diff --git a/Shorewall/Actions/action.IfEvent b/Shorewall/Actions/action.IfEvent
index b40d5a96d..5f245ed22 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Actions/action.IfEvent
+++ b/Shorewall/Actions/action.IfEvent
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ if ( $command & $REAP_OPT ) {
 
 $duration .= '--rttl ' if $command & $TTL_OPT;
 
+if ( ( $targets{$action} || 0 ) & NATRULE ) {
+    perl_action_helper( "${action}-", "-m recent --rcheck ${duration}--hitcount $hitcount" );
+    $action = 'ACCEPT';
+}
+
 if ( $command & $RESET_CMD ) {
     require_capability 'MARK_ANYWHERE', '"reset"', 's';
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Actions/action.ResetEvent b/Shorewall/Actions/action.ResetEvent
index a68726f6d..61ba27fef 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Actions/action.ResetEvent
+++ b/Shorewall/Actions/action.ResetEvent
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ fatal_error "Invalid Src or Dest ($destination)" unless $destination =~ /^(?:src
 set_action_disposition( $disposition) if supplied $disposition;
 set_action_name_to_caller;
 
+if ( ( $targets{$action} || 0 ) & NATRULE ) {
+    perl_action_helper( "${action}-", "" );
+    $action = 'ACCEPT';
+}
+
 if ( $destination eq 'dst' ) {
     perl_action_helper( $action, '', '', "-m recent --name $event --remove --rdest" );
 } else {
diff --git a/Shorewall/Actions/action.SetEvent b/Shorewall/Actions/action.SetEvent
index 503a4e889..1fb1e7fcd 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Actions/action.SetEvent
+++ b/Shorewall/Actions/action.SetEvent
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ fatal_error "Invalid Src or Dest ($destination)" unless $destination =~ /^(?:src
 set_action_disposition( $disposition) if supplied $disposition;
 set_action_name_to_caller;
 
+if ( ( $targets{$action} || 0 ) & NATRULE ) {
+    perl_action_helper( "${action}-", "" );
+    $action = 'ACCEPT';
+}
+
 if ( $destination eq 'dst' ) {
     perl_action_helper( $action, '', '', "-m recent --name $event --set --rdest" );
 } else {