diff --git a/data/templates/firewall/nftables-offload.j2 b/data/templates/firewall/nftables-offload.j2
index 6afcd79f7..a893e05b2 100644
--- a/data/templates/firewall/nftables-offload.j2
+++ b/data/templates/firewall/nftables-offload.j2
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-{% macro render_flowtable(name, devices, priority='filter', hardware_offload=false, with_counter=true) %}
-flowtable {{ name }} {
-    hook ingress priority {{ priority }}; devices = { {{ devices | join(', ') }} };
-{% if hardware_offload %}
-    flags offload;
+{% macro flowtable(name, config) %}
+    flowtable VYOS_FLOWTABLE_{{ name }} {
+        hook ingress priority 0; devices = { {{ config.interface | join(', ') }} };
+{% if config.offload is vyos_defined('hardware') %}
+        flags offload;
 {% endif %}
-{% if with_counter %}
-    counter
-{% endif %}
-}
+        counter
+    }
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/data/templates/firewall/nftables.j2 b/data/templates/firewall/nftables.j2
index 1564b3ef8..b74522109 100644
--- a/data/templates/firewall/nftables.j2
+++ b/data/templates/firewall/nftables.j2
@@ -1,283 +1,275 @@
 #!/usr/sbin/nft -f
 
 {% import 'firewall/nftables-defines.j2' as group_tmpl %}
 {% import 'firewall/nftables-bridge.j2' as bridge_tmpl %}
-{% import 'firewall/nftables-offload.j2' as offload %}
+{% import 'firewall/nftables-offload.j2' as offload_tmpl %}
 
 flush chain raw vyos_global_rpfilter
 flush chain ip6 raw vyos_global_rpfilter
 
 table raw {
     chain vyos_global_rpfilter {
 {% if global_options.source_validation is vyos_defined('loose') %}
         fib saddr oif 0 counter drop
 {% elif global_options.source_validation is vyos_defined('strict') %}
         fib saddr . iif oif 0 counter drop
 {% endif %}
         return
     }
 }
 
 table ip6 raw {
     chain vyos_global_rpfilter {
 {% if global_options.ipv6_source_validation is vyos_defined('loose') %}
         fib saddr oif 0 counter drop
 {% elif global_options.ipv6_source_validation is vyos_defined('strict') %}
         fib saddr . iif oif 0 counter drop
 {% endif %}
         return
     }
 }
 
 {% if first_install is not vyos_defined %}
 delete table ip vyos_filter
 {% endif %}
 table ip vyos_filter {
 {% if ipv4 is vyos_defined %}
+{%     if flowtable is vyos_defined %}
+{%         for name, flowtable_conf in flowtable.items() %}
+{{ offload_tmpl.flowtable(name, flowtable_conf) }}
+{%         endfor %}
+{%     endif %}
+
 {%     set ns = namespace(sets=[]) %}
 {%     if ipv4.forward is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv4.forward.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_FORWARD_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook forward priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('FWD', prior, rule_id) }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['FWD_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     if ipv4.input is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv4.input.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_INPUT_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook input priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('INP',prior, rule_id) }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['INP_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     if ipv4.output is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv4.output.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_OUTPUT_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook output priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('OUT', prior, rule_id) }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['OUT_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
     chain VYOS_FRAG_MARK {
         type filter hook prerouting priority -450; policy accept;
         ip frag-off & 0x3fff != 0 meta mark set 0xffff1 return
     }
 {%     if ipv4.prerouting is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv4.prerouting.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_PREROUTING_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook prerouting priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('PRE', prior, rule_id) }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['PRE_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
         {{ conf | nft_default_rule(prior) }}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     if ipv4.name is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for name_text, conf in ipv4.name.items() %}
     chain NAME_{{ name_text }} {
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('NAM', name_text, rule_id) }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['NAM_' + name_text + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
         {{ conf | nft_default_rule(name_text) }}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     for set_name in ns.sets %}
     set RECENT_{{ set_name }} {
         type ipv4_addr
         size 65535
         flags dynamic
     }
 {%     endfor %}
 {%     for set_name in ip_fqdn %}
     set FQDN_{{ set_name }} {
         type ipv4_addr
         flags interval
     }
 {%     endfor %}
 {%     if geoip_updated.name is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for setname in geoip_updated.name %}
     set {{ setname }} {
         type ipv4_addr
         flags interval
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {{ group_tmpl.groups(group, False, True) }}
 }
 
 {% if first_install is not vyos_defined %}
 delete table ip6 vyos_filter
 {% endif %}
 table ip6 vyos_filter {
 {% if ipv6 is vyos_defined %}
+{%     if flowtable is vyos_defined %}
+{%         for name, flowtable_conf in flowtable.items() %}
+{{ offload_tmpl.flowtable(name, flowtable_conf) }}
+{%         endfor %}
+{%     endif %}
+
 {%     set ns = namespace(sets=[]) %}
 {%     if ipv6.forward is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv6.forward.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_IPV6_FORWARD_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook forward priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('FWD', prior, rule_id ,'ip6') }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['FWD_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     if ipv6.input is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv6.input.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_IPV6_INPUT_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook input priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('INP', prior, rule_id ,'ip6') }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['INP_' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     if ipv6.output is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for prior, conf in ipv6.output.items() %}
 {%             set def_action = conf.default_action %}
     chain VYOS_IPV6_OUTPUT_{{ prior }} {
         type filter hook output priority {{ prior }}; policy {{ def_action }};
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('OUT', prior, rule_id ,'ip6') }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['OUT_ ' + prior + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
     chain VYOS_FRAG6_MARK {
         type filter hook prerouting priority -450; policy accept;
         exthdr frag exists meta mark set 0xffff1 return
     }
 
 {%     if ipv6.name is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for name_text, conf in ipv6.name.items() %}
     chain NAME6_{{ name_text }} {
 {%             if conf.rule is vyos_defined %}
 {%                 for rule_id, rule_conf in conf.rule.items() if rule_conf.disable is not vyos_defined %}
         {{ rule_conf | nft_rule('NAM', name_text, rule_id, 'ip6') }}
 {%                     if rule_conf.recent is vyos_defined %}
 {%                         set ns.sets = ns.sets + ['NAM_' + name_text + '_' + rule_id] %}
 {%                     endif %}
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endif %}
         {{ conf | nft_default_rule(name_text, ipv6=True) }}
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 
 {%     for set_name in ns.sets %}
     set RECENT6_{{ set_name }} {
         type ipv6_addr
         size 65535
         flags dynamic
     }
 {%     endfor %}
 {%     for set_name in ip6_fqdn %}
     set FQDN_{{ set_name }} {
         type ipv6_addr
         flags interval
     }
 {%     endfor %}
 {%     if geoip_updated.ipv6_name is vyos_defined %}
 {%         for setname in geoip_updated.ipv6_name %}
     set {{ setname }} {
         type ipv6_addr
         flags interval
     }
 {%         endfor %}
 {%     endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {{ group_tmpl.groups(group, True, True) }}
 }
 
 ## Bridge Firewall
 {% if first_install is not vyos_defined %}
 delete table bridge vyos_filter
 {% endif %}
 {% if bridge is vyos_defined %}
 table bridge vyos_filter {
 {{ bridge_tmpl.bridge(bridge) }}
 {{ group_tmpl.groups(group, False, False) }}
 }
 {% endif %}
-
-{% if first_install is not vyos_defined %}
-delete table inet vyos_offload
-{% endif %}
-table inet vyos_offload {
-{% if global_options.flow_offload.hardware.interface is vyos_defined %}
-    {{- offload.render_flowtable('VYOS_FLOWTABLE_hardware', global_options.flow_offload.hardware.interface | list, priority='filter - 2', hardware_offload=true) }}
-    chain VYOS_OFFLOAD_hardware {
-        type filter hook forward priority filter - 2; policy accept;
-        ct state { established, related } meta l4proto { tcp, udp } flow add @VYOS_FLOWTABLE_hardware
-    }
-{% endif %}
-{% if global_options.flow_offload.software.interface is vyos_defined %}
-    {{- offload.render_flowtable('VYOS_FLOWTABLE_software', global_options.flow_offload.software.interface | list, priority='filter - 1') }}
-    chain VYOS_OFFLOAD_software {
-        type filter hook forward priority filter - 1; policy accept;
-        ct state { established, related } meta l4proto { tcp, udp } flow add @VYOS_FLOWTABLE_software
-    }
-{% endif %}
-}
diff --git a/interface-definitions/firewall.xml.in b/interface-definitions/firewall.xml.in
index 8e462f3eb..81e6b89ea 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/firewall.xml.in
+++ b/interface-definitions/firewall.xml.in
@@ -1,320 +1,360 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <interfaceDefinition>
   <node name="firewall" owner="${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/firewall.py">
     <properties>
       <priority>199</priority>
       <help>Firewall</help>
     </properties>
     <children>
       #include <include/firewall/global-options.xml.i>
+      <tagNode name="flowtable">
+        <properties>
+          <help>Flowtable</help>
+          <constraint>
+            <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
+          </constraint>
+        </properties>
+        <children>
+          #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
+          <leafNode name="interface">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Interfaces to use this flowtable</help>
+              <completionHelp>
+                <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
+              </completionHelp>
+              <multi/>
+            </properties>
+          </leafNode>
+          <leafNode name="offload">
+            <properties>
+              <help>Offloading method</help>
+              <completionHelp>
+                <list>hardware software</list>
+              </completionHelp>
+              <valueHelp>
+                <format>hardware</format>
+                <description>Hardware offload</description>
+              </valueHelp>
+              <valueHelp>
+                <format>software</format>
+                <description>Software offload</description>
+              </valueHelp>
+              <constraint>
+                <regex>(hardware|software)</regex>
+              </constraint>
+            </properties>
+            <defaultValue>software</defaultValue>
+          </leafNode>
+        </children>
+      </tagNode>
       <node name="group">
         <properties>
           <help>Firewall group</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           <tagNode name="address-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall address-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Address-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4</format>
                     <description>IPv4 address to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4range</format>
                     <description>IPv4 range to match (e.g. 10.0.0.1-10.0.0.200)</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv4-address"/>
                     <validator name="ipv4-range"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another address-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group address-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="domain-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall domain-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
               <constraintErrorMessage>Name of domain-group can only contain alpha-numeric letters, hyphen, underscores and not start with numeric</constraintErrorMessage>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Domain-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>txt</format>
                     <description>Domain address to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="fqdn"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="interface-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall interface-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="interface">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Interface-group member</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another interface-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group interface-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="ipv6-address-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall ipv6-address-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               <leafNode name="address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Address-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6</format>
                     <description>IPv6 address to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6range</format>
                     <description>IPv6 range to match (e.g. 2002::1-2002::ff)</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv6-address"/>
                     <validator name="ipv6-range"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another ipv6-address-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group ipv6-address-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="ipv6-network-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall ipv6-network-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="network">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Network-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv6net</format>
                     <description>IPv6 address to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv6-prefix"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another ipv6-network-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group ipv6-network-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="mac-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall mac-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="mac-address">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Mac-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>macaddr</format>
                     <description>MAC address to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="mac-address"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another mac-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group mac-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="network-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall network-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="network">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Network-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>ipv4net</format>
                     <description>IPv4 Subnet to match</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="ipv4-prefix"/>
                   </constraint>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another network-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group network-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
           <tagNode name="port-group">
             <properties>
               <help>Firewall port-group</help>
               <constraint>
                 <regex>[a-zA-Z0-9][\w\-\.]*</regex>
               </constraint>
             </properties>
             <children>
               #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
               <leafNode name="port">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Port-group member</help>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>txt</format>
                     <description>Named port (any name in /etc/services, e.g., http)</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>u32:1-65535</format>
                     <description>Numbered port</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <valueHelp>
                     <format>start-end</format>
                     <description>Numbered port range (e.g. 1001-1050)</description>
                   </valueHelp>
                   <multi/>
                   <constraint>
                     <validator name="port-range"/>
                   </constraint>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
               <leafNode name="include">
                 <properties>
                   <help>Include another port-group</help>
                   <completionHelp>
                     <path>firewall group port-group</path>
                   </completionHelp>
                   <multi/>
                 </properties>
               </leafNode>
             </children>
           </tagNode>
         </children>
       </node>
       <node name="bridge">
         <properties>
           <help>Bridge firewall</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           #include <include/firewall/bridge-hook-forward.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/bridge-custom-name.xml.i>
         </children>
       </node>
       <node name="ipv4">
         <properties>
           <help>IPv4 firewall</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv4-hook-input.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv4-hook-output.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv4-custom-name.xml.i>
         </children>
       </node>
       <node name="ipv6">
         <properties>
           <help>IPv6 firewall</help>
         </properties>
         <children>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv6-hook-input.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv6-hook-output.xml.i>
           #include <include/firewall/ipv6-custom-name.xml.i>
         </children>
       </node>
     </children>
   </node>
 </interfaceDefinition>
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/action-forward.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/action-forward.xml.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f61e51887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/action-forward.xml.i
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<!-- include start from firewall/action-forward.xml.i -->
+<leafNode name="action">
+  <properties>
+    <help>Rule action</help>
+    <completionHelp>
+      <list>accept continue jump reject return drop queue offload</list>
+    </completionHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>accept</format>
+      <description>Accept matching entries</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>continue</format>
+      <description>Continue parsing next rule</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>jump</format>
+      <description>Jump to another chain</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>reject</format>
+      <description>Reject matching entries</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>return</format>
+      <description>Return from the current chain and continue at the next rule of the last chain</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>drop</format>
+      <description>Drop matching entries</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>queue</format>
+      <description>Enqueue packet to userspace</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <valueHelp>
+      <format>offload</format>
+      <description>Offload packet via flowtable</description>
+    </valueHelp>
+    <constraint>
+      <regex>(accept|continue|jump|reject|return|drop|queue|offload)</regex>
+    </constraint>
+  </properties>
+</leafNode>
+<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/flow-offload.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/flow-offload.xml.i
deleted file mode 100644
index 706836362..000000000
--- a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/flow-offload.xml.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<!-- include start from firewall/flow-offload.xml.i -->
-<node name="flow-offload">
-  <properties>
-    <help>Configurable flow offload options</help>
-  </properties>
-  <children>
-    <leafNode name="disable">
-      <properties>
-        <help>Disable flow offload</help>
-        <valueless/>
-      </properties>
-    </leafNode>
-    <node name="software">
-      <properties>
-        <help>Software offload</help>
-      </properties>
-      <children>
-        <leafNode name="interface">
-          <properties>
-            <help>Interfaces to enable</help>
-            <completionHelp>
-              <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
-            </completionHelp>
-            <multi/>
-          </properties>
-        </leafNode>
-      </children>
-    </node>
-    <node name="hardware">
-      <properties>
-        <help>Hardware offload</help>
-      </properties>
-      <children>
-        <leafNode name="interface">
-          <properties>
-            <help>Interfaces to enable</help>
-            <completionHelp>
-              <script>${vyos_completion_dir}/list_interfaces</script>
-            </completionHelp>
-            <multi/>
-          </properties>
-        </leafNode>
-      </children>
-    </node>
-  </children>
-</node>
-<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/global-options.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/global-options.xml.i
index 03c07e657..e655cd6ac 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/global-options.xml.i
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/global-options.xml.i
@@ -1,277 +1,276 @@
 <!-- include start from firewall/global-options.xml.i -->
 <node name="global-options">
   <properties>
     <help>Global Options</help>
   </properties>
   <children>
     <leafNode name="all-ping">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling of all IPv4 ICMP echo requests</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of all IPv4 ICMP echo requests</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of all IPv4 ICMP echo requests</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>enable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="broadcast-ping">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo and timestamp requests</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo/timestamp requests</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo/timestamp requests</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="ip-src-route">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling IPv4 packets with source route option</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of IPv4 packets with source route option</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of IPv4 packets with source route option</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="log-martians">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for logging IPv4 packets with invalid addresses</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable logging of IPv4 packets with invalid addresses</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable logging of Ipv4 packets with invalid addresses</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>enable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="receive-redirects">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling received IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of received IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of received IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="resolver-cache">
       <properties>
         <help>Retains last successful value if domain resolution fails</help>
         <valueless/>
       </properties>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="resolver-interval">
       <properties>
         <help>Domain resolver update interval</help>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>u32:10-3600</format>
           <description>Interval (seconds)</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 10-3600"/>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>300</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="send-redirects">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for sending IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable sending IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable sending IPv4 ICMP redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>enable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="source-validation">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for IPv4 source validation by reversed path, as specified in RFC3704</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>strict loose disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>strict</format>
           <description>Enable IPv4 Strict Reverse Path Forwarding as defined in RFC3704</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>loose</format>
           <description>Enable IPv4 Loose Reverse Path Forwarding as defined in RFC3704</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>No IPv4 source validation</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(strict|loose|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="syn-cookies">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for using TCP SYN cookies with IPv4</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable use of TCP SYN cookies with IPv4</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable use of TCP SYN cookies with IPv4</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>enable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="twa-hazards-protection">
       <properties>
         <help>RFC1337 TCP TIME-WAIT assasination hazards protection</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable RFC1337 TIME-WAIT hazards protection</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable RFC1337 TIME-WAIT hazards protection</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="ipv6-receive-redirects">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling received ICMPv6 redirect messages</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of received ICMPv6 redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of received ICMPv6 redirect messages</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="ipv6-source-validation">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for IPv6 source validation by reversed path, as specified in RFC3704</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>strict loose disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>strict</format>
           <description>Enable IPv6 Strict Reverse Path Forwarding as defined in RFC3704</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>loose</format>
           <description>Enable IPv6 Loose Reverse Path Forwarding as defined in RFC3704</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>No IPv6 source validation</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(strict|loose|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
     <leafNode name="ipv6-src-route">
       <properties>
         <help>Policy for handling IPv6 packets with routing extension header</help>
         <completionHelp>
           <list>enable disable</list>
         </completionHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>enable</format>
           <description>Enable processing of IPv6 packets with routing header type 2</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <valueHelp>
           <format>disable</format>
           <description>Disable processing of IPv6 packets with routing header</description>
         </valueHelp>
         <constraint>
           <regex>(enable|disable)</regex>
         </constraint>
       </properties>
       <defaultValue>disable</defaultValue>
     </leafNode>
-    #include <include/firewall/flow-offload.xml.i>
   </children>
 </node>
 <!-- include end -->
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i
index 08ee96419..70c0adb77 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 <!-- include start from firewall/ipv4-hook-forward.xml.i -->
 <node name="forward">
   <properties>
     <help>IPv4 forward firewall</help>
   </properties>
   <children>
     <node name="filter">
       <properties>
         <help>IPv4 firewall forward filter</help>
       </properties>
       <children>
         #include <include/firewall/default-action-base-chains.xml.i>
         #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
         <tagNode name="rule">
           <properties>
             <help>IPv4 Firewall forward filter rule number</help>
             <valueHelp>
               <format>u32:1-999999</format>
               <description>Number for this firewall rule</description>
             </valueHelp>
             <constraint>
               <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-999999"/>
             </constraint>
             <constraintErrorMessage>Firewall rule number must be between 1 and 999999</constraintErrorMessage>
           </properties>
           <children>
+            #include <include/firewall/action-forward.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/common-rule-ipv4.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/inbound-interface.xml.i>
+            #include <include/firewall/offload-target.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/outbound-interface.xml.i>
           </children>
         </tagNode>
       </children>
     </node>
   </children>
 </node>
 <!-- include end -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i
index 20ab8dbe8..d83827161 100644
--- a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 <!-- include start from firewall/ipv6-hook-forward.xml.i -->
 <node name="forward">
   <properties>
     <help>IPv6 forward firewall</help>
   </properties>
   <children>
     <node name="filter">
       <properties>
         <help>IPv6 firewall forward filter</help>
       </properties>
       <children>
         #include <include/firewall/default-action-base-chains.xml.i>
         #include <include/generic-description.xml.i>
         <tagNode name="rule">
           <properties>
             <help>IPv6 Firewall forward filter rule number</help>
             <valueHelp>
               <format>u32:1-999999</format>
               <description>Number for this firewall rule</description>
             </valueHelp>
             <constraint>
               <validator name="numeric" argument="--range 1-999999"/>
             </constraint>
             <constraintErrorMessage>Firewall rule number must be between 1 and 999999</constraintErrorMessage>
           </properties>
           <children>
+            #include <include/firewall/action-forward.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/common-rule-ipv6.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/inbound-interface.xml.i>
+            #include <include/firewall/offload-target.xml.i>
             #include <include/firewall/outbound-interface.xml.i>
           </children>
         </tagNode>
       </children>
     </node>
   </children>
 </node>
 <!-- include end -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface-definitions/include/firewall/offload-target.xml.i b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/offload-target.xml.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..940ed8091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface-definitions/include/firewall/offload-target.xml.i
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!-- include start from firewall/offload-target.xml.i -->
+<leafNode name="offload-target">
+  <properties>
+    <help>Set flowtable offload target. Action offload must be defined to use this setting</help>
+    <completionHelp>
+      <path>firewall flowtable</path>
+    </completionHelp>
+  </properties>
+</leafNode>
+<!-- include end -->
diff --git a/python/vyos/firewall.py b/python/vyos/firewall.py
index 69ad11d1d..3ca7a25b9 100644
--- a/python/vyos/firewall.py
+++ b/python/vyos/firewall.py
@@ -1,587 +1,591 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import csv
 import gzip
 import os
 import re
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from socket import AF_INET
 from socket import AF_INET6
 from socket import getaddrinfo
 from time import strftime
 
 from vyos.remote import download
 from vyos.template import is_ipv4
 from vyos.template import render
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search_args
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search_recursive
 from vyos.utils.process import call
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 from vyos.utils.process import run
 
 # Domain Resolver
 
 def fqdn_config_parse(firewall):
     firewall['ip_fqdn'] = {}
     firewall['ip6_fqdn'] = {}
 
     for domain, path in dict_search_recursive(firewall, 'fqdn'):
         hook_name = path[1]
         priority = path[2]
 
         fw_name = path[2]
         rule = path[4]
         suffix = path[5][0]
         set_name = f'{hook_name}_{priority}_{rule}_{suffix}'
             
         if (path[0] == 'ipv4') and (path[1] == 'forward' or path[1] == 'input' or path[1] == 'output' or path[1] == 'name'):
             firewall['ip_fqdn'][set_name] = domain
         elif (path[0] == 'ipv6') and (path[1] == 'forward' or path[1] == 'input' or path[1] == 'output' or path[1] == 'name'):
             if path[1] == 'name':
                 set_name = f'name6_{priority}_{rule}_{suffix}'
             firewall['ip6_fqdn'][set_name] = domain
 
 def fqdn_resolve(fqdn, ipv6=False):
     try:
         res = getaddrinfo(fqdn, None, AF_INET6 if ipv6 else AF_INET)
         return set(item[4][0] for item in res)
     except:
         return None
 
 # End Domain Resolver
 
 def find_nftables_rule(table, chain, rule_matches=[]):
     # Find rule in table/chain that matches all criteria and return the handle
     results = cmd(f'sudo nft -a list chain {table} {chain}').split("\n")
     for line in results:
         if all(rule_match in line for rule_match in rule_matches):
             handle_search = re.search('handle (\d+)', line)
             if handle_search:
                 return handle_search[1]
     return None
 
 def remove_nftables_rule(table, chain, handle):
     cmd(f'sudo nft delete rule {table} {chain} handle {handle}')
 
 # Functions below used by template generation
 
 def nft_action(vyos_action):
     if vyos_action == 'accept':
         return 'return'
     return vyos_action
 
 def parse_rule(rule_conf, hook, fw_name, rule_id, ip_name):
     output = []
     #def_suffix = '6' if ip_name == 'ip6' else ''
 
     if ip_name == 'ip6':
         def_suffix = '6'
         family = 'ipv6'
     else:
         def_suffix = ''
         family = 'bri' if ip_name == 'bri' else 'ipv4'
 
     if 'state' in rule_conf and rule_conf['state']:
         states = ",".join([s for s, v in rule_conf['state'].items() if v == 'enable'])
 
         if states:
             output.append(f'ct state {{{states}}}')
 
     if 'connection_status' in rule_conf and rule_conf['connection_status']:
         status = rule_conf['connection_status']
         if status['nat'] == 'destination':
             nat_status = '{dnat}'
             output.append(f'ct status {nat_status}')
         if status['nat'] == 'source':
             nat_status = '{snat}'
             output.append(f'ct status {nat_status}')
 
     if 'protocol' in rule_conf and rule_conf['protocol'] != 'all':
         proto = rule_conf['protocol']
         operator = ''
         if proto[0] == '!':
             operator = '!='
             proto = proto[1:]
         if proto == 'tcp_udp':
             proto = '{tcp, udp}'
         output.append(f'meta l4proto {operator} {proto}')
 
     for side in ['destination', 'source']:
         if side in rule_conf:
             prefix = side[0]
             side_conf = rule_conf[side]
             address_mask = side_conf.get('address_mask', None)
 
             if 'address' in side_conf:
                 suffix = side_conf['address']
                 operator = ''
                 exclude = suffix[0] == '!'
                 if exclude:
                     operator = '!= '
                     suffix = suffix[1:]
                 if address_mask:
                     operator = '!=' if exclude else '=='
                     operator = f'& {address_mask} {operator} '
                 output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator}{suffix}')
 
             if 'fqdn' in side_conf:
                 fqdn = side_conf['fqdn']
                 hook_name = ''
                 operator = ''
                 if fqdn[0] == '!':
                     operator = '!='
                 if hook == 'FWD':
                     hook_name = 'forward'
                 if hook == 'INP':
                     hook_name = 'input'
                 if hook == 'OUT':
                     hook_name = 'output'
                 if hook == 'NAM':
                     hook_name = f'name{def_suffix}'
                 output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator} @FQDN_{hook_name}_{fw_name}_{rule_id}_{prefix}')
 
             if dict_search_args(side_conf, 'geoip', 'country_code'):
                 operator = ''
                 hook_name = ''
                 if dict_search_args(side_conf, 'geoip', 'inverse_match') != None:
                     operator = '!='
                 if hook == 'FWD':
                     hook_name = 'forward'
                 if hook == 'INP':
                     hook_name = 'input'
                 if hook == 'OUT':
                     hook_name = 'output'
                 if hook == 'NAM':
                     hook_name = f'name'
                 output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator} @GEOIP_CC{def_suffix}_{hook_name}_{fw_name}_{rule_id}')
 
             if 'mac_address' in side_conf:
                 suffix = side_conf["mac_address"]
                 if suffix[0] == '!':
                     suffix = f'!= {suffix[1:]}'
                 output.append(f'ether {prefix}addr {suffix}')
 
             if 'port' in side_conf:
                 proto = rule_conf['protocol']
                 port = side_conf['port'].split(',')
 
                 ports = []
                 negated_ports = []
 
                 for p in port:
                     if p[0] == '!':
                         negated_ports.append(p[1:])
                     else:
                         ports.append(p)
 
                 if proto == 'tcp_udp':
                     proto = 'th'
 
                 if ports:
                     ports_str = ','.join(ports)
                     output.append(f'{proto} {prefix}port {{{ports_str}}}')
 
                 if negated_ports:
                     negated_ports_str = ','.join(negated_ports)
                     output.append(f'{proto} {prefix}port != {{{negated_ports_str}}}')
 
             if 'group' in side_conf:
                 group = side_conf['group']
                 if 'address_group' in group:
                     group_name = group['address_group']
                     operator = ''
                     exclude = group_name[0] == "!"
                     if exclude:
                         operator = '!='
                         group_name = group_name[1:]
                     if address_mask:
                         operator = '!=' if exclude else '=='
                         operator = f'& {address_mask} {operator}'
                     output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator} @A{def_suffix}_{group_name}')
                 # Generate firewall group domain-group
                 elif 'domain_group' in group:
                     group_name = group['domain_group']
                     operator = ''
                     if group_name[0] == '!':
                         operator = '!='
                         group_name = group_name[1:]
                     output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator} @D_{group_name}')
                 elif 'network_group' in group:
                     group_name = group['network_group']
                     operator = ''
                     if group_name[0] == '!':
                         operator = '!='
                         group_name = group_name[1:]
                     output.append(f'{ip_name} {prefix}addr {operator} @N{def_suffix}_{group_name}')
                 if 'mac_group' in group:
                     group_name = group['mac_group']
                     operator = ''
                     if group_name[0] == '!':
                         operator = '!='
                         group_name = group_name[1:]
                     output.append(f'ether {prefix}addr {operator} @M_{group_name}')
                 if 'port_group' in group:
                     proto = rule_conf['protocol']
                     group_name = group['port_group']
 
                     if proto == 'tcp_udp':
                         proto = 'th'
 
                     operator = ''
                     if group_name[0] == '!':
                         operator = '!='
                         group_name = group_name[1:]
 
                     output.append(f'{proto} {prefix}port {operator} @P_{group_name}')
 
     if 'hop_limit' in rule_conf:
         operators = {'eq': '==', 'gt': '>', 'lt': '<'}
         for op, operator in operators.items():
             if op in rule_conf['hop_limit']:
                 value = rule_conf['hop_limit'][op]
                 output.append(f'ip6 hoplimit {operator} {value}')
 
     if 'inbound_interface' in rule_conf:
         operator = ''
         if 'interface_name' in rule_conf['inbound_interface']:
             iiface = rule_conf['inbound_interface']['interface_name']
             if iiface[0] == '!':
                 operator = '!='
                 iiface = iiface[1:]
             output.append(f'iifname {operator} {{{iiface}}}')
         else:
             iiface = rule_conf['inbound_interface']['interface_group']
             if iiface[0] == '!':
                 operator = '!='
                 iiface = iiface[1:]
             output.append(f'iifname {operator} @I_{iiface}')
 
     if 'outbound_interface' in rule_conf:
         operator = ''
         if 'interface_name' in rule_conf['outbound_interface']:
             oiface = rule_conf['outbound_interface']['interface_name']
             if oiface[0] == '!':
                 operator = '!='
                 oiface = oiface[1:]
             output.append(f'oifname {operator} {{{oiface}}}')
         else:
             oiface = rule_conf['outbound_interface']['interface_group']
             if oiface[0] == '!':
                 operator = '!='
                 oiface = oiface[1:]
             output.append(f'oifname {operator} @I_{oiface}')
 
     if 'ttl' in rule_conf:
         operators = {'eq': '==', 'gt': '>', 'lt': '<'}
         for op, operator in operators.items():
             if op in rule_conf['ttl']:
                 value = rule_conf['ttl'][op]
                 output.append(f'ip ttl {operator} {value}')
 
     for icmp in ['icmp', 'icmpv6']:
         if icmp in rule_conf:
             if 'type_name' in rule_conf[icmp]:
                 output.append(icmp + ' type ' + rule_conf[icmp]['type_name'])
             else:
                 if 'code' in rule_conf[icmp]:
                     output.append(icmp + ' code ' + rule_conf[icmp]['code'])
                 if 'type' in rule_conf[icmp]:
                     output.append(icmp + ' type ' + rule_conf[icmp]['type'])
 
 
     if 'packet_length' in rule_conf:
         lengths_str = ','.join(rule_conf['packet_length'])
         output.append(f'ip{def_suffix} length {{{lengths_str}}}')
 
     if 'packet_length_exclude' in rule_conf:
         negated_lengths_str = ','.join(rule_conf['packet_length_exclude'])
         output.append(f'ip{def_suffix} length != {{{negated_lengths_str}}}')
 
     if 'packet_type' in rule_conf:
         output.append(f'pkttype ' + rule_conf['packet_type'])
 
     if 'dscp' in rule_conf:
         dscp_str = ','.join(rule_conf['dscp'])
         output.append(f'ip{def_suffix} dscp {{{dscp_str}}}')
 
     if 'dscp_exclude' in rule_conf:
         negated_dscp_str = ','.join(rule_conf['dscp_exclude'])
         output.append(f'ip{def_suffix} dscp != {{{negated_dscp_str}}}')
 
     if 'ipsec' in rule_conf:
         if 'match_ipsec' in rule_conf['ipsec']:
             output.append('meta ipsec == 1')
         if 'match_none' in rule_conf['ipsec']:
             output.append('meta ipsec == 0')
 
     if 'fragment' in rule_conf:
         # Checking for fragmentation after priority -400 is not possible,
         # so we use a priority -450 hook to set a mark
         if 'match_frag' in rule_conf['fragment']:
             output.append('meta mark 0xffff1')
         if 'match_non_frag' in rule_conf['fragment']:
             output.append('meta mark != 0xffff1')
 
     if 'limit' in rule_conf:
         if 'rate' in rule_conf['limit']:
             output.append(f'limit rate {rule_conf["limit"]["rate"]}')
             if 'burst' in rule_conf['limit']:
                 output.append(f'burst {rule_conf["limit"]["burst"]} packets')
 
     if 'recent' in rule_conf:
         count = rule_conf['recent']['count']
         time = rule_conf['recent']['time']
         output.append(f'add @RECENT{def_suffix}_{hook}_{fw_name}_{rule_id} {{ {ip_name} saddr limit rate over {count}/{time} burst {count} packets }}')
 
     if 'time' in rule_conf:
         output.append(parse_time(rule_conf['time']))
 
     tcp_flags = dict_search_args(rule_conf, 'tcp', 'flags')
     if tcp_flags:
         output.append(parse_tcp_flags(tcp_flags))
 
     # TCP MSS
     tcp_mss = dict_search_args(rule_conf, 'tcp', 'mss')
     if tcp_mss:
         output.append(f'tcp option maxseg size {tcp_mss}')
 
     if 'connection_mark' in rule_conf:
         conn_mark_str = ','.join(rule_conf['connection_mark'])
         output.append(f'ct mark {{{conn_mark_str}}}')
 
     if 'vlan' in rule_conf:
         if 'id' in rule_conf['vlan']:
             output.append(f'vlan id {rule_conf["vlan"]["id"]}')
         if 'priority' in rule_conf['vlan']:
             output.append(f'vlan pcp {rule_conf["vlan"]["priority"]}')
 
     if 'log' in rule_conf and rule_conf['log'] == 'enable':
         action = rule_conf['action'] if 'action' in rule_conf else 'accept'
         #output.append(f'log prefix "[{fw_name[:19]}-{rule_id}-{action[:1].upper()}]"')
         output.append(f'log prefix "[{family}-{hook}-{fw_name}-{rule_id}-{action[:1].upper()}]"')
                         ##{family}-{hook}-{fw_name}-{rule_id}
         if 'log_options' in rule_conf:
 
             if 'level' in rule_conf['log_options']:
                 log_level = rule_conf['log_options']['level']
                 output.append(f'log level {log_level}')
 
             if 'group' in rule_conf['log_options']:
                 log_group = rule_conf['log_options']['group']
                 output.append(f'log group {log_group}')
 
                 if 'queue_threshold' in rule_conf['log_options']:
                     queue_threshold = rule_conf['log_options']['queue_threshold']
                     output.append(f'queue-threshold {queue_threshold}')
 
                 if 'snapshot_length' in rule_conf['log_options']:
                     log_snaplen = rule_conf['log_options']['snapshot_length']
                     output.append(f'snaplen {log_snaplen}')
 
     output.append('counter')
 
     if 'set' in rule_conf:
         output.append(parse_policy_set(rule_conf['set'], def_suffix))
 
     if 'action' in rule_conf:
         # Change action=return to action=action
         # #output.append(nft_action(rule_conf['action']))
-        output.append(f'{rule_conf["action"]}')
-        if 'jump' in rule_conf['action']:
-            target = rule_conf['jump_target']
-            output.append(f'NAME{def_suffix}_{target}')
+        if rule_conf['action'] == 'offload':
+            offload_target = rule_conf['offload_target']
+            output.append(f'flow add @VYOS_FLOWTABLE_{offload_target}')
+        else:
+            output.append(f'{rule_conf["action"]}')
 
-        if 'queue' in rule_conf['action']:
-            if 'queue' in rule_conf:
-                target = rule_conf['queue']
-                output.append(f'num {target}')
+            if 'jump' in rule_conf['action']:
+                target = rule_conf['jump_target']
+                output.append(f'NAME{def_suffix}_{target}')
 
-            if 'queue_options' in rule_conf:
-                queue_opts = ','.join(rule_conf['queue_options'])
-                output.append(f'{queue_opts}')
+            if 'queue' in rule_conf['action']:
+                if 'queue' in rule_conf:
+                    target = rule_conf['queue']
+                    output.append(f'num {target}')
 
+                if 'queue_options' in rule_conf:
+                    queue_opts = ','.join(rule_conf['queue_options'])
+                    output.append(f'{queue_opts}')
     else:
         output.append('return')
 
     output.append(f'comment "{family}-{hook}-{fw_name}-{rule_id}"')
     return " ".join(output)
 
 def parse_tcp_flags(flags):
     include = [flag for flag in flags if flag != 'not']
     exclude = list(flags['not']) if 'not' in flags else []
     return f'tcp flags & ({"|".join(include + exclude)}) == {"|".join(include) if include else "0x0"}'
 
 def parse_time(time):
     out = []
     if 'startdate' in time:
         start = time['startdate']
         if 'T' not in start and 'starttime' in time:
             start += f' {time["starttime"]}'
         out.append(f'time >= "{start}"')
     if 'starttime' in time and 'startdate' not in time:
         out.append(f'hour >= "{time["starttime"]}"')
     if 'stopdate' in time:
         stop = time['stopdate']
         if 'T' not in stop and 'stoptime' in time:
             stop += f' {time["stoptime"]}'
         out.append(f'time < "{stop}"')
     if 'stoptime' in time and 'stopdate' not in time:
         out.append(f'hour < "{time["stoptime"]}"')
     if 'weekdays' in time:
         days = time['weekdays'].split(",")
         out_days = [f'"{day}"' for day in days if day[0] != '!']
         out.append(f'day {{{",".join(out_days)}}}')
     return " ".join(out)
 
 def parse_policy_set(set_conf, def_suffix):
     out = []
     if 'connection_mark' in set_conf:
         conn_mark = set_conf['connection_mark']
         out.append(f'ct mark set {conn_mark}')
     if 'dscp' in set_conf:
         dscp = set_conf['dscp']
         out.append(f'ip{def_suffix} dscp set {dscp}')
     if 'mark' in set_conf:
         mark = set_conf['mark']
         out.append(f'meta mark set {mark}')
     if 'table' in set_conf:
         table = set_conf['table']
         if table == 'main':
             table = '254'
         mark = 0x7FFFFFFF - int(table)
         out.append(f'meta mark set {mark}')
     if 'tcp_mss' in set_conf:
         mss = set_conf['tcp_mss']
         out.append(f'tcp option maxseg size set {mss}')
     return " ".join(out)
 
 # GeoIP
 
 nftables_geoip_conf = '/run/nftables-geoip.conf'
 geoip_database = '/usr/share/vyos-geoip/dbip-country-lite.csv.gz'
 geoip_lock_file = '/run/vyos-geoip.lock'
 
 def geoip_load_data(codes=[]):
     data = None
 
     if not os.path.exists(geoip_database):
         return []
 
     try:
         with gzip.open(geoip_database, mode='rt') as csv_fh:
             reader = csv.reader(csv_fh)
             out = []
             for start, end, code in reader:
                 if code.lower() in codes:
                     out.append([start, end, code.lower()])
             return out
     except:
         print('Error: Failed to open GeoIP database')
     return []
 
 def geoip_download_data():
     url = 'https://download.db-ip.com/free/dbip-country-lite-{}.csv.gz'.format(strftime("%Y-%m"))
     try:
         dirname = os.path.dirname(geoip_database)
         if not os.path.exists(dirname):
             os.mkdir(dirname)
 
         download(geoip_database, url)
         print("Downloaded GeoIP database")
         return True
     except:
         print("Error: Failed to download GeoIP database")
     return False
 
 class GeoIPLock(object):
     def __init__(self, file):
         self.file = file
 
     def __enter__(self):
         if os.path.exists(self.file):
             return False
 
         Path(self.file).touch()
         return True
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, tb):
         os.unlink(self.file)
 
 def geoip_update(firewall, force=False):
     with GeoIPLock(geoip_lock_file) as lock:
         if not lock:
             print("Script is already running")
             return False
 
         if not firewall:
             print("Firewall is not configured")
             return True
 
         if not os.path.exists(geoip_database):
             if not geoip_download_data():
                 return False
         elif force:
             geoip_download_data()
 
         ipv4_codes = {}
         ipv6_codes = {}
 
         ipv4_sets = {}
         ipv6_sets = {}
 
         # Map country codes to set names
         for codes, path in dict_search_recursive(firewall, 'country_code'):
             set_name = f'GEOIP_CC_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
             if ( path[0] == 'ipv4'):
                 for code in codes:
                     ipv4_codes.setdefault(code, []).append(set_name)
             elif ( path[0] == 'ipv6' ):
                 set_name = f'GEOIP_CC6_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
                 for code in codes:
                     ipv6_codes.setdefault(code, []).append(set_name)
 
         if not ipv4_codes and not ipv6_codes:
             if force:
                 print("GeoIP not in use by firewall")
             return True
 
         geoip_data = geoip_load_data([*ipv4_codes, *ipv6_codes])
 
         # Iterate IP blocks to assign to sets
         for start, end, code in geoip_data:
             ipv4 = is_ipv4(start)
             if code in ipv4_codes and ipv4:
                 ip_range = f'{start}-{end}' if start != end else start
                 for setname in ipv4_codes[code]:
                     ipv4_sets.setdefault(setname, []).append(ip_range)
             if code in ipv6_codes and not ipv4:
                 ip_range = f'{start}-{end}' if start != end else start
                 for setname in ipv6_codes[code]:
                     ipv6_sets.setdefault(setname, []).append(ip_range)
 
         render(nftables_geoip_conf, 'firewall/nftables-geoip-update.j2', {
             'ipv4_sets': ipv4_sets,
             'ipv6_sets': ipv6_sets
         })
 
         result = run(f'nft -f {nftables_geoip_conf}')
         if result != 0:
             print('Error: GeoIP failed to update firewall')
             return False
 
         return True
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_firewall.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_firewall.py
index 75d6e9bb1..75fdec207 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_firewall.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_firewall.py
@@ -1,619 +1,635 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2022 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import unittest
 
 from glob import glob
 from time import sleep
 
 from base_vyostest_shim import VyOSUnitTestSHIM
 
 from vyos.configsession import ConfigSessionError
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 from vyos.utils.process import run
 
 sysfs_config = {
     'all_ping': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all', 'default': '0', 'test_value': 'disable'},
     'broadcast_ping': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts', 'default': '1', 'test_value': 'enable'},
     'ip_src_route': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_source_route', 'default': '0', 'test_value': 'enable'},
     'ipv6_receive_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/*/accept_redirects', 'default': '0', 'test_value': 'enable'},
     'ipv6_src_route': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/*/accept_source_route', 'default': '-1', 'test_value': 'enable'},
     'log_martians': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/log_martians', 'default': '1', 'test_value': 'disable'},
     'receive_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_redirects', 'default': '0', 'test_value': 'enable'},
     'send_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/send_redirects', 'default': '1', 'test_value': 'disable'},
     'syn_cookies': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies', 'default': '1', 'test_value': 'disable'},
     'twa_hazards_protection': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rfc1337', 'default': '0', 'test_value': 'enable'}
 }
 
 class TestFirewall(VyOSUnitTestSHIM.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(TestFirewall, cls).setUpClass()
 
         # ensure we can also run this test on a live system - so lets clean
         # out the current configuration :)
         cls.cli_delete(cls, ['firewall'])
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         super(TestFirewall, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.cli_delete(['firewall'])
         self.cli_commit()
 
         # Verify chains/sets are cleaned up from nftables
         nftables_search = [
             ['set M_smoketest_mac'],
             ['set N_smoketest_network'],
             ['set P_smoketest_port'],
             ['set D_smoketest_domain'],
             ['set RECENT_smoketest_4'],
             ['chain NAME_smoketest']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter', inverse=True)
 
     def verify_nftables(self, nftables_search, table, inverse=False, args=''):
         nftables_output = cmd(f'sudo nft {args} list table {table}')
 
         for search in nftables_search:
             matched = False
             for line in nftables_output.split("\n"):
                 if all(item in line for item in search):
                     matched = True
                     break
             self.assertTrue(not matched if inverse else matched, msg=search)
 
     def verify_nftables_chain(self, nftables_search, table, chain, inverse=False, args=''):
         nftables_output = cmd(f'sudo nft {args} list chain {table} {chain}')
 
         for search in nftables_search:
             matched = False
             for line in nftables_output.split("\n"):
                 if all(item in line for item in search):
                     matched = True
                     break
             self.assertTrue(not matched if inverse else matched, msg=search)
 
     def wait_for_domain_resolver(self, table, set_name, element, max_wait=10):
         # Resolver no longer blocks commit, need to wait for daemon to populate set
         count = 0
         while count < max_wait:
             code = run(f'sudo nft get element {table} {set_name} {{ {element} }}')
             if code == 0:
                 return True
             count += 1
             sleep(1)
         return False
 
     def test_geoip(self):
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'geoip', 'country-code', 'se'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'geoip', 'country-code', 'gb'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '2', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '2', 'source', 'geoip', 'country-code', 'de'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '2', 'source', 'geoip', 'country-code', 'fr'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '2', 'source', 'geoip', 'inverse-match'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['ip saddr @GEOIP_CC_name_smoketest_1', 'drop'],
             ['ip saddr != @GEOIP_CC_name_smoketest_2', 'accept']
         ]
 
         # -t prevents 1000+ GeoIP elements being returned
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter', args='-t')
 
     def test_groups(self):
         hostmap_path = ['system', 'static-host-mapping', 'host-name']
         example_org = ['192.0.2.8', '192.0.2.10', '192.0.2.11']
 
         self.cli_set(hostmap_path + ['example.com', 'inet', '192.0.2.5'])
         for ips in example_org:
             self.cli_set(hostmap_path + ['example.org', 'inet', ips])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'mac-group', 'smoketest_mac', 'mac-address', '00:01:02:03:04:05'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network', 'network', '172.16.99.0/24'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port', 'port', '53'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port', 'port', '123'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'domain-group', 'smoketest_domain', 'address', 'example.com'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'domain-group', 'smoketest_domain', 'address', 'example.org'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'interface-group', 'smoketest_interface', 'interface', 'eth0'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'interface-group', 'smoketest_interface', 'interface', 'vtun0'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address', '172.16.10.10'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'protocol', 'tcp_udp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'source', 'group', 'mac-group', 'smoketest_mac'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'source', 'group', 'domain-group', 'smoketest_domain'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'outbound-interface', 'interface-group', '!smoketest_interface'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         self.wait_for_domain_resolver('ip vyos_filter', 'D_smoketest_domain', '192.0.2.5')
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['ip saddr @N_smoketest_network', 'ip daddr 172.16.10.10', 'th dport @P_smoketest_port', 'accept'],
             ['elements = { 172.16.99.0/24 }'],
             ['elements = { 53, 123 }'],
             ['ether saddr @M_smoketest_mac', 'accept'],
             ['elements = { 00:01:02:03:04:05 }'],
             ['set D_smoketest_domain'],
             ['elements = { 192.0.2.5, 192.0.2.8,'],
             ['192.0.2.10, 192.0.2.11 }'],
             ['ip saddr @D_smoketest_domain', 'accept'],
             ['oifname != @I_smoketest_interface', 'accept']
         ]
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
         self.cli_delete(['system', 'static-host-mapping'])
         self.cli_commit()
 
     def test_nested_groups(self):
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network', 'network', '172.16.99.0/24'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network1', 'network', '172.16.101.0/24'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network1', 'include', 'smoketest_network'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port', 'port', '53'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port1', 'port', '123'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port1', 'include', 'smoketest_port'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network1'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'group', 'port-group', 'smoketest_port1'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', 'smoketest', 'rule', '1', 'protocol', 'tcp_udp'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         # Test circular includes
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network', 'include', 'smoketest_network1'])
         with self.assertRaises(ConfigSessionError):
             self.cli_commit()
 
         self.cli_delete(['firewall', 'group', 'network-group', 'smoketest_network', 'include', 'smoketest_network1'])
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['ip saddr @N_smoketest_network1', 'th dport @P_smoketest_port1', 'accept'],
             ['elements = { 172.16.99.0/24, 172.16.101.0/24 }'],
             ['elements = { 53, 123 }']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv4_basic_rules(self):
         name = 'smoketest'
         interface = 'eth0'
         interface_inv = '!eth0'
         interface_wc = 'l2tp*'
         mss_range = '501-1460'
         conn_mark = '555'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'source', 'address', '172.16.20.10'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address', '172.16.10.10'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log-options', 'level', 'debug'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'ttl', 'eq', '15'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'action', 'reject'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'protocol', 'tcp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'destination', 'port', '8888'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'log', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'log-options', 'level', 'err'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'tcp', 'flags', 'syn'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'tcp', 'flags', 'not', 'ack'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'ttl', 'gt', '102'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'protocol', 'tcp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'destination', 'port', '22'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'limit', 'rate', '5/minute'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'log', 'disable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'protocol', 'tcp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'destination', 'port', '22'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'recent', 'count', '10'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'recent', 'time', 'minute'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'packet-type', 'host'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'protocol', 'tcp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'tcp', 'flags', 'syn'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'tcp', 'mss', mss_range])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'packet-type', 'broadcast'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'inbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface_wc])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'action', 'return'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'protocol', 'gre'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'connection-mark', conn_mark])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'default-action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'protocol', 'gre'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '5', 'outbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface_inv])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'action', 'return'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'protocol', 'icmp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '6', 'connection-mark', conn_mark])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         mark_hex = "{0:#010x}".format(int(conn_mark))
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['chain VYOS_FORWARD_filter'],
             ['type filter hook forward priority filter; policy drop;'],
             ['tcp dport 22', 'limit rate 5/minute', 'accept'],
             ['tcp dport 22', 'add @RECENT_FWD_filter_4 { ip saddr limit rate over 10/minute burst 10 packets }', 'meta pkttype host', 'drop'],
             ['chain VYOS_INPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['tcp flags & syn == syn', f'tcp option maxseg size {mss_range}', f'iifname "{interface_wc}"', 'meta pkttype broadcast', 'accept'],
             ['meta l4proto gre', f'ct mark {mark_hex}', 'return'],
             ['chain VYOS_OUTPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook output priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['meta l4proto gre', f'oifname != "{interface}"', 'drop'],
             ['meta l4proto icmp', f'ct mark {mark_hex}', 'return'],
             ['chain NAME_smoketest'],
             ['saddr 172.16.20.10', 'daddr 172.16.10.10', 'log prefix "[ipv4-NAM-smoketest-1-A]" log level debug', 'ip ttl 15', 'accept'],
             ['tcp flags syn / syn,ack', 'tcp dport 8888', 'log prefix "[ipv4-NAM-smoketest-2-R]" log level err', 'ip ttl > 102', 'reject'],
             ['log prefix "[smoketest-default-D]"','smoketest default-action', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv4_advanced(self):
         name = 'smoketest-adv'
         name2 = 'smoketest-adv2'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'packet-length', '64'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'packet-length', '512'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'packet-length', '1024'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'dscp', '17'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'dscp', '52'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'log', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'log-options', 'group', '66'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'log-options', 'snapshot-length', '6666'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '6', 'log-options', 'queue-threshold','32000'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '7', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '7', 'packet-length', '1-30000'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '7', 'packet-length-exclude', '60000-65535'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '7', 'dscp', '3-11'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '7', 'dscp-exclude', '21-25'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'address', '198.51.100.1'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'jump'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'jump-target', name])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'protocol', 'tcp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'action', 'queue'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'queue', '3'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'protocol', 'udp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'action', 'queue'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'queue-options', 'fanout'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'queue-options', 'bypass'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'queue', '0-15'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['chain VYOS_FORWARD_filter'],
             ['type filter hook forward priority filter; policy drop;'],
             ['ip saddr 198.51.100.1', f'jump NAME_{name}'],
             ['chain VYOS_INPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;'],
             [f'meta l4proto tcp','queue to 3'],
             [f'meta l4proto udp','queue flags bypass,fanout to 0-15'],
             [f'chain NAME_{name}'],
             ['ip length { 64, 512, 1024 }', 'ip dscp { 0x11, 0x34 }', f'log prefix "[ipv4-NAM-{name}-6-A]" log group 66 snaplen 6666 queue-threshold 32000', 'accept'],
             ['ip length 1-30000', 'ip length != 60000-65535', 'ip dscp 0x03-0x0b', 'ip dscp != 0x15-0x19', 'accept'],
             [f'log prefix "[{name}-default-D]"', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv4_mask(self):
         name = 'smoketest-mask'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'address-group', 'mask_group', 'address', '1.1.1.1'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address', '0.0.1.2'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address-mask', '0.0.255.255'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'source', 'address', '!0.0.3.4'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'source', 'address-mask', '0.0.255.255'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'source', 'group', 'address-group', 'mask_group'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'source', 'address-mask', '0.0.255.255'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             [f'daddr & 0.0.255.255 == 0.0.1.2'],
             [f'saddr & 0.0.255.255 != 0.0.3.4'],
             [f'saddr & 0.0.255.255 == @A_mask_group']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
 
     def test_ipv6_basic_rules(self):
         name = 'v6-smoketest'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'source', 'address', '2002::1'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address', '2002::1:1'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log-options', 'level', 'crit'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'default-action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'action', 'reject'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'protocol', 'tcp_udp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'destination', 'port', '8888'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'inbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'output', 'filter', 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'action', 'return'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'protocol', 'gre'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'output', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'outbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'protocol', 'udp'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'source', 'address', '2002::1:2'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '3', 'inbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['chain VYOS_IPV6_FORWARD_filter'],
             ['type filter hook forward priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['meta l4proto { tcp, udp }', 'th dport 8888', f'iifname "{interface}"', 'reject'],
             ['chain VYOS_IPV6_INPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['meta l4proto udp', 'ip6 saddr 2002::1:2', f'iifname "{interface}"', 'accept'],
             ['chain VYOS_IPV6_OUTPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook output priority filter; policy drop;'],
             ['meta l4proto gre', f'oifname "{interface}"', 'return'],
             [f'chain NAME6_{name}'],
             ['saddr 2002::1', 'daddr 2002::1:1', 'log prefix "[ipv6-NAM-v6-smoketest-1-A]" log level crit', 'accept'],
             [f'"{name} default-action drop"', f'log prefix "[{name}-default-D]"', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip6 vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv6_advanced(self):
         name = 'v6-smoketest-adv'
         name2 = 'v6-smoketest-adv2'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'packet-length', '65'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'packet-length', '513'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'packet-length', '1025'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'dscp', '18'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'dscp', '53'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'packet-length', '1-1999'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'packet-length-exclude', '60000-65535'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'dscp', '4-14'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '4', 'dscp-exclude', '31-35'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'default-action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'source', 'address', '2001:db8::/64'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'jump'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'input', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'jump-target', name])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['chain VYOS_IPV6_FORWARD_filter'],
             ['type filter hook forward priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['ip6 length 1-1999', 'ip6 length != 60000-65535', 'ip6 dscp 0x04-0x0e', 'ip6 dscp != 0x1f-0x23', 'accept'],
             ['chain VYOS_IPV6_INPUT_filter'],
             ['type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;'],
             ['ip6 saddr 2001:db8::/64', f'jump NAME6_{name}'],
             [f'chain NAME6_{name}'],
             ['ip6 length { 65, 513, 1025 }', 'ip6 dscp { af21, 0x35 }', 'accept'],
             [f'log prefix "[{name}-default-D]"', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip6 vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv6_mask(self):
         name = 'v6-smoketest-mask'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'group', 'ipv6-address-group', 'mask_group', 'address', '::beef'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address', '::1111:2222:3333:4444'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'destination', 'address-mask', '::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'source', 'address', '!::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:dddd'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'source', 'address-mask', '::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'source', 'group', 'address-group', 'mask_group'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'source', 'address-mask', '::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['daddr & ::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff == ::1111:2222:3333:4444'],
             ['saddr & ::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff != ::aaaa:bbbb:cccc:dddd'],
             ['saddr & ::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff == @A6_mask_group']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip6 vyos_filter')
 
     def test_ipv4_state_and_status_rules(self):
         name = 'smoketest-state'
         interface = 'eth0'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'state', 'established', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'state', 'related', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'action', 'reject'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '2', 'state', 'invalid', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'state', 'new', 'enable'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '3', 'connection-status', 'nat', 'destination'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '4', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '4', 'state', 'new', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '4', 'state', 'established', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'name', name, 'rule', '4', 'connection-status', 'nat', 'source'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['ct state { established, related }', 'accept'],
             ['ct state invalid', 'reject'],
             ['ct state new', 'ct status dnat', 'accept'],
             ['ct state { established, new }', 'ct status snat', 'accept'],
             ['drop', f'comment "{name} default-action drop"']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
 
         # Check conntrack
         self.verify_nftables_chain([['accept']], 'ip vyos_conntrack', 'FW_CONNTRACK')
         self.verify_nftables_chain([['return']], 'ip6 vyos_conntrack', 'FW_CONNTRACK')
 
     def test_bridge_basic_rules(self):
         name = 'smoketest'
         interface_in = 'eth0'
         mac_address = '00:53:00:00:00:01'
         vlan_id = '12'
         vlan_prior = '3'
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'default-action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'enable-default-log'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'source', 'mac-address', mac_address])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'inbound-interface', 'interface-name', interface_in])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log', 'enable'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'name', name, 'rule', '1', 'log-options', 'level', 'crit'])
 
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'default-action', 'drop'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'accept'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'vlan', 'id', vlan_id])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'action', 'jump'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'jump-target', name])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'bridge', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '2', 'vlan', 'priority', vlan_prior])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_search = [
             ['chain VYOS_FORWARD_filter'],
             ['type filter hook forward priority filter; policy drop;'],
             [f'vlan id {vlan_id}', 'accept'],
             [f'vlan pcp {vlan_prior}', f'jump NAME_{name}'],
             [f'chain NAME_{name}'],
             [f'ether saddr {mac_address}', f'iifname "{interface_in}"', f'log prefix "[bri-NAM-{name}-1-A]" log level crit', 'accept']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'bridge vyos_filter')
 
     def test_source_validation(self):
         # Strict
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', 'source-validation', 'strict'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', 'ipv6-source-validation', 'strict'])
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_strict_search = [
             ['fib saddr . iif oif 0', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables_chain(nftables_strict_search, 'ip raw', 'vyos_global_rpfilter')
         self.verify_nftables_chain(nftables_strict_search, 'ip6 raw', 'vyos_global_rpfilter')
 
         # Loose
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', 'source-validation', 'loose'])
         self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', 'ipv6-source-validation', 'loose'])
         self.cli_commit()
 
         nftables_loose_search = [
             ['fib saddr oif 0', 'drop']
         ]
 
         self.verify_nftables_chain(nftables_loose_search, 'ip raw', 'vyos_global_rpfilter')
         self.verify_nftables_chain(nftables_loose_search, 'ip6 raw', 'vyos_global_rpfilter')
 
     def test_sysfs(self):
         for name, conf in sysfs_config.items():
             paths = glob(conf['sysfs'])
             for path in paths:
                 with open(path, 'r') as f:
                     self.assertEqual(f.read().strip(), conf['default'], msg=path)
 
             self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', name.replace("_", "-"), conf['test_value']])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
         for name, conf in sysfs_config.items():
             paths = glob(conf['sysfs'])
             for path in paths:
                 with open(path, 'r') as f:
                     self.assertNotEqual(f.read().strip(), conf['default'], msg=path)
 
     def test_flow_offload_software(self):
-        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'global-options', 'flow-offload', 'software', 'interface', 'eth0'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'flowtable', 'smoketest', 'interface', 'eth0'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'flowtable', 'smoketest', 'offload', 'software'])
+
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'offload'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'offload-target', 'smoketest'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'protocol', 'tcp_udp'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'state', 'established', 'enable'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv4', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'state', 'related', 'enable'])
+
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'action', 'offload'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'offload-target', 'smoketest'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'protocol', 'tcp_udp'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'state', 'established', 'enable'])
+        self.cli_set(['firewall', 'ipv6', 'forward', 'filter', 'rule', '1', 'state', 'related', 'enable'])
+
         self.cli_commit()
+
         nftables_search = [
-            ['flowtable VYOS_FLOWTABLE_software'],
-            ['hook ingress priority filter - 1'],
+            ['flowtable VYOS_FLOWTABLE_smoketest'],
+            ['hook ingress priority filter'],
             ['devices = { eth0 }'],
-            ['flow add @VYOS_FLOWTABLE_software'],
+            ['ct state { established, related }', 'meta l4proto { tcp, udp }', 'flow add @VYOS_FLOWTABLE_smoketest'],
         ]
-        self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'inet vyos_offload')
 
+        self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip vyos_filter')
+        self.verify_nftables(nftables_search, 'ip6 vyos_filter')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/firewall.py b/src/conf_mode/firewall.py
index d999b2a64..eba3ebf59 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/firewall.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/firewall.py
@@ -1,402 +1,411 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2021-2022 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 import re
 
 from glob import glob
 from json import loads
 from sys import exit
 
 from vyos.base import Warning
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import node_changed
 from vyos.configdiff import get_config_diff, Diff
 from vyos.configdep import set_dependents, call_dependents
 from vyos.configverify import verify_interface_exists
 from vyos.firewall import fqdn_config_parse
 from vyos.firewall import geoip_update
 from vyos.template import render
 from vyos.utils.process import call
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search_args
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search_recursive
 from vyos.utils.process import process_named_running
 from vyos.utils.process import rc_cmd
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 
 airbag.enable()
 
 nat_conf_script = 'nat.py'
 policy_route_conf_script = 'policy-route.py'
 
 nftables_conf = '/run/nftables.conf'
 
 sysfs_config = {
     'all_ping': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all', 'enable': '0', 'disable': '1'},
     'broadcast_ping': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts', 'enable': '0', 'disable': '1'},
     'ip_src_route': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_source_route'},
     'ipv6_receive_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/*/accept_redirects'},
     'ipv6_src_route': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/*/accept_source_route', 'enable': '0', 'disable': '-1'},
     'log_martians': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/log_martians'},
     'receive_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_redirects'},
     'send_redirects': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/send_redirects'},
     'syn_cookies': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies'},
     'twa_hazards_protection': {'sysfs': '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rfc1337'}
 }
 
 valid_groups = [
     'address_group',
     'domain_group',
     'network_group',
     'port_group',
     'interface_group'
 ]
 
 nested_group_types = [
     'address_group', 'network_group', 'mac_group',
     'port_group', 'ipv6_address_group', 'ipv6_network_group'
 ]
 
 snmp_change_type = {
     'unknown': 0,
     'add': 1,
     'delete': 2,
     'change': 3
 }
 snmp_event_source = 1
 snmp_trap_mib = 'VYATTA-TRAP-MIB'
 snmp_trap_name = 'mgmtEventTrap'
 
 def geoip_updated(conf, firewall):
     diff = get_config_diff(conf)
     node_diff = diff.get_child_nodes_diff(['firewall'], expand_nodes=Diff.DELETE, recursive=True)
 
     out = {
         'name': [],
         'ipv6_name': [],
         'deleted_name': [],
         'deleted_ipv6_name': []
     }
     updated = False
 
     for key, path in dict_search_recursive(firewall, 'geoip'):
         set_name = f'GEOIP_CC_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
         if (path[0] == 'ipv4'):
             out['name'].append(set_name)
         elif (path[0] == 'ipv6'):
             set_name = f'GEOIP_CC6_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
             out['ipv6_name'].append(set_name)
 
         updated = True
 
     if 'delete' in node_diff:
         for key, path in dict_search_recursive(node_diff['delete'], 'geoip'):
             set_name = f'GEOIP_CC_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
             if (path[0] == 'ipv4'):
                 out['deleted_name'].append(set_name)
             elif (path[0] == 'ipv6'):
                 set_name = f'GEOIP_CC_{path[1]}_{path[2]}_{path[4]}'
                 out['deleted_ipv6_name'].append(set_name)
             updated = True
 
     if updated:
         return out
 
     return False
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
     base = ['firewall']
 
     firewall = conf.get_config_dict(base, key_mangling=('-', '_'),
                                     no_tag_node_value_mangle=True,
                                     get_first_key=True,
                                     with_recursive_defaults=True)
 
 
     firewall['group_resync'] = bool('group' in firewall or node_changed(conf, base + ['group']))
     if firewall['group_resync']:
         # Update nat and policy-route as firewall groups were updated
         set_dependents('group_resync', conf)
 
     firewall['geoip_updated'] = geoip_updated(conf, firewall)
 
     fqdn_config_parse(firewall)
 
     set_dependents('conntrack', conf)
 
     return firewall
 
 def verify_rule(firewall, rule_conf, ipv6):
     if 'action' not in rule_conf:
         raise ConfigError('Rule action must be defined')
 
     if 'jump' in rule_conf['action'] and 'jump_target' not in rule_conf:
         raise ConfigError('Action set to jump, but no jump-target specified')
 
     if 'jump_target' in rule_conf:
         if 'jump' not in rule_conf['action']:
             raise ConfigError('jump-target defined, but action jump needed and it is not defined')
         target = rule_conf['jump_target']
         if not ipv6:
             if target not in dict_search_args(firewall, 'ipv4', 'name'):
                 raise ConfigError(f'Invalid jump-target. Firewall name {target} does not exist on the system')
         else:
             if target not in dict_search_args(firewall, 'ipv6', 'name'):
                 raise ConfigError(f'Invalid jump-target. Firewall ipv6 name {target} does not exist on the system')
 
+    if rule_conf['action'] == 'offload':
+        if 'offload_target' not in rule_conf:
+            raise ConfigError('Action set to offload, but no offload-target specified')
+
+        offload_target = rule_conf['offload_target']
+
+        if not dict_search_args(firewall, 'flowtable', offload_target):
+            raise ConfigError(f'Invalid offload-target. Flowtable "{offload_target}" does not exist on the system')
+
     if 'queue_options' in rule_conf:
         if 'queue' not in rule_conf['action']:
             raise ConfigError('queue-options defined, but action queue needed and it is not defined')
         if 'fanout' in rule_conf['queue_options'] and ('queue' not in rule_conf or '-' not in rule_conf['queue']):
             raise ConfigError('queue-options fanout defined, then queue needs to be defined as a range')
 
     if 'queue' in rule_conf and 'queue' not in rule_conf['action']:
         raise ConfigError('queue defined, but action queue needed and it is not defined')
 
     if 'fragment' in rule_conf:
         if {'match_frag', 'match_non_frag'} <= set(rule_conf['fragment']):
             raise ConfigError('Cannot specify both "match-frag" and "match-non-frag"')
 
     if 'limit' in rule_conf:
         if 'rate' in rule_conf['limit']:
             rate_int = re.sub(r'\D', '', rule_conf['limit']['rate'])
             if int(rate_int) < 1:
                 raise ConfigError('Limit rate integer cannot be less than 1')
 
     if 'ipsec' in rule_conf:
         if {'match_ipsec', 'match_non_ipsec'} <= set(rule_conf['ipsec']):
             raise ConfigError('Cannot specify both "match-ipsec" and "match-non-ipsec"')
 
     if 'recent' in rule_conf:
         if not {'count', 'time'} <= set(rule_conf['recent']):
             raise ConfigError('Recent "count" and "time" values must be defined')
 
     tcp_flags = dict_search_args(rule_conf, 'tcp', 'flags')
     if tcp_flags:
         if dict_search_args(rule_conf, 'protocol') != 'tcp':
             raise ConfigError('Protocol must be tcp when specifying tcp flags')
 
         not_flags = dict_search_args(rule_conf, 'tcp', 'flags', 'not')
         if not_flags:
             duplicates = [flag for flag in tcp_flags if flag in not_flags]
             if duplicates:
                 raise ConfigError(f'Cannot match a tcp flag as set and not set')
 
     if 'protocol' in rule_conf:
         if rule_conf['protocol'] == 'icmp' and ipv6:
             raise ConfigError(f'Cannot match IPv4 ICMP protocol on IPv6, use ipv6-icmp')
         if rule_conf['protocol'] == 'ipv6-icmp' and not ipv6:
             raise ConfigError(f'Cannot match IPv6 ICMP protocol on IPv4, use icmp')
 
     for side in ['destination', 'source']:
         if side in rule_conf:
             side_conf = rule_conf[side]
 
             if len({'address', 'fqdn', 'geoip'} & set(side_conf)) > 1:
                 raise ConfigError('Only one of address, fqdn or geoip can be specified')
 
             if 'group' in side_conf:
                 if len({'address_group', 'network_group', 'domain_group'} & set(side_conf['group'])) > 1:
                     raise ConfigError('Only one address-group, network-group or domain-group can be specified')
 
                 for group in valid_groups:
                     if group in side_conf['group']:
                         group_name = side_conf['group'][group]
 
                         fw_group = f'ipv6_{group}' if ipv6 and group in ['address_group', 'network_group'] else group
                         error_group = fw_group.replace("_", "-")
 
                         if group in ['address_group', 'network_group', 'domain_group']:
                             types = [t for t in ['address', 'fqdn', 'geoip'] if t in side_conf]
                             if types:
                                 raise ConfigError(f'{error_group} and {types[0]} cannot both be defined')
 
                         if group_name and group_name[0] == '!':
                             group_name = group_name[1:]
 
                         group_obj = dict_search_args(firewall, 'group', fw_group, group_name)
 
                         if group_obj is None:
                             raise ConfigError(f'Invalid {error_group} "{group_name}" on firewall rule')
 
                         if not group_obj:
                             Warning(f'{error_group} "{group_name}" has no members!')
 
             if 'port' in side_conf or dict_search_args(side_conf, 'group', 'port_group'):
                 if 'protocol' not in rule_conf:
                     raise ConfigError('Protocol must be defined if specifying a port or port-group')
 
                 if rule_conf['protocol'] not in ['tcp', 'udp', 'tcp_udp']:
                     raise ConfigError('Protocol must be tcp, udp, or tcp_udp when specifying a port or port-group')
 
             if 'port' in side_conf and dict_search_args(side_conf, 'group', 'port_group'):
                 raise ConfigError(f'{side} port-group and port cannot both be defined')
 
     if 'log_options' in rule_conf:
         if 'log' not in rule_conf or 'enable' not in rule_conf['log']:
             raise ConfigError('log-options defined, but log is not enable')
 
         if 'snapshot_length' in rule_conf['log_options'] and 'group' not in rule_conf['log_options']:
             raise ConfigError('log-options snapshot-length defined, but log group is not define')
 
         if 'queue_threshold' in rule_conf['log_options'] and 'group' not in rule_conf['log_options']:
             raise ConfigError('log-options queue-threshold defined, but log group is not define')
 
     for direction in ['inbound_interface','outbound_interface']:
         if direction in rule_conf:
             if 'interface_name' in rule_conf[direction] and 'interface_group' in rule_conf[direction]:
                 raise ConfigError(f'Cannot specify both interface-group and interface-name for {direction}')
 
 def verify_nested_group(group_name, group, groups, seen):
     if 'include' not in group:
         return
 
     seen.append(group_name)
 
     for g in group['include']:
         if g not in groups:
             raise ConfigError(f'Nested group "{g}" does not exist')
 
         if g in seen:
             raise ConfigError(f'Group "{group_name}" has a circular reference')
 
         if 'include' in groups[g]:
             verify_nested_group(g, groups[g], groups, seen)
 
 def verify(firewall):
     if 'group' in firewall:
         for group_type in nested_group_types:
             if group_type in firewall['group']:
                 groups = firewall['group'][group_type]
                 for group_name, group in groups.items():
                     verify_nested_group(group_name, group, groups, [])
 
     if 'ipv4' in firewall:
         for name in ['name','forward','input','output']:
             if name in firewall['ipv4']:
                 for name_id, name_conf in firewall['ipv4'][name].items():
                     if 'jump' in name_conf['default_action'] and 'default_jump_target' not in name_conf:
                         raise ConfigError('default-action set to jump, but no default-jump-target specified')
                     if 'default_jump_target' in name_conf:
                         target = name_conf['default_jump_target']
                         if 'jump' not in name_conf['default_action']:
                             raise ConfigError('default-jump-target defined, but default-action jump needed and it is not defined')
                         if name_conf['default_jump_target'] == name_id:
                             raise ConfigError(f'Loop detected on default-jump-target.')
                         ## Now need to check that default-jump-target exists (other firewall chain/name)
                         if target not in dict_search_args(firewall['ipv4'], 'name'):
                             raise ConfigError(f'Invalid jump-target. Firewall name {target} does not exist on the system')
 
                     if 'rule' in name_conf:
                         for rule_id, rule_conf in name_conf['rule'].items():
                             verify_rule(firewall, rule_conf, False)
 
     if 'ipv6' in firewall:
         for name in ['name','forward','input','output']:
             if name in firewall['ipv6']:
                 for name_id, name_conf in firewall['ipv6'][name].items():
                     if 'jump' in name_conf['default_action'] and 'default_jump_target' not in name_conf:
                         raise ConfigError('default-action set to jump, but no default-jump-target specified')
                     if 'default_jump_target' in name_conf:
                         target = name_conf['default_jump_target']
                         if 'jump' not in name_conf['default_action']:
                             raise ConfigError('default-jump-target defined, but default-action jump needed and it is not defined')
                         if name_conf['default_jump_target'] == name_id:
                             raise ConfigError(f'Loop detected on default-jump-target.')
                         ## Now need to check that default-jump-target exists (other firewall chain/name)
                         if target not in dict_search_args(firewall['ipv6'], 'name'):
                             raise ConfigError(f'Invalid jump-target. Firewall name {target} does not exist on the system')
 
                     if 'rule' in name_conf:
                         for rule_id, rule_conf in name_conf['rule'].items():
                             verify_rule(firewall, rule_conf, True)
 
     # Verify flow offload options
     flow_offload = dict_search_args(firewall, 'global_options', 'flow_offload')
     for offload_type in ('software', 'hardware'):
         interfaces = dict_search_args(flow_offload, offload_type, 'interface') or []
         for interface in interfaces:
             # nft will raise an error when adding a non-existent interface to a flowtable
             verify_interface_exists(interface)
 
     return None
 
 def generate(firewall):
     if not os.path.exists(nftables_conf):
         firewall['first_install'] = True
 
     render(nftables_conf, 'firewall/nftables.j2', firewall)
     return None
 
 def apply_sysfs(firewall):
     for name, conf in sysfs_config.items():
         paths = glob(conf['sysfs'])
         value = None
 
         if name in firewall['global_options']:
             conf_value = firewall['global_options'][name]
             if conf_value in conf:
                 value = conf[conf_value]
             elif conf_value == 'enable':
                 value = '1'
             elif conf_value == 'disable':
                 value = '0'
 
         if value:
             for path in paths:
                 with open(path, 'w') as f:
                     f.write(value)
 
 def apply(firewall):
     install_result, output = rc_cmd(f'nft -f {nftables_conf}')
     if install_result == 1:
         raise ConfigError(f'Failed to apply firewall: {output}')
 
     apply_sysfs(firewall)
 
     call_dependents()
 
     # T970 Enable a resolver (systemd daemon) that checks
     # domain-group/fqdn addresses and update entries for domains by timeout
     # If router loaded without internet connection or for synchronization
     domain_action = 'stop'
     if dict_search_args(firewall, 'group', 'domain_group') or firewall['ip_fqdn'] or firewall['ip6_fqdn']:
         domain_action = 'restart'
     call(f'systemctl {domain_action} vyos-domain-resolver.service')
 
     if firewall['geoip_updated']:
         # Call helper script to Update set contents
         if 'name' in firewall['geoip_updated'] or 'ipv6_name' in firewall['geoip_updated']:
             print('Updating GeoIP. Please wait...')
             geoip_update(firewall)
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)