diff --git a/net/sched/act_csum.c b/net/sched/act_csum.c
index 9ba0f61a1e82..0c77e7bdf6d5 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_csum.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_csum.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <net/sctp/checksum.h>
 
 #include <net/act_api.h>
+#include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 
 #include <linux/tc_act/tc_csum.h>
 #include <net/tc_act/tc_csum.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ static int tcf_csum_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, csum_net_id);
 	struct tcf_csum_params *params_new;
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_CSUM_MAX + 1];
+	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
 	struct tc_csum *parm;
 	struct tcf_csum *p;
 	int ret = 0, err;
@@ -87,21 +89,27 @@ static int tcf_csum_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch, extack);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto release_idr;
+
 	p = to_tcf_csum(*a);
 
 	params_new = kzalloc(sizeof(*params_new), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!params_new)) {
-		tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto put_chain;
 	}
 	params_new->update_flags = parm->update_flags;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
-	p->tcf_action = parm->action;
+	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 	rcu_swap_protected(p->params, params_new,
 			   lockdep_is_held(&p->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
 
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 	if (params_new)
 		kfree_rcu(params_new, rcu);
 
@@ -109,6 +117,12 @@ static int tcf_csum_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		tcf_idr_insert(tn, *a);
 
 	return ret;
+put_chain:
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
+release_idr:
+	tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
index a022792d392a..ddabb2fbb7c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/csum.json
@@ -500,5 +500,30 @@
         "matchPattern": "^[ \t]+index [0-9]+ ref",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": []
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "d128",
+        "name": "Replace csum action with invalid goto chain control",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "csum"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action csum",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC actions add action csum iph index 90"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action csum iph goto chain 42 index 90 cookie c1a0c1a0",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action csum index 90",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]*: csum \\(iph\\) action pass.*index 90 ref",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action csum"
+        ]
     }
 ]