diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index a1a8030e16a5..086d85fffeb1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1200,6 +1200,25 @@ static void nf_tables_table_disable(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table)
 					 __NFT_TABLE_F_WAS_AWAKEN | \
 					 __NFT_TABLE_F_WAS_ORPHAN)
 
+static bool nft_table_pending_update(const struct nft_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net = nft_pernet(ctx->net);
+	struct nft_trans *trans;
+
+	if (ctx->table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+		return true;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
+		if ((trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN ||
+		     trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN) &&
+		    trans->ctx.table == ctx->table &&
+		    nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -1226,7 +1245,7 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* No dormant off/on/off/on games in single transaction */
-	if (ctx->table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+	if (nft_table_pending_update(ctx))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	trans = nft_trans_alloc(ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE,
@@ -2631,6 +2650,13 @@ static int nf_tables_updchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 genmask, u8 policy,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE &&
+	    !list_empty(&hook.list)) {
+		NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr);
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto err_hooks;
+	}
+
 	if (!(table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) &&
 	    nft_is_base_chain(chain) &&
 	    !list_empty(&hook.list)) {
@@ -2860,6 +2886,9 @@ static int nft_delchain_hook(struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
 	int err;
 
+	if (ctx->table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	err = nft_chain_parse_hook(ctx->net, basechain, nla, &chain_hook,
 				   ctx->family, chain->flags, extack);
 	if (err < 0)