diff --git a/src/core/loopback-setup.c b/src/core/loopback-setup.c
index 9380d1b09d..d0585158c5 100644
--- a/src/core/loopback-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/loopback-setup.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int start_loopback(sd_netlink *rtnl, struct state *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, LOOPBACK_SETUP_TIMEOUT_USEC, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, LOOPBACK_SETUP_TIMEOUT_USEC);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int add_ipv4_address(sd_netlink *rtnl, struct state *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, USEC_INFINITY, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, USEC_INFINITY);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int add_ipv6_address(sd_netlink *rtnl, struct state *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, USEC_INFINITY, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, generic_handler, NULL, s, USEC_INFINITY);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/meson.build b/src/libsystemd/meson.build
index d95406e7ac..9d83bda2a6 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsystemd/meson.build
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ libsystemd_sources = files('''
         sd-netlink/local-addresses.h
         sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
         sd-netlink/netlink-message.c
+        sd-netlink/netlink-slot.c
+        sd-netlink/netlink-slot.h
         sd-netlink/netlink-socket.c
         sd-netlink/netlink-types.c
         sd-netlink/netlink-types.h
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
index 8b56d34220..d7fccad87e 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-internal.h
@@ -19,21 +19,41 @@
 
 struct reply_callback {
         sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback;
-        void *userdata;
         usec_t timeout;
         uint64_t serial;
         unsigned prioq_idx;
-        sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback;
 };
 
 struct match_callback {
         sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback;
         uint16_t type;
-        void *userdata;
 
         LIST_FIELDS(struct match_callback, match_callbacks);
 };
 
+typedef enum NetlinkSlotType {
+        NETLINK_REPLY_CALLBACK,
+        NETLINK_MATCH_CALLBACK,
+        _NETLINK_SLOT_INVALID = -1,
+} NetlinkSlotType;
+
+struct sd_netlink_slot {
+        unsigned n_ref;
+        sd_netlink *netlink;
+        void *userdata;
+        sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback;
+        NetlinkSlotType type:2;
+
+        bool floating:1;
+
+        LIST_FIELDS(sd_netlink_slot, slots);
+
+        union {
+                struct reply_callback reply_callback;
+                struct match_callback match_callback;
+        };
+};
+
 struct sd_netlink {
         RefCount n_ref;
 
@@ -69,6 +89,8 @@ struct sd_netlink {
 
         LIST_HEAD(struct match_callback, match_callbacks);
 
+        LIST_HEAD(sd_netlink_slot, slots);
+
         pid_t original_pid;
 
         sd_event_source *io_event_source;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18fcbe8818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "sd-netlink.h"
+
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "netlink-internal.h"
+#include "netlink-slot.h"
+
+sd_netlink_slot *netlink_slot_allocate(
+                sd_netlink *nl,
+                bool floating,
+                NetlinkSlotType type,
+                size_t extra,
+                sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback,
+                void *userdata) {
+
+        sd_netlink_slot *slot;
+
+        assert(nl);
+
+        slot = malloc0(offsetof(sd_netlink_slot, reply_callback) + extra);
+        if (!slot)
+                return NULL;
+
+        slot->n_ref = 1;
+        slot->netlink = nl;
+        slot->userdata = userdata;
+        slot->destroy_callback = destroy_callback;
+        slot->type = type;
+        slot->floating = floating;
+
+        if (!floating)
+                sd_netlink_ref(nl);
+
+        LIST_PREPEND(slots, nl->slots, slot);
+
+        return slot;
+}
+
+void netlink_slot_disconnect(sd_netlink_slot *slot, bool unref) {
+        sd_netlink *nl;
+
+        assert(slot);
+
+        nl = slot->netlink;
+        if (!nl)
+                return;
+
+        switch (slot->type) {
+
+        case NETLINK_REPLY_CALLBACK:
+                (void) hashmap_remove(nl->reply_callbacks, &slot->reply_callback.serial);
+
+                if (slot->reply_callback.timeout != 0)
+                        prioq_remove(nl->reply_callbacks_prioq, &slot->reply_callback, &slot->reply_callback.prioq_idx);
+
+                break;
+        case NETLINK_MATCH_CALLBACK:
+                LIST_REMOVE(match_callbacks, nl->match_callbacks, &slot->match_callback);
+
+                switch (slot->match_callback.type) {
+                case RTM_NEWLINK:
+                case RTM_DELLINK:
+                        (void) socket_broadcast_group_unref(nl, RTNLGRP_LINK);
+
+                        break;
+                case RTM_NEWADDR:
+                case RTM_DELADDR:
+                        (void) socket_broadcast_group_unref(nl, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR);
+                        (void) socket_broadcast_group_unref(nl, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR);
+
+                        break;
+                case RTM_NEWROUTE:
+                case RTM_DELROUTE:
+                        (void) socket_broadcast_group_unref(nl, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE);
+                        (void) socket_broadcast_group_unref(nl, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE);
+
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                break;
+        default:
+                assert_not_reached("Wut? Unknown slot type?");
+        }
+
+        slot->type = _NETLINK_SLOT_INVALID;
+        slot->netlink = NULL;
+        LIST_REMOVE(slots, nl->slots, slot);
+
+        if (!slot->floating)
+                sd_netlink_unref(nl);
+        else if (unref)
+                sd_netlink_slot_unref(slot);
+}
+
+static sd_netlink_slot* netlink_slot_free(sd_netlink_slot *slot) {
+        assert(slot);
+
+        netlink_slot_disconnect(slot, false);
+
+        if (slot->destroy_callback)
+                slot->destroy_callback(slot->userdata);
+
+        return mfree(slot);
+}
+
+DEFINE_PUBLIC_TRIVIAL_REF_UNREF_FUNC(sd_netlink_slot, sd_netlink_slot, netlink_slot_free);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7d084a205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-slot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "sd-netlink.h"
+
+sd_netlink_slot *netlink_slot_allocate(
+                sd_netlink *nl,
+                bool floating,
+                NetlinkSlotType type,
+                size_t extra,
+                sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback,
+                void *userdata);
+void netlink_slot_disconnect(sd_netlink_slot *slot, bool unref);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/sd-netlink.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/sd-netlink.c
index 6c8740097d..9484446ca1 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/sd-netlink.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/sd-netlink.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "missing.h"
 #include "netlink-internal.h"
+#include "netlink-slot.h"
 #include "netlink-util.h"
 #include "process-util.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
@@ -148,8 +149,7 @@ int sd_netlink_inc_rcvbuf(sd_netlink *rtnl, size_t size) {
 }
 
 static sd_netlink *netlink_free(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
-        struct reply_callback *c;
-        struct match_callback *f;
+        sd_netlink_slot *s;
         unsigned i;
 
         assert(rtnl);
@@ -164,10 +164,9 @@ static sd_netlink *netlink_free(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
 
         free(rtnl->rbuffer);
 
-        while ((c = hashmap_steal_first(rtnl->reply_callbacks))) {
-                if (c->destroy_callback)
-                        c->destroy_callback(c->userdata);
-                free(c);
+        while ((s = rtnl->slots)) {
+                assert(s->floating);
+                netlink_slot_disconnect(s, true);
         }
         hashmap_free(rtnl->reply_callbacks);
         prioq_free(rtnl->reply_callbacks_prioq);
@@ -176,9 +175,6 @@ static sd_netlink *netlink_free(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
         sd_event_source_unref(rtnl->time_event_source);
         sd_event_unref(rtnl->event);
 
-        while ((f = rtnl->match_callbacks))
-                sd_netlink_remove_match(rtnl, f->type, f->callback, f->userdata);
-
         hashmap_free(rtnl->broadcast_group_refs);
 
         safe_close(rtnl->fd);
@@ -281,6 +277,7 @@ static int dispatch_rqueue(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message **message) {
 static int process_timeout(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *m = NULL;
         struct reply_callback *c;
+        sd_netlink_slot *slot;
         usec_t n;
         int r;
 
@@ -299,22 +296,24 @@ static int process_timeout(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
                 return r;
 
         assert_se(prioq_pop(rtnl->reply_callbacks_prioq) == c);
+        c->timeout = 0;
         hashmap_remove(rtnl->reply_callbacks, &c->serial);
 
-        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, c->userdata);
+        slot = container_of(c, sd_netlink_slot, reply_callback);
+
+        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, slot->userdata);
         if (r < 0)
                 log_debug_errno(r, "sd-netlink: timedout callback failed: %m");
 
-        if (c->destroy_callback)
-                c->destroy_callback(c->userdata);
-
-        free(c);
+        if (slot->floating)
+                netlink_slot_disconnect(slot, true);
 
         return 1;
 }
 
 static int process_reply(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m) {
-        _cleanup_free_ struct reply_callback *c = NULL;
+        struct reply_callback *c;
+        sd_netlink_slot *slot;
         uint64_t serial;
         uint16_t type;
         int r;
@@ -327,28 +326,33 @@ static int process_reply(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m) {
         if (!c)
                 return 0;
 
-        if (c->timeout != 0)
+        if (c->timeout != 0) {
                 prioq_remove(rtnl->reply_callbacks_prioq, c, &c->prioq_idx);
+                c->timeout = 0;
+        }
 
         r = sd_netlink_message_get_type(m, &type);
         if (r < 0)
-                return 0;
+                return r;
 
         if (type == NLMSG_DONE)
                 m = NULL;
 
-        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, c->userdata);
+        slot = container_of(c, sd_netlink_slot, reply_callback);
+
+        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, slot->userdata);
         if (r < 0)
                 log_debug_errno(r, "sd-netlink: callback failed: %m");
 
-        if (c->destroy_callback)
-                c->destroy_callback(c->userdata);
+        if (slot->floating)
+                netlink_slot_disconnect(slot, true);
 
         return 1;
 }
 
 static int process_match(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m) {
         struct match_callback *c;
+        sd_netlink_slot *slot;
         uint16_t type;
         int r;
 
@@ -361,7 +365,9 @@ static int process_match(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m) {
 
         LIST_FOREACH(match_callbacks, c, rtnl->match_callbacks) {
                 if (type == c->type) {
-                        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, c->userdata);
+                        slot = container_of(c, sd_netlink_slot, match_callback);
+
+                        r = c->callback(rtnl, m, slot->userdata);
                         if (r != 0) {
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         log_debug_errno(r, "sd-netlink: match callback failed: %m");
@@ -508,13 +514,13 @@ static int timeout_compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
 
 int sd_netlink_call_async(
                 sd_netlink *nl,
+                sd_netlink_slot **ret_slot,
                 sd_netlink_message *m,
                 sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
                 sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback,
                 void *userdata,
-                uint64_t usec,
-                uint32_t *serial) {
-        _cleanup_free_ struct reply_callback *c = NULL;
+                uint64_t usec) {
+        _cleanup_free_ sd_netlink_slot *slot = NULL;
         uint32_t s;
         int r, k;
 
@@ -533,65 +539,39 @@ int sd_netlink_call_async(
                         return r;
         }
 
-        c = new(struct reply_callback, 1);
-        if (!c)
+        slot = netlink_slot_allocate(nl, !ret_slot, NETLINK_REPLY_CALLBACK, sizeof(struct reply_callback), destroy_callback, userdata);
+        if (!slot)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        *c = (struct reply_callback) {
-                .callback = callback,
-                .userdata = userdata,
-                .timeout = calc_elapse(usec),
-                .destroy_callback = destroy_callback,
-        };
+        slot->reply_callback.callback = callback;
+        slot->reply_callback.timeout = calc_elapse(usec);
 
         k = sd_netlink_send(nl, m, &s);
         if (k < 0)
                 return k;
 
-        c->serial = s;
+        slot->reply_callback.serial = s;
 
-        r = hashmap_put(nl->reply_callbacks, &c->serial, c);
+        r = hashmap_put(nl->reply_callbacks, &slot->reply_callback.serial, &slot->reply_callback);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        if (c->timeout != 0) {
-                r = prioq_put(nl->reply_callbacks_prioq, c, &c->prioq_idx);
+        if (slot->reply_callback.timeout != 0) {
+                r = prioq_put(nl->reply_callbacks_prioq, &slot->reply_callback, &slot->reply_callback.prioq_idx);
                 if (r < 0) {
-                        (void) hashmap_remove(nl->reply_callbacks, &c->serial);
+                        (void) hashmap_remove(nl->reply_callbacks, &slot->reply_callback.serial);
                         return r;
                 }
         }
 
-        if (serial)
-                *serial = s;
+        if (ret_slot)
+                *ret_slot = slot;
 
-        TAKE_PTR(c);
+        TAKE_PTR(slot);
 
         return k;
 }
 
-int sd_netlink_call_async_cancel(sd_netlink *nl, uint32_t serial) {
-        struct reply_callback *c;
-        uint64_t s = serial;
-
-        assert_return(nl, -EINVAL);
-        assert_return(serial != 0, -EINVAL);
-        assert_return(!rtnl_pid_changed(nl), -ECHILD);
-
-        c = hashmap_remove(nl->reply_callbacks, &s);
-        if (!c)
-                return 0;
-
-        if (c->timeout != 0)
-                prioq_remove(nl->reply_callbacks_prioq, c, &c->prioq_idx);
-
-        if (c->destroy_callback)
-                c->destroy_callback(c->userdata);
-
-        free(c);
-        return 1;
-}
-
 int sd_netlink_call(sd_netlink *rtnl,
                 sd_netlink_message *message,
                 uint64_t usec,
@@ -834,26 +814,26 @@ int sd_netlink_detach_event(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int sd_netlink_add_match(sd_netlink *rtnl,
-                      uint16_t type,
-                      sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
-                      void *userdata) {
-        _cleanup_free_ struct match_callback *c = NULL;
+int sd_netlink_add_match(
+                sd_netlink *rtnl,
+                sd_netlink_slot **ret_slot,
+                uint16_t type,
+                sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
+                sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback,
+                void *userdata) {
+        _cleanup_free_ sd_netlink_slot *slot = NULL;
         int r;
 
         assert_return(rtnl, -EINVAL);
         assert_return(callback, -EINVAL);
         assert_return(!rtnl_pid_changed(rtnl), -ECHILD);
 
-        c = new(struct match_callback, 1);
-        if (!c)
+        slot = netlink_slot_allocate(rtnl, !ret_slot, NETLINK_MATCH_CALLBACK, sizeof(struct match_callback), destroy_callback, userdata);
+        if (!slot)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        *c = (struct match_callback) {
-                .callback = callback,
-                .type = type,
-                .userdata = userdata,
-        };
+        slot->match_callback.callback = callback;
+        slot->match_callback.type = type;
 
         switch (type) {
                 case RTM_NEWLINK:
@@ -898,64 +878,12 @@ int sd_netlink_add_match(sd_netlink *rtnl,
                         return -EOPNOTSUPP;
         }
 
-        LIST_PREPEND(match_callbacks, rtnl->match_callbacks, c);
+        LIST_PREPEND(match_callbacks, rtnl->match_callbacks, &slot->match_callback);
 
-        c = NULL;
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
-int sd_netlink_remove_match(sd_netlink *rtnl,
-                         uint16_t type,
-                         sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
-                         void *userdata) {
-        struct match_callback *c;
-        int r;
-
-        assert_return(rtnl, -EINVAL);
-        assert_return(callback, -EINVAL);
-        assert_return(!rtnl_pid_changed(rtnl), -ECHILD);
-
-        LIST_FOREACH(match_callbacks, c, rtnl->match_callbacks)
-                if (c->callback == callback && c->type == type && c->userdata == userdata) {
-                        LIST_REMOVE(match_callbacks, rtnl->match_callbacks, c);
-                        free(c);
-
-                        switch (type) {
-                                case RTM_NEWLINK:
-                                case RTM_DELLINK:
-                                        r = socket_broadcast_group_unref(rtnl, RTNLGRP_LINK);
-                                        if (r < 0)
-                                                return r;
-
-                                        break;
-                                case RTM_NEWADDR:
-                                case RTM_DELADDR:
-                                        r = socket_broadcast_group_unref(rtnl, RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR);
-                                        if (r < 0)
-                                                return r;
-
-                                        r = socket_broadcast_group_unref(rtnl, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR);
-                                        if (r < 0)
-                                                return r;
-
-                                        break;
-                                case RTM_NEWROUTE:
-                                case RTM_DELROUTE:
-                                        r = socket_broadcast_group_unref(rtnl, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE);
-                                        if (r < 0)
-                                                return r;
-
-                                        r = socket_broadcast_group_unref(rtnl, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE);
-                                        if (r < 0)
-                                                return r;
-                                        break;
-                                default:
-                                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-                        }
-
-                        return 1;
-                }
+        if (ret_slot)
+                *ret_slot = slot;
+
+        TAKE_PTR(slot);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-netlink.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-netlink.c
index 710ed0d089..5fffb70119 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-netlink.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/test-netlink.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void test_event_loop(int ifindex) {
         assert_se(sd_netlink_open(&rtnl) >= 0);
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
 
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m, link_handler, NULL, ifname, 0, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, m, link_handler, NULL, ifname, 0) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(sd_event_default(&event) >= 0);
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void test_event_loop(int ifindex) {
 static void test_async(int ifindex) {
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_unrefp) sd_netlink *rtnl = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *m = NULL, *r = NULL;
-        uint32_t serial;
+        _cleanup_(sd_netlink_slot_unrefp) sd_netlink_slot *slot = NULL;
         char *ifname;
 
         ifname = strdup("lo");
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void test_async(int ifindex) {
 
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
 
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m, link_handler, NULL, ifname, 0, &serial) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, &slot, m, link_handler, NULL, ifname, 0) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(sd_netlink_wait(rtnl, 0) >= 0);
         assert_se(sd_netlink_process(rtnl, &r) >= 0);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void test_async_destroy_callback(int ifindex) {
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_unrefp) sd_netlink *rtnl = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *m = NULL, *r = NULL;
         _cleanup_(test_async_object_unrefp) struct test_async_object *t = NULL;
-        uint32_t serial;
+        _cleanup_(sd_netlink_slot_unrefp) sd_netlink_slot *slot = NULL;
         char *ifname;
 
         assert_se(t = new(struct test_async_object, 1));
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void test_async_destroy_callback(int ifindex) {
 
         /* destroy callback is called after processing message */
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0, &serial) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(t->n_ref == 1);
         assert_se(test_async_object_ref(t));
@@ -305,22 +305,22 @@ static void test_async_destroy_callback(int ifindex) {
 
         assert_se(!sd_netlink_message_unref(m));
 
-        /* destroy callback is called when asynchronous call is cancelled */
+        /* destroy callback is called when asynchronous call is cancelled, that is, slot is freed. */
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0, &serial) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, &slot, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(t->n_ref == 1);
         assert_se(test_async_object_ref(t));
         assert_se(t->n_ref == 2);
 
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async_cancel(rtnl, serial) >= 0);
+        assert_se(!(slot = sd_netlink_slot_unref(slot)));
         assert_se(t->n_ref == 1);
 
         assert_se(!sd_netlink_message_unref(m));
 
         /* destroy callback is also called by sd_netlink_unref() */
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0, &serial) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, m, link_handler2, test_async_object_destroy, t, 0) >= 0);
 
         assert_se(t->n_ref == 1);
         assert_se(test_async_object_ref(t));
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ static void test_pipe(int ifindex) {
         assert_se(sd_rtnl_message_new_link(rtnl, &m2, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex) >= 0);
 
         counter++;
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m1, pipe_handler, NULL, &counter, 0, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, m1, pipe_handler, NULL, &counter, 0) >= 0);
 
         counter++;
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, m2, pipe_handler, NULL, &counter, 0, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, m2, pipe_handler, NULL, &counter, 0) >= 0);
 
         while (counter > 0) {
                 assert_se(sd_netlink_wait(rtnl, 0) >= 0);
@@ -405,16 +405,17 @@ static void test_container(sd_netlink *rtnl) {
 }
 
 static void test_match(void) {
+        _cleanup_(sd_netlink_slot_unrefp) sd_netlink_slot *s1 = NULL, *s2 = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_unrefp) sd_netlink *rtnl = NULL;
 
         assert_se(sd_netlink_open(&rtnl) >= 0);
 
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL) >= 0);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, &s1, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, &s2, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL, NULL) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL, NULL) >= 0);
 
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_remove_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL) == 1);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_remove_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL) == 1);
-        assert_se(sd_netlink_remove_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, link_handler, NULL) == 0);
+        assert_se(!(s1 = sd_netlink_slot_unref(s1)));
+        assert_se(!(s2 = sd_netlink_slot_unref(s2)));
 
         assert_se((rtnl = sd_netlink_unref(rtnl)) == NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/bridge.c b/src/network/netdev/bridge.c
index ce9f75e27b..604a5e3f55 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/bridge.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/bridge.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ static int netdev_bridge_post_create(NetDev *netdev, Link *link, sd_netlink_mess
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not append IFLA_INFO_DATA attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, req, netdev_bridge_set_handler,
-                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, netdev_bridge_set_handler,
+                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/geneve.c b/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
index 9350f0257a..e7c8afd936 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ static int netdev_geneve_create(NetDev *netdev) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not append IFLA_LINKINFO attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, m, geneve_netdev_create_handler,
-                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, geneve_netdev_create_handler,
+                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/netdev.c b/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
index 9b956ff66d..023cc922d5 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static int netdev_enslave_ready(NetDev *netdev, Link* link, sd_netlink_message_h
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not append IFLA_MASTER attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -534,15 +534,15 @@ static int netdev_create(NetDev *netdev, Link *link,
                         return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not append IFLA_LINKINFO attribute: %m");
 
                 if (link) {
-                        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, m, callback,
-                                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+                        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, callback,
+                                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
                         link_ref(link);
                 } else {
-                        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, m, netdev_create_handler,
-                                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0, NULL);
+                        r = sd_netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, netdev_create_handler,
+                                                  netdev_netlink_destroy_callback, netdev, 0);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return log_netdev_error_errno(netdev, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address-label.c b/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
index a0c4be3ef0..6265701e3f 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ int address_label_configure(
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not append IFA_ADDRESS attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 3ffd3fe4ab..f2fae866e2 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ int address_remove(
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not append IFA_LOCAL attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ int address_configure(
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0) {
                 address_release(address);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-brvlan.c b/src/network/networkd-brvlan.c
index 3707347a68..32e8547037 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-brvlan.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-brvlan.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ int br_vlan_configure(Link *link, uint16_t pvid, uint32_t *br_vid_bitmap, uint32
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not close IFLA_AF_SPEC container: %m");
 
         /* send message to the kernel */
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, set_brvlan_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, set_brvlan_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-fdb.c b/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
index 5112d91b90..337ff2e6ac 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ int fdb_entry_configure(Link *link, FdbEntry *fdb_entry) {
         }
 
         /* send message to the kernel to update its internal static MAC table. */
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, set_fdb_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, set_fdb_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ipv6-proxy-ndp.c b/src/network/networkd-ipv6-proxy-ndp.c
index 1dcdbad0be..11e1b8421f 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ipv6-proxy-ndp.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ipv6-proxy-ndp.c
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ int ipv6_proxy_ndp_address_configure(Link *link, IPv6ProxyNDPAddress *ipv6_proxy
         if (r < 0)
                 return rtnl_log_create_error(r);
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, req, set_ipv6_proxy_ndp_address_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(rtnl, NULL, req, set_ipv6_proxy_ndp_address_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 1f3204b486..e160d75a65 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -1340,8 +1340,8 @@ int link_set_mtu(Link *link, uint32_t mtu) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append MTU: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, set_mtu_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, set_mtu_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1411,8 +1411,8 @@ static int link_set_flags(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set link flags: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, set_flags_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, set_flags_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1487,8 +1487,8 @@ static int link_set_bridge(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_LINKINFO attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_set_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, link_set_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1540,8 +1540,8 @@ static int link_bond_set(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_INFO_DATA attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, set_flags_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, set_flags_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r,  "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1833,8 +1833,8 @@ int link_up(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not close IFLA_AF_SPEC container: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_up_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, link_up_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1859,8 +1859,8 @@ static int link_up_can(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set link flags: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_up_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, link_up_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -1949,8 +1949,8 @@ static int link_set_can(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to close netlink container: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, m, link_set_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link,  0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, link_set_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ int link_down(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not set link flags: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_down_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link,  0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, link_down_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -3122,8 +3122,8 @@ int link_initialized(Link *link, sd_device *device) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_initialized_handler,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, link_initialized_handler,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-manager.c b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
index e5c929f29b..8c66986294 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-manager.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-manager.c
@@ -930,35 +930,35 @@ static int manager_connect_rtnl(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, &manager_rtnl_process_link, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWLINK, &manager_rtnl_process_link, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELLINK, &manager_rtnl_process_link, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELLINK, &manager_rtnl_process_link, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWADDR, &manager_rtnl_process_address, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWADDR, &manager_rtnl_process_address, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELADDR, &manager_rtnl_process_address, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELADDR, &manager_rtnl_process_address, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWROUTE, &manager_rtnl_process_route, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWROUTE, &manager_rtnl_process_route, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELROUTE, &manager_rtnl_process_route, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELROUTE, &manager_rtnl_process_route, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWRULE, &manager_rtnl_process_rule, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWRULE, &manager_rtnl_process_rule, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELRULE, &manager_rtnl_process_rule, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELRULE, &manager_rtnl_process_rule, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index f0b72c78f4..591fae6e76 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ int route_remove(Route *route, Link *link,
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Could not append RTA_OIF attribute: %m");
         }
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ int route_configure(
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not append RTA_METRICS attribute: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, req, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index d7c68c680f..fe393856f8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ int routing_policy_rule_remove(RoutingPolicyRule *routing_policy_rule, Link *lin
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Could not set destination prefix length: %m");
         }
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, m, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ int routing_policy_rule_configure(RoutingPolicyRule *rule, Link *link, sd_netlin
 
         rule->link = link;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, m, callback,
-                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0, NULL);
+        r = sd_netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, m, callback,
+                                  link_netlink_destroy_callback, link, 0);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Could not send rtnetlink message: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/wait-online/manager.c b/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
index c054c2a96d..22252ef826 100644
--- a/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
+++ b/src/network/wait-online/manager.c
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ static int manager_rtnl_listen(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, on_rtnl_event, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWLINK, on_rtnl_event, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELLINK, on_rtnl_event, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELLINK, on_rtnl_event, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-expose-ports.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-expose-ports.c
index 07da7922f1..0eaf0ca5f5 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-expose-ports.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-expose-ports.c
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ int expose_port_watch_rtnl(
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to create rtnl object: %m");
         }
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, RTM_NEWADDR, handler, exposed);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWADDR, handler, NULL, exposed);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to subscribe to RTM_NEWADDR messages: %m");
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, RTM_DELADDR, handler, exposed);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELADDR, handler, NULL, exposed);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to subscribe to RTM_DELADDR messages: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c b/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
index f99a7b3d8d..05244499c0 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
@@ -200,19 +200,19 @@ static int manager_rtnl_listen(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWLINK, manager_process_link, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWLINK, manager_process_link, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELLINK, manager_process_link, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELLINK, manager_process_link, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_NEWADDR, manager_process_address, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_NEWADDR, manager_process_address, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, RTM_DELADDR, manager_process_address, m);
+        r = sd_netlink_add_match(m->rtnl, NULL, RTM_DELADDR, manager_process_address, NULL, m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-netlink.h b/src/systemd/sd-netlink.h
index 01b33c8fc0..357a503525 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-netlink.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-netlink.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ _SD_BEGIN_DECLARATIONS;
 typedef struct sd_netlink sd_netlink;
 typedef struct sd_genl_socket sd_genl_socket;
 typedef struct sd_netlink_message sd_netlink_message;
+typedef struct sd_netlink_slot sd_netlink_slot;
 typedef enum {SD_GENL_ID_CTRL, SD_GENL_WIREGUARD, SD_GENL_FOU} sd_genl_family;
 
 /* callback */
@@ -50,11 +51,9 @@ sd_netlink *sd_netlink_ref(sd_netlink *nl);
 sd_netlink *sd_netlink_unref(sd_netlink *nl);
 
 int sd_netlink_send(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message *message, uint32_t *serial);
-int sd_netlink_call_async(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message *message,
-                          sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
-                          sd_netlink_destroy_t destoy_callback,
-                          void *userdata, uint64_t usec, uint32_t *serial);
-int sd_netlink_call_async_cancel(sd_netlink *nl, uint32_t serial);
+int sd_netlink_call_async(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_slot **ret_slot, sd_netlink_message *message,
+                          sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback, sd_netlink_destroy_t destoy_callback,
+                          void *userdata, uint64_t usec);
 int sd_netlink_call(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message *message, uint64_t timeout,
                     sd_netlink_message **reply);
 
@@ -63,8 +62,9 @@ int sd_netlink_get_timeout(sd_netlink *nl, uint64_t *timeout);
 int sd_netlink_process(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message **ret);
 int sd_netlink_wait(sd_netlink *nl, uint64_t timeout);
 
-int sd_netlink_add_match(sd_netlink *nl, uint16_t match, sd_netlink_message_handler_t c, void *userdata);
-int sd_netlink_remove_match(sd_netlink *nl, uint16_t match, sd_netlink_message_handler_t c, void *userdata);
+int sd_netlink_add_match(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_slot **ret_slot, uint16_t match,
+                         sd_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
+                         sd_netlink_destroy_t destroy_callback, void *userdata);
 
 int sd_netlink_attach_event(sd_netlink *nl, sd_event *e, int64_t priority);
 int sd_netlink_detach_event(sd_netlink *nl);
@@ -178,13 +178,18 @@ int sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_get_rtm_dst_prefixlen(sd_netlink_message
 int sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_set_rtm_type(sd_netlink_message *m, unsigned char type);
 int sd_rtnl_message_routing_policy_rule_get_rtm_type(sd_netlink_message *m, unsigned char *type);
 
-_SD_DEFINE_POINTER_CLEANUP_FUNC(sd_netlink, sd_netlink_unref);
-_SD_DEFINE_POINTER_CLEANUP_FUNC(sd_netlink_message, sd_netlink_message_unref);
-
 /* genl */
 int sd_genl_socket_open(sd_netlink **nl);
 int sd_genl_message_new(sd_netlink *nl, sd_genl_family family, uint8_t cmd, sd_netlink_message **m);
 
+/* slot */
+sd_netlink_slot *sd_netlink_slot_ref(sd_netlink_slot *nl);
+sd_netlink_slot *sd_netlink_slot_unref(sd_netlink_slot *nl);
+
+_SD_DEFINE_POINTER_CLEANUP_FUNC(sd_netlink, sd_netlink_unref);
+_SD_DEFINE_POINTER_CLEANUP_FUNC(sd_netlink_message, sd_netlink_message_unref);
+_SD_DEFINE_POINTER_CLEANUP_FUNC(sd_netlink_slot, sd_netlink_slot_unref);
+
 _SD_END_DECLARATIONS;
 
 #endif