diff --git a/doc/userguide/rules/ftp-keywords.rst b/doc/userguide/rules/ftp-keywords.rst
index 8249b6aa35..849f37c02d 100644
--- a/doc/userguide/rules/ftp-keywords.rst
+++ b/doc/userguide/rules/ftp-keywords.rst
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ ftpdata_command
 ---------------
 
 Filter ftp-data channel based on command used on the FTP command channel.
-Currently supported commands are STOR and APPE (put/upload a file), RETR (get a
-file), and NLST, LIST and MLSD (list directory contents).
+Currently supported commands are STOR and APPE (put/upload a file), STOU (store
+a file with a unique name), RETR (get a file), and NLST, LIST and MLSD (list
+directory contents).
 
 Syntax::
 
-  ftpdata_command:(stor|appe|retr|nlst|list|mlsd)
+  ftpdata_command:(stor|appe|stou|retr|nlst|list|mlsd)
 
 Signature Example:
 
diff --git a/src/app-layer-ftp.c b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
index a1164e5b07..f33ecfd55f 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-ftp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static AppLayerResult FTPParseRequest(Flow *f, void *ftp_state, AppLayerParserSt
          * control direction.
          */
         if ((state->active &&
-                    (state->command == FTP_COMMAND_STOR || state->command == FTP_COMMAND_APPE)) ||
+                    (state->command == FTP_COMMAND_STOR || state->command == FTP_COMMAND_APPE ||
+                            state->command == FTP_COMMAND_STOU)) ||
                 (!state->active &&
                         (state->command == FTP_COMMAND_RETR || state->command == FTP_COMMAND_NLST ||
                                 state->command == FTP_COMMAND_LIST ||
@@ -528,6 +529,11 @@ static AppLayerResult FTPParseRequest(Flow *f, void *ftp_state, AppLayerParserSt
                 }
                 has_file = true;
                 /* fallthrough */
+            case FTP_COMMAND_STOU:
+                if (line.len >= 6) {
+                    has_file = true;
+                }
+                /* fallthrough */
             case FTP_COMMAND_NLST:
             case FTP_COMMAND_LIST:
             case FTP_COMMAND_MLSD: {
@@ -563,6 +569,17 @@ static AppLayerResult FTPParseRequest(Flow *f, void *ftp_state, AppLayerParserSt
                     data->file_name[file_name_len] = 0;
                     data->file_len = (uint16_t)file_name_len;
                     memcpy(data->file_name, line.buf + 5, file_name_len);
+                } else if (state->command == FTP_COMMAND_STOU) {
+                    const char default_file_name[] = "<stou>";
+                    uint32_t file_name_len = sizeof(default_file_name);
+                    data->file_name = FTPCalloc(file_name_len, sizeof(char));
+                    if (data->file_name == NULL) {
+                        FtpTransferCmdFree(data);
+                        SCReturnStruct(APP_LAYER_ERROR);
+                    }
+                    data->file_name[file_name_len - 1] = 0;
+                    data->file_len = (uint16_t)file_name_len - 1;
+                    memcpy(data->file_name, default_file_name, file_name_len);
                 }
                 int ret = AppLayerExpectationCreate(
                         f, direction, 0, state->dyn_port, ALPROTO_FTPDATA, data);
@@ -1098,6 +1115,11 @@ static AppLayerResult FTPDataParse(Flow *f, FtpDataState *ftpdata_state,
                 SCLogDebug("APPE data to %s",
                         (ftpdata_state->direction & STREAM_TOSERVER) ? "toserver" : "toclient");
                 break;
+            case FTP_COMMAND_STOU:
+                ftpdata_state->direction = data->direction;
+                SCLogDebug("STOU data to %s",
+                        (ftpdata_state->direction & STREAM_TOSERVER) ? "toserver" : "toclient");
+                break;
             case FTP_COMMAND_RETR:
                 ftpdata_state->direction = data->direction;
                 SCLogDebug("RETR data to %s",
@@ -1472,6 +1494,9 @@ bool EveFTPDataAddMetadata(void *vtx, SCJsonBuilder *jb)
         case FTP_COMMAND_APPE:
             JB_SET_STRING(jb, "command", "APPE");
             break;
+        case FTP_COMMAND_STOU:
+            JB_SET_STRING(jb, "command", "STOU");
+            break;
         case FTP_COMMAND_RETR:
             JB_SET_STRING(jb, "command", "RETR");
             break;
@@ -1641,4 +1666,3 @@ void FTPParserRegisterTests(void)
     UtRegisterTest("FTPParserTest12", FTPParserTest12);
 #endif /* UNITTESTS */
 }
-
diff --git a/src/detect-ftpdata.c b/src/detect-ftpdata.c
index eadc6e2126..d6c03940ba 100644
--- a/src/detect-ftpdata.c
+++ b/src/detect-ftpdata.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 /**
  * \brief Regex for parsing our keyword options
  */
-#define PARSE_REGEX "^\\s*(stor|appe|retr|nlst|list|mlsd)\\s*$"
+#define PARSE_REGEX "^\\s*(stor|appe|stou|retr|nlst|list|mlsd)\\s*$"
 static DetectParseRegex parse_regex;
 
 /* Prototypes of functions registered in DetectFtpdataRegister below */
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ static DetectFtpdataData *DetectFtpdataParse(const char *ftpcommandstr)
         ftpcommandd->command = FTP_COMMAND_STOR;
     } else if (!strcmp(arg1, "appe")) {
         ftpcommandd->command = FTP_COMMAND_APPE;
+    } else if (!strcmp(arg1, "stou")) {
+        ftpcommandd->command = FTP_COMMAND_STOU;
     } else if (!strcmp(arg1, "retr")) {
         ftpcommandd->command = FTP_COMMAND_RETR;
     } else if (!strcmp(arg1, "nlst")) {
@@ -225,6 +227,11 @@ static int DetectFtpdataParseTest01(void)
     FAIL_IF(!(ftpcommandd->command == FTP_COMMAND_APPE));
     DetectFtpdataFree(NULL, ftpcommandd);
 
+    ftpcommandd = DetectFtpdataParse("stou");
+    FAIL_IF_NULL(ftpcommandd);
+    FAIL_IF(!(ftpcommandd->command == FTP_COMMAND_STOU));
+    DetectFtpdataFree(NULL, ftpcommandd);
+
     ftpcommandd = DetectFtpdataParse("list");
     FAIL_IF_NULL(ftpcommandd);
     FAIL_IF(!(ftpcommandd->command == FTP_COMMAND_LIST));
@@ -250,13 +257,16 @@ static int DetectFtpdataSignatureTest01(void)
             de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:appe; sid:3; rev:1;)");
     FAIL_IF_NULL(sig);
     sig = DetectEngineAppendSig(
-            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:list; sid:4; rev:1;)");
+            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:stou; sid:4; rev:1;)");
+    FAIL_IF_NULL(sig);
+    sig = DetectEngineAppendSig(
+            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:list; sid:5; rev:1;)");
     FAIL_IF_NULL(sig);
     sig = DetectEngineAppendSig(
-            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:mlsd; sid:5; rev:1;)");
+            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:mlsd; sid:6; rev:1;)");
     FAIL_IF_NULL(sig);
     sig = DetectEngineAppendSig(
-            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:xxx; sid:6; rev:1;)");
+            de_ctx, "alert ip any any -> any any (ftpdata_command:xxx; sid:7; rev:1;)");
     FAIL_IF_NOT_NULL(sig);
 
     DetectEngineCtxFree(de_ctx);