diff --git a/include/net/ip6_fib.h b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
index c70705f2647a..cc70f6da8462 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_fib.h
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 				   const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   int flags, pol_lookup_t lookup);
 
+/* called with rcu lock held; can return error pointer
+ * caller needs to select path
+ */
+struct fib6_info *fib6_lookup(struct net *net, int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6,
+			      int flags);
+
 /* called with rcu lock held; caller needs to select path */
 struct fib6_info *fib6_table_lookup(struct net *net, struct fib6_table *table,
 				    int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6, int strict);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index d040c4bff3a0..f590446595d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -60,6 +60,39 @@ unsigned int fib6_rules_seq_read(struct net *net)
 	return fib_rules_seq_read(net, AF_INET6);
 }
 
+/* called with rcu lock held; no reference taken on fib6_info */
+struct fib6_info *fib6_lookup(struct net *net, int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6,
+			      int flags)
+{
+	struct fib6_info *f6i;
+	int err;
+
+	if (net->ipv6.fib6_has_custom_rules) {
+		struct fib_lookup_arg arg = {
+			.lookup_ptr = fib6_table_lookup,
+			.lookup_data = &oif,
+			.flags = FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF,
+		};
+
+		l3mdev_update_flow(net, flowi6_to_flowi(fl6));
+
+		err = fib_rules_lookup(net->ipv6.fib6_rules_ops,
+				       flowi6_to_flowi(fl6), flags, &arg);
+		if (err)
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+		f6i = arg.result ? : net->ipv6.fib6_null_entry;
+	} else {
+		f6i = fib6_table_lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_local_tbl,
+					oif, fl6, flags);
+		if (!f6i || f6i == net->ipv6.fib6_null_entry)
+			f6i = fib6_table_lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl,
+						oif, fl6, flags);
+	}
+
+	return f6i;
+}
+
 struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 				   const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   int flags, pol_lookup_t lookup)
@@ -121,8 +154,48 @@ static int fib6_rule_saddr(struct net *net, struct fib_rule *rule, int flags,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
-			    int flags, struct fib_lookup_arg *arg)
+static int fib6_rule_action_alt(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
+				int flags, struct fib_lookup_arg *arg)
+{
+	struct flowi6 *flp6 = &flp->u.ip6;
+	struct net *net = rule->fr_net;
+	struct fib6_table *table;
+	struct fib6_info *f6i;
+	int err = -EAGAIN, *oif;
+	u32 tb_id;
+
+	switch (rule->action) {
+	case FR_ACT_TO_TBL:
+		break;
+	case FR_ACT_UNREACHABLE:
+		return -ENETUNREACH;
+	case FR_ACT_PROHIBIT:
+		return -EACCES;
+	case FR_ACT_BLACKHOLE:
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	tb_id = fib_rule_get_table(rule, arg);
+	table = fib6_get_table(net, tb_id);
+	if (!table)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	oif = (int *)arg->lookup_data;
+	f6i = fib6_table_lookup(net, table, *oif, flp6, flags);
+	if (f6i != net->ipv6.fib6_null_entry) {
+		err = fib6_rule_saddr(net, rule, flags, flp6,
+				      fib6_info_nh_dev(f6i));
+
+		if (likely(!err))
+			arg->result = f6i;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
+			      int flags, struct fib_lookup_arg *arg)
 {
 	struct flowi6 *flp6 = &flp->u.ip6;
 	struct rt6_info *rt = NULL;
@@ -182,6 +255,15 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int fib6_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
+			    int flags, struct fib_lookup_arg *arg)
+{
+	if (arg->lookup_ptr == fib6_table_lookup)
+		return fib6_rule_action_alt(rule, flp, flags, arg);
+
+	return __fib6_rule_action(rule, flp, flags, arg);
+}
+
 static bool fib6_rule_suppress(struct fib_rule *rule, struct fib_lookup_arg *arg)
 {
 	struct rt6_info *rt = (struct rt6_info *) arg->result;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 487faffeae28..d1dc6017f5a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -354,6 +354,13 @@ struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 	return &rt->dst;
 }
 
+/* called with rcu lock held; no reference taken on fib6_info */
+struct fib6_info *fib6_lookup(struct net *net, int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6,
+			      int flags)
+{
+	return fib6_table_lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl, oif, fl6, flags);
+}
+
 static void __net_init fib6_tables_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	fib6_link_table(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl);