diff --git a/config/action.d/nftables.conf b/config/action.d/nftables.conf
index 9ee55e89..c1fb8550 100644
--- a/config/action.d/nftables.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/nftables.conf
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ _nft_del_set = { %(_nft_list)s | %(_nft_get_handle_id)s; } | while read -r hdl;
                <nftables> delete rule <table_family> <table> <chain> $hdl; done
               <nftables> delete set <table_family> <table> <addr_set>
 
+# Option:  _nft_shutdown_table
+# Notes.:  command executed after the stop in order to delete table (it checks that no sets are available):
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+_nft_shutdown_table = { <nftables> list table <table_family> <table> | grep -qP '^\s+set\s+'; } || {
+                        <nftables> delete table <table_family> <table>
+                      }
+
 # Option:  actionstart
 # Notes.:  command executed on demand at the first ban (or at the start of Fail2Ban if actionstart_on_demand is set to false).
 # Values:  CMD
@@ -86,6 +94,7 @@ actionflush = { <nftables> flush set <table_family> <table> <addr_set> 2> /dev/n
 # Values:  CMD
 #
 actionstop = %(_nft_del_set)s
+             <_nft_shutdown_table>
 
 # Option:  actioncheck
 # Notes.:  command executed once before each actionban command