diff --git a/net/sched/act_nat.c b/net/sched/act_nat.c
index 526c4c99bcce68..8eac891bd24cc1 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_nat.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_nat.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/tc_act/tc_nat.h>
 #include <net/act_api.h>
+#include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <net/icmp.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ static int tcf_nat_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, nat_net_id);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_NAT_MAX + 1];
+	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
 	struct tc_nat *parm;
 	int ret = 0, err;
 	struct tcf_nat *p;
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ static int tcf_nat_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	} else {
 		return err;
 	}
+	err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch, extack);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto release_idr;
 	p = to_tcf_nat(*a);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
@@ -85,13 +90,18 @@ static int tcf_nat_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 	p->mask = parm->mask;
 	p->flags = parm->flags;
 
-	p->tcf_action = parm->action;
+	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 
 	if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
 		tcf_idr_insert(tn, *a);
 
 	return ret;
+release_idr:
+	tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int tcf_nat_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/nat.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/nat.json
index 0080dc2fd41c45..bc12c1ccad30e9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/nat.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/nat.json
@@ -589,5 +589,30 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action nat"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "4b12",
+        "name": "Replace nat action with invalid goto chain control",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "nat"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action nat",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC actions add action nat ingress 1.18.1.1 1.18.2.2 drop index 90"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action nat ingress 1.18.1.1 1.18.2.2 goto chain 42 index 90 cookie c1a0c1a0",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action nat index 90",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  nat ingress 1.18.1.1/32 1.18.2.2 drop.*index 90 ref",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action nat"
+        ]
     }
 ]