diff --git a/rust/src/ftp/event.rs b/rust/src/ftp/event.rs
index cc327369d8..9d7c6c6750 100644
--- a/rust/src/ftp/event.rs
+++ b/rust/src/ftp/event.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ pub enum FtpEvent {
     FtpEventRequestCommandTooLong,
     #[name("response_command_too_long")]
     FtpEventResponseCommandTooLong,
+    #[name("too_many_transactions")]
+    FtpEventTooManyTransactions,
 }
 
 /// Wrapper around the Rust generic function for get_event_info.
diff --git a/src/app-layer-ftp.c b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
index e049c2df4b..8c403da1fd 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-ftp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-ftp.c
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ static FTPTransaction *FTPTransactionCreate(FtpState *state)
     SCEnter();
     FTPTransaction *firsttx = TAILQ_FIRST(&state->tx_list);
     if (firsttx && state->tx_cnt - firsttx->tx_id > ftp_config_maxtx) {
-        // FTP does not set events yet...
+        FTPTransaction *event_tx = state->curr_tx ? state->curr_tx : firsttx;
+        event_tx->done = true;
+        event_tx->tx_data.updated_ts = true;
+        AppLayerDecoderEventsSetEventRaw(&event_tx->tx_data.events, FtpEventTooManyTransactions);
         return NULL;
     }
     FTPTransaction *tx = FTPCalloc(1, sizeof(*tx));