diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
index 5daa1e82d7..a0e1e36e14 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
@@ -2412,6 +2412,9 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegment(ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_
         opposing_stream = &ssn->client;
     }
 
+    /* Create the pseudo packet from the reassembled stream to detect the attack */
+    StreamTcpReassemblePseudoPacketCreate(opposing_stream, p, pq);
+
     /* handle ack received */
     if (StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegmentUpdateACK(ra_ctx, ssn, opposing_stream, p) != 0)
     {
@@ -2435,6 +2438,95 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegment(ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_
     SCReturnInt(0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief   Function to fetch a packet from the packet allocation queue for
+ *          creation of the pseudo packet from the reassembled stream.
+ *
+ * @param parent    Pointer to the parent of the pseudo packet
+ * @param pkt       pointer to the raw packet of the parent
+ * @param len       length of the packet
+ * @return          upon success returns the pointer to the new pseudo packet
+ *                  otherwise NULL
+ */
+Packet *StreamTcpReassemblePseudoSetup(Packet *parent, uint8_t *pkt, uint32_t len)
+{
+    Packet *p = PacketGetFromQueueOrAlloc();
+    if (p == NULL || len == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* set the root ptr to the lowest layer */
+    if (parent->root != NULL)
+        p->root = parent->root;
+    else
+        p->root = parent;
+
+    /* copy packet and set lenght, proto */
+    p->tunnel_proto = parent->proto;
+    p->pktlen = len;
+    memcpy(&p->pkt, pkt, (len - parent->payload_len));
+    p->recursion_level = parent->recursion_level + 1;
+    p->ts.tv_sec = parent->ts.tv_sec;
+    p->ts.tv_usec = parent->ts.tv_usec;
+
+    /* set tunnel flags */
+
+    /* tell new packet it's part of a tunnel */
+    SET_TUNNEL_PKT(p);
+    /* tell parent packet it's part of a tunnel */
+    SET_TUNNEL_PKT(parent);
+
+    /* increment tunnel packet refcnt in the root packet */
+    TUNNEL_INCR_PKT_TPR(p);
+
+    return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief   Function to setup the IP and TCP header of the pseudo packet from
+ *          the newly copied raw packet contents of the parent.
+ *
+ * @param np    pointer to the pseudo packet
+ * @param p     pointer to the original packet
+ */
+void StreamTcpReassemblePseudoPacketSetupHeader(Packet *np, Packet *p)
+{
+    /* Setup the IP header */
+    if (PKT_IS_IPV4(p)) {
+        np->ip4h = (IPV4Hdr *)(np->pkt + (np->pktlen - IPV4_GET_IPLEN(p)));
+        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_IPV4HDR(np->ip4h, p->ip4h);
+
+        /* Similarly setup the TCP header with ports in opposite direction */
+        np->tcph = (TCPHdr *)(np->ip4h + IPV4_GET_HLEN(p));
+        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_TCPHDR(np->tcph, p->tcph);
+
+        /* Setup the adress and port details */
+        SET_IPV4_SRC_ADDR(np, &np->src);
+        SET_IPV4_DST_ADDR(np, &np->dst);
+        SET_TCP_SRC_PORT(np, &np->sp);
+        SET_TCP_DST_PORT(np, &np->dp);
+
+    } else if (PKT_IS_IPV6(p)) {
+        np->ip6h = (IPV6Hdr *)(np->pkt + (np->pktlen - IPV6_GET_PLEN(p) - IPV6_HEADER_LEN));
+        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_IPV6HDR(np->ip6h, p->ip6h);
+
+        /* Similarly setup the TCP header with ports in opposite direction */
+        np->tcph = (TCPHdr *)(np->ip6h + IPV6_HEADER_LEN);
+        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_TCPHDR(np->tcph, p->tcph);
+
+        /* Setup the adress and port details */
+        SET_IPV6_SRC_ADDR(np, &np->src);
+        SET_IPV6_DST_ADDR(np, &np->dst);
+        SET_TCP_SRC_PORT(np, &np->sp);
+        SET_TCP_DST_PORT(np, &np->dp);
+    }
+
+    /* Setup the payload pointer to the starting of payload location as in the
+       original packet, so that we don't overwrite the protocols headers */
+    np->payload = np->pkt + (np->pktlen - p->payload_len);
+    np->payload_len = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief   Function to copy the reassembled stream segments in to the pseudo
  *          packet payload.
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index 05afe3a863..5df89a7c46 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -7771,6 +7771,7 @@ void StreamTcpRegisterTests (void) {
 
     /* set up the reassembly tests as well */
     StreamTcpReassembleRegisterTests();
+
 #endif /* UNITTESTS */
 }