--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct ipt_ip {
 #define IPT_F_FRAG		0x01	/* Set if rule is a fragment rule */
 #define IPT_F_GOTO		0x02	/* Set if jump is a goto */
 #define IPT_F_MASK		0x03	/* All possible flag bits mask. */
+#define IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH	0x80	/* Internal: no default match rules present */
 
 /* Values for "inv" field in struct ipt_ip. */
 #define IPT_INV_VIA_IN		0x01	/* Invert the sense of IN IFACE. */
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
 
 #define FWINV(bool, invflg) ((bool) ^ !!(ipinfo->invflags & (invflg)))
 
+	if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
+		return true;
+
 	if (FWINV((ip->saddr&ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr,
 		  IPT_INV_SRCIP) ||
 	    FWINV((ip->daddr&ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->dst.s_addr,
@@ -135,6 +138,29 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void
+ip_checkdefault(struct ipt_ip *ip)
+{
+	static const char iface_mask[IFNAMSIZ] = {};
+
+	if (ip->invflags || ip->flags & IPT_F_FRAG)
+		return;
+
+	if (memcmp(ip->iniface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (memcmp(ip->outiface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (ip->smsk.s_addr || ip->dmsk.s_addr)
+		return;
+
+	if (ip->proto)
+		return;
+
+	ip->flags |= IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH;
+}
+
 static bool
 ip_checkentry(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
 {
@@ -650,6 +676,8 @@ find_check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, st
 	struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
 	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
 
+	ip_checkdefault(&e->ip);
+
 	j = 0;
 	mtpar.net	= net;
 	mtpar.table     = name;
@@ -942,6 +970,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
 	const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
 	int ret = 0;
 	const void *loc_cpu_entry;
+	u8 flags;
 
 	counters = alloc_counters(table);
 	if (IS_ERR(counters))
@@ -972,6 +1001,14 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto free_counters;
 		}
+
+		flags = e->ip.flags & IPT_F_MASK;
+		if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
+				 + offsetof(struct ipt_entry, ip.flags),
+				 &flags, sizeof(flags)) != 0) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			goto free_counters;
+		}
 
 		for (i = sizeof(struct ipt_entry);
 		     i < e->target_offset;
