diff --git a/net/sched/act_pedit.c b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
index 8ca82aefa11a96..287793abfaf9ba 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_pedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/tc_act/tc_pedit.h>
 #include <net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_pedit.h>
+#include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 
 static unsigned int pedit_net_id;
 static struct tc_action_ops act_pedit_ops;
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, pedit_net_id);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_PEDIT_MAX + 1];
+	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
 	struct tc_pedit_key *keys = NULL;
 	struct tcf_pedit_key_ex *keys_ex;
 	struct tc_pedit *parm;
@@ -205,6 +207,11 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
+	err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch, extack);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		ret = err;
+		goto out_release;
+	}
 	p = to_pedit(*a);
 	spin_lock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
 
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		if (!keys) {
 			spin_unlock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_release;
+			goto put_chain;
 		}
 		kfree(p->tcfp_keys);
 		p->tcfp_keys = keys;
@@ -223,16 +230,21 @@ static int tcf_pedit_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	memcpy(p->tcfp_keys, parm->keys, ksize);
 
 	p->tcfp_flags = parm->flags;
-	p->tcf_action = parm->action;
+	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 
 	kfree(p->tcfp_keys_ex);
 	p->tcfp_keys_ex = keys_ex;
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&p->tcf_lock);
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 	if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
 		tcf_idr_insert(tn, *a);
 	return ret;
 
+put_chain:
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 out_release:
 	tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 out_free:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b73ceb9e28b1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/pedit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+[
+    {
+        "id": "319a",
+        "name": "Add pedit action that mangles IP TTL",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "pedit"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action pedit",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ]
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action pedit ex munge ip ttl set 10",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action pedit",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  pedit action pass keys 1.*index 1 ref.*key #0  at ipv4\\+8: val 0a000000 mask 00ffffff",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action pedit"
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "7e67",
+        "name": "Replace pedit action with invalid goto chain",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "pedit"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action pedit",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC actions add action pedit ex munge ip ttl set 10 pass index 90"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action pedit ex munge ip ttl set 10 goto chain 42 index 90 cookie c1a0c1a0",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions ls action pedit",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  pedit action pass keys 1.*index 90 ref.*key #0  at ipv4\\+8: val 0a000000 mask 00ffffff",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action pedit"
+        ]
+    }
+]