diff --git a/src/tmqh-flow.c b/src/tmqh-flow.c
index ec2a634d44..7f25861adc 100644
--- a/src/tmqh-flow.c
+++ b/src/tmqh-flow.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "util-unittest.h"
 
 Packet *TmqhInputFlow(ThreadVars *t);
-void TmqhOutputFlowActiveFlows(ThreadVars *t, Packet *p);
+void TmqhOutputFlowHash(ThreadVars *t, Packet *p);
 void TmqhOutputFlowActivePackets(ThreadVars *t, Packet *p);
 void TmqhOutputFlowRoundRobin(ThreadVars *t, Packet *p);
 void *TmqhOutputFlowSetupCtx(char *queue_str);
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ void TmqhFlowRegister(void)
 
     char *scheduler = NULL;
     if (ConfGet("autofp-scheduler", &scheduler) == 1) {
-        if (strcmp(scheduler, "round_robin") == 0) {
+        if (strcasecmp(scheduler, "round_robin") == 0) {
             SCLogInfo("AutoFP mode using \"Round Robin\" Q Handler");
             tmqh_table[TMQH_FLOW].OutHandler = TmqhOutputFlowRoundRobin;
-        } else if (strcmp(scheduler, "active_packets") == 0) {
+        } else if (strcasecmp(scheduler, "active_packets") == 0) {
             SCLogInfo("AutoFP mode using \"Active Packets\" Q Handler");
             tmqh_table[TMQH_FLOW].OutHandler = TmqhOutputFlowActivePackets;
+        } else if (strcasecmp(scheduler, "hash") == 0) {
+            SCLogInfo("AutoFP mode using \"Hash\" Q Handler");
+            tmqh_table[TMQH_FLOW].OutHandler = TmqhOutputFlowHash;
         } else {
             SCLogError(SC_ERR_INVALID_YAML_CONF_ENTRY, "Invalid entry \"%s\" "
                        "for autofp-scheduler in conf.  Killing engine.",
@@ -308,6 +311,53 @@ void TmqhOutputFlowActivePackets(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p)
     return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief select the queue to output based on address hash.
+ *
+ * \param tv thread vars.
+ * \param p packet.
+ */
+void TmqhOutputFlowHash(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p)
+{
+    int32_t qid = 0;
+
+    TmqhFlowCtx *ctx = (TmqhFlowCtx *)tv->outctx;
+
+    /* if no flow we use the first queue,
+     * should be rare */
+    if (p->flow != NULL) {
+        qid = SC_ATOMIC_GET(p->flow->autofp_tmqh_flow_qid);
+        if (qid == -1) {
+#if __WORDSIZE == 64
+            uint64_t addr = (uint64_t)p->flow;
+#else
+            uint32_t addr = (uint32_t)p->flow;
+#endif
+            addr >>= 7;
+
+            /* we don't have to worry about possible overflow, since
+             * ctx->size will be lesser than 2 ** 31 for sure */
+            qid = addr % ctx->size;
+            SC_ATOMIC_SET(p->flow->autofp_tmqh_flow_qid, qid);
+            SC_ATOMIC_ADD(ctx->queues[qid].total_flows, 1);
+        }
+    } else {
+        qid = ctx->last++;
+
+        if (ctx->last == ctx->size)
+            ctx->last = 0;
+    }
+    SC_ATOMIC_ADD(ctx->queues[qid].total_packets, 1);
+
+    PacketQueue *q = ctx->queues[qid].q;
+    SCMutexLock(&q->mutex_q);
+    PacketEnqueue(q, p);
+    SCCondSignal(&q->cond_q);
+    SCMutexUnlock(&q->mutex_q);
+
+    return;
+}
+
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
 
 static int TmqhOutputFlowSetupCtxTest01(void)
diff --git a/suricata.yaml.in b/suricata.yaml.in
index b9a9e91a45..7b0f71f695 100644
--- a/suricata.yaml.in
+++ b/suricata.yaml.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # round_robin - Flow alloted to queue in a round robin fashion.
 # active-packets - Flow alloted to queue that has the least no of
 #                  unprocessed packets.
+# hash - Flow alloted usihng the address hash.  More of a random technique.
 #autofp-scheduler: active_packets
 
 # Default pid file.