diff --git a/src/expression.c b/src/expression.c
index 8a90e09dd1c5..38d3ad6d6a4b 100644
--- a/src/expression.c
+++ b/src/expression.c
@@ -945,6 +945,16 @@ void relational_expr_pctx_update(struct proto_ctx *ctx,
 				    i->key->etype == EXPR_VALUE)
 					ops->pctx_update(ctx, &expr->location, left, i->key);
 			}
+		} else if (right->etype == EXPR_SET_REF) {
+			const struct expr *key = right->set->key;
+			struct expr *tmp;
+
+			tmp = constant_expr_alloc(&expr->location, key->dtype,
+						  key->byteorder, key->len,
+						  NULL);
+
+			ops->pctx_update(ctx, &expr->location, left, tmp);
+			expr_free(tmp);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.json-nft
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4bc24aa319ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.json-nft
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{
+  "nftables": [
+    {
+      "metainfo": {
+        "version": "VERSION",
+        "release_name": "RELEASE_NAME",
+        "json_schema_version": 1
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "table": {
+        "family": "inet",
+        "name": "test",
+        "handle": 0
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "chain": {
+        "family": "inet",
+        "table": "test",
+        "name": "prerouting",
+        "handle": 0,
+        "type": "filter",
+        "hook": "prerouting",
+        "prio": -150,
+        "policy": "accept"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "set": {
+        "family": "inet",
+        "name": "protos",
+        "table": "test",
+        "type": {
+          "typeof": {
+            "meta": {
+              "key": "l4proto"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "handle": 0,
+        "elem": [
+          "tcp",
+          "udp"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "rule": {
+        "family": "inet",
+        "table": "test",
+        "chain": "prerouting",
+        "handle": 0,
+        "expr": [
+          {
+            "match": {
+              "op": "==",
+              "left": {
+                "meta": {
+                  "key": "l4proto"
+                }
+              },
+              "right": "@protos"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "tproxy": {
+              "port": 1088
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.nft b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.nft
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bc0c2adb38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/dumps/named_set_as_protocol_dep.nft
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+table inet test {
+	set protos {
+		typeof meta l4proto
+		elements = { tcp, udp }
+	}
+
+	chain prerouting {
+		type filter hook prerouting priority mangle; policy accept;
+		meta l4proto @protos tproxy to :1088
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/named_set_as_protocol_dep b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/named_set_as_protocol_dep
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5c516e421cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/nft-f/named_set_as_protocol_dep
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+dumpfile=$(dirname $0)/dumps/$(basename $0).nft
+
+$NFT -f "$dumpfile" || exit 1