diff --git a/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables.go b/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables.go
index 07d6c4209..e976b8455 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables.go
+++ b/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables.go
@@ -164,11 +164,15 @@ func genToplevelDnatChain() chain {
 
 // genDnatChain creates the per-container chain.
 // Conditions are any static entry conditions for the chain.
+// Entry rules are prepended within CNI-HOSTPORT-DNAT so that the most recent
+// container using a host port wins without moving CNI-HOSTPORT-DNAT ahead of
+// Kubernetes service rules in PREROUTING/OUTPUT.
 func genDnatChain(netName, containerID string) chain {
 	return chain{
-		table:       "nat",
-		name:        utils.MustFormatChainNameWithPrefix(netName, containerID, "DN-"),
-		entryChains: []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+		table:        "nat",
+		name:         utils.MustFormatChainNameWithPrefix(netName, containerID, "DN-"),
+		entryChains:  []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+		prependEntry: true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables_test.go b/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables_test.go
index bc9bbf223..9ba240789 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables_test.go
+++ b/plugins/meta/portmap/portmap_iptables_test.go
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ var _ = Describe("portmapping configuration (iptables)", func() {
 					ch := genDnatChain(netName, containerID)
 
 					Expect(ch).To(Equal(chain{
-						table:       "nat",
-						name:        "CNI-DN-bfd599665540dd91d5d28",
-						entryChains: []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+						table:        "nat",
+						name:         "CNI-DN-bfd599665540dd91d5d28",
+						entryChains:  []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+						prependEntry: true,
 					}))
 					configBytes := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{
 						"name": "test",
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ var _ = Describe("portmapping configuration (iptables)", func() {
 
 					ch = genDnatChain(conf.Name, containerID)
 					Expect(ch).To(Equal(chain{
-						table:       "nat",
-						name:        "CNI-DN-67e92b96e692a494b6b85",
-						entryChains: []string{"CNI-HOSTPORT-DNAT"},
+						table:        "nat",
+						name:         "CNI-DN-67e92b96e692a494b6b85",
+						entryChains:  []string{"CNI-HOSTPORT-DNAT"},
+						prependEntry: true,
 					}))
 
 					n, err := types.ParseCIDR("10.0.0.2/24")
@@ -171,9 +173,10 @@ var _ = Describe("portmapping configuration (iptables)", func() {
 					ch := genDnatChain(netName, containerID)
 
 					Expect(ch).To(Equal(chain{
-						table:       "nat",
-						name:        "CNI-DN-bfd599665540dd91d5d28",
-						entryChains: []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+						table:        "nat",
+						name:         "CNI-DN-bfd599665540dd91d5d28",
+						entryChains:  []string{TopLevelDNATChainName},
+						prependEntry: true,
 					}))
 					configBytes := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{
 						"name": "test",