diff --git a/components/openthread/lib b/components/openthread/lib
index ed7eace382..901353a8c1 160000
--- a/components/openthread/lib
+++ b/components/openthread/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ed7eace382134d0ac6fb2b33650895d8d0e547af
+Subproject commit 901353a8c17d5c3040b3850d571550b0472b921b
diff --git a/components/openthread/openthread b/components/openthread/openthread
index 3726888937..e736d2488d 160000
--- a/components/openthread/openthread
+++ b/components/openthread/openthread
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37268889370467c5e48e306d322472d6910ebb13
+Subproject commit e736d2488d9d4f787650d81f2b84f59a194f2b41
diff --git a/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h b/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
index 979b7cdb86..772f6d2df8 100644
--- a/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
+++ b/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -204,6 +204,16 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_RADIO_LINK_TREL_ENABLE CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_TREL
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_ENABLE
+ *
+ * Define to 1 to enable Backbone Router support.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_ENABLE
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_ENABLE 1
+#endif
+
 #endif // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_BORDER_ROUTER
 
 /**
@@ -356,6 +366,26 @@
  */
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PING_SENDER_ENABLE 1
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DUA_ENABLE
+ *
+ * Define as 1 to support Thread 1.2 Domain Unicast Address feature.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DUA_ENABLE
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DUA_ENABLE 0
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MLR_ENABLE
+ *
+ * Define as 1 to support Thread 1.2 Multicast Listener Registration feature.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MLR_ENABLE
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MLR_ENABLE 1
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DTLS_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
  *
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
index 033aa08dbd..3c975d8a35 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/esp_ot_br.c
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "driver/uart.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/portmacro.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "hal/uart_types.h"
+#include "openthread/backbone_router_ftd.h"
 #include "openthread/border_router.h"
 #include "openthread/cli.h"
 #include "openthread/dataset.h"
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "openthread/ip6.h"
 #include "openthread/logging.h"
 #include "openthread/tasklet.h"
-#include "openthread/thread.h"
 #include "openthread/thread_ftd.h"
 #include "esp_ot_wifi_cmd.h"
 #include "esp_ot_cli_extension.h"
@@ -137,10 +136,6 @@ static void create_config_network(otInstance *instance)
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to set OpenThread active dataset.");
         abort();
     }
-    if (otBorderRouterRegister(instance) != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to register border router.");
-        abort();
-    }
     return;
 }
 
@@ -154,6 +149,11 @@ static void launch_openthread_network(otInstance *instance)
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to enable OpenThread");
         abort();
     }
+    if (otBorderRouterRegister(instance) != OT_ERROR_NONE) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to register border router.");
+        abort();
+    }
+    otBackboneRouterSetEnabled(instance, true);
 }
 #endif // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_BR_AUTO_START
 
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
index 091805179f..4f9d52487a 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_LWIP_MULTICAST_PING=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_STATUS_CALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_HOOK_IP6_ROUTE_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_HOOK_IP6_INPUT_CUSTOM=y
 # end of lwIP
 
 #