diff --git a/doc/userguide/rules/flow-keywords.rst b/doc/userguide/rules/flow-keywords.rst
index 6f3995e66d..234b53fced 100644
--- a/doc/userguide/rules/flow-keywords.rst
+++ b/doc/userguide/rules/flow-keywords.rst
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ following directions:
 
 * either
 
+* both
+
 Syntax::
 
  flow.pkts:<direction>,[op]<number>
@@ -369,6 +371,8 @@ following directions:
 
 * either
 
+* both
+
 Syntax::
 
  flow.bytes:<direction>,[op]<number>
diff --git a/rust/src/detect/flow.rs b/rust/src/detect/flow.rs
index 53e01af06e..186dfe30c2 100644
--- a/rust/src/detect/flow.rs
+++ b/rust/src/detect/flow.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub enum DetectFlowDir {
     DETECT_FLOW_TOSERVER = 1,
     DETECT_FLOW_TOCLIENT = 2,
     DETECT_FLOW_TOEITHER = 3,
+    DETECT_FLOW_TOBOTH = 4,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ fn detect_parse_flow_direction(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, DetectFlowDir> {
         value(DetectFlowDir::DETECT_FLOW_TOSERVER, tag("toserver")),
         value(DetectFlowDir::DETECT_FLOW_TOCLIENT, tag("toclient")),
         value(DetectFlowDir::DETECT_FLOW_TOEITHER, tag("either")),
+        value(DetectFlowDir::DETECT_FLOW_TOBOTH, tag("both")),
     ))
     .parse(i)?;
     return Ok((i, fd));
diff --git a/src/detect-flow-pkts.c b/src/detect-flow-pkts.c
index ea3c007a11..6b51f62258 100644
--- a/src/detect-flow-pkts.c
+++ b/src/detect-flow-pkts.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ static int DetectFlowPktsMatch(
             return 1;
         }
         return DetectU32Match(p->flow->todstpktcnt, &df->pkt_data);
+    } else if (df->dir == DETECT_FLOW_TOBOTH) {
+        if (DetectU32Match(p->flow->tosrcpktcnt, &df->pkt_data) &&
+                DetectU32Match(p->flow->todstpktcnt, &df->pkt_data)) {
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -209,6 +214,11 @@ static int DetectFlowBytesMatch(
             return 1;
         }
         return DetectU64Match(p->flow->todstbytecnt, &df->byte_data);
+    } else if (df->dir == DETECT_FLOW_TOBOTH) {
+        if (DetectU64Match(p->flow->tosrcbytecnt, &df->byte_data) &&
+                DetectU64Match(p->flow->todstbytecnt, &df->byte_data)) {
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }