diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 229eba7925e5..2b8581f6ab51 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/act_api.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 
 struct tcf_police_params {
 	int			tcfp_result;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 {
 	int ret = 0, tcfp_result = TC_ACT_OK, err, size;
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_POLICE_MAX + 1];
+	struct tcf_chain *goto_ch = NULL;
 	struct tc_police *parm;
 	struct tcf_police *police;
 	struct qdisc_rate_table *R_tab = NULL, *P_tab = NULL;
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ static int tcf_police_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;
 
 	police = to_police(*a);
 	if (parm->rate.rate) {
@@ -214,12 +219,14 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	if (new->peak_present)
 		police->tcfp_ptoks = new->tcfp_mtu_ptoks;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&police->tcfp_lock);
-	police->tcf_action = parm->action;
+	goto_ch = tcf_action_set_ctrlact(*a, parm->action, goto_ch);
 	rcu_swap_protected(police->params,
 			   new,
 			   lockdep_is_held(&police->tcf_lock));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&police->tcf_lock);
 
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
 	if (new)
 		kfree_rcu(new, rcu);
 
@@ -230,6 +237,9 @@ static int tcf_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 failure:
 	qdisc_put_rtab(P_tab);
 	qdisc_put_rtab(R_tab);
+	if (goto_ch)
+		tcf_chain_put_by_act(goto_ch);
+release_idr:
 	tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
index 4086a50a670e..b8268da5adaa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/police.json
@@ -739,5 +739,30 @@
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action police"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "689e",
+        "name": "Replace police action with invalid goto chain control",
+        "category": [
+            "actions",
+            "police"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            [
+                "$TC actions flush action police",
+                0,
+                1,
+                255
+            ],
+            "$TC actions add action police rate 3mbit burst 250k drop index 90"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action police rate 3mbit burst 250k goto chain 42 index 90 cookie c1a0c1a0",
+        "expExitCode": "255",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action police index 90",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]*:  police 0x5a rate 3Mbit burst 250Kb mtu 2Kb action drop",
+        "matchCount": "1",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$TC actions flush action police"
+        ]
     }
 ]