diff --git a/src/detect-engine-file.c b/src/detect-engine-file.c
index 655adffcaa..a16c382427 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-file.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-file.c
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ int DetectFileInspectSmtp(ThreadVars *tv,
                           void *tx, uint64_t tx_id)
 {
     SCEnter();
-
-    int r = 0;
+    int r = DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_NO_MATCH;
     SMTPState *smtp_state = NULL;
     FileContainer *ffc;
 
@@ -281,7 +280,21 @@ int DetectFileInspectSmtp(ThreadVars *tv,
     else
         goto end;
 
-    r = DetectFileInspect(tv, det_ctx, f, s, flags, ffc);
+    int match = DetectFileInspect(tv, det_ctx, f, s, flags, ffc);
+    if (match == 1) {
+        r = DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_MATCH;
+    } else if (match == 2) {
+        if (r != 1) {
+            SCLogDebug("sid %u can't match on this transaction", s->id);
+            r = DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_CANT_MATCH;
+        }
+    } else if (match == 3) {
+        if (r != 1) {
+            SCLogDebug("sid %u can't match on this transaction (filestore sig)", s->id);
+            r = DETECT_ENGINE_INSPECT_SIG_CANT_MATCH_FILESTORE;
+        }
+    }
+
 
 end:
     SCReturnInt(r);
diff --git a/src/detect-engine.c b/src/detect-engine.c
index 6b80748fbe..c393439792 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine.c
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ void DetectEngineRegisterAppInspectionEngines(void)
           DE_STATE_FLAG_DNSQUERY_INSPECT,
           0,
           DetectEngineInspectDnsQueryName },
+        { IPPROTO_TCP,
+          ALPROTO_SMTP,
+          DETECT_SM_LIST_FILEMATCH,
+          DE_STATE_FLAG_FILE_TS_INSPECT,
+          DE_STATE_FLAG_FILE_TS_INSPECT,
+          0,
+          DetectFileInspectSmtp },
     };
 
     struct tmp_t data_toclient[] = {