diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index fce9a3069f07..d34861bd7559 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2472,6 +2472,7 @@ err:
 }
 
 static struct nft_chain *nft_chain_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
+					       const struct nft_table *table,
 					       const struct nlattr *nla)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net = nft_pernet(net);
@@ -2482,6 +2483,7 @@ static struct nft_chain *nft_chain_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
 		struct nft_chain *chain = trans->ctx.chain;
 
 		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN &&
+		    chain->table == table &&
 		    id == nft_trans_chain_id(trans))
 			return chain;
 	}
@@ -3415,7 +3417,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	} else if (nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]) {
-		chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(net, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]);
+		chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(net, table, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]);
 		if (IS_ERR(chain)) {
 			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]);
 			return PTR_ERR(chain);
@@ -9597,7 +9599,7 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 						 tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN],
 						 genmask);
 		} else if (tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN_ID]) {
-			chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(ctx->net,
+			chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(ctx->net, ctx->table,
 						      tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN_ID]);
 			if (IS_ERR(chain))
 				return PTR_ERR(chain);