diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.actions b/Shorewall/lib.actions
index a20c29f61..d16248b70 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.actions
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.actions
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 # (either explicitly specified or defaulted).
 #
 
+#
+# Function to create/find appropriate action chain -- callable in user scripts
+# that want to invoke an action.
+#
+get_actionchain() # $1 = Action from a rule, including log level and tag if any
+{
+    if list_search ${1%%:*} $ACTIONS; then
+	if ! list_search $1 $USEDACTIONS; then
+	    createactionchain $1
+	    USEDACTIONS="$USEDACTIONS $1"
+	fi
+
+	echo $(find_logactionchain $1)
+    fi
+}
+
 #
 # Add one Filter Rule from an action -- Helper function for the action file processor
 #
@@ -716,8 +732,8 @@ process_actions2() {
 }
 
 #
-# process_action3() is in the compiler. What follows is called from that function when the action
-#                   being processed is not a builtin.
+# process_actions3() is in the compiler. What follows is called from that function when the action
+#                    being processed is not a builtin.
 
 process_action3() {