diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 69d4676a402f..b0d1e00fe2c2 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy tcf_action_policy[TCA_ACT_MAX + 1] = {
 struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 				    struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
 				    char *name, int ovr, int bind,
+				    struct nla_bitfield32 *root_flags,
 				    bool rtnl_held,
 				    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -914,10 +915,10 @@ struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	/* backward compatibility for policer */
 	if (name == NULL)
 		err = a_o->init(net, tb[TCA_ACT_OPTIONS], est, &a, ovr, bind,
-				rtnl_held, tp, extack);
+				rtnl_held, root_flags, tp, extack);
 	else
 		err = a_o->init(net, nla, est, &a, ovr, bind, rtnl_held,
-				tp, extack);
+				root_flags, tp, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_mod;
 
@@ -955,7 +956,8 @@ struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr *nla,
 		    struct nlattr *est, char *name, int ovr, int bind,
 		    struct tc_action *actions[], size_t *attr_size,
-		    bool rtnl_held, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+		    bool rtnl_held, struct nla_bitfield32 *root_flags,
+		    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO + 1];
 	struct tc_action *act;
@@ -970,7 +972,7 @@ int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= TCA_ACT_MAX_PRIO && tb[i]; i++) {
 		act = tcf_action_init_1(net, tp, tb[i], est, name, ovr, bind,
-					rtnl_held, extack);
+					root_flags, rtnl_held, extack);
 		if (IS_ERR(act)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(act);
 			goto err;
@@ -1350,6 +1352,7 @@ tcf_add_notify(struct net *net, struct nlmsghdr *n, struct tc_action *actions[],
 
 static int tcf_action_add(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			  struct nlmsghdr *n, u32 portid, int ovr,
+			  struct nla_bitfield32 *root_flags,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	size_t attr_size = 0;
@@ -1358,7 +1361,8 @@ static int tcf_action_add(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 
 	for (loop = 0; loop < 10; loop++) {
 		ret = tcf_action_init(net, NULL, nla, NULL, NULL, ovr, 0,
-				      actions, &attr_size, true, extack);
+				      actions, &attr_size, true, root_flags,
+				      extack);
 		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1385,6 +1389,7 @@ static int tc_ctl_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	struct nlattr *tca[TCA_ROOT_MAX + 1];
 	u32 portid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).portid : 0;
+	struct nla_bitfield32 root_flags = {0, 0};
 	int ret = 0, ovr = 0;
 
 	if ((n->nlmsg_type != RTM_GETACTION) &&
@@ -1412,8 +1417,11 @@ static int tc_ctl_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 		 */
 		if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE)
 			ovr = 1;
+		if (tb[TCA_ROOT_FLAGS])
+			root_flags = nla_get_bitfield32(tb[TCA_ROOT_FLAGS]);
+
 		ret = tcf_action_add(net, tca[TCA_ACT_TAB], n, portid, ovr,
-				     extack);
+				     &root_flags, extack);
 		break;
 	case RTM_DELACTION:
 		ret = tca_action_gd(net, tca[TCA_ACT_TAB], n,