diff --git a/pyroute2/iproute/linux.py b/pyroute2/iproute/linux.py
index 4edc17ba8..64075ba2c 100644
--- a/pyroute2/iproute/linux.py
+++ b/pyroute2/iproute/linux.py
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ async def rule(self, command, **kwarg):
             'del': (RTM_DELRULE, 'req'),
             'remove': (RTM_DELRULE, 'req'),
             'delete': (RTM_DELRULE, 'req'),
-            'dump': (RTM_GETRULE, 'dump'),
+            'dump': (RTM_GETRULE, 'root'),
         }
         if isinstance(kwarg.get('match'), str):
             kwarg['match'] = {'ifname': kwarg['match']}
diff --git a/pyroute2/netlink/nlsocket.py b/pyroute2/netlink/nlsocket.py
index 88944af19..211d561c7 100644
--- a/pyroute2/netlink/nlsocket.py
+++ b/pyroute2/netlink/nlsocket.py
@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@
     NETLINK_LISTEN_ALL_NSID,
     NLM_F_ACK,
     NLM_F_APPEND,
+    NLM_F_ATOMIC,
     NLM_F_CREATE,
     NLM_F_DUMP,
     NLM_F_ECHO,
     NLM_F_EXCL,
     NLM_F_REPLACE,
     NLM_F_REQUEST,
+    NLM_F_ROOT,
     SOL_NETLINK,
 )
 from pyroute2.netlink.core import (
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ class NetlinkRequest:
     # request flags
     flags = {
         'dump': NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP,
+        'root': NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ROOT | NLM_F_ATOMIC,
         'get': NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK,
         'req': NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK,
     }
diff --git a/pyroute2/requests/rule.py b/pyroute2/requests/rule.py
index e52f819ff..e92d54b57 100644
--- a/pyroute2/requests/rule.py
+++ b/pyroute2/requests/rule.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class RuleIPRouteFilter(IPRouteFilter):
     def get_table(self, context, mode):
         table = context.get('table', 0)
         if mode == 'field':
-            return table if 0 < table < 255 else 254
+            return table if 0 <= table <= 255 else 252
         return table
 
     def set_action(self, context, value):