diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
index 29fe9ea1d346..1a865e48b8eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum ctattr_protoinfo_tcp {
 enum ctattr_protoinfo_dccp {
 	CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_UNSPEC,
 	CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE,
+	CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE,
 	__CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_MAX,
 };
 #define CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_MAX (__CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
index 5411d63f31a5..8e757dd53396 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ static int dccp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	NLA_PUT_U8(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE, ct->proto.dccp.state);
+	NLA_PUT_U8(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE,
+		   ct->proto.dccp.role[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL]);
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
 	read_unlock_bh(&dccp_lock);
 	return 0;
@@ -644,6 +646,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 
 static const struct nla_policy dccp_nla_policy[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_MAX + 1] = {
 	[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
+	[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
 static int nlattr_to_dccp(struct nlattr *cda[], struct nf_conn *ct)
@@ -661,11 +664,21 @@ static int nlattr_to_dccp(struct nlattr *cda[], struct nf_conn *ct)
 		return err;
 
 	if (!tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE] ||
-	    nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE]) >= CT_DCCP_IGNORE)
+	    !tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE] ||
+	    nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE]) > CT_DCCP_ROLE_MAX ||
+	    nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE]) >= CT_DCCP_IGNORE) {
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	write_lock_bh(&dccp_lock);
 	ct->proto.dccp.state = nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE]);
+	if (nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_ROLE]) == CT_DCCP_ROLE_CLIENT) {
+		ct->proto.dccp.role[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL] = CT_DCCP_ROLE_CLIENT;
+		ct->proto.dccp.role[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY] = CT_DCCP_ROLE_SERVER;
+	} else {
+		ct->proto.dccp.role[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL] = CT_DCCP_ROLE_SERVER;
+		ct->proto.dccp.role[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY] = CT_DCCP_ROLE_CLIENT;
+	}
 	write_unlock_bh(&dccp_lock);
 	return 0;
 }