diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 66539a37..09be05be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ ver. 1.1.1-dev-1 (20??/??/??) - development nightly edition
 * `paths-debian.conf`:
   - default banactions are `nftables`
   - sshd backend switched to `systemd` (gh-3292)
+* `action.d/firewallcmd-ipset.conf`:
+  - rename `ipsettype` to `ipsetbackend` (gh-2620), parameter `ipsettype` will be used now to the real set type (gh-3760)
 
 ### New Features and Enhancements
+* `action.d/*-ipset.conf`:
+  - parameter `ipsettype` to set type of ipset, e. g. hash:ip, hash:net, etc (gh-3760)
 
 
 ver. 1.1.0 (2024/04/25) - object-found--norad-59479-cospar-2024-069a--altitude-36267km
diff --git a/config/action.d/firewallcmd-ipset.conf b/config/action.d/firewallcmd-ipset.conf
index c5282c62..ed498084 100644
--- a/config/action.d/firewallcmd-ipset.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/firewallcmd-ipset.conf
@@ -18,24 +18,24 @@ before = firewallcmd-common.conf
 
 [Definition]
 
-actionstart = <ipstype_<ipsettype>/actionstart>
+actionstart = <ipsbackend_<ipsetbackend>/actionstart>
               firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule <family> filter <chain> 0 <actiontype> -m set --match-set <ipmset> src -j <blocktype>
 
-actionflush = <ipstype_<ipsettype>/actionflush>
+actionflush = <ipsbackend_<ipsetbackend>/actionflush>
 
 actionstop = firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rule <family> filter <chain> 0 <actiontype> -m set --match-set <ipmset> src -j <blocktype>
              <actionflush>
-             <ipstype_<ipsettype>/actionstop>
+             <ipsbackend_<ipsetbackend>/actionstop>
 
-actionban = <ipstype_<ipsettype>/actionban>
+actionban = <ipsbackend_<ipsetbackend>/actionban>
 
 # actionprolong = %(actionban)s
 
-actionunban = <ipstype_<ipsettype>/actionunban>
+actionunban = <ipsbackend_<ipsetbackend>/actionunban>
 
-[ipstype_ipset]
+[ipsbackend_ipset]
 
-actionstart = ipset -exist create <ipmset> hash:ip timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem> <familyopt>
+actionstart = ipset -exist create <ipmset> <ipsettype> timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem> <familyopt>
 
 actionflush = ipset flush <ipmset>
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ actionban = ipset -exist add <ipmset> <ip> timeout <ipsettime>
 
 actionunban = ipset -exist del <ipmset> <ip>
 
-[ipstype_firewalld]
+[ipsbackend_firewalld]
 
-actionstart = firewall-cmd --direct --new-ipset=<ipmset> --type=hash:ip --option=timeout=<default-ipsettime> --option=maxelem=<maxelem> <firewalld_familyopt>
+actionstart = firewall-cmd --direct --new-ipset=<ipmset> --type=<ipsettype> --option=timeout=<default-ipsettime> --option=maxelem=<maxelem> <firewalld_familyopt>
 
 # TODO: there doesn't seem to be an explicit way to invoke the ipset flush function using firewall-cmd
 actionflush = 
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ actionunban = firewall-cmd --ipset=<ipmset> --remove-entry=<ip>
 
 [Init]
 
+# Option: ipsettype
+# Notes:  specifies type of set, see `man --pager='less -p "^SET TYPES"' ipset` for details
+# Values: hash:ip, hash:net, etc... Default: hash:ip
+ipsettype = hash:ip
+
 # Option:  chain
 # Notes    specifies the iptables chain to which the fail2ban rules should be
 #          added
@@ -87,11 +92,11 @@ maxelem = 65536
 # banaction = %(known/banaction)s[ipsettime='<timeout-bantime>']
 timeout-bantime = $([ "<bantime>" -le 2147483 ] && echo "<bantime>" || echo 0)
 
-# Option: ipsettype
-# Notes.: defines type of ipset used for match-set (firewalld or ipset)
+# Option: ipsetbackend
+# Notes.: defines the backend of ipset used for match-set (firewalld or ipset)
 # Values: firewalld or ipset
 # Default: ipset
-ipsettype = ipset
+ipsetbackend = ipset
 
 # Option: actiontype
 # Notes.: defines additions to the blocking rule
diff --git a/config/action.d/iptables-ipset.conf b/config/action.d/iptables-ipset.conf
index 07f89415..89d90142 100644
--- a/config/action.d/iptables-ipset.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/iptables-ipset.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ before = iptables.conf
 # 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
 #
-actionstart = ipset -exist create <ipmset> hash:ip timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem> <familyopt>
+actionstart = ipset -exist create <ipmset> <ipsettype> timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem> <familyopt>
               <_ipt_add_rules>
 
 # Option:  actionflush
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ rule-jump = -m set --match-set <ipmset> src -j <blocktype>
 
 [Init]
 
+# Option: ipsettype
+# Notes:  specifies type of set, see `man --pager='less -p "^SET TYPES"' ipset` for details
+# Values: hash:ip, hash:net, etc... Default: hash:ip
+ipsettype = hash:ip
+
 # Option: default-ipsettime
 # Notes:  specifies default timeout in seconds (handled default ipset timeout only)
 # Values:  [ NUM ]  Default: 0 (no timeout, managed by fail2ban by unban)
diff --git a/config/action.d/shorewall-ipset-proto6.conf b/config/action.d/shorewall-ipset-proto6.conf
index fade8107..72e3fea9 100644
--- a/config/action.d/shorewall-ipset-proto6.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/shorewall-ipset-proto6.conf
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # Values:  CMD
 #
 actionstart = if ! ipset -quiet -name list f2b-<name> >/dev/null;
-              then ipset -quiet -exist create f2b-<name> hash:ip timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem>;
+              then ipset -quiet -exist create f2b-<name> <ipsettype> timeout <default-ipsettime> maxelem <maxelem>;
               fi
 
 # Option:  actionstop
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ timeout-bantime = $([ "<bantime>" -le 2147483 ] && echo "<bantime>" || echo 0)
 
 [Init]
 
+# Option: ipsettype
+# Notes:  specifies type of set, see `man --pager='less -p "^SET TYPES"' ipset` for details
+# Values: hash:ip, hash:net, etc... Default: hash:ip
+ipsettype = hash:ip
+
 # Option: maxelem
 # Notes:  maximal number of elements which can be stored in the ipset
 #         You may want to increase this for long-duration/high-volume jails