diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
index 8ee66a86c3bc..1a62e384766a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
@@ -22,6 +22,35 @@ void nft_objref_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	obj->ops->eval(obj, regs, pkt);
 }
 
+static int nft_objref_validate_obj_type(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, u32 type)
+{
+	unsigned int hooks;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFT_OBJECT_SYNPROXY:
+		if (ctx->family != NFPROTO_IPV4 &&
+		    ctx->family != NFPROTO_IPV6 &&
+		    ctx->family != NFPROTO_INET)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+		hooks = (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN) | (1 << NF_INET_FORWARD);
+
+		return nft_chain_validate_hooks(ctx->chain, hooks);
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nft_objref_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			       const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	struct nft_object *obj = nft_objref_priv(expr);
+
+	return nft_objref_validate_obj_type(ctx, obj->ops->type->type);
+}
+
 static int nft_objref_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			   const struct nft_expr *expr,
 			   const struct nlattr * const tb[])
@@ -93,6 +122,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_objref_ops = {
 	.activate	= nft_objref_activate,
 	.deactivate	= nft_objref_deactivate,
 	.dump		= nft_objref_dump,
+	.validate	= nft_objref_validate,
 	.reduce		= NFT_REDUCE_READONLY,
 };
 
@@ -197,6 +227,14 @@ static void nft_objref_map_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	nf_tables_destroy_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
+static int nft_objref_map_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				   const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	const struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+
+	return nft_objref_validate_obj_type(ctx, priv->set->objtype);
+}
+
 static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_objref_map_ops = {
 	.type		= &nft_objref_type,
 	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_objref_map)),
@@ -206,6 +244,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_objref_map_ops = {
 	.deactivate	= nft_objref_map_deactivate,
 	.destroy	= nft_objref_map_destroy,
 	.dump		= nft_objref_map_dump,
+	.validate	= nft_objref_map_validate,
 	.reduce		= NFT_REDUCE_READONLY,
 };