diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables-nft b/srcpkgs/iptables-nft
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..59cead781ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables-nft
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+iptables
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iptables/template b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
index 1b2d42bf7ea..309cdbdf610 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iptables/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iptables/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'iptables'
 pkgname=iptables
 version=1.8.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-libipq --enable-shared --enable-devel --enable-bpf-compiler"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex"
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.netfilter.org/"
 distfiles="https://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/files/iptables-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=a23cac034181206b4545f4e7e730e76e08b5f3dd78771ba9645a6756de9cdd80
+	alternatives="
+		iptables:ip6tables:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi
+		iptables:ip6tables-restore:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi
+		iptables:ip6tables-save:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi
+		iptables:iptables:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi
+		iptables:iptables-restore:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi
+		iptables:iptables-save:/usr/bin/xtables-legacy-multi"
 
 pre_build() {
 	rm include/linux/types.h
@@ -31,6 +38,9 @@ post_install() {
 		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/empty-${f}.rules 644 \
 			var/lib/iptables empty-${f}.rules
 	done
+	for i in ip{6,}tables{-save,-restore,} ; do
+		rm -f "usr/bin/${i}"
+	done
 }
 
 iptables-devel_package() {
@@ -43,3 +53,16 @@ iptables-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3
 	}
 }
+
+iptables-nft_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc="Iptables-compatible wrapper commands for nftables"
+	alternatives="
+		iptables:ip6tables:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi
+		iptables:ip6tables-restore:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi
+		iptables:ip6tables-save:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi
+		iptables:iptables:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi
+		iptables:iptables-restore:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi
+		iptables:iptables-save:/usr/bin/xtables-nft-multi"
+}