diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 5e184c20bc55..28b3d4fbebae 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -907,7 +907,10 @@ static inline struct nft_userdata *nft_userdata(const struct nft_rule *rule)
 	return (void *)&rule->data[rule->dlen];
 }
 
-void nf_tables_rule_release(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule);
+void nft_rule_expr_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule);
+void nft_rule_expr_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule,
+			      enum nft_trans_phase phase);
+void nf_tables_rule_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule);
 
 static inline void nft_set_elem_update_expr(const struct nft_set_ext *ext,
 					    struct nft_regs *regs,
@@ -966,6 +969,7 @@ struct nft_chain {
 };
 
 int nft_chain_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_chain *chain);
+int nf_tables_bind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain);
 
 enum nft_chain_types {
 	NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT = 0,
@@ -1002,11 +1006,17 @@ int nft_chain_validate_dependency(const struct nft_chain *chain,
 int nft_chain_validate_hooks(const struct nft_chain *chain,
                              unsigned int hook_flags);
 
+static inline bool nft_chain_binding(const struct nft_chain *chain)
+{
+	return chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_BINDING;
+}
+
 static inline bool nft_chain_is_bound(struct nft_chain *chain)
 {
 	return (chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_BINDING) && chain->bound;
 }
 
+int nft_chain_add(struct nft_table *table, struct nft_chain *chain);
 void nft_chain_del(struct nft_chain *chain);
 void nf_tables_chain_destroy(struct nft_ctx *ctx);
 
@@ -1431,6 +1441,7 @@ struct nft_trans_rule {
 	struct nft_rule			*rule;
 	struct nft_flow_rule		*flow;
 	u32				rule_id;
+	bool				bound;
 };
 
 #define nft_trans_rule(trans)	\
@@ -1439,6 +1450,8 @@ struct nft_trans_rule {
 	(((struct nft_trans_rule *)trans->data)->flow)
 #define nft_trans_rule_id(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_rule *)trans->data)->rule_id)
+#define nft_trans_rule_bound(trans)	\
+	(((struct nft_trans_rule *)trans->data)->bound)
 
 struct nft_trans_set {
 	struct nft_set			*set;
@@ -1454,13 +1467,17 @@ struct nft_trans_set {
 	(((struct nft_trans_set *)trans->data)->bound)
 
 struct nft_trans_chain {
+	struct nft_chain		*chain;
 	bool				update;
 	char				*name;
 	struct nft_stats __percpu	*stats;
 	u8				policy;
+	bool				bound;
 	u32				chain_id;
 };
 
+#define nft_trans_chain(trans)	\
+	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->chain)
 #define nft_trans_chain_update(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->update)
 #define nft_trans_chain_name(trans)	\
@@ -1469,6 +1486,8 @@ struct nft_trans_chain {
 	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->stats)
 #define nft_trans_chain_policy(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->policy)
+#define nft_trans_chain_bound(trans)	\
+	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->bound)
 #define nft_trans_chain_id(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_chain *)trans->data)->chain_id)
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index b32838974ff1..10ec55f3f80a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -197,6 +197,48 @@ static void nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
 	}
 }
 
+static void nft_chain_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
+{
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
+	struct net *net = ctx->net;
+	struct nft_trans *trans;
+
+	if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
+		return;
+
+	nft_net = net_generic(net, nf_tables_net_id);
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
+		switch (trans->msg_type) {
+		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
+			if (nft_trans_chain(trans) == chain)
+				nft_trans_chain_bound(trans) = true;
+			break;
+		case NFT_MSG_NEWRULE:
+			if (trans->ctx.chain == chain)
+				nft_trans_rule_bound(trans) = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int nf_tables_bind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
+{
+	if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (nft_chain_binding(ctx->chain))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (chain->bound)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	chain->bound = true;
+	chain->use++;
+	nft_chain_trans_bind(ctx, chain);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nft_netdev_register_hooks(struct net *net,
 				     struct list_head *hook_list)
 {
@@ -328,8 +370,9 @@ static struct nft_trans *nft_trans_chain_add(struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type)
 				ntohl(nla_get_be32(ctx->nla[NFTA_CHAIN_ID]));
 		}
 	}
-
+	nft_trans_chain(trans) = ctx->chain;
 	nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(ctx->net, trans);
+
 	return trans;
 }
 
@@ -347,8 +390,7 @@ static int nft_delchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void nft_rule_expr_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				   struct nft_rule *rule)
+void nft_rule_expr_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 {
 	struct nft_expr *expr;
 
@@ -361,9 +403,8 @@ static void nft_rule_expr_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	}
 }
 
-static void nft_rule_expr_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				     struct nft_rule *rule,
-				     enum nft_trans_phase phase)
+void nft_rule_expr_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule,
+			      enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	struct nft_expr *expr;
 
@@ -2017,7 +2058,7 @@ static int nft_basechain_init(struct nft_base_chain *basechain, u8 family,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nft_chain_add(struct nft_table *table, struct nft_chain *chain)
+int nft_chain_add(struct nft_table *table, struct nft_chain *chain)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -3118,8 +3159,7 @@ err_fill_rule_info:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void nf_tables_rule_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-				   struct nft_rule *rule)
+void nf_tables_rule_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 {
 	struct nft_expr *expr, *next;
 
@@ -3136,7 +3176,7 @@ static void nf_tables_rule_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	kfree(rule);
 }
 
-void nf_tables_rule_release(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
+static void nf_tables_rule_release(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 {
 	nft_rule_expr_deactivate(ctx, rule, NFT_TRANS_RELEASE);
 	nf_tables_rule_destroy(ctx, rule);
@@ -5547,7 +5587,6 @@ static int nf_tables_newsetelem(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 void nft_data_hold(const struct nft_data *data, enum nft_data_types type)
 {
 	struct nft_chain *chain;
-	struct nft_rule *rule;
 
 	if (type == NFT_DATA_VERDICT) {
 		switch (data->verdict.code) {
@@ -5555,15 +5594,6 @@ void nft_data_hold(const struct nft_data *data, enum nft_data_types type)
 		case NFT_GOTO:
 			chain = data->verdict.chain;
 			chain->use++;
-
-			if (!nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
-				break;
-
-			chain->table->use++;
-			list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
-				chain->use++;
-
-			nft_chain_add(chain->table, chain);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -8254,7 +8284,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 				kfree(nft_trans_chain_name(trans));
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 			} else {
-				if (nft_chain_is_bound(trans->ctx.chain)) {
+				if (nft_trans_chain_bound(trans)) {
 					nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 					break;
 				}
@@ -8271,6 +8301,10 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 			nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWRULE:
+			if (nft_trans_rule_bound(trans)) {
+				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
+				break;
+			}
 			trans->ctx.chain->use--;
 			list_del_rcu(&nft_trans_rule(trans)->list);
 			nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&trans->ctx,
@@ -8796,22 +8830,12 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 static void nft_verdict_uninit(const struct nft_data *data)
 {
 	struct nft_chain *chain;
-	struct nft_rule *rule;
 
 	switch (data->verdict.code) {
 	case NFT_JUMP:
 	case NFT_GOTO:
 		chain = data->verdict.chain;
 		chain->use--;
-
-		if (!nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
-			break;
-
-		chain->table->use--;
-		list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
-			chain->use--;
-
-		nft_chain_del(chain);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
index fcdbc5ed3f36..9d4248898ce4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ static int nft_immediate_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		switch (priv->data.verdict.code) {
 		case NFT_JUMP:
 		case NFT_GOTO:
-			if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain)) {
-				err = -EBUSY;
-				goto err1;
-			}
-			chain->bound = true;
+			err = nf_tables_bind_chain(ctx, chain);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -98,6 +96,31 @@ static void nft_immediate_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				   const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
 	const struct nft_immediate_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	const struct nft_data *data = &priv->data;
+	struct nft_ctx chain_ctx;
+	struct nft_chain *chain;
+	struct nft_rule *rule;
+
+	if (priv->dreg == NFT_REG_VERDICT) {
+		switch (data->verdict.code) {
+		case NFT_JUMP:
+		case NFT_GOTO:
+			chain = data->verdict.chain;
+			if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
+				break;
+
+			chain_ctx = *ctx;
+			chain_ctx.chain = chain;
+
+			list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
+				nft_rule_expr_activate(&chain_ctx, rule);
+
+			nft_clear(ctx->net, chain);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return nft_data_hold(&priv->data, nft_dreg_to_type(priv->dreg));
 }
@@ -107,6 +130,40 @@ static void nft_immediate_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				     enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	const struct nft_immediate_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	const struct nft_data *data = &priv->data;
+	struct nft_ctx chain_ctx;
+	struct nft_chain *chain;
+	struct nft_rule *rule;
+
+	if (priv->dreg == NFT_REG_VERDICT) {
+		switch (data->verdict.code) {
+		case NFT_JUMP:
+		case NFT_GOTO:
+			chain = data->verdict.chain;
+			if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
+				break;
+
+			chain_ctx = *ctx;
+			chain_ctx.chain = chain;
+
+			list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
+				nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&chain_ctx, rule, phase);
+
+			switch (phase) {
+			case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
+				nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, chain);
+				break;
+			default:
+				nft_chain_del(chain);
+				chain->bound = false;
+				chain->table->use--;
+				break;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (phase == NFT_TRANS_COMMIT)
 		return;
@@ -131,15 +188,27 @@ static void nft_immediate_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	case NFT_GOTO:
 		chain = data->verdict.chain;
 
-		if (!nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			break;
 
+		/* Rule construction failed, but chain is already bound:
+		 * let the transaction records release this chain and its rules.
+		 */
+		if (chain->bound) {
+			chain->use--;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Rule has been deleted, release chain and its rules. */
 		chain_ctx = *ctx;
 		chain_ctx.chain = chain;
 
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, n, &chain->rules, list)
-			nf_tables_rule_release(&chain_ctx, rule);
-
+		chain->use--;
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, n, &chain->rules, list) {
+			chain->use--;
+			list_del(&rule->list);
+			nf_tables_rule_destroy(&chain_ctx, rule);
+		}
 		nf_tables_chain_destroy(&chain_ctx);
 		break;
 	default: