diff --git a/include/openthread/border_routing.h b/include/openthread/border_routing.h
index e00c33f31..403c9b600 100644
--- a/include/openthread/border_routing.h
+++ b/include/openthread/border_routing.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ typedef struct otBorderRoutingRouterEntry
     bool         mManagedAddressConfigFlag : 1; ///< The router's Managed Address Config flag (`M` flag).
     bool         mOtherConfigFlag : 1;          ///< The router's Other Config flag (`O` flag).
     bool         mStubRouterFlag : 1;           ///< The router's Stub Router flag.
+    bool         mIsLocalDevice : 1;            ///< This router is the local device (this BR).
 } otBorderRoutingRouterEntry;
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 1964b22d0..df87b06cb 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (414)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (415)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_br.cpp b/src/cli/cli_br.cpp
index b24cf76d5..b76e76716 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_br.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_br.cpp
@@ -557,16 +557,17 @@ void Br::OutputRouterInfo(const otBorderRoutingRouterEntry &aEntry, RouterOutput
     OutputFormat(" (M:%u O:%u Stub:%u)", aEntry.mManagedAddressConfigFlag, aEntry.mOtherConfigFlag,
                  aEntry.mStubRouterFlag);
 
-    switch (aMode)
+    if (aMode == kLongVersion)
     {
-    case kShortVersion:
-        OutputNewLine();
-        break;
+        OutputFormat(" ms-since-rx:%lu", ToUlong(aEntry.mMsecSinceLastUpdate));
 
-    case kLongVersion:
-        OutputLine(" ms-since-rx:%lu", ToUlong(aEntry.mMsecSinceLastUpdate));
-        break;
+        if (aEntry.mIsLocalDevice)
+        {
+            OutputFormat(" (this BR)");
+        }
     }
+
+    OutputNewLine();
 }
 
 template <> otError Br::Process<Cmd("raoptions")>(Arg aArgs[])
diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
index f03121b78..d11cbe632 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.cpp
@@ -1013,6 +1013,8 @@ void RoutingManager::RxRaTracker::ProcessRouterAdvertMessage(const RouterAdvert:
         }
     }
 
+    router->mIsLocalDevice = (aRaOrigin == kThisBrOtherEntity);
+
     UpdateRouterOnRx(*router);
 
     RemoveRoutersWithNoEntriesOrFlags();
@@ -1614,14 +1616,11 @@ void RoutingManager::RxRaTracker::HandleRouterTimer(void)
             continue;
         }
 
-        // If the `router` emitting RA has an address belonging to
-        // infra interface, it indicates that the RAs are from
-        // same device. In this case we skip performing NS probes.
-        // This addresses situation where platform may not be
-        // be able to receive and pass the NA message response
-        // from device itself.
+        // Skip NS probes if the router is this device. This prevents
+        // issues where the platform might not be able to receive and
+        // process the NA messages from the local device itself.
 
-        if (Get<RoutingManager>().mInfraIf.HasAddress(router.mAddress))
+        if (router.mIsLocalDevice)
         {
             continue;
         }
@@ -1877,6 +1876,7 @@ void RoutingManager::RxRaTracker::Router::CopyInfoTo(RouterEntry &aEntry, TimeMi
     aEntry.mManagedAddressConfigFlag = mManagedAddressConfigFlag;
     aEntry.mOtherConfigFlag          = mOtherConfigFlag;
     aEntry.mStubRouterFlag           = mStubRouterFlag;
+    aEntry.mIsLocalDevice            = mIsLocalDevice;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
index a38eb8205..25b71f15c 100644
--- a/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/core/border_router/routing_manager.hpp
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ private:
             bool             mManagedAddressConfigFlag : 1;
             bool             mOtherConfigFlag : 1;
             bool             mStubRouterFlag : 1;
+            bool             mIsLocalDevice : 1;
         };
 
         //-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_routing_manager.cpp b/tests/unit/test_routing_manager.cpp
index 74413e43d..b6040b7af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_routing_manager.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_routing_manager.cpp
@@ -1108,8 +1108,10 @@ struct InfraRouter
     InfraRouter(const Ip6::Address &aAddress,
                 bool                aManagedAddressConfigFlag,
                 bool                aOtherConfigFlag,
-                bool                aStubRouterFlag)
+                bool                aStubRouterFlag,
+                bool                aIsLocalDevice = false)
         : mAddress(aAddress)
+        , mIsLocalDevice(aIsLocalDevice)
     {
         mFlags.Clear();
         mFlags.mManagedAddressConfigFlag = aManagedAddressConfigFlag;
@@ -1119,6 +1121,7 @@ struct InfraRouter
 
     Ip6::Address mAddress;
     RaFlags      mFlags;
+    bool         mIsLocalDevice;
 };
 
 template <uint16_t kNumRouters> void VerifyDiscoveredRouters(const InfraRouter (&aRouters)[kNumRouters])
@@ -1140,8 +1143,9 @@ void VerifyDiscoveredRouters(const InfraRouter *aRouters, uint16_t aNumRouters)
     {
         bool didFind = false;
 
-        Log("   address:%s, M:%u, O:%u, StubRouter:%u", AsCoreType(&entry.mAddress).ToString().AsCString(),
-            entry.mManagedAddressConfigFlag, entry.mOtherConfigFlag, entry.mStubRouterFlag);
+        Log("   address:%s, M:%u, O:%u, StubRouter:%u%s", AsCoreType(&entry.mAddress).ToString().AsCString(),
+            entry.mManagedAddressConfigFlag, entry.mOtherConfigFlag, entry.mStubRouterFlag,
+            entry.mIsLocalDevice ? " (this BR)" : "");
 
         for (uint16_t index = 0; index < aNumRouters; index++)
         {
@@ -1150,6 +1154,7 @@ void VerifyDiscoveredRouters(const InfraRouter *aRouters, uint16_t aNumRouters)
                 VerifyOrQuit(entry.mManagedAddressConfigFlag == aRouters[index].mFlags.mManagedAddressConfigFlag);
                 VerifyOrQuit(entry.mOtherConfigFlag == aRouters[index].mFlags.mOtherConfigFlag);
                 VerifyOrQuit(entry.mStubRouterFlag == aRouters[index].mFlags.mStubRouterFlag);
+                VerifyOrQuit(entry.mIsLocalDevice == aRouters[index].mIsLocalDevice);
                 didFind = true;
             }
         }
@@ -3015,7 +3020,8 @@ void TestLearnRaHeader(void)
     SendRouterAdvert(sInfraIfAddress, DefaultRoute(1000, NetworkData::kRoutePreferenceLow));
 
     AdvanceTime(1);
-    VerifyDiscoveredRouters({InfraRouter(sInfraIfAddress, /* M */ false, /* O */ false, /* StubRouter */ false)});
+    VerifyDiscoveredRouters(
+        {InfraRouter(sInfraIfAddress, /* M */ false, /* O */ false, /* StubRouter */ false, /* IsLocalDevice */ true)});
 
     //- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
     // RoutingManager should learn the header from the