diff --git a/iptables.changes b/iptables.changes
index 0d15c4c..9f4538c 100644
--- a/iptables.changes
+++ b/iptables.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 13 14:29:48 UTC 2023 - Danilo Spinella <danilo.spinella@suse.com>
+
+- Use nftables backend by default when nftables is installed, bsc#1206383
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 12 22:58:50 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index 813d6a8..012b16a 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnfnetlink) >= 1.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnftnl) >= 1.1.6
 Requires:       netcfg >= 11.6
 Requires:       xtables-plugins = %version-%release
+Requires:       (iptables-backend-nft if nftables)
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 Requires:       alts
 BuildRequires:  alts