diff --git a/src/flow.c b/src/flow.c
index 9549792bb6..2f55a21cc6 100644
--- a/src/flow.c
+++ b/src/flow.c
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ static inline int FlowForceReassemblyForFlowV2(ThreadVars *tv, Flow *f)
     if (p3 != NULL)
         PacketEnqueue(&stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot->slot_post_pq, p3);
     SCMutexUnlock(&stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+    if (stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV->inq != NULL) {
+        SCCondSignal(&trans_q[stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV->inq->id].cond_q);
+    }
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1762,6 +1765,14 @@ void *FlowManagerThread(void *td)
                    "retrieve the slot for DECODE TM");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
+    stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV =
+        TmThreadsGetTVContainingSlot(stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_tm_slot);
+    if (stream_pseudo_pkt_decode_TV == NULL) {
+        /* yes, this is fatal! */
+        SCLogError(SC_ERR_TM_MODULES_ERROR, "Looks like we have failed to "
+                   "retrieve the TV containing the Decode TM slot");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     /* set the thread name */
     SCSetThreadName(th_v->name);
diff --git a/src/tm-threads.c b/src/tm-threads.c
index 3dabca835f..dbb56a17e5 100644
--- a/src/tm-threads.c
+++ b/src/tm-threads.c
@@ -401,15 +401,14 @@ void *TmThreadsSlot1(void *td)
 
             /* output the packet */
             tv->tmqh_out(tv, p);
-
-            while (s->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) {
-                /* handle new packets from this func */
-                SCMutexLock(&s->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
-                Packet *extra_p = PacketDequeue(&s->slot_post_pq);
-                SCMutexUnlock(&s->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
-                if (extra_p != NULL) {
-                    tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
-                }
+        }
+        while (s->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) {
+            /* handle new packets from this func */
+            SCMutexLock(&s->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+            Packet *extra_p = PacketDequeue(&s->slot_post_pq);
+            SCMutexUnlock(&s->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+            if (extra_p != NULL) {
+                tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
             }
         }
 
@@ -663,29 +662,29 @@ void *TmThreadsSlotVar(void *td)
             /* output the packet */
             tv->tmqh_out(tv, p);
 
-            /* now handle the post_pq packets */
-            TmSlot *slot;
-            for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) {
-                while (slot->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) {
-                    SCMutexLock(&slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
-                    Packet *extra_p = PacketDequeue(&slot->slot_post_pq);
-                    SCMutexUnlock(&slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
-                    if (extra_p == NULL)
+        } /* if (p != NULL) */
+        /* now handle the post_pq packets */
+        TmSlot *slot;
+        for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) {
+            while (slot->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) {
+                SCMutexLock(&slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+                Packet *extra_p = PacketDequeue(&slot->slot_post_pq);
+                SCMutexUnlock(&slot->slot_post_pq.mutex_q);
+                if (extra_p == NULL)
+                    break;
+
+                if (slot->slot_next != NULL) {
+                    r = TmThreadsSlotVarRun(tv, extra_p, slot->slot_next);
+                    if (r == TM_ECODE_FAILED) {
+                        TmqhOutputPacketpool(tv, extra_p);
+                        TmThreadsSetFlag(tv, THV_FAILED);
                         break;
-
-                    if (slot->slot_next != NULL) {
-                        r = TmThreadsSlotVarRun(tv, extra_p, slot->slot_next);
-                        if (r == TM_ECODE_FAILED) {
-                            TmqhOutputPacketpool(tv, extra_p);
-                            TmThreadsSetFlag(tv, THV_FAILED);
-                            break;
-                        }
                     }
-                    /* output the packet */
-                    tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
-                } /* while (slot->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) */
-            } /* for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) */
-        } /* if (p != NULL) */
+                }
+                /* output the packet */
+                tv->tmqh_out(tv, extra_p);
+            } /* while (slot->slot_post_pq.top != NULL) */
+        } /* for (slot = s; slot != NULL; slot = slot->slot_next) */
 
         if (TmThreadsCheckFlag(tv, THV_KILL)) {
             run = 0;