diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index c24d7643548e..1b4bfc4437be 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 				    bool rtnl_held,
 				    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 int tcf_action_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *actions[], int bind,
-		    int ref);
+		    int ref, bool terse);
 int tcf_action_dump_old(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int, int);
 int tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int, int);
 
diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 04aa0649f3b0..ed65619cbc47 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ int tcf_exts_validate(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 void tcf_exts_destroy(struct tcf_exts *exts);
 void tcf_exts_change(struct tcf_exts *dst, struct tcf_exts *src);
 int tcf_exts_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts);
+int tcf_exts_terse_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts);
 int tcf_exts_dump_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts);
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index fbbec2e562f5..8ac7eb0a8309 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -766,12 +766,10 @@ tcf_action_dump_old(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int bind, int ref)
 	return a->ops->dump(skb, a, bind, ref);
 }
 
-int
-tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int bind, int ref)
+static int
+tcf_action_dump_terse(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a)
 {
-	int err = -EINVAL;
 	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
-	struct nlattr *nest;
 	struct tc_cookie *cookie;
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TCA_KIND, a->ops->kind))
@@ -789,6 +787,23 @@ tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int bind, int ref)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	nlmsg_trim(skb, b);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int
+tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int bind, int ref)
+{
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
+	struct nlattr *nest;
+
+	if (tcf_action_dump_terse(skb, a))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
 	if (a->hw_stats != TCA_ACT_HW_STATS_ANY &&
 	    nla_put_bitfield32(skb, TCA_ACT_HW_STATS,
 			       a->hw_stats, TCA_ACT_HW_STATS_ANY))
@@ -820,7 +835,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_action_dump_1);
 
 int tcf_action_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *actions[],
-		    int bind, int ref)
+		    int bind, int ref, bool terse)
 {
 	struct tc_action *a;
 	int err = -EINVAL, i;
@@ -831,7 +846,8 @@ int tcf_action_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *actions[],
 		nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, i + 1);
 		if (nest == NULL)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
-		err = tcf_action_dump_1(skb, a, bind, ref);
+		err = terse ? tcf_action_dump_terse(skb, a) :
+			tcf_action_dump_1(skb, a, bind, ref);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto errout;
 		nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
@@ -1133,7 +1149,7 @@ static int tca_get_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *actions[],
 	if (!nest)
 		goto out_nlmsg_trim;
 
-	if (tcf_action_dump(skb, actions, bind, ref) < 0)
+	if (tcf_action_dump(skb, actions, bind, ref, false) < 0)
 		goto out_nlmsg_trim;
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index cb2c10e0fee5..752d608f4442 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -3179,7 +3179,8 @@ int tcf_exts_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts)
 			if (nest == NULL)
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 
-			if (tcf_action_dump(skb, exts->actions, 0, 0) < 0)
+			if (tcf_action_dump(skb, exts->actions, 0, 0, false)
+			    < 0)
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 			nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 		} else if (exts->police) {
@@ -3203,6 +3204,31 @@ nla_put_failure:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_exts_dump);
 
+int tcf_exts_terse_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
+	struct nlattr *nest;
+
+	if (!exts->action || !tcf_exts_has_actions(exts))
+		return 0;
+
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, exts->action);
+	if (!nest)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (tcf_action_dump(skb, exts->actions, 0, 0, true) < 0)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
+	return -1;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_exts_terse_dump);
 
 int tcf_exts_dump_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts)
 {