diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index 408d420be6..9a30c2b78f 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -876,9 +876,24 @@ void zsend_iptable_notify_owner(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx,
 	struct stream *s;
 	struct zebra_pbr_iptable ipt;
 	uint16_t cmd = ZEBRA_IPTABLE_NOTIFY_OWNER;
+	struct zebra_pbr_iptable *ipt_hash;
+	enum dplane_op_e op = dplane_ctx_get_op(ctx);
 
 	dplane_ctx_get_pbr_iptable(ctx, &ipt);
 
+	ipt_hash = hash_lookup(zrouter.iptable_hash, &ipt);
+	if (ipt_hash) {
+		if (op == DPLANE_OP_IPTABLE_ADD &&
+		    CHECK_FLAG(ipt_hash->internal_flags,
+			       IPTABLE_INSTALL_QUEUED))
+			UNSET_FLAG(ipt_hash->internal_flags,
+				   IPTABLE_INSTALL_QUEUED);
+		else if (op == DPLANE_OP_IPTABLE_DELETE &&
+			 CHECK_FLAG(ipt_hash->internal_flags,
+				    IPTABLE_UNINSTALL_QUEUED))
+			UNSET_FLAG(ipt_hash->internal_flags,
+				   IPTABLE_UNINSTALL_QUEUED);
+	}
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_PACKET)
 		zlog_debug("%s: Notifying %s id %u note %u", __func__,
 			   zserv_command_string(cmd), ipt.unique, note);
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
index 4e753c9d1a..0da44e3c4e 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
@@ -4550,6 +4550,17 @@ iptable_update_internal(enum dplane_op_e op, struct zebra_pbr_iptable *iptable)
 	struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
+	if ((op == DPLANE_OP_IPTABLE_ADD &&
+	     CHECK_FLAG(iptable->internal_flags, IPTABLE_INSTALL_QUEUED)) ||
+	    (op == DPLANE_OP_IPTABLE_DELETE &&
+	     CHECK_FLAG(iptable->internal_flags, IPTABLE_UNINSTALL_QUEUED))) {
+		if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_DPLANE_DETAIL)
+			zlog_debug(
+				"update dplane ctx %s: iptable %s already in progress",
+				dplane_op2str(op), iptable->ipset_name);
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	ctx = dplane_ctx_alloc();
 
 	ret = dplane_ctx_iptable_init(ctx, op, iptable);
@@ -4562,14 +4573,19 @@ done:
 	atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&zdplane_info.dg_iptable_in, 1,
 				  memory_order_relaxed);
 
-	if (ret == AOK)
+	if (ret == AOK) {
 		result = ZEBRA_DPLANE_REQUEST_QUEUED;
-	else {
+		if (op == DPLANE_OP_IPTABLE_ADD)
+			SET_FLAG(iptable->internal_flags,
+				 IPTABLE_INSTALL_QUEUED);
+		else
+			SET_FLAG(iptable->internal_flags,
+				 IPTABLE_UNINSTALL_QUEUED);
+	} else {
 		atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&zdplane_info.dg_iptable_errors, 1,
 					  memory_order_relaxed);
 		dplane_ctx_free(&ctx);
 	}
-
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_pbr.c b/zebra/zebra_pbr.c
index e66d7aaf5c..bb963bcc23 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_pbr.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_pbr.c
@@ -812,8 +812,11 @@ static void *pbr_iptable_alloc_intern(void *arg)
 
 void zebra_pbr_add_iptable(struct zebra_pbr_iptable *iptable)
 {
-	(void)hash_get(zrouter.iptable_hash, iptable, pbr_iptable_alloc_intern);
-	(void)dplane_pbr_iptable_add(iptable);
+	struct zebra_pbr_iptable *ipt_hash;
+
+	ipt_hash = hash_get(zrouter.iptable_hash, iptable,
+			    pbr_iptable_alloc_intern);
+	(void)dplane_pbr_iptable_add(ipt_hash);
 }
 
 void zebra_pbr_del_iptable(struct zebra_pbr_iptable *iptable)
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_pbr.h b/zebra/zebra_pbr.h
index c5102df4fa..33b8162a88 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_pbr.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_pbr.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ struct zebra_pbr_iptable {
 
 	struct list *interface_name_list;
 
+#define IPTABLE_INSTALL_QUEUED 1 << 1
+#define IPTABLE_UNINSTALL_QUEUED 1 << 2
+	uint8_t internal_flags;
 	char ipset_name[ZEBRA_IPSET_NAME_SIZE];
 };