diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 0f39ac487012..2c33958f3e7a 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ int nf_tables_bind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 		       struct nft_set_binding *binding);
 void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			  struct nft_set_binding *binding);
+void nf_tables_rebind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
+			  struct nft_set_binding *binding);
+void nf_tables_destroy_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set);
 
 /**
  *	enum nft_set_extensions - set extension type IDs
@@ -724,7 +727,9 @@ struct nft_expr_type {
  *	@eval: Expression evaluation function
  *	@size: full expression size, including private data size
  *	@init: initialization function
- *	@destroy: destruction function
+ *	@activate: activate expression in the next generation
+ *	@deactivate: deactivate expression in next generation
+ *	@destroy: destruction function, called after synchronize_rcu
  *	@dump: function to dump parameters
  *	@type: expression type
  *	@validate: validate expression, called during loop detection
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 2cfb173cd0b2..220e6aab3fac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int nft_delrule_by_chain(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nft_trans_set_add(struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type,
+static int nft_trans_set_add(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type,
 			     struct nft_set *set)
 {
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static int nft_trans_set_add(struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nft_delset(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+static int nft_delset(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -3567,13 +3567,6 @@ static void nft_set_destroy(struct nft_set *set)
 	kvfree(set);
 }
 
-static void nf_tables_set_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
-{
-	list_del_rcu(&set->list);
-	nf_tables_set_notify(ctx, set, NFT_MSG_DELSET, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	nft_set_destroy(set);
-}
-
 static int nf_tables_delset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			    const struct nlattr * const nla[],
@@ -3668,17 +3661,38 @@ int nf_tables_bind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_bind_set);
 
-void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
+void nf_tables_rebind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			  struct nft_set_binding *binding)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&set->bindings) && nft_set_is_anonymous(set) &&
+	    nft_is_active(ctx->net, set))
+		list_add_tail_rcu(&set->list, &ctx->table->sets);
+
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&binding->list, &set->bindings);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_rebind_set);
+
+void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
+		          struct nft_set_binding *binding)
 {
 	list_del_rcu(&binding->list);
 
 	if (list_empty(&set->bindings) && nft_set_is_anonymous(set) &&
 	    nft_is_active(ctx->net, set))
-		nf_tables_set_destroy(ctx, set);
+		list_del_rcu(&set->list);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_unbind_set);
 
+void nf_tables_destroy_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&set->bindings) && nft_set_is_anonymous(set) &&
+	    nft_is_active(ctx->net, set)) {
+		nf_tables_set_notify(ctx, set, NFT_MSG_DELSET, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		nft_set_destroy(set);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_destroy_set);
+
 const struct nft_set_ext_type nft_set_ext_types[] = {
 	[NFT_SET_EXT_KEY]		= {
 		.align	= __alignof__(u32),
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
index 6e91a37d57f2..07d4efd3d851 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
@@ -235,14 +235,31 @@ static int nft_dynset_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void nft_dynset_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_dynset *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_rebind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
+static void nft_dynset_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				  const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_dynset *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
 static void nft_dynset_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			       const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
 	struct nft_dynset *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
 	if (priv->expr != NULL)
 		nft_expr_destroy(ctx, priv->expr);
+
+	nf_tables_destroy_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static int nft_dynset_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_expr *expr)
@@ -279,6 +296,8 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_dynset_ops = {
 	.eval		= nft_dynset_eval,
 	.init		= nft_dynset_init,
 	.destroy	= nft_dynset_destroy,
+	.activate	= nft_dynset_activate,
+	.deactivate	= nft_dynset_deactivate,
 	.dump		= nft_dynset_dump,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
index ad13e8643599..227b2b15a19c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
@@ -121,12 +121,28 @@ static int nft_lookup_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void nft_lookup_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_lookup *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_rebind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
+static void nft_lookup_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				  const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_lookup *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
 static void nft_lookup_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			       const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
 	struct nft_lookup *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+	nf_tables_destroy_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static int nft_lookup_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_expr *expr)
@@ -209,6 +225,8 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_lookup_ops = {
 	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_lookup)),
 	.eval		= nft_lookup_eval,
 	.init		= nft_lookup_init,
+	.activate	= nft_lookup_activate,
+	.deactivate	= nft_lookup_deactivate,
 	.destroy	= nft_lookup_destroy,
 	.dump		= nft_lookup_dump,
 	.validate	= nft_lookup_validate,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
index cdf348f751ec..a3185ca2a3a9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
@@ -155,12 +155,28 @@ static int nft_objref_map_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_expr *expr)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static void nft_objref_map_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				    const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_rebind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
+static void nft_objref_map_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				      const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+}
+
 static void nft_objref_map_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				   const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
 	struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, priv->set, &priv->binding);
+	nf_tables_destroy_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static struct nft_expr_type nft_objref_type;
@@ -169,6 +185,8 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_objref_map_ops = {
 	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_objref_map)),
 	.eval		= nft_objref_map_eval,
 	.init		= nft_objref_map_init,
+	.activate	= nft_objref_map_activate,
+	.deactivate	= nft_objref_map_deactivate,
 	.destroy	= nft_objref_map_destroy,
 	.dump		= nft_objref_map_dump,
 };