diff --git a/src/detect-bytejump.c b/src/detect-bytejump.c
index 29931b7d3d..5b28d341bd 100644
--- a/src/detect-bytejump.c
+++ b/src/detect-bytejump.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void DetectBytejumpRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTEJUMP].Free  = DetectBytejumpFree;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTEJUMP].RegisterTests = DetectBytejumpRegisterTests;
 
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTEJUMP].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
     parse_regex = pcre_compile(PARSE_REGEX, opts, &eb, &eo, NULL);
     if(parse_regex == NULL)
     {
diff --git a/src/detect-bytetest.c b/src/detect-bytetest.c
index b60e127790..52ff567afa 100644
--- a/src/detect-bytetest.c
+++ b/src/detect-bytetest.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ void DetectBytetestRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTETEST].Free  = DetectBytetestFree;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTETEST].RegisterTests = DetectBytetestRegisterTests;
 
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_BYTETEST].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
     parse_regex = pcre_compile(PARSE_REGEX, opts, &eb, &eo, NULL);
     if(parse_regex == NULL)
     {
diff --git a/src/detect-content.c b/src/detect-content.c
index a54d797246..91d6284fea 100644
--- a/src/detect-content.c
+++ b/src/detect-content.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ void DetectContentRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_CONTENT].Setup = DetectContentSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_CONTENT].Free  = DetectContentFree;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_CONTENT].RegisterTests = DetectContentRegisterTests;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_CONTENT].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 /* pass on the content_max_id */
diff --git a/src/detect-depth.c b/src/detect-depth.c
index 93a9eb3ee9..2f96dc65ce 100644
--- a/src/detect-depth.c
+++ b/src/detect-depth.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ void DetectDepthRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DEPTH].Setup = DetectDepthSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DEPTH].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DEPTH].RegisterTests = NULL;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_DEPTH].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectDepthSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *depthstr)
diff --git a/src/detect-distance.c b/src/detect-distance.c
index fc482a85a3..c14a68636d 100644
--- a/src/detect-distance.c
+++ b/src/detect-distance.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ void DetectDistanceRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DISTANCE].Setup = DetectDistanceSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DISTANCE].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_DISTANCE].RegisterTests = NULL;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_DISTANCE].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectDistanceSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *distancestr)
diff --git a/src/detect-isdataat.c b/src/detect-isdataat.c
index b8667fb535..62752d8f5b 100644
--- a/src/detect-isdataat.c
+++ b/src/detect-isdataat.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ void DetectIsdataatRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_ISDATAAT].Free  = DetectIsdataatFree;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_ISDATAAT].RegisterTests = DetectIsdataatRegisterTests;
 
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_ISDATAAT].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
     const char *eb;
     int eo;
     int opts = 0;
diff --git a/src/detect-nocase.c b/src/detect-nocase.c
index be455f7c44..1698eea3d8 100644
--- a/src/detect-nocase.c
+++ b/src/detect-nocase.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void DetectNocaseRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_NOCASE].RegisterTests = NULL;
 
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_NOCASE].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_NOCASE].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectNocaseSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *nullstr)
diff --git a/src/detect-offset.c b/src/detect-offset.c
index b4c2bec377..ace3bff197 100644
--- a/src/detect-offset.c
+++ b/src/detect-offset.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ void DetectOffsetRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_OFFSET].Setup = DetectOffsetSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_OFFSET].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_OFFSET].RegisterTests = NULL;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_OFFSET].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectOffsetSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *offsetstr)
diff --git a/src/detect-pcre.c b/src/detect-pcre.c
index ae0535d78a..47d0776ba8 100644
--- a/src/detect-pcre.c
+++ b/src/detect-pcre.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ void DetectPcreRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_PCRE].Free  = DetectPcreFree;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_PCRE].RegisterTests  = NULL;
 
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_PCRE].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
     const char *eb;
     int eo;
     int opts = 0;
diff --git a/src/detect-pktvar.c b/src/detect-pktvar.c
index 0bae9e27db..aa04c6087b 100644
--- a/src/detect-pktvar.c
+++ b/src/detect-pktvar.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ void DetectPktvarRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_PKTVAR].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_PKTVAR].RegisterTests  = NULL;
 
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_PKTVAR].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
     const char *eb;
     int eo;
     int opts = 0;
diff --git a/src/detect-rawbytes.c b/src/detect-rawbytes.c
index cbe8f3562c..bcd3c39c21 100644
--- a/src/detect-rawbytes.c
+++ b/src/detect-rawbytes.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void DetectRawbytesRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_RAWBYTES].RegisterTests = NULL;
 
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_RAWBYTES].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_RAWBYTES].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectRawbytesSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *nullstr)
diff --git a/src/detect-uricontent.c b/src/detect-uricontent.c
index c0eb5e3c01..251e16a062 100644
--- a/src/detect-uricontent.c
+++ b/src/detect-uricontent.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ void DetectUricontentRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_URICONTENT].Setup = DetectUricontentSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_URICONTENT].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_URICONTENT].RegisterTests = HttpUriRegisterTests;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_URICONTENT].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 /* pass on the uricontent_max_id */
diff --git a/src/detect-within.c b/src/detect-within.c
index cfe5f86e2a..8a2ab05cea 100644
--- a/src/detect-within.c
+++ b/src/detect-within.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ void DetectWithinRegister (void) {
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_WITHIN].Setup = DetectWithinSetup;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_WITHIN].Free  = NULL;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_WITHIN].RegisterTests = NULL;
+
+    sigmatch_table[DETECT_WITHIN].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
 }
 
 int DetectWithinSetup (DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s, SigMatch *m, char *withinstr)
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index c3f2230a11..8f0f401639 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
              FlowSetIPOnlyFlag(p->flow, p->flowflags & FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER ? 1 : 0);
     }
 
-    /* if we don't need any pattern matcher or other content inspection, then return*/
-    if (p->flags & PKT_NOPAYLOAD_INSPECTION)
-        return 1;
-
     /* we assume we don't have an uri when we start inspection */
     det_ctx->de_have_httpuri = 0;
 
@@ -397,6 +393,11 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
         //sig = det_ctx->pmq.sig_id_array[idx];
         s = de_ctx->sig_array[sig];
 
+        /* filter out the sigs that inspects the payload, if packet
+           no payload inspection flag is set*/
+        if ((p->flags & PKT_NOPAYLOAD_INSPECTION) && (s->flags & SIG_FLAG_PAYLOAD))
+            continue;
+
         /* filter out sigs that want pattern matches, but
          * have no matches */
         if (!(det_ctx->pmq.sig_bitarray[(sig / 8)] & (1<<(sig % 8))) &&
@@ -605,12 +606,35 @@ iponly:
     }
     return 1;
 }
+/**
+ * \brief Check if the initialized signature is inspecting the packet payload
+ *  \param de_ctx detection engine ctx
+ *  \param s the signature
+ *  \retval 1 sig is inspecting the payload
+ *  \retval 0 sig is not inspecting the payload
+ */
+static int SignatureIsInspectingPayload(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, Signature *s) {
+
+    SigMatch *sm = s->match;
+    if (sm == NULL)
+        goto inspect_payload;
+
+    for (; sm != NULL; sm = sm->next)
+        if (!(sigmatch_table[sm->type].flags & SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD))
+            return 0;
+
+inspect_payload:
+    if (!(de_ctx->flags & DE_QUIET))
+        SCLogDebug("Signature (%" PRIu32 "): is inspecting payload.", s->id);
+    return 1;
+}
 
 /* add all signatures to their own source address group */
 int SigAddressPrepareStage1(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx) {
     Signature *tmp_s = NULL;
     DetectAddressGroup *gr = NULL;
     uint32_t cnt = 0, cnt_iponly = 0;
+    uint32_t cnt_payload = 0;
 
     //DetectAddressGroupPrintMemory();
     //DetectSigGroupPrintMemory();
@@ -642,7 +666,9 @@ int SigAddressPrepareStage1(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx) {
             tmp_s->flags |= SIG_FLAG_IPONLY;
             cnt_iponly++;
             //printf("(IP only)\n");
-        } else {
+        } else if (SignatureIsInspectingPayload(de_ctx, tmp_s) == 1) {
+            tmp_s->flags |= SIG_FLAG_PAYLOAD;
+            cnt_payload++;
             //printf("\n");
             //if (tmp_s->proto.flags & DETECT_PROTO_ANY) {
             //printf("Signature %" PRIu32 " applies to all protocols.\n",tmp_s->id);
@@ -704,8 +730,8 @@ int SigAddressPrepareStage1(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx) {
     //DetectPortPrintMemory();
 
     if (!(de_ctx->flags & DE_QUIET)) {
-        SCLogInfo("%" PRIu32 " signatures processed. %" PRIu32 " are IP-only rules",
-            de_ctx->sig_cnt, cnt_iponly);
+        SCLogInfo("%" PRIu32 " signatures processed. %" PRIu32 " are IP-only rules and %" PRIu32 " are inspecting packet payload",
+            de_ctx->sig_cnt, cnt_iponly, cnt_payload);
         SCLogInfo("building signature grouping structure, stage 1: "
                "adding signatures to signature source addresses... done");
     }
diff --git a/src/detect.h b/src/detect.h
index d2f23e13bf..e35a64004f 100644
--- a/src/detect.h
+++ b/src/detect.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ typedef struct DetectPort_ {
 #define SIG_FLAG_IPONLY    0x0040   /**< ip only signature */
 #define SIG_FLAG_MPM       0x0080   /**< sig has mpm portion (content, uricontent, etc) */
 #define SIG_FLAG_DEONLY    0x0100   /**< decode event only signature */
+#define SIG_FLAG_PAYLOAD   0x0200   /**< signature is inspecting the packet payload */
 
 /* Detection Engine flags */
 #define DE_QUIET           0x01     /**< DE is quiet (esp for unittests) */
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ typedef struct SigGroupHead_ {
 #define SIGMATCH_IPONLY_COMPAT  0x02
 /** sigmatch is compatible with a decode event only rule */
 #define SIGMATCH_DEONLY_COMPAT  0x04
+/**< Flag to indicate that the signature inspects the packet payload */
+#define SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD        0x08
 
 /** Remember to add the options in SignatureIsIPOnly() at detect.c otherwise it wont be part of a signature group */