diff --git a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
index dae6f9f2f270..c8c18c60e916 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-analyzer.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,16 @@ void EngineAnalysisRules2(const DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, const Signature *s)
             break;
     }
 
+    if (s->init_data->is_rule_state_dependant) {
+        jb_open_object(ctx.js, "rule_state_dependant");
+        jb_set_uint(ctx.js, "rule_depends_on_sid", s->init_data->rule_state_dependant_id);
+        jb_set_string(ctx.js, "rule_depends_on_flowbit",
+                VarNameStoreSetupLookup(s->init_data->rule_state_variable_idx, VAR_TYPE_FLOW_BIT));
+        jb_close(ctx.js);
+    } else {
+        jb_set_bool(ctx.js, "rule_state_dependant", s->init_data->is_rule_state_dependant);
+    }
+
     jb_open_array(ctx.js, "flags");
     if (s->flags & SIG_FLAG_SRC_ANY) {
         jb_append_string(ctx.js, "src_any");
diff --git a/src/detect-flowbits.c b/src/detect-flowbits.c
index 40f04d75f305..a109fa227912 100644
--- a/src/detect-flowbits.c
+++ b/src/detect-flowbits.c
@@ -630,6 +630,11 @@ int DetectFlowbitsAnalyze(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx)
 
             if (to_state) {
                 s->init_data->init_flags |= SIG_FLAG_INIT_STATE_MATCH;
+                s->init_data->is_rule_state_dependant = true;
+                // fetch the signature id that sets the flowbit making the isset rule stateful
+                s->init_data->rule_state_dependant_id =
+                        de_ctx->sig_array[array[i].set_sids[array[i].set_sids_idx - 1]]->id;
+                s->init_data->rule_state_variable_idx = i;
                 SCLogDebug("made SID %u stateful because it depends on "
                         "stateful rules that set flowbit %s", s->id, varname);
             }
diff --git a/src/detect-parse.c b/src/detect-parse.c
index 3b03dfb92b36..a9d3ca398d8c 100644
--- a/src/detect-parse.c
+++ b/src/detect-parse.c
@@ -1537,6 +1537,9 @@ Signature *SigAlloc (void)
      * overwritten, we can then assign the default value of 3 */
     sig->prio = -1;
 
+    /* rule interdepency is false, at start */
+    sig->init_data->is_rule_state_dependant = false;
+
     sig->init_data->list = DETECT_SM_LIST_NOTSET;
     return sig;
 }
diff --git a/src/detect.h b/src/detect.h
index 4e31c5fe0284..eb49d276ccd3 100644
--- a/src/detect.h
+++ b/src/detect.h
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ typedef struct SignatureInitData_ {
 
     /* highest list/buffer id which holds a DETECT_CONTENT */
     uint32_t max_content_list_id;
+
+    /* inter-signature state dependency */
+    bool is_rule_state_dependant;
+    uint32_t rule_state_dependant_id;
+    uint32_t rule_state_variable_idx;
 } SignatureInitData;
 
 /** \brief Signature container */