diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index da9733da9868..817065aa2833 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@ static int tcf_idr_release_unsafe(struct tc_action *p)
 }
 
 static int tcf_del_walker(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			  const struct tc_action_ops *ops)
+			  const struct tc_action_ops *ops,
+			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 	int n_i = 0;
@@ -604,20 +605,25 @@ static int tcf_del_walker(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TCA_KIND, ops->kind))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	ret = 0;
 	mutex_lock(&idrinfo->lock);
 	idr_for_each_entry_ul(idr, p, tmp, id) {
 		if (IS_ERR(p))
 			continue;
 		ret = tcf_idr_release_unsafe(p);
-		if (ret == ACT_P_DELETED) {
+		if (ret == ACT_P_DELETED)
 			module_put(ops->owner);
-			n_i++;
-		} else if (ret < 0) {
-			mutex_unlock(&idrinfo->lock);
-			goto nla_put_failure;
-		}
+		else if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		n_i++;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&idrinfo->lock);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (n_i)
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Unable to flush all TC actions");
+		else
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+	}
 
 	ret = nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FCNT, n_i);
 	if (ret)
@@ -638,7 +644,7 @@ int tcf_generic_walker(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo = tn->idrinfo;
 
 	if (type == RTM_DELACTION) {
-		return tcf_del_walker(idrinfo, skb, ops);
+		return tcf_del_walker(idrinfo, skb, ops, extack);
 	} else if (type == RTM_GETACTION) {
 		return tcf_dump_walker(idrinfo, skb, cb);
 	} else {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
index b24494c6f546..c652e8c1157d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/gact.json
@@ -609,5 +609,82 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action gact"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "7f52",
+        "name": "Try to flush action which is referenced by filter",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "gact"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action gact",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
+            "$TC actions add action pass index 1",
+            "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 protocol all ingress prio 1 handle 0x1234 matchall action gact index 1"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions flush action gact",
+        "expExitCode": "1",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action gact",
+        "matchPattern": "total acts 1.*action order [0-9]*: gact action pass.*index 1 ref 2 bind 1",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
+            [
+                "sleep 1; $TC actions flush action gact",
+                0,
+                1
+            ]
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "ae1e",
+        "name": "Try to flush actions when last one is referenced by filter",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "gact"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action gact",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $DEV1 ingress",
+	    [
+                "$TC actions add action pass index 1",
+		0,
+		1,
+		255
+	    ],
+            "$TC actions add action reclassify index 2",
+            "$TC actions add action drop index 3",
+            "$TC filter add dev $DEV1 protocol all ingress prio 1 handle 0x1234 matchall action gact index 3"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions flush action gact",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action gact",
+        "matchPattern": "total acts 1.*action order [0-9]*: gact action drop.*index 3 ref 2 bind 1",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC qdisc del dev $DEV1 ingress",
+            [
+                "sleep 1; $TC actions flush action gact",
+                0,
+                1
+            ]
+        ]
     }
 ]