diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/el9toel10/actors/firewalldcollectdirectconfig/actor.py b/repos/system_upgrade/el9toel10/actors/firewalldcollectdirectconfig/actor.py
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+from leapp.actors import Actor
+from leapp.libraries.actor.private_firewalldcollectdirectconfig import read_config
+from leapp.models import FirewalldDirectConfig
+from leapp.tags import FactsPhaseTag, IPUWorkflowTag
+
+
+class FirewalldCollectDirectConfig(Actor):
+    """
+    This actor reads firewalld's configuration and produces Model
+    FirewalldDirectConfig.
+    """
+
+    name = 'firewalld_collect_direct_config'
+    consumes = ()
+    produces = (FirewalldDirectConfig,)
+    tags = (FactsPhaseTag, IPUWorkflowTag)
+
+    def process(self):
+        self.produce(read_config())
diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/el9toel10/actors/firewalldcollectdirectconfig/libraries/private_firewalldcollectdirectconfig.py b/repos/system_upgrade/el9toel10/actors/firewalldcollectdirectconfig/libraries/private_firewalldcollectdirectconfig.py
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+from leapp.models import FirewalldDirectConfig
+
+try:
+    from firewall.core.fw import Firewall
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+
+def read_config():
+    try:
+        fw = Firewall(offline=True)
+    except NameError:
+        # import failure missing means firewalld is not installed. Just return
+        # the defaults.
+        return FirewalldDirectConfig()
+
+    # This does not actually start firewalld. It just loads the configuration a
+    # la firewall-offline-cmd.
+    fw.start()
+
+    conf = fw.config.get_direct().export_config()
+
+    conf_dict = {}
+    conf_dict['has_permanent_configuration'] = any(conf)
+
+    return FirewalldDirectConfig(**conf_dict)