diff --git a/src/app-layer-ftp.c b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
index 0916b2ac75..26c0f99300 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-ftp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
@@ -1014,9 +1014,10 @@ static int FTPGetAlstateProgress(void *vtx, uint8_t direction)
         return FTP_STATE_PORT_DONE;
     }
 
-    /* TODO: figure out further progress handling */
+    if (!tx->done)
+        return FTP_STATE_IN_PROGRESS;
 
-    return FTP_STATE_IN_PROGRESS;
+    return FTP_STATE_FINISHED;
 }