diff --git a/net/sched/act_connmark.c b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
index 30c4c109c80c4e..1ec2416465818a 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_connmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/act_api.h>
+#include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_connmark.h>
 #include <net/tc_act/tc_connmark.h>
 
@@ -102,9 +103,10 @@ static int tcf_connmark_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, connmark_net_id);
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_CONNMARK_MAX + 1];
+	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
 	struct tcf_connmark_info *ci;
 	struct tc_connmark *parm;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, err;
 
 	if (!nla)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -129,7 +131,11 @@ static int tcf_connmark_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		}
 
 		ci = to_connmark(*a);
-		ci->tcf_action = parm->action;
+		err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch,
+					       extack);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto release_idr;
+		tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 		ci->net = net;
 		ci->zone = parm->zone;
 
@@ -143,15 +149,24 @@ static int tcf_connmark_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 			return -EEXIST;
 		}
+		err = tcf_action_check_ctrlact(parm->action, tp, &goto_ch,
+					       extack);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto release_idr;
 		/* replacing action and zone */
 		spin_lock_bh(&ci->tcf_lock);
-		ci->tcf_action = parm->action;
+		goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 		ci->zone = parm->zone;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ci->tcf_lock);
+		if (goto_ch)
+			tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
+release_idr:
+	tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static inline int tcf_connmark_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
index 13147a1f573144..cadde8f41fcd3d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
@@ -287,5 +287,30 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "c506",
+        "name": "Replace connmark with invalid goto chain control",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "connmark"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action connmark",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC actions add action connmark pass index 90"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action connmark goto chain 42 index 90 cookie c1a0c1a0",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 90",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 pass.*index 90 ref",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action connmark"
+        ]
     }
 ]