diff --git a/rust/src/dns/dns.rs b/rust/src/dns/dns.rs
index aa0042f0b2..8933c680db 100644
--- a/rust/src/dns/dns.rs
+++ b/rust/src/dns/dns.rs
@@ -870,6 +870,31 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn rs_dns_tx_get_query_name(
     return 0;
 }
 
+/// Get the DNS response answer name and index i.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn SCDnsTxGetAnswerName(
+    tx: &mut DNSTransaction, to_client: bool, i: u32, buf: *mut *const u8, len: *mut u32,
+) -> bool {
+    let answers = if to_client {
+        tx.response.as_ref().map(|response| &response.answers)
+    } else {
+        tx.request.as_ref().map(|request| &request.answers)
+    };
+    let index = i as usize;
+
+    if let Some(answers) = answers {
+        if let Some(answer) = answers.get(index) {
+            if !answer.name.is_empty() {
+                *buf = answer.name.as_ptr();
+                *len = answer.name.len() as u32;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
 /// Get the DNS transaction ID of a transaction.
 //
 /// extern uint16_t rs_dns_tx_get_tx_id(RSDNSTransaction *);
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4695c2d35f..25bec98e2e 100755
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	detect-detection-filter.h \
 	detect-distance.h \
 	detect-dnp3.h \
+	detect-dns-answer-name.h \
 	detect-dns-opcode.h \
 	detect-dns-query.h \
 	detect-dsize.h \
@@ -736,6 +737,7 @@ libsuricata_c_a_SOURCES = \
 	detect-detection-filter.c \
 	detect-distance.c \
 	detect-dnp3.c \
+	detect-dns-answer-name.c \
 	detect-dns-opcode.c \
 	detect-dns-query.c \
 	detect-dsize.c \
diff --git a/src/detect-dns-answer-name.c b/src/detect-dns-answer-name.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc64f55fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detect-dns-answer-name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2023 Open Information Security Foundation
+ *
+ * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \file
+ *
+ * Detect keyword for DNS answer name: dns.answer.name
+ */
+
+#include "detect.h"
+#include "detect-parse.h"
+#include "detect-engine.h"
+#include "detect-engine-prefilter.h"
+#include "detect-engine-content-inspection.h"
+#include "detect-dns-answer-name.h"
+#include "util-profiling.h"
+#include "rust.h"
+
+typedef struct PrefilterMpm {
+    int list_id;
+    const MpmCtx *mpm_ctx;
+    const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms;
+} PrefilterMpm;
+
+static int detect_buffer_id = 0;
+
+static int DetectSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *str)
+{
+    if (DetectBufferSetActiveList(de_ctx, s, detect_buffer_id) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (DetectSignatureSetAppProto(s, ALPROTO_DNS) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static InspectionBuffer *GetBuffer(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx, uint8_t flags,
+        const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms, void *txv, uint32_t index, int list_id)
+{
+    InspectionBuffer *buffer = InspectionBufferMultipleForListGet(det_ctx, list_id, index);
+    if (buffer == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (buffer->initialized) {
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
+    bool to_client = (flags & STREAM_TOSERVER) == 0;
+    const uint8_t *data = NULL;
+    uint32_t data_len = 0;
+
+    if (!SCDnsTxGetAnswerName(txv, to_client, index, &data, &data_len)) {
+        InspectionBufferSetupMultiEmpty(buffer);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    InspectionBufferSetupMulti(buffer, transforms, data, data_len);
+    buffer->flags = DETECT_CI_FLAGS_SINGLE;
+    return buffer;
+}
+
+static uint8_t DetectEngineInspectCb(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
+        const struct DetectEngineAppInspectionEngine_ *engine, const Signature *s, Flow *f,
+        uint8_t flags, void *alstate, void *txv, uint64_t tx_id)
+{
+    const DetectEngineTransforms *transforms = NULL;
+    if (!engine->mpm) {
+        transforms = engine->v2.transforms;
+    }
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0;; i++) {
+        InspectionBuffer *buffer = GetBuffer(det_ctx, flags, transforms, txv, i, engine->sm_list);
+        if (buffer == NULL || buffer->inspect == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        const bool match = DetectEngineContentInspectionBuffer(de_ctx, det_ctx, s, engine->smd,
+                NULL, f, buffer, DETECT_ENGINE_CONTENT_INSPECTION_MODE_STATE);
+        if (match) {
+            return DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_MATCH;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_NO_MATCH;
+}
+
+static void PrefilterTx(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx, const void *pectx, Packet *p, Flow *f,
+        void *txv, const uint64_t idx, const AppLayerTxData *_txd, const uint8_t flags)
+{
+    SCEnter();
+
+    const PrefilterMpm *ctx = (const PrefilterMpm *)pectx;
+    const MpmCtx *mpm_ctx = ctx->mpm_ctx;
+    const int list_id = ctx->list_id;
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0;; i++) {
+        InspectionBuffer *buffer = GetBuffer(det_ctx, flags, ctx->transforms, txv, i, list_id);
+        if (buffer == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (buffer->inspect_len >= mpm_ctx->minlen) {
+            (void)mpm_table[mpm_ctx->mpm_type].Search(
+                    mpm_ctx, &det_ctx->mtc, &det_ctx->pmq, buffer->inspect, buffer->inspect_len);
+            PREFILTER_PROFILING_ADD_BYTES(det_ctx, buffer->inspect_len);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void PrefilterMpmFree(void *ptr)
+{
+    SCFree(ptr);
+}
+
+static int PrefilterMpmRegister(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, SigGroupHead *sgh, MpmCtx *mpm_ctx,
+        const DetectBufferMpmRegistry *mpm_reg, int list_id)
+{
+    PrefilterMpm *pectx = SCCalloc(1, sizeof(*pectx));
+    if (pectx == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    pectx->list_id = list_id;
+    pectx->mpm_ctx = mpm_ctx;
+    pectx->transforms = &mpm_reg->transforms;
+
+    return PrefilterAppendTxEngine(de_ctx, sgh, PrefilterTx, mpm_reg->app_v2.alproto,
+            mpm_reg->app_v2.tx_min_progress, pectx, PrefilterMpmFree, mpm_reg->pname);
+}
+
+void DetectDnsAnswerNameRegister(void)
+{
+    static const char *keyword = "dns.answer.name";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].name = keyword;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].desc = "DNS answer name sticky buffer";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].url = "/rules/dns-keywords.html#dns-answer-name";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].Setup = DetectSetup;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME].flags |= SIGMATCH_INFO_STICKY_BUFFER;
+
+    /* Register in the TO_SERVER direction, even though this is not
+       normal, it could be provided as part of a request. */
+    DetectAppLayerInspectEngineRegister(
+            keyword, ALPROTO_DNS, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, 0, DetectEngineInspectCb, NULL);
+    DetectAppLayerMpmRegister(
+            keyword, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, 2, PrefilterMpmRegister, NULL, ALPROTO_DNS, 1);
+
+    /* Register in the TO_CLIENT direction. */
+    DetectAppLayerInspectEngineRegister(
+            keyword, ALPROTO_DNS, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, 0, DetectEngineInspectCb, NULL);
+    DetectAppLayerMpmRegister(
+            keyword, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, 2, PrefilterMpmRegister, NULL, ALPROTO_DNS, 1);
+
+    DetectBufferTypeSetDescriptionByName(keyword, "dns answer name");
+    DetectBufferTypeSupportsMultiInstance(keyword);
+
+    detect_buffer_id = DetectBufferTypeGetByName(keyword);
+}
diff --git a/src/detect-dns-answer-name.h b/src/detect-dns-answer-name.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f84b4894c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/detect-dns-answer-name.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2023 Open Information Security Foundation
+ *
+ * You can copy, redistribute or modify this Program under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __DETECT_DNS_ANSWER_NAME_H__
+#define __DETECT_DNS_ANSWER_NAME_H__
+
+void DetectDnsAnswerNameRegister(void);
+
+#endif /* __DETECT_DNS_ANSWER_NAME_H__ */
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-register.c b/src/detect-engine-register.c
index b27f5a511f..258bbef3f5 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-register.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-register.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "detect-engine-dcepayload.h"
 #include "detect-dns-opcode.h"
 #include "detect-dns-query.h"
+#include "detect-dns-answer-name.h"
 #include "detect-tls-sni.h"
 #include "detect-tls-certs.h"
 #include "detect-tls-cert-fingerprint.h"
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ void SigTableSetup(void)
 
     DetectDnsQueryRegister();
     DetectDnsOpcodeRegister();
+    DetectDnsAnswerNameRegister();
     DetectModbusRegister();
     DetectCipServiceRegister();
     DetectEnipCommandRegister();
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-register.h b/src/detect-engine-register.h
index 273aa10d7c..0a529954e9 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-register.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine-register.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ enum DetectKeywordId {
 
     DETECT_AL_DNS_QUERY,
     DETECT_AL_DNS_OPCODE,
+    DETECT_AL_DNS_ANSWER_NAME,
     DETECT_AL_TLS_SNI,
     DETECT_AL_TLS_CERTS,
     DETECT_AL_TLS_CERT_ISSUER,