diff --git a/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response.go b/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response.go
index 74a762a54c2..2825eb3b366 100644
--- a/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response.go
+++ b/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (r EvaluationResponse) GetTableRow(_ int) []string {
 		// Handle K8s NPs empty action field. "Allow" corresponds to a K8s NP
 		// allow action, and "Isolate" corresponds to a drop action because of the
 		// default isolation model. Otherwise, display the action field content.
-		action := "Allow"
+		action := ""
 		if r.Response.Rule.Action != nil {
 			action = string(*r.Response.Rule.Action)
 		} else if r.Response.RuleIndex == math.MaxInt32 {
diff --git a/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response_test.go b/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response_test.go
index d2f4e4c348d..58a1677efca 100644
--- a/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response_test.go
+++ b/pkg/antctl/transform/networkpolicy/response_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func TestEvaluationResponseTransform(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"NAME", "NAMESPACE", "POLICY-TYPE", "RULE-INDEX", "DIRECTION", "ACTION"}, test.GetTableHeader())
 	assert.False(t, test.SortRows())
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"", "", "", "", "", ""}, test.GetTableRow(32))
-	testDropAction := crdv1beta1.RuleActionDrop
+	testDropAction, testDefaultAction := crdv1beta1.RuleActionDrop, crdv1beta1.RuleActionAllow
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name           string
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestEvaluationResponseTransform(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:      "testK8s",
 				},
 				RuleIndex: 10,
-				Rule:      cpv1beta.RuleRef{Direction: cpv1beta.DirectionIn},
+				Rule:      cpv1beta.RuleRef{Direction: cpv1beta.DirectionIn, Action: &testDefaultAction},
 			},
 			expectedOutput: []string{"testK8s", "ns", "K8sNetworkPolicy", "10", "In", "Allow"},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/controller/networkpolicy/endpoint_querier.go b/pkg/controller/networkpolicy/endpoint_querier.go
index 561d8b696d4..564bade8ffd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/networkpolicy/endpoint_querier.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/networkpolicy/endpoint_querier.go
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ func processEndpointAppliedRules(appliedPolicies []*antreatypes.NetworkPolicy, i
 			for _, rule := range internalPolicy.Rules {
 				if rule.Direction == controlplane.DirectionIn && !isSourceEndpoint {
 					isolationRules = append(isolationRules, &antreatypes.RuleInfo{Policy: internalPolicy, Index: math.MaxInt32,
-						Rule: &controlplane.NetworkPolicyRule{Direction: rule.Direction, Name: rule.Name, Action: rule.Action}})
+						Rule: &controlplane.NetworkPolicyRule{Direction: rule.Direction, Name: rule.Name}})
 				} else if rule.Direction == controlplane.DirectionOut && isSourceEndpoint {
 					isolationRules = append(isolationRules, &antreatypes.RuleInfo{Policy: internalPolicy, Index: math.MaxInt32,
-						Rule: &controlplane.NetworkPolicyRule{Direction: rule.Direction, Name: rule.Name, Action: rule.Action}})
+						Rule: &controlplane.NetworkPolicyRule{Direction: rule.Direction, Name: rule.Name}})
 				}
 			}
 		}