diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index c000947..351418a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum nft_verdicts {
  * @NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM: create a new set element (enum nft_set_elem_attributes)
  * @NFT_MSG_GETSETELEM: get a set element (enum nft_set_elem_attributes)
  * @NFT_MSG_DELSETELEM: delete a set element (enum nft_set_elem_attributes)
+ * @NFT_MSG_GENID: get the rule-set generation ID (no attributes)
  */
 enum nf_tables_msg_types {
 	NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ enum nf_tables_msg_types {
 	NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM,
 	NFT_MSG_GETSETELEM,
 	NFT_MSG_DELSETELEM,
+	NFT_MSG_GENID,
 	NFT_MSG_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index eac4fab..e5d0e93 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_table_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 
 	event |= NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES << 8;
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, event, sizeof(struct nfgenmsg), flags);
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_table_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= family;
 	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id		= 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_TABLE_NAME, table->name) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_TABLE_FLAGS, htonl(table->flags)) ||
@@ -690,6 +691,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_chain_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 {
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 
 	event |= NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES << 8;
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, event, sizeof(struct nfgenmsg), flags);
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_chain_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= family;
 	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id		= 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_CHAIN_TABLE, table->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -1449,6 +1451,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_rule_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	struct nlattr *list;
 	const struct nft_rule *prule;
 	int type = event | NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES << 8;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 
 	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, type, sizeof(struct nfgenmsg),
 			flags);
@@ -1458,7 +1461,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_rule_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= family;
 	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id		= 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_RULE_TABLE, table->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -2204,7 +2207,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_set(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= ctx->afi->family;
 	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id		= 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(ctx->net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_SET_TABLE, ctx->table->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -2836,7 +2839,7 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family = ctx.afi->family;
 	nfmsg->version      = NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id       = 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id	    = htons(ctx.net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_TABLE, ctx.table->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -2917,7 +2920,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= ctx->afi->family;
 	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
-	nfmsg->res_id		= 0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(ctx->net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_SET_TABLE, ctx->table->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -3204,6 +3207,52 @@ static int nf_tables_delsetelem(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int nf_tables_fill_genid_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
+				     u32 portid, u32 seq)
+{
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg;
+	int event = (NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES << 8) | NFT_MSG_GENID;
+
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, event, sizeof(struct nfgenmsg), 0);
+	if (nlh == NULL)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	nfmsg->nfgen_family	= AF_UNSPEC;
+	nfmsg->version		= NFNETLINK_V0;
+	nfmsg->res_id		= htons(net->nft.base_seq & 0xffff);
+
+	return nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+static int nf_tables_getgenid(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			      const struct nlattr * const nla[])
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct sk_buff *skb2;
+	int err;
+
+	skb2 = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (skb2 == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = nf_tables_fill_genid_info(skb2, net, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
+					nlh->nlmsg_seq);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	return nlmsg_unicast(nlsk, skb2, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+err:
+	kfree_skb(skb2);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static const struct nfnl_callback nf_tables_cb[NFT_MSG_MAX] = {
 	[NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE] = {
 		.call_batch	= nf_tables_newtable,
@@ -3280,6 +3329,9 @@ static const struct nfnl_callback nf_tables_cb[NFT_MSG_MAX] = {
 		.attr_count	= NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_MAX,
 		.policy		= nft_set_elem_list_policy,
 	},
+	[NFT_MSG_GENID] = {
+		.call		= nf_tables_getgenid,
+	},
 };
 
 static void nft_chain_commit_update(struct nft_trans *trans)
