diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/Kbuild b/include/linux/netfilter/Kbuild
index aaa72aaa21de..1697036336b6 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/Kbuild
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ header-y += nfnetlink.h
 header-y += nfnetlink_acct.h
 header-y += nfnetlink_compat.h
 header-y += nfnetlink_conntrack.h
+header-y += nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
 header-y += nfnetlink_log.h
 header-y += nfnetlink_queue.h
 header-y += x_tables.h
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
index b64454c2f79f..6fd1f0d07e64 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ struct nfgenmsg {
 #define NFNL_SUBSYS_OSF			5
 #define NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET		6
 #define NFNL_SUBSYS_ACCT		7
-#define NFNL_SUBSYS_COUNT		8
+#define NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT	8
+#define NFNL_SUBSYS_COUNT		9
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2810a7c5e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#ifndef _CTTIMEOUT_NETLINK_H
+#define _CTTIMEOUT_NETLINK_H
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+
+enum ctnl_timeout_msg_types {
+	IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW,
+	IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_GET,
+	IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DELETE,
+
+	IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_MAX
+};
+
+enum ctattr_timeout {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_USE,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_generic {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_tcp {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_udp {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_udplite {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_icmp {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_dccp {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_REQUEST,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_RESPOND,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_PARTOPEN,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_OPEN,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSEREQ,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSING,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_TIMEWAIT,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_sctp {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_CLOSED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_WAIT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_ECHOED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_ESTABLISHED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_SENT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_RECD,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_icmpv6 {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX - 1)
+
+enum ctattr_timeout_gre {
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED,
+	__CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX - 1)
+
+#define CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX	32
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
index c48b67405aa0..90c67c7db7e9 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto {
 
 	size_t nla_size;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	struct {
+		size_t obj_size;
+		int (*nlattr_to_obj)(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data);
+		int (*obj_to_nlattr)(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data);
+
+		unsigned int nlattr_max;
+		const struct nla_policy *nla_policy;
+	} ctnl_timeout;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	struct ctl_table_header	**ctl_table_header;
 	struct ctl_table	*ctl_table;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmp.c
index 6b801124b31f..7cbe9cb261c2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmp.c
@@ -269,6 +269,44 @@ static int icmp_nlattr_tuple_size(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int icmp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT]) {
+		*timeout =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT])) * HZ;
+	} else {
+		/* Set default ICMP timeout. */
+		*timeout = nf_ct_icmp_timeout;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+icmp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT, htonl(*timeout / HZ));
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+icmp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_TIMEOUT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table_header *icmp_sysctl_header;
 static struct ctl_table icmp_sysctl_table[] = {
@@ -315,6 +353,15 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_icmp __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= icmp_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= icmp_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= icmp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= icmp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.nla_policy	= icmp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_header	= &icmp_sysctl_header,
 	.ctl_table		= icmp_sysctl_table,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmpv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmpv6.c
index 2eb9751eb7a8..92cc9f2931ae 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmpv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_icmpv6.c
@@ -276,6 +276,44 @@ static int icmpv6_nlattr_tuple_size(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int icmpv6_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT]) {
+		*timeout =
+		    ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT])) * HZ;
+	} else {
+		/* Set default ICMPv6 timeout. */
+		*timeout = nf_ct_icmpv6_timeout;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+icmpv6_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT, htonl(*timeout / HZ));
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+icmpv6_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMPV6_TIMEOUT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table_header *icmpv6_sysctl_header;
 static struct ctl_table icmpv6_sysctl_table[] = {
@@ -308,6 +346,15 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_icmpv6 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= icmpv6_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= icmpv6_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= icmpv6_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= icmpv6_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_ICMP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.nla_policy	= icmpv6_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_header	= &icmpv6_sysctl_header,
 	.ctl_table		= icmpv6_sysctl_table,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index b895d8b13215..f3efb6570dd9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -314,6 +314,17 @@ config NF_CT_NETLINK
 	help
 	  This option enables support for a netlink-based userspace interface
 
+config NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT
+	tristate  'Connection tracking timeout tuning via Netlink'
+	select NETFILTER_NETLINK
+	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
+	help
+	  This option enables support for connection tracking timeout
+	  fine-grain tuning. This allows you to attach specific timeout
+	  policies to flows, instead of using the global timeout policy.
+
+	  If unsure, say `N'.
+
 endif # NF_CONNTRACK
 
 # transparent proxy support
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Makefile b/net/netfilter/Makefile
index a28c2a6563f8..cf7cdd630bdd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Makefile
+++ b/net/netfilter/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_PROTO_UDPLITE) += nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.o
 
 # netlink interface for nf_conntrack
 obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK) += nf_conntrack_netlink.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT) += nfnetlink_cttimeout.o
 
 # connection tracking helpers
 nf_conntrack_h323-objs := nf_conntrack_h323_main.o nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.o
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
index 8ea33598a0a7..24fdce256cb0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
@@ -706,8 +706,60 @@ static int dccp_nlattr_size(void)
 	return nla_total_size(0)	/* CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP */
 		+ nla_policy_len(dccp_nla_policy, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_MAX + 1);
 }
+
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int dccp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	struct dccp_net *dn = dccp_pernet(&init_net);
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+	int i;
+
+	/* set default DCCP timeouts. */
+	for (i=0; i<CT_DCCP_MAX; i++)
+		timeouts[i] = dn->dccp_timeout[i];
+
+	/* there's a 1:1 mapping between attributes and protocol states. */
+	for (i=CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_UNSPEC+1; i<CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX+1; i++) {
+		if (tb[i]) {
+			timeouts[i] = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[i])) * HZ;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dccp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+        const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i=CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_UNSPEC+1; i<CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX+1; i++)
+		NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, i, htonl(timeouts[i] / HZ));
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+dccp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_REQUEST]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_RESPOND]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_PARTOPEN]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_OPEN]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSEREQ]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_CLOSING]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_TIMEWAIT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 /* template, data assigned later */
 static struct ctl_table dccp_sysctl_table[] = {
@@ -784,6 +836,15 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto dccp_proto4 __read_mostly = {
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= dccp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= dccp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * CT_DCCP_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= dccp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 };
 
 static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto dccp_proto6 __read_mostly = {
@@ -807,6 +868,15 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto dccp_proto6 __read_mostly = {
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= dccp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= dccp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_DCCP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * CT_DCCP_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= dccp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 };
 
 static __net_init int dccp_net_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c
index 0e6c5451db80..835e24c58f0d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c
@@ -65,6 +65,45 @@ static bool generic_new(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return true;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int generic_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT])
+		*timeout =
+		    ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT])) * HZ;
+	else {
+		/* Set default generic timeout. */
+		*timeout = nf_ct_generic_timeout;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+generic_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeout = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT, htonl(*timeout / HZ));
+
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+        return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+generic_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_TIMEOUT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table_header *generic_sysctl_header;
 static struct ctl_table generic_sysctl_table[] = {
@@ -102,6 +141,15 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_generic __read_mostly =
 	.packet			= generic_packet,
 	.get_timeouts		= generic_get_timeouts,
 	.new			= generic_new,
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= generic_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= generic_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_GENERIC_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.nla_policy	= generic_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_header	= &generic_sysctl_header,
 	.ctl_table		= generic_sysctl_table,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
index 1bf01c95658b..659648c4b14a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
@@ -292,6 +292,52 @@ static void gre_destroy(struct nf_conn *ct)
 		nf_ct_gre_keymap_destroy(master);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int gre_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	/* set default timeouts for GRE. */
+	timeouts[GRE_CT_UNREPLIED] = gre_timeouts[GRE_CT_UNREPLIED];
+	timeouts[GRE_CT_REPLIED] = gre_timeouts[GRE_CT_REPLIED];
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[GRE_CT_UNREPLIED] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[GRE_CT_REPLIED] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+gre_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[GRE_CT_UNREPLIED] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[GRE_CT_REPLIED] / HZ));
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+gre_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_UNREPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_REPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 /* protocol helper struct */
 static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_gre4 __read_mostly = {
 	.l3proto	 = AF_INET,
@@ -312,6 +358,15 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_gre4 __read_mostly = {
 	.nlattr_to_tuple = nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy	 = nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout    = {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= gre_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= gre_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_GRE_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * GRE_CT_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= gre_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 };
 
 static int proto_gre_net_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 2a0703371e24..72b5088592dc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -549,6 +549,57 @@ static int sctp_nlattr_size(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int sctp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+	int i;
+
+	/* set default SCTP timeouts. */
+	for (i=0; i<SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX; i++)
+		timeouts[i] = sctp_timeouts[i];
+
+	/* there's a 1:1 mapping between attributes and protocol states. */
+	for (i=CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_UNSPEC+1; i<CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX+1; i++) {
+		if (tb[i]) {
+			timeouts[i] = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[i])) * HZ;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sctp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+        const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i=CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_UNSPEC+1; i<CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX+1; i++)
+	        NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, i, htonl(timeouts[i] / HZ));
+
+        return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+        return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+sctp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_CLOSED]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_WAIT]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_COOKIE_ECHOED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_ESTABLISHED]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_RECD]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static unsigned int sctp_sysctl_table_users;
 static struct ctl_table_header *sctp_sysctl_header;
@@ -682,6 +733,15 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_sctp4 __read_mostly = {
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= sctp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= sctp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= sctp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &sctp_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &sctp_sysctl_header,
@@ -712,6 +772,15 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_sctp6 __read_mostly = {
 	.nlattr_tuple_size	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_tuple_size,
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= sctp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= sctp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= sctp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &sctp_sysctl_table_users,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index 8372bb43feb0..361eade62a09 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,113 @@ static int tcp_nlattr_tuple_size(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int tcp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+	int i;
+
+	/* set default TCP timeouts. */
+	for (i=0; i<TCP_CONNTRACK_TIMEOUT_MAX; i++)
+		timeouts[i] = tcp_timeouts[i];
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_RECV] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_ESTABLISHED] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_FIN_WAIT] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE_WAIT] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_LAST_ACK] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_TIME_WAIT] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT2] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_RETRANS] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS]))*HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK]) {
+		timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_UNACK] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK]))*HZ;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+tcp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_RECV] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_ESTABLISHED] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_FIN_WAIT] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE_WAIT] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_LAST_ACK] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_TIME_WAIT] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT2] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_RETRANS,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_RETRANS] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_UNACK,
+			htonl(timeouts[TCP_CONNTRACK_UNACK] / HZ));
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy tcp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_RECV]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_ESTABLISHED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_FIN_WAIT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE_WAIT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_LAST_ACK]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_TIME_WAIT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_CLOSE]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_SYN_SENT2]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static unsigned int tcp_sysctl_table_users;
 static struct ctl_table_header *tcp_sysctl_header;
@@ -1462,6 +1569,16 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_tcp4 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_tuple_size	= tcp_nlattr_tuple_size,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= tcp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= tcp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) *
+					TCP_CONNTRACK_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= tcp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &tcp_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &tcp_sysctl_header,
@@ -1495,6 +1612,16 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_tcp6 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_tuple_size	= tcp_nlattr_tuple_size,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= tcp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= tcp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_TCP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) *
+					TCP_CONNTRACK_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= tcp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &tcp_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &tcp_sysctl_header,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
index 70e005992d5b..a9073dc1548d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
@@ -152,6 +152,52 @@ static int udp_error(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int udp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	/* set default timeouts for UDP. */
+	timeouts[UDP_CT_UNREPLIED] = udp_timeouts[UDP_CT_UNREPLIED];
+	timeouts[UDP_CT_REPLIED] = udp_timeouts[UDP_CT_REPLIED];
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[UDP_CT_UNREPLIED] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[UDP_CT_REPLIED] =
+			ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+udp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[UDP_CT_UNREPLIED] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[UDP_CT_REPLIED] / HZ));
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+udp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX+1] = {
+       [CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_UNREPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+       [CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_REPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static unsigned int udp_sysctl_table_users;
 static struct ctl_table_header *udp_sysctl_header;
@@ -211,6 +257,15 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_udp4 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_tuple_size	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_tuple_size,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= udp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= udp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= udp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &udp_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &udp_sysctl_header,
@@ -240,6 +295,15 @@ struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_udp6 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_tuple_size	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_tuple_size,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= udp_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= udp_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) * CTA_TIMEOUT_UDP_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= udp_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &udp_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &udp_sysctl_header,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
index 0b32ccb1d515..e0606392cda0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udplite.c
@@ -156,6 +156,52 @@ static int udplite_error(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+static int udplite_timeout_nlattr_to_obj(struct nlattr *tb[], void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	/* set default timeouts for UDPlite. */
+	timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_UNREPLIED] = udplite_timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_UNREPLIED];
+	timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_REPLIED] = udplite_timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_REPLIED];
+
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_UNREPLIED] =
+		  ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	if (tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED]) {
+		timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_REPLIED] =
+		  ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED])) * HZ;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+udplite_timeout_obj_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data)
+{
+	const unsigned int *timeouts = data;
+
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_UNREPLIED] / HZ));
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED,
+			htonl(timeouts[UDPLITE_CT_REPLIED] / HZ));
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -ENOSPC;
+}
+
+static const struct nla_policy
+udplite_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_UNREPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_REPLIED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static unsigned int udplite_sysctl_table_users;
 static struct ctl_table_header *udplite_sysctl_header;
@@ -196,6 +242,16 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_udplite4 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= udplite_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= udplite_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) *
+					CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= udplite_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &udplite_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &udplite_sysctl_header,
@@ -221,6 +277,16 @@ static struct nf_conntrack_l4proto nf_conntrack_l4proto_udplite6 __read_mostly =
 	.nlattr_to_tuple	= nf_ct_port_nlattr_to_tuple,
 	.nla_policy		= nf_ct_port_nla_policy,
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT)
+	.ctnl_timeout		= {
+		.nlattr_to_obj	= udplite_timeout_nlattr_to_obj,
+		.obj_to_nlattr	= udplite_timeout_obj_to_nlattr,
+		.nlattr_max	= CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX,
+		.obj_size	= sizeof(unsigned int) *
+					CTA_TIMEOUT_UDPLITE_MAX,
+		.nla_policy	= udplite_timeout_nla_policy,
+	},
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	.ctl_table_users	= &udplite_sysctl_table_users,
 	.ctl_table_header	= &udplite_sysctl_header,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b860d5217189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+/*
+ * (C) 2012 by Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
+ * (C) 2012 by Vyatta Inc. <http://www.vyatta.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation (or any later at your option).
+ */
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_nulls.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <linux/netfilter.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l4proto.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h>
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h>
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("cttimeout: Extended Netfilter Connection Tracking timeout tuning");
+
+struct ctnl_timeout {
+	struct list_head	head;
+	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
+	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	char			name[CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX];
+	__u16			l3num;
+	__u8			l4num;
+	char			data[0];
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(cttimeout_list);
+
+static const struct nla_policy cttimeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX+1] = {
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]	= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO]	= { .type = NLA_U16 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+};
+
+static int
+ctnl_timeout_parse_policy(struct ctnl_timeout *timeout,
+			       struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto,
+			       const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (likely(l4proto->ctnl_timeout.nlattr_to_obj)) {
+		struct nlattr *tb[l4proto->ctnl_timeout.nlattr_max+1];
+
+		nla_parse_nested(tb, l4proto->ctnl_timeout.nlattr_max,
+				 attr, l4proto->ctnl_timeout.nla_policy);
+
+		ret = l4proto->ctnl_timeout.nlattr_to_obj(tb, &timeout->data);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+cttimeout_new_timeout(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+		      const struct nlattr * const cda[])
+{
+	__u16 l3num;
+	__u8 l4num;
+	struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
+	struct ctnl_timeout *timeout, *matching = NULL;
+	char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME] ||
+	    !cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO] ||
+	    !cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO] ||
+	    !cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	name = nla_data(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]);
+	l3num = ntohs(nla_get_be16(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO]));
+	l4num = nla_get_u8(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO]);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(timeout, &cttimeout_list, head) {
+		if (strncmp(timeout->name, name, CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL)
+			return -EEXIST;
+
+		matching = timeout;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	l4proto = __nf_ct_l4proto_find(l3num, l4num);
+
+	/* This protocol is not supportted, skip. */
+	if (l4proto->l4proto != l4num)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (matching) {
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE) {
+			/* You cannot replace one timeout policy by another of
+			 * different kind, sorry.
+			 */
+			if (matching->l3num != l3num ||
+			    matching->l4num != l4num)
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ret = ctnl_timeout_parse_policy(matching, l4proto,
+							cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA]);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	timeout = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ctnl_timeout) +
+			  l4proto->ctnl_timeout.obj_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (timeout == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = ctnl_timeout_parse_policy(timeout, l4proto,
+					cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA]);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	strcpy(timeout->name, nla_data(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]));
+	timeout->l3num = l3num;
+	timeout->l4num = l4num;
+	atomic_set(&timeout->refcnt, 1);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&timeout->head, &cttimeout_list);
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	kfree(timeout);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+ctnl_timeout_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq, u32 type,
+		       int event, struct ctnl_timeout *timeout)
+{
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg;
+	unsigned int flags = pid ? NLM_F_MULTI : 0;
+	struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
+
+	event |= NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT << 8;
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*nfmsg), flags);
+	if (nlh == NULL)
+		goto nlmsg_failure;
+
+	nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+	nfmsg->nfgen_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	nfmsg->version = NFNETLINK_V0;
+	nfmsg->res_id = 0;
+
+	NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME, timeout->name);
+	NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO, htons(timeout->l3num));
+	NLA_PUT_U8(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO, timeout->l4num);
+	NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_USE,
+			htonl(atomic_read(&timeout->refcnt)));
+
+	l4proto = __nf_ct_l4proto_find(timeout->l3num, timeout->l4num);
+
+	/* If the timeout object does not match the layer 4 protocol tracker,
+	 * then skip dumping the data part since we don't know how to
+	 * interpret it. This may happen for UPDlite, SCTP and DCCP since
+	 * you can unload the module.
+	 */
+	if (timeout->l4num != l4proto->l4proto)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (likely(l4proto->ctnl_timeout.obj_to_nlattr)) {
+		struct nlattr *nest_parms;
+		int ret;
+
+		nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb,
+					    CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA | NLA_F_NESTED);
+		if (!nest_parms)
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+
+		ret = l4proto->ctnl_timeout.obj_to_nlattr(skb, &timeout->data);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+
+		nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
+	}
+out:
+	nlmsg_end(skb, nlh);
+	return skb->len;
+
+nlmsg_failure:
+nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_cancel(skb, nlh);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int
+ctnl_timeout_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+	struct ctnl_timeout *cur, *last;
+
+	if (cb->args[2])
+		return 0;
+
+	last = (struct ctnl_timeout *)cb->args[1];
+	if (cb->args[1])
+		cb->args[1] = 0;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(cur, &cttimeout_list, head) {
+		if (last && cur != last)
+			continue;
+
+		if (ctnl_timeout_fill_info(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
+					   cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+					   NFNL_MSG_TYPE(cb->nlh->nlmsg_type),
+					   IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW, cur) < 0) {
+			cb->args[1] = (unsigned long)cur;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!cb->args[1])
+		cb->args[2] = 1;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return skb->len;
+}
+
+static int
+cttimeout_get_timeout(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+		      const struct nlattr * const cda[])
+{
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+	char *name;
+	struct ctnl_timeout *cur;
+
+	if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) {
+		struct netlink_dump_control c = {
+			.dump = ctnl_timeout_dump,
+		};
+		return netlink_dump_start(ctnl, skb, nlh, &c);
+	}
+
+	if (!cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	name = nla_data(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cur, &cttimeout_list, head) {
+		struct sk_buff *skb2;
+
+		if (strncmp(cur->name, name, CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		skb2 = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (skb2 == NULL) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = ctnl_timeout_fill_info(skb2, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+					     nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+					     NFNL_MSG_TYPE(nlh->nlmsg_type),
+					     IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW, cur);
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+			kfree_skb(skb2);
+			break;
+		}
+		ret = netlink_unicast(ctnl, skb2, NETLINK_CB(skb).pid,
+					MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = 0;
+
+		/* this avoids a loop in nfnetlink. */
+		return ret == -EAGAIN ? -ENOBUFS : ret;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* try to delete object, fail if it is still in use. */
+static int ctnl_timeout_try_del(struct ctnl_timeout *timeout)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* we want to avoid races with nf_ct_timeout_find_get. */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&timeout->refcnt)) {
+		/* We are protected by nfnl mutex. */
+		list_del_rcu(&timeout->head);
+		kfree_rcu(timeout, rcu_head);
+	} else {
+		/* still in use, restore reference counter. */
+		atomic_inc(&timeout->refcnt);
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+cttimeout_del_timeout(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		      const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+		      const struct nlattr * const cda[])
+{
+	char *name;
+	struct ctnl_timeout *cur;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	if (!cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]) {
+		list_for_each_entry(cur, &cttimeout_list, head)
+			ctnl_timeout_try_del(cur);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	name = nla_data(cda[CTA_TIMEOUT_NAME]);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cur, &cttimeout_list, head) {
+		if (strncmp(cur->name, name, CTNL_TIMEOUT_NAME_MAX) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = ctnl_timeout_try_del(cur);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		break;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct nfnl_callback cttimeout_cb[IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_MAX] = {
+	[IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_NEW]	= { .call = cttimeout_new_timeout,
+					    .attr_count = CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+					    .policy = cttimeout_nla_policy },
+	[IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_GET]	= { .call = cttimeout_get_timeout,
+					    .attr_count = CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+					    .policy = cttimeout_nla_policy },
+	[IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_DELETE]	= { .call = cttimeout_del_timeout,
+					    .attr_count = CTA_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+					    .policy = cttimeout_nla_policy },
+};
+
+static const struct nfnetlink_subsystem cttimeout_subsys = {
+	.name				= "conntrack_timeout",
+	.subsys_id			= NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT,
+	.cb_count			= IPCTNL_MSG_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+	.cb				= cttimeout_cb,
+};
+
+MODULE_ALIAS_NFNL_SUBSYS(NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_TIMEOUT);
+
+static int __init cttimeout_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = nfnetlink_subsys_register(&cttimeout_subsys);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("cttimeout_init: cannot register cttimeout with "
+			"nfnetlink.\n");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit cttimeout_exit(void)
+{
+	struct ctnl_timeout *cur, *tmp;
+
+	pr_info("cttimeout: unregistering from nfnetlink.\n");
+
+	nfnetlink_subsys_unregister(&cttimeout_subsys);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur, tmp, &cttimeout_list, head) {
+		list_del_rcu(&cur->head);
+		/* We are sure that our objects have no clients at this point,
+		 * it's safe to release them all without checking refcnt.
+		 */
+		kfree_rcu(cur, rcu_head);
+	}
+}
+
+module_init(cttimeout_init);
+module_exit(cttimeout_exit);