diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index eb0bec043c96..0ac795b41ab8 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ struct ip_vs_dest {
 	volatile unsigned int	flags;		/* dest status flags */
 	atomic_t		conn_flags;	/* flags to copy to conn */
 	atomic_t		weight;		/* server weight */
+	atomic_t		last_weight;	/* server latest weight */
 
 	refcount_t		refcnt;		/* reference counter */
 	struct ip_vs_stats      stats;          /* statistics */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 5ebde4b15810..b91bb70ece92 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -821,6 +821,10 @@ __ip_vs_update_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
 	if (add && udest->af != svc->af)
 		ipvs->mixed_address_family_dests++;
 
+	/* keep the last_weight with latest non-0 weight */
+	if (add || udest->weight != 0)
+		atomic_set(&dest->last_weight, udest->weight);
+
 	/* set the weight and the flags */
 	atomic_set(&dest->weight, udest->weight);
 	conn_flags = udest->conn_flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_DEST_MASK;