diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 325d0a6b808b..45eba7d7ab38 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1027,14 +1027,16 @@ struct nft_object_hash_key {
  *
  *	@list: table stateful object list node
  *	@key:  keys that identify this object
+ *	@rhlhead: nft_objname_ht node
  *	@genmask: generation mask
  *	@use: number of references to this stateful object
  *	@handle: unique object handle
  *	@ops: object operations
- * 	@data: object data, layout depends on type
+ *	@data: object data, layout depends on type
  */
 struct nft_object {
 	struct list_head		list;
+	struct rhlist_head		rhlhead;
 	struct nft_object_hash_key	key;
 	u32				genmask:2,
 					use:30;
@@ -1052,7 +1054,8 @@ static inline void *nft_obj_data(const struct nft_object *obj)
 
 #define nft_expr_obj(expr)	*((struct nft_object **)nft_expr_priv(expr))
 
-struct nft_object *nft_obj_lookup(const struct nft_table *table,
+struct nft_object *nft_obj_lookup(const struct net *net,
+				  const struct nft_table *table,
 				  const struct nlattr *nla, u32 objtype,
 				  u8 genmask);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 5e213941e85b..621ff834d3a4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ enum {
 	NFT_VALIDATE_DO,
 };
 
+static struct rhltable nft_objname_ht;
+
 static u32 nft_chain_hash(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed);
 static u32 nft_chain_hash_obj(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed);
 static int nft_chain_hash_cmp(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *, const void *);
 
+static u32 nft_objname_hash(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed);
+static u32 nft_objname_hash_obj(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed);
+static int nft_objname_hash_cmp(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *, const void *);
+
 static const struct rhashtable_params nft_chain_ht_params = {
 	.head_offset		= offsetof(struct nft_chain, rhlhead),
 	.key_offset		= offsetof(struct nft_chain, name),
@@ -51,6 +57,15 @@ static const struct rhashtable_params nft_chain_ht_params = {
 	.automatic_shrinking	= true,
 };
 
+static const struct rhashtable_params nft_objname_ht_params = {
+	.head_offset		= offsetof(struct nft_object, rhlhead),
+	.key_offset		= offsetof(struct nft_object, key),
+	.hashfn			= nft_objname_hash,
+	.obj_hashfn		= nft_objname_hash_obj,
+	.obj_cmpfn		= nft_objname_hash_cmp,
+	.automatic_shrinking	= true,
+};
+
 static void nft_validate_state_update(struct net *net, u8 new_validate_state)
 {
 	switch (net->nft.validate_state) {
@@ -814,6 +829,34 @@ static int nft_chain_hash_cmp(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *arg,
 	return strcmp(chain->name, name);
 }
 
+static u32 nft_objname_hash(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed)
+{
+	const struct nft_object_hash_key *k = data;
+
+	seed ^= hash_ptr(k->table, 32);
+
+	return jhash(k->name, strlen(k->name), seed);
+}
+
+static u32 nft_objname_hash_obj(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed)
+{
+	const struct nft_object *obj = data;
+
+	return nft_objname_hash(&obj->key, 0, seed);
+}
+
+static int nft_objname_hash_cmp(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *arg,
+				const void *ptr)
+{
+	const struct nft_object_hash_key *k = arg->key;
+	const struct nft_object *obj = ptr;
+
+	if (obj->key.table != k->table)
+		return -1;
+
+	return strcmp(obj->key.name, k->name);
+}
+
 static int nf_tables_newtable(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			      const struct nlattr * const nla[],
@@ -1070,7 +1113,7 @@ nft_chain_lookup_byhandle(const struct nft_table *table, u64 handle, u8 genmask)
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 
-static bool lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(struct net *net)
+static bool lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(const struct net *net)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 	return lockdep_is_held(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
@@ -4386,7 +4429,8 @@ static int nft_add_set_elem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto err2;
 		}
-		obj = nft_obj_lookup(ctx->table, nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_OBJREF],
+		obj = nft_obj_lookup(ctx->net, ctx->table,
+				     nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_OBJREF],
 				     set->objtype, genmask);
 		if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(obj);
@@ -4819,18 +4863,36 @@ void nft_unregister_obj(struct nft_object_type *obj_type)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_unregister_obj);
 
-struct nft_object *nft_obj_lookup(const struct nft_table *table,
+struct nft_object *nft_obj_lookup(const struct net *net,
+				  const struct nft_table *table,
 				  const struct nlattr *nla, u32 objtype,
 				  u8 genmask)
 {
+	struct nft_object_hash_key k = { .table = table };
+	char search[NFT_OBJ_MAXNAMELEN];
+	struct rhlist_head *tmp, *list;
 	struct nft_object *obj;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(obj, &table->objects, list) {
-		if (!nla_strcmp(nla, obj->key.name) &&
-		    objtype == obj->ops->type->type &&
-		    nft_active_genmask(obj, genmask))
+	nla_strlcpy(search, nla, sizeof(search));
+	k.name = search;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() &&
+		     !lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(net));
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list = rhltable_lookup(&nft_objname_ht, &k, nft_objname_ht_params);
+	if (!list)
+		goto out;
+
+	rhl_for_each_entry_rcu(obj, tmp, list, rhlhead) {
+		if (objtype == obj->ops->type->type &&
+		    nft_active_genmask(obj, genmask)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return obj;
+		}
 	}
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_obj_lookup);
@@ -4988,7 +5050,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newobj(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	}
 
 	objtype = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla[NFTA_OBJ_TYPE]));
-	obj = nft_obj_lookup(table, nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME], objtype, genmask);
+	obj = nft_obj_lookup(net, table, nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME], objtype, genmask);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(obj);
 		if (err != -ENOENT) {
@@ -5027,9 +5089,18 @@ static int nf_tables_newobj(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err3;
 
+	err = rhltable_insert(&nft_objname_ht, &obj->rhlhead,
+			      nft_objname_ht_params);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err4;
+
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&obj->list, &table->objects);
 	table->use++;
 	return 0;
+err4:
+	/* queued in transaction log */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->list);
+	return err;
 err3:
 	kfree(obj->key.name);
 err2:
@@ -5215,7 +5286,7 @@ static int nf_tables_getobj(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	}
 
 	objtype = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla[NFTA_OBJ_TYPE]));
-	obj = nft_obj_lookup(table, nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME], objtype, genmask);
+	obj = nft_obj_lookup(net, table, nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME], objtype, genmask);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
 		NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME]);
 		return PTR_ERR(obj);
@@ -5280,7 +5351,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delobj(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		obj = nft_obj_lookup_byhandle(table, attr, objtype, genmask);
 	} else {
 		attr = nla[NFTA_OBJ_NAME];
-		obj = nft_obj_lookup(table, attr, objtype, genmask);
+		obj = nft_obj_lookup(net, table, attr, objtype, genmask);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
@@ -6406,6 +6477,7 @@ static void nf_tables_commit_chain(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *chain)
 
 static void nft_obj_del(struct nft_object *obj)
 {
+	rhltable_remove(&nft_objname_ht, &obj->rhlhead, nft_objname_ht_params);
 	list_del_rcu(&obj->list);
 }
 
@@ -6721,7 +6793,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWOBJ:
 			trans->ctx.table->use--;
-			list_del_rcu(&nft_trans_obj(trans)->list);
+			nft_obj_del(nft_trans_obj(trans));
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_DELOBJ:
 			trans->ctx.table->use++;
@@ -7397,12 +7469,18 @@ static int __init nf_tables_module_init(void)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err3;
 
-	/* must be last */
-	err = nfnetlink_subsys_register(&nf_tables_subsys);
+	err = rhltable_init(&nft_objname_ht, &nft_objname_ht_params);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err4;
 
+	/* must be last */
+	err = nfnetlink_subsys_register(&nf_tables_subsys);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err5;
+
 	return err;
+err5:
+	rhltable_destroy(&nft_objname_ht);
 err4:
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&nf_tables_flowtable_notifier);
 err3:
@@ -7422,6 +7500,7 @@ static void __exit nf_tables_module_exit(void)
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nf_tables_net_ops);
 	cancel_work_sync(&trans_destroy_work);
 	rcu_barrier();
+	rhltable_destroy(&nft_objname_ht);
 	nf_tables_core_module_exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
index 58eb75ad61bf..c1f2adf198a0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ static int nft_objref_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	objtype = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_OBJREF_IMM_TYPE]));
-	obj = nft_obj_lookup(ctx->table, tb[NFTA_OBJREF_IMM_NAME], objtype,
+	obj = nft_obj_lookup(ctx->net, ctx->table,
+			     tb[NFTA_OBJREF_IMM_NAME], objtype,
 			     genmask);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		return -ENOENT;