diff --git a/pkg/abi/linux/BUILD b/pkg/abi/linux/BUILD
index 141896951..b34f6fe9e 100644
--- a/pkg/abi/linux/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/abi/linux/BUILD
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ go_library(
         "netfilter_ipv6.go",
         "netlink.go",
         "netlink_route.go",
+        "nf_tables.go",
         "poll.go",
         "prctl.go",
         "ptrace.go",
diff --git a/pkg/abi/linux/nf_tables.go b/pkg/abi/linux/nf_tables.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a005aba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/abi/linux/nf_tables.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package linux
+
+// This file contains constants required to support nf_tables.
+
+// 16-byte Registers that can be used to maintain state for rules.
+// These correspond to values in include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h.
+const (
+	NFT_REG_VERDICT = iota
+	NFT_REG_1
+	NFT_REG_2
+	NFT_REG_3
+	NFT_REG_4
+	__NFT_REG_MAX
+)
+
+// 4-byte Registers that can be used to maintain state for rules.
+// Note that these overlap with the 16-byte registers in memory.
+// These correspond to values in include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h.
+const (
+	NFT_REG32_00 = 8 + iota
+	NFT_REG32_01
+	NFT_REG32_02
+	NFT_REG32_03
+	NFT_REG32_04
+	NFT_REG32_05
+	NFT_REG32_06
+	NFT_REG32_07
+	NFT_REG32_08
+	NFT_REG32_09
+	NFT_REG32_10
+	NFT_REG32_11
+	NFT_REG32_12
+	NFT_REG32_13
+	NFT_REG32_14
+	NFT_REG32_15
+)
+
+// Other register constants, corresponding to values in
+// include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h.
+const (
+	NFT_REG_MAX     = __NFT_REG_MAX - 1               // Maximum register value
+	NFT_REG_SIZE    = 16                              // Size of NFT_REG
+	NFT_REG32_SIZE  = 4                               // Size of NFT_REG32
+	NFT_REG32_COUNT = NFT_REG32_15 - NFT_REG32_00 + 1 // Count of 4-byte registers
+)
+
+// Internal nf table verdicts. These are used for ruleset evaluation and
+// are not returned to userspace.
+//
+// These also share their numeric name space with the netfilter verdicts. When
+// used these values are converted to uint32 (purposefully overflowing the int).
+// These correspond to values in include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h.
+const (
+	// Continue evaluation of the current rule.
+	NFT_CONTINUE int32 = -1
+
+	// Terminate evaluation of the current rule.
+	NFT_BREAK = -2
+
+	// Push the current chain on the jump stack and jump to a chain.
+	NFT_JUMP = -3
+
+	// Jump to a chain without pushing the current chain on the jump stack.
+	NFT_GOTO = -4
+
+	// Return to the topmost chain on the jump stack.
+	NFT_RETURN = -5
+)