diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/compute/iou_nodes.py b/gns3server/api/routes/compute/iou_nodes.py
index 661b63bec..4ae44a215 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/compute/iou_nodes.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/compute/iou_nodes.py
@@ -228,8 +228,11 @@ async def update_iou_node_nio(
     if isinstance(nio_data, schemas.UDPNIO) and nio_data.filters:
         nio.filters = nio_data.filters
     # NIO type is a Union (Ethernet/TAP/UDP/bridge); only UDPNIO and
-    # BridgeNIO carry markers.
+    # BridgeNIO carry markers and suspend. Suspend is what the compute turns
+    # into an admin-down anchor on a kernel link (native carrier), so it must
+    # reach the NIO like it does on the Docker/QEMU routes.
     nio.markers = getattr(nio_data, "markers", None) or {}
+    nio.suspend = getattr(nio_data, "suspend", None) or False
     await node.adapter_update_nio_binding(adapter_number, port_number, nio)
     return nio.asdict()
 
diff --git a/tests/api/routes/compute/test_iou_nodes.py b/tests/api/routes/compute/test_iou_nodes.py
index feebe2b87..1b815ded1 100644
--- a/tests/api/routes/compute/test_iou_nodes.py
+++ b/tests/api/routes/compute/test_iou_nodes.py
@@ -297,6 +297,40 @@ class TestIOUNodesRoutes:
         assert response.json()["type"] == "nio_udp"
         assert response.json()["filters"] == {}
 
+    async def test_iou_nio_update_carries_suspend_and_bridge(
+        self, app: FastAPI, compute_client: AsyncClient, vm: dict
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        A kernel-datapath NIO (nio_bridge) is accepted on the IOU routes, and
+        the update body's suspend flag reaches the NIO — the compute turns it
+        into an admin-down anchor, so a dropped suspend would leave a
+        "suspended" link forwarding traffic.
+        """
+
+        url = app.url_path_for(
+            "compute:create_iou_node_nio",
+            project_id=vm["project_id"],
+            node_id=vm["node_id"],
+            adapter_number="1",
+            port_number="0",
+        )
+        params = {"type": "nio_bridge", "bridge": "gns3a1b2c3d4e5f"}
+        response = await compute_client.post(url, json=params)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+        assert response.json()["type"] == "nio_bridge"
+
+        url = app.url_path_for(
+            "compute:update_iou_node_nio",
+            project_id=vm["project_id"],
+            node_id=vm["node_id"],
+            adapter_number="1",
+            port_number="0",
+        )
+        params["suspend"] = True
+        response = await compute_client.put(url, json=params)
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+        assert response.json()["suspend"] is True
+
     async def test_iou_nio_create_ethernet(
         self, app: FastAPI, compute_client: AsyncClient, vm: dict, ethernet_device: str
     ) -> None: