diff --git a/src/detect-engine-register.h b/src/detect-engine-register.h
index 7acec2f211..4077d9113a 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-register.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine-register.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ enum {
     DETECT_AL_HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE,
     DETECT_AL_HTTP_HEADER_REFERER,
     DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER,
+    DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER,
     DETECT_AL_HTTP_URI,
     DETECT_HTTP_URI,
     DETECT_HTTP_URI_RAW,
diff --git a/src/detect-http-raw-header.c b/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
index e6318668a1..9f36db7112 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-raw-header.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "detect-http-raw-header.h"
 
 static int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetup(DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, const char *);
+static int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *str);
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 static void DetectHttpRawHeaderRegisterTests(void);
 #endif
@@ -74,12 +75,22 @@ static int PrefilterMpmHttpHeaderRawResponseRegister(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
  */
 void DetectHttpRawHeaderRegister(void)
 {
+    /* http_raw_header content modifier */
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].name = "http_raw_header";
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].Setup = DetectHttpRawHeaderSetup;
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].RegisterTests = DetectHttpRawHeaderRegisterTests;
 #endif
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].alternative = DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER;
+
+    /* http.header.raw sticky buffer */
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].name = "http.header.raw";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].desc = "sticky buffer to match the raw HTTP header buffer";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].url = DOC_URL DOC_VERSION "/rules/http-keywords.html#http-raw-header";
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].Setup = DetectHttpRawHeaderSetupSticky;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_HTTP_RAW_HEADER].flags |= SIGMATCH_INFO_STICKY_BUFFER;
 
     DetectAppLayerInspectEngineRegister2("http_raw_header", ALPROTO_HTTP,
             SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, HTP_REQUEST_HEADERS+1,
@@ -125,6 +136,24 @@ int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetup(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *
                                                   ALPROTO_HTTP);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief this function setup the http.header.raw keyword used in the rule
+ *
+ * \param de_ctx   Pointer to the Detection Engine Context
+ * \param s        Pointer to the Signature to which the current keyword belongs
+ * \param str      Should hold an empty string always
+ *
+ * \retval 0       On success
+ */
+static int DetectHttpRawHeaderSetupSticky(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, const char *str)
+{
+    if (DetectBufferSetActiveList(s, g_http_raw_header_buffer_id) < 0)
+        return -1;
+    if (DetectSignatureSetAppProto(s, ALPROTO_HTTP) < 0)
+        return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static _Bool DetectHttpRawHeaderValidateCallback(const Signature *s, const char **sigerror)
 {
     if ((s->flags & (SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT|SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER)) == (SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT|SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER)) {
diff --git a/src/tests/detect-http-raw-header.c b/src/tests/detect-http-raw-header.c
index dee84cdc74..283d8010c7 100644
--- a/src/tests/detect-http-raw-header.c
+++ b/src/tests/detect-http-raw-header.c
@@ -54,6 +54,41 @@
 
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 
+/**
+ * \test Test parser accepting valid rules and rejecting invalid rules
+ */
+static int DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest01(void)
+{
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; nocase; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; endswith; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; startswith; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; startswith; endswith; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", true));
+
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; rawbytes; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", false));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert tcp any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", false));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert tls any any -> any any (flow:to_server; content:\"abc\"; http_raw_header; sid:1;)", false));
+    PASS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \test Test parser accepting valid rules and rejecting invalid rules
+ */
+static int DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest02(void)
+{
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; nocase; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; endswith; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; startswith; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; startswith; endswith; sid:1;)", true));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; bsize:10; sid:1;)", true));
+
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert http any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; rawbytes; sid:1;)", false));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert tcp any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; sid:1;)", false));
+    FAIL_IF_NOT(UTHParseSignature("alert tls any any -> any any (flow:to_server; http.header.raw; content:\"abc\"; sid:1;)", false));
+    PASS;
+}
+
 /**
  *\test Test that the http_header content matches against a http request
  *      which holds the content.
@@ -4480,6 +4515,11 @@ static int DetectHttpRawHeaderIsdataatParseTest(void)
 
 void DetectHttpRawHeaderRegisterTests(void)
 {
+    UtRegisterTest("DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest01",
+                   DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest01);
+    UtRegisterTest("DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest02",
+                   DetectHttpRawHeaderParserTest02);
+
     UtRegisterTest("DetectEngineHttpRawHeaderTest01",
                    DetectEngineHttpRawHeaderTest01);
     UtRegisterTest("DetectEngineHttpRawHeaderTest02",