The disclosure provides a method and a radio access network node for routing backhaul packets. The method comprises: forwarding to a core network node an attach request originated from a User Equipment (UE); receiving from the core network node a response message indicating that the UE is a backhaul UE, the response message containing an attach response destined to the UE; and routing, upon receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) packet from the UE, the IP packet based on a destination IP address of the IP packet.