diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index 909ad15414..2ffb1e5a4e 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -3597,6 +3597,16 @@ static int StreamTcpPacket (ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, StreamTcpThread *stt,
 
     TcpSession *ssn = (TcpSession *)p->flow->protoctx;
 
+    /* update counters */
+    if ((p->tcph->th_flags & (TH_SYN|TH_ACK)) == (TH_SYN|TH_ACK)) {
+        SCPerfCounterIncr(stt->counter_tcp_synack, tv->sc_perf_pca);
+    } else if (p->tcph->th_flags & (TH_SYN)) {
+        SCPerfCounterIncr(stt->counter_tcp_syn, tv->sc_perf_pca);
+    }
+    if (p->tcph->th_flags & (TH_RST)) {
+        SCPerfCounterIncr(stt->counter_tcp_rst, tv->sc_perf_pca);
+    }
+
     /* If we are on IPS mode, and got a drop action triggered from
      * the IP only module, or from a reassembled msg and/or from an
      * applayer detection, then drop the rest of the packets of the
@@ -3904,6 +3914,15 @@ TmEcode StreamTcpThreadInit(ThreadVars *tv, void *initdata, void **data)
     stt->counter_tcp_memuse = SCPerfTVRegisterCounter("tcp.memuse", tv,
                                                         SC_PERF_TYPE_Q_NORMAL,
                                                         "NULL");
+    stt->counter_tcp_syn = SCPerfTVRegisterCounter("tcp.syn", tv,
+                                                        SC_PERF_TYPE_UINT64,
+                                                        "NULL");
+    stt->counter_tcp_synack = SCPerfTVRegisterCounter("tcp.synack", tv,
+                                                        SC_PERF_TYPE_UINT64,
+                                                        "NULL");
+    stt->counter_tcp_rst = SCPerfTVRegisterCounter("tcp.rst", tv,
+                                                        SC_PERF_TYPE_UINT64,
+                                                        "NULL");
 
     /* init reassembly ctx */
     stt->ra_ctx = StreamTcpReassembleInitThreadCtx();
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.h b/src/stream-tcp.h
index 7460d298ff..811fdcc862 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.h
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.h
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ typedef struct StreamTcpThread_ {
     uint16_t counter_tcp_reused_ssn;
     /** sessions reused */
     uint16_t counter_tcp_memuse;
+    /** syn pkts */
+    uint16_t counter_tcp_syn;
+    /** syn/ack pkts */
+    uint16_t counter_tcp_synack;
+    /** rst pkts */
+    uint16_t counter_tcp_rst;
 
     /** tcp reassembly thread data */
     TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx;