_STREAM, 0) };
+    if fd < 0 {
+        panic!("AF_UNIX socket creation failed: {}", IoError::last_os_error());
+    }
+
+    unsafe { libc::close(fd) };
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct IoUringParams {