diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
index 9dc1039ff78b..8df0b7f7fc6e 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum nf_nat_manip_type
 #define IP_NAT_RANGE_MAP_IPS 1
 #define IP_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED 2
 #define IP_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_RANDOM 4
+#define IP_NAT_RANGE_PERSISTENT 8
 
 /* NAT sequence number modifications */
 struct nf_nat_seq {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index fe65187810f0..3229e0a81ba6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ find_best_ips_proto(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 	minip = ntohl(range->min_ip);
 	maxip = ntohl(range->max_ip);
 	j = jhash_2words((__force u32)tuple->src.u3.ip,
-			 (__force u32)tuple->dst.u3.ip, 0);
+			 range->flags & IP_NAT_RANGE_PERSISTENT ?
+				(__force u32)tuple->dst.u3.ip : 0, 0);
 	j = ((u64)j * (maxip - minip + 1)) >> 32;
 	*var_ipp = htonl(minip + j);
 }