diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 13d0ed9d1895..58c5425d61c2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2803,6 +2803,7 @@ static int nf_tables_updchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 genmask, u8 policy,
 	struct nft_chain *chain = ctx->chain;
 	struct nft_chain_hook hook = {};
 	struct nft_stats __percpu *stats = NULL;
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
 	struct nft_hook *h, *next;
 	struct nf_hook_ops *ops;
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -2845,6 +2846,20 @@ static int nf_tables_updchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 genmask, u8 policy,
 				if (nft_hook_list_find(&basechain->hook_list, h)) {
 					list_del(&h->list);
 					nft_netdev_hook_free(h);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				nft_net = nft_pernet(ctx->net);
+				list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
+					if (trans->msg_type != NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN ||
+					    trans->table != ctx->table ||
+					    !nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
+						continue;
+
+					if (nft_hook_list_find(&nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans), h)) {
+						nft_chain_release_hook(&hook);
+						return -EEXIST;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -9060,6 +9075,7 @@ static int nft_flowtable_update(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 {
 	const struct nlattr * const *nla = ctx->nla;
 	struct nft_flowtable_hook flowtable_hook;
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
 	struct nft_hook *hook, *next;
 	struct nf_hook_ops *ops;
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -9076,6 +9092,20 @@ static int nft_flowtable_update(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		if (nft_hook_list_find(&flowtable->hook_list, hook)) {
 			list_del(&hook->list);
 			nft_netdev_hook_free(hook);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		nft_net = nft_pernet(ctx->net);
+		list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
+			if (trans->msg_type != NFT_MSG_NEWFLOWTABLE ||
+			    trans->table != ctx->table ||
+			    !nft_trans_flowtable_update(trans))
+				continue;
+
+			if (nft_hook_list_find(&nft_trans_flowtable_hooks(trans), hook)) {
+				err = -EEXIST;
+				goto err_flowtable_update_hook;
+			}
 		}
 	}