diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 46f1fb505b16..4aa00d325b8c 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
 
 #include "internals.h"
 
+static irqreturn_t bad_chained_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	WARN_ONCE(1, "Chained irq %d should not call an action\n", irq);
+	return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Chained handlers should never call action on their IRQ. This default
+ * action will emit warning if such thing happens.
+ */
+struct irqaction chained_action = {
+	.handler = bad_chained_irq,
+};
+
 /**
  *	irq_set_chip - set the irq chip for an irq
  *	@irq:	irq number
@@ -746,6 +760,8 @@ __irq_do_set_handler(struct irq_desc *desc, irq_flow_handler_t handle,
 		if (desc->irq_data.chip != &no_irq_chip)
 			mask_ack_irq(desc);
 		irq_state_set_disabled(desc);
+		if (is_chained)
+			desc->action = NULL;
 		desc->depth = 1;
 	}
 	desc->handle_irq = handle;
@@ -755,6 +771,7 @@ __irq_do_set_handler(struct irq_desc *desc, irq_flow_handler_t handle,
 		irq_settings_set_noprobe(desc);
 		irq_settings_set_norequest(desc);
 		irq_settings_set_nothread(desc);
+		desc->action = &chained_action;
 		irq_startup(desc, true);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index cd60bb48397f..05c2188271b8 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 extern bool noirqdebug;
 
+extern struct irqaction chained_action;
+
 /*
  * Bits used by threaded handlers:
  * IRQTF_RUNTHREAD - signals that the interrupt handler thread should run
diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index e3a8c9577ba6..7d6090519630 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		any_count |= kstat_irqs_cpu(i, j);
 	action = desc->action;
-	if (!action && !any_count)
+	if ((!action || action == &chained_action) && !any_count)
 		goto out;
 
 	seq_printf(p, "%*d: ", prec, i);