diff --git a/datapath/actions.c b/datapath/actions.c
index c6b3ca9cbf0d..0d6375f0efd3 100644
--- a/datapath/actions.c
+++ b/datapath/actions.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static void ovs_fragment(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 mru,
 {
 	if (skb_network_offset(skb) > MAX_L2_LEN) {
 		OVS_NLERR(1, "L2 header too long to fragment");
-		return;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	if (ethertype == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
@@ -712,8 +712,7 @@ static void ovs_fragment(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 mru,
 		struct rt6_info ovs_rt;
 
 		if (!v6ops) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-			return;
+			goto err;
 		}
 
 		prepare_frag(vport, skb);
@@ -732,8 +731,12 @@ static void ovs_fragment(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 mru,
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "Failed fragment ->%s: eth=%04x, MRU=%d, MTU=%d.",
 			  ovs_vport_name(vport), ntohs(ethertype), mru,
 			  vport->dev->mtu);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto err;
 	}
+
+	return;
+err:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 #else /* <= 3.9 */
 static void ovs_fragment(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 mru,
@@ -982,7 +985,7 @@ static int execute_masked_set_action(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE:
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE:
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK:
-	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL:
+	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS:
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1113,12 +1116,18 @@ static int do_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 
 		case OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CT:
+			if (!is_flow_key_valid(key)) {
+				err = ovs_flow_key_update(skb, key);
+				if (err)
+					return err;
+			}
+
 			err = ovs_ct_execute(ovs_dp_get_net(dp), skb, key,
 					     nla_data(a));
 
 			/* Hide stolen IP fragments from user space. */
-			if (err == -EINPROGRESS)
-				return 0;
+			if (err)
+				return err == -EINPROGRESS ? 0 : err;
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/datapath/conntrack.c b/datapath/conntrack.c
index 9d3ee4766f6e..d1bd45ffe007 100644
--- a/datapath/conntrack.c
+++ b/datapath/conntrack.c
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ struct md_mark {
 };
 
 /* Metadata label for masked write to conntrack label. */
-struct md_label {
-	struct ovs_key_ct_label value;
-	struct ovs_key_ct_label mask;
+struct md_labels {
+	struct ovs_key_ct_labels value;
+	struct ovs_key_ct_labels mask;
 };
 
 /* Conntrack action context for execution. */
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ struct ovs_conntrack_info {
 	struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 	struct nf_conntrack_zone zone;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
-	u32 flags;
+	u8 commit : 1;
 	u16 family;
 	struct md_mark mark;
-	struct md_label label;
+	struct md_labels labels;
 };
 
 static void __ovs_ct_free_action(struct ovs_conntrack_info *ct_info);
@@ -108,21 +108,30 @@ static u8 ovs_ct_get_state(enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo)
 	return ct_state;
 }
 
-static void ovs_ct_get_label(const struct nf_conn *ct,
-			     struct ovs_key_ct_label *label)
+static u32 ovs_ct_get_mark(const struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK)
+	return ct ? ct->mark : 0;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void ovs_ct_get_labels(const struct nf_conn *ct,
+			      struct ovs_key_ct_labels *labels)
 {
 	struct nf_conn_labels *cl = ct ? nf_ct_labels_find(ct) : NULL;
 
 	if (cl) {
 		size_t len = cl->words * sizeof(long);
 
-		if (len > OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN)
-			len = OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN;
-		else if (len < OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN)
-			memset(label, 0, OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN);
-		memcpy(label, cl->bits, len);
+		if (len > OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN)
+			len = OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN;
+		else if (len < OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN)
+			memset(labels, 0, OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN);
+		memcpy(labels, cl->bits, len);
 	} else {
-		memset(label, 0, OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN);
+		memset(labels, 0, OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -132,8 +141,8 @@ static void __ovs_ct_update_key(struct sw_flow_key *key, u8 state,
 {
 	key->ct.state = state;
 	key->ct.zone = zone->id;
-	key->ct.mark = ct ? ct->mark : 0;
-	ovs_ct_get_label(ct, &key->ct.label);
+	key->ct.mark = ovs_ct_get_mark(ct);
+	ovs_ct_get_labels(ct, &key->ct.labels);
 }
 
 /* Update 'key' based on skb->nfct. If 'post_ct' is true, then OVS has
@@ -150,6 +159,8 @@ static void ovs_ct_update_key(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
 	if (ct) {
 		state = ovs_ct_get_state(ctinfo);
+		if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
+			state |= OVS_CS_F_NEW;
 		if (ct->master)
 			state |= OVS_CS_F_RELATED;
 		zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ void ovs_ct_fill_key(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
 
 int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (nla_put_u8(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE, key->ct.state))
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE, key->ct.state))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES) &&
@@ -177,9 +188,9 @@ int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK, key->ct.mark))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABEL) &&
-	    nla_put(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL, sizeof(key->ct.label),
-		    &key->ct.label))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS) &&
+	    nla_put(skb, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS, sizeof(key->ct.labels),
+		    &key->ct.labels))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -188,12 +199,11 @@ int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int ovs_ct_set_mark(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 			   u32 ct_mark, u32 mask)
 {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK)
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	u32 new_mark;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK))
-		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
 	/* The connection could be invalid, in which case set_mark is no-op. */
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
@@ -208,20 +218,20 @@ static int ovs_ct_set_mark(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+#else
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+#endif
 }
 
-static int ovs_ct_set_label(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
-			    const struct ovs_key_ct_label *label,
-			    const struct ovs_key_ct_label *mask)
+static int ovs_ct_set_labels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
+			     const struct ovs_key_ct_labels *labels,
+			     const struct ovs_key_ct_labels *mask)
 {
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	struct nf_conn_labels *cl;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS))
-		return -ENOTSUPP;
-
 	/* The connection could be invalid, in which case set_label is no-op.*/
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
 	if (!ct)
@@ -232,15 +242,15 @@ static int ovs_ct_set_label(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		nf_ct_labels_ext_add(ct);
 		cl = nf_ct_labels_find(ct);
 	}
-	if (!cl || cl->words * sizeof(long) < OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN)
+	if (!cl || cl->words * sizeof(long) < OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	err = nf_connlabels_replace(ct, (u32 *)label, (u32 *)mask,
-				    OVS_CT_LABEL_LEN / sizeof(u32));
+	err = nf_connlabels_replace(ct, (u32 *)labels, (u32 *)mask,
+				    OVS_CT_LABELS_LEN / sizeof(u32));
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	ovs_ct_get_label(ct, &key->ct.label);
+	ovs_ct_get_labels(ct, &key->ct.labels);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -272,13 +282,15 @@ static int ovs_ct_helper(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 proto)
 	case NFPROTO_IPV6: {
 		u8 nexthdr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 		__be16 frag_off;
+		int ofs;
 
-		protoff = ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr),
-					   &nexthdr, &frag_off);
-		if (protoff < 0 || (frag_off & htons(~0x7)) != 0) {
+		ofs = ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr), &nexthdr,
+				       &frag_off);
+		if (ofs < 0 || (frag_off & htons(~0x7)) != 0) {
 			pr_debug("proto header not found\n");
 			return NF_ACCEPT;
 		}
+		protoff = ofs;
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
@@ -289,6 +301,9 @@ static int ovs_ct_helper(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 proto)
 	return helper->help(skb, protoff, ct, ctinfo);
 }
 
+/* Returns 0 on success, -EINPROGRESS if 'skb' is stolen, or other nonzero
+ * value if 'skb' is freed.
+ */
 static int handle_fragments(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 			    u16 zone, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -309,8 +324,8 @@ static int handle_fragments(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 			return err;
 
 		ovs_cb.mru = IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size;
-	} else if (key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_DEFRAG_IPV6)
+	} else if (key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 		enum ip6_defrag_users user = IP6_DEFRAG_CONNTRACK_IN + zone;
 		struct sk_buff *reasm;
 
@@ -319,17 +334,25 @@ static int handle_fragments(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		if (!reasm)
 			return -EINPROGRESS;
 
-		if (skb == reasm)
+		if (skb == reasm) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* Don't free 'skb' even though it is one of the original
+		 * fragments, as we're going to morph it into the head.
+		 */
+		skb_get(skb);
+		nf_ct_frag6_consume_orig(reasm);
 
 		key->ip.proto = ipv6_hdr(reasm)->nexthdr;
 		skb_morph(skb, reasm);
+		skb->next = reasm->next;
 		consume_skb(reasm);
 		ovs_cb.mru = IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size;
-#else
-		return -EPFNOSUPPORT;
 #endif /* IP frag support */
 	} else {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EPFNOSUPPORT;
 	}
 
@@ -377,7 +400,7 @@ static bool skb_nfct_cached(const struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, const struct sw_flow_key *key,
+static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 			   const struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
 			   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -408,6 +431,8 @@ static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, const struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		}
 	}
 
+	ovs_ct_update_key(skb, key, true);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -430,8 +455,6 @@ static int ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		err = __ovs_ct_lookup(net, key, info, skb);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-
-		ovs_ct_update_key(skb, key, true);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -460,22 +483,23 @@ static int ovs_ct_commit(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 	if (nf_conntrack_confirm(skb) != NF_ACCEPT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ovs_ct_update_key(skb, key, true);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool label_nonzero(const struct ovs_key_ct_label *label)
+static bool labels_nonzero(const struct ovs_key_ct_labels *labels)
 {
 	size_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*label); i++)
-		if (label->ct_label[i])
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(*labels); i++)
+		if (labels->ct_labels[i])
 			return true;
 
 	return false;
 }
 
+/* Returns 0 on success, -EINPROGRESS if 'skb' is stolen, or other nonzero
+ * value if 'skb' is freed.
+ */
 int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		   struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		   const struct ovs_conntrack_info *info)
@@ -493,7 +517,7 @@ int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (info->flags & OVS_CT_F_COMMIT)
+	if (info->commit)
 		err = ovs_ct_commit(net, key, info, skb);
 	else
 		err = ovs_ct_lookup(net, key, info, skb);
@@ -506,11 +530,13 @@ int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 	}
-	if (label_nonzero(&info->label.mask))
-		err = ovs_ct_set_label(skb, key, &info->label.value,
-				       &info->label.mask);
+	if (labels_nonzero(&info->labels.mask))
+		err = ovs_ct_set_labels(skb, key, &info->labels.value,
+					&info->labels.mask);
 err:
 	skb_push(skb, nh_ofs);
+	if (err)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -539,14 +565,13 @@ static int ovs_ct_add_helper(struct ovs_conntrack_info *info, const char *name,
 }
 
 static const struct ovs_ct_len_tbl ovs_ct_attr_lens[OVS_CT_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
-	[OVS_CT_ATTR_FLAGS]	= { .minlen = sizeof(u32),
-				    .maxlen = sizeof(u32) },
+	[OVS_CT_ATTR_COMMIT]	= { .minlen = 0, .maxlen = 0 },
 	[OVS_CT_ATTR_ZONE]	= { .minlen = sizeof(u16),
 				    .maxlen = sizeof(u16) },
 	[OVS_CT_ATTR_MARK]	= { .minlen = sizeof(struct md_mark),
 				    .maxlen = sizeof(struct md_mark) },
-	[OVS_CT_ATTR_LABEL]	= { .minlen = sizeof(struct md_label),
-				    .maxlen = sizeof(struct md_label) },
+	[OVS_CT_ATTR_LABELS]	= { .minlen = sizeof(struct md_labels),
+				    .maxlen = sizeof(struct md_labels) },
 	[OVS_CT_ATTR_HELPER]	= { .minlen = 1,
 				    .maxlen = NF_CT_HELPER_NAME_LEN }
 };
@@ -576,8 +601,8 @@ static int parse_ct(const struct nlattr *attr, struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
 		}
 
 		switch (type) {
-		case OVS_CT_ATTR_FLAGS:
-			info->flags = nla_get_u32(a);
+		case OVS_CT_ATTR_COMMIT:
+			info->commit = true;
 			break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
 		case OVS_CT_ATTR_ZONE:
@@ -588,15 +613,23 @@ static int parse_ct(const struct nlattr *attr, struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
 		case OVS_CT_ATTR_MARK: {
 			struct md_mark *mark = nla_data(a);
 
+			if (!mark->mask) {
+				OVS_NLERR(log, "ct_mark mask cannot be 0");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 			info->mark = *mark;
 			break;
 		}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS
-		case OVS_CT_ATTR_LABEL: {
-			struct md_label *label = nla_data(a);
+		case OVS_CT_ATTR_LABELS: {
+			struct md_labels *labels = nla_data(a);
 
-			info->label = *label;
+			if (!labels_nonzero(&labels->mask)) {
+				OVS_NLERR(log, "ct_labels mask cannot be 0");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			info->labels = *labels;
 			break;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -633,7 +666,7 @@ bool ovs_ct_verify(struct net *net, enum ovs_key_attr attr)
 	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK)
 		return true;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS) &&
-	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL) {
+	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS) {
 		struct ovs_net *ovs_net = net_generic(net, ovs_net_id);
 
 		return ovs_net->xt_label;
@@ -701,18 +734,19 @@ int ovs_ct_action_to_attr(const struct ovs_conntrack_info *ct_info,
 	if (!start)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	if (nla_put_u32(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_FLAGS, ct_info->flags))
+	if (ct_info->commit && nla_put_flag(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_COMMIT))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES) &&
 	    nla_put_u16(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_ZONE, ct_info->zone.id))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK) &&
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK) && ct_info->mark.mask &&
 	    nla_put(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_MARK, sizeof(ct_info->mark),
 		    &ct_info->mark))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS) &&
-	    nla_put(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_LABEL, sizeof(ct_info->label),
-		    &ct_info->label))
+	    labels_nonzero(&ct_info->labels.mask) &&
+	    nla_put(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_LABELS, sizeof(ct_info->labels),
+		    &ct_info->labels))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 	if (ct_info->helper) {
 		if (nla_put_string(skb, OVS_CT_ATTR_HELPER,
@@ -742,7 +776,7 @@ static void __ovs_ct_free_action(struct ovs_conntrack_info *ct_info)
 
 void ovs_ct_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	unsigned int n_bits = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_label) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	unsigned int n_bits = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_labels) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
 	struct ovs_net *ovs_net = net_generic(net, ovs_net_id);
 
 	if (nf_connlabels_get(net, n_bits)) {
diff --git a/datapath/conntrack.h b/datapath/conntrack.h
index 082c92ca4651..340eec621f70 100644
--- a/datapath/conntrack.h
+++ b/datapath/conntrack.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *, struct sk_buff *, struct sw_flow_key *,
 void ovs_ct_fill_key(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key);
 int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ovs_ct_free_action(const struct nlattr *a);
+
+#define CT_SUPPORTED_MASK (OVS_CS_F_NEW | OVS_CS_F_ESTABLISHED | \
+			   OVS_CS_F_RELATED | OVS_CS_F_REPLY_DIR | \
+			   OVS_CS_F_INVALID | OVS_CS_F_TRACKED)
 #else
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ static inline int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 struct sw_flow_key *key,
 				 const struct ovs_conntrack_info *info)
 {
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ static inline void ovs_ct_fill_key(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	key->ct.state = 0;
 	key->ct.zone = 0;
 	key->ct.mark = 0;
-	memset(&key->ct.label, 0, sizeof(key->ct.label));
+	memset(&key->ct.labels, 0, sizeof(key->ct.labels));
 }
 
 static inline int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key,
@@ -83,5 +88,7 @@ static inline int ovs_ct_put_key(const struct sw_flow_key *key,
 }
 
 static inline void ovs_ct_free_action(const struct nlattr *a) { }
+
+#define CT_SUPPORTED_MASK 0
 #endif
 #endif /* ovs_conntrack.h */
diff --git a/datapath/flow.h b/datapath/flow.h
index f724ce6c317d..c0b628a2948f 100644
--- a/datapath/flow.h
+++ b/datapath/flow.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct sw_flow_key {
 		u16 zone;
 		u32 mark;
 		u8 state;
-		struct ovs_key_ct_label label;
+		struct ovs_key_ct_labels labels;
 	} ct;
 
 } __aligned(BITS_PER_LONG/8); /* Ensure that we can do comparisons as longs. */
diff --git a/datapath/flow_netlink.c b/datapath/flow_netlink.c
index d87b5b009d73..0a9eb4514f21 100644
--- a/datapath/flow_netlink.c
+++ b/datapath/flow_netlink.c
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ size_t ovs_key_attr_size(void)
 		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_SKB_MARK */
 		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_DP_HASH */
 		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_RECIRC_ID */
-		+ nla_total_size(1)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE */
+		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE */
 		+ nla_total_size(2)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE */
 		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK */
-		+ nla_total_size(16)  /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL */
+		+ nla_total_size(16)  /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS */
 		+ nla_total_size(12)  /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_ETHERNET */
 		+ nla_total_size(2)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_ETHERTYPE */
 		+ nla_total_size(4)   /* OVS_KEY_ATTR_VLAN */
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ static const struct ovs_len_tbl ovs_key_lens[OVS_KEY_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL]	 = { .len = OVS_ATTR_NESTED,
 				     .next = ovs_tunnel_key_lens, },
 	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_MPLS]	 = { .len = sizeof(struct ovs_key_mpls) },
-	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]	 = { .len = sizeof(u8) },
+	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]	 = { .len = sizeof(u32) },
 	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ZONE]	 = { .len = sizeof(u16) },
 	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK]	 = { .len = sizeof(u32) },
-	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL]	 = { .len = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_label) },
+	[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS] = { .len = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_labels) },
 };
 
 static bool check_attr_len(unsigned int attr_len, unsigned int expected_len)
@@ -815,7 +815,13 @@ static int metadata_from_nlattrs(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_match *match,
 
 	if (*attrs & (1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE) &&
 	    ovs_ct_verify(net, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE)) {
-		u8 ct_state = nla_get_u8(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]);
+		u32 ct_state = nla_get_u32(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE]);
+
+		if (ct_state & ~CT_SUPPORTED_MASK) {
+			OVS_NLERR(log, "ct_state flags %08x unsupported",
+				  ct_state);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		SW_FLOW_KEY_PUT(match, ct.state, ct_state, is_mask);
 		*attrs &= ~(1ULL << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE);
@@ -834,14 +840,14 @@ static int metadata_from_nlattrs(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_match *match,
 		SW_FLOW_KEY_PUT(match, ct.mark, mark, is_mask);
 		*attrs &= ~(1ULL << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK);
 	}
-	if (*attrs & (1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL) &&
-	    ovs_ct_verify(net, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL)) {
-		const struct ovs_key_ct_label *cl;
+	if (*attrs & (1 << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS) &&
+	    ovs_ct_verify(net, OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS)) {
+		const struct ovs_key_ct_labels *cl;
 
-		cl = nla_data(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL]);
-		SW_FLOW_KEY_MEMCPY(match, ct.label, cl->ct_label,
+		cl = nla_data(a[OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS]);
+		SW_FLOW_KEY_MEMCPY(match, ct.labels, cl->ct_labels,
 				   sizeof(*cl), is_mask);
-		*attrs &= ~(1ULL << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL);
+		*attrs &= ~(1ULL << OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1095,6 +1101,9 @@ static void nlattr_set(struct nlattr *attr, u8 val,
 		} else {
 			memset(nla_data(nla), val, nla_len(nla));
 		}
+
+		if (nla_type(nla) == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_STATE)
+			*(u32 *)nla_data(nla) &= CT_SUPPORTED_MASK;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1979,7 +1988,7 @@ static int validate_set(const struct nlattr *a,
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_PRIORITY:
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_SKB_MARK:
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK:
-	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABEL:
+	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS:
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_ETHERNET:
 		break;
 
diff --git a/datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/openvswitch.h b/datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/openvswitch.h
index 3e2c9e53bb18..3b39ebbc3d6a 100644
--- a/datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/openvswitch.h
+++ b/datapath/linux/compat/include/linux/openvswitch.h
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ struct ovs_action_push_tnl {
  * enum ovs_ct_attr - Attributes for %OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CT action.
  * @OVS_CT_ATTR_COMMIT: If present, commits the connection to the conntrack
  * table. This allows future packets for the same connection to be identified
- * as 'established' or 'related'.
+ * as 'established' or 'related'. The flow key for the current packet will
+ * retain the pre-commit connection state.
  * @OVS_CT_ATTR_ZONE: u16 connection tracking zone.
  * @OVS_CT_ATTR_MARK: u32 value followed by u32 mask. For each bit set in the
  * mask, the corresponding bit in the value is copied to the connection
