diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 745af181ccea..7ab13f515749 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1364,6 +1364,7 @@ static inline void nft_set_elem_clear_busy(struct nft_set_ext *ext)
  *	struct nft_trans - nf_tables object update in transaction
  *
  *	@list: used internally
+ *	@binding_list: list of objects with possible bindings
  *	@msg_type: message type
  *	@put_net: ctx->net needs to be put
  *	@ctx: transaction context
@@ -1371,6 +1372,7 @@ static inline void nft_set_elem_clear_busy(struct nft_set_ext *ext)
  */
 struct nft_trans {
 	struct list_head		list;
+	struct list_head		binding_list;
 	int				msg_type;
 	bool				put_net;
 	struct nft_ctx			ctx;
@@ -1476,6 +1478,7 @@ __be64 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(u64 input);
 struct nftables_pernet {
 	struct list_head	tables;
 	struct list_head	commit_list;
+	struct list_head	binding_list;
 	struct list_head	module_list;
 	struct list_head	notify_list;
 	struct mutex		commit_mutex;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 1551363d6c8f..e92c52f42159 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static struct nft_trans *nft_trans_alloc_gfp(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		return NULL;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trans->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trans->binding_list);
 	trans->msg_type = msg_type;
 	trans->ctx	= *ctx;
 
@@ -131,9 +132,15 @@ static struct nft_trans *nft_trans_alloc(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return nft_trans_alloc_gfp(ctx, msg_type, size, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static void nft_trans_destroy(struct nft_trans *trans)
+static void nft_trans_list_del(struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
 	list_del(&trans->list);
+	list_del(&trans->binding_list);
+}
+
+static void nft_trans_destroy(struct nft_trans *trans)
+{
+	nft_trans_list_del(trans);
 	kfree(trans);
 }
 
@@ -174,9 +181,15 @@ static void nft_set_trans_unbind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
 
 static void nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(struct net *net, struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
-	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net = net_generic(net, nf_tables_net_id);
+
+	switch (trans->msg_type) {
+	case NFT_MSG_NEWSET:
+		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(nft_trans_set(trans)))
+			list_add_tail(&trans->binding_list, &nft_net->binding_list);
+		break;
+	}
 
-	nft_net = net_generic(net, nf_tables_net_id);
 	list_add_tail(&trans->list, &nft_net->commit_list);
 }
 
@@ -6697,7 +6710,7 @@ static void nf_tables_trans_destroy_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(trans, next, &head, list) {
-		list_del(&trans->list);
+		nft_trans_list_del(trans);
 		nft_commit_release(trans);
 	}
 }
@@ -6901,6 +6914,18 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->binding_list, binding_list) {
+		switch (trans->msg_type) {
+		case NFT_MSG_NEWSET:
+			if (nft_set_is_anonymous(nft_trans_set(trans)) &&
+			    !nft_trans_set_bound(trans)) {
+				pr_warn_once("nftables ruleset with unbound set\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* 0. Validate ruleset, otherwise roll back for error reporting. */
 	if (nf_tables_validate(net) < 0)
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -7249,7 +7274,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(trans, next,
 					 &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
-		list_del(&trans->list);
+		nft_trans_list_del(trans);
 		nf_tables_abort_release(trans);
 	}
 
@@ -7914,6 +7939,7 @@ static int __net_init nf_tables_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_net->tables);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_net->commit_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_net->binding_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_net->module_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_net->notify_list);
 	mutex_init(&nft_net->commit_mutex);