diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 6c012301c06b..2a0bda8d3a37 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2713,6 +2713,7 @@ static int nft_table_validate(struct net *net, const struct nft_table *table)
 }
 
 static struct nft_rule *nft_rule_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
+					     const struct nft_chain *chain,
 					     const struct nlattr *nla);
 
 #define NFT_RULE_MAXEXPRS	128
@@ -2786,7 +2787,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 				return PTR_ERR(old_rule);
 			}
 		} else if (nla[NFTA_RULE_POSITION_ID]) {
-			old_rule = nft_rule_lookup_byid(net, nla[NFTA_RULE_POSITION_ID]);
+			old_rule = nft_rule_lookup_byid(net, chain, nla[NFTA_RULE_POSITION_ID]);
 			if (IS_ERR(old_rule)) {
 				NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_POSITION_ID]);
 				return PTR_ERR(old_rule);
@@ -2921,6 +2922,7 @@ err1:
 }
 
 static struct nft_rule *nft_rule_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
+					     const struct nft_chain *chain,
 					     const struct nlattr *nla)
 {
 	u32 id = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla));
@@ -2930,6 +2932,7 @@ static struct nft_rule *nft_rule_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
 		struct nft_rule *rule = nft_trans_rule(trans);
 
 		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWRULE &&
+		    trans->ctx.chain == chain &&
 		    id == nft_trans_rule_id(trans))
 			return rule;
 	}
@@ -2976,7 +2979,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 
 			err = nft_delrule(&ctx, rule);
 		} else if (nla[NFTA_RULE_ID]) {
-			rule = nft_rule_lookup_byid(net, nla[NFTA_RULE_ID]);
+			rule = nft_rule_lookup_byid(net, chain, nla[NFTA_RULE_ID]);
 			if (IS_ERR(rule)) {
 				NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_ID]);
 				return PTR_ERR(rule);