diff --git a/src/alert-fastlog.c b/src/alert-fastlog.c
index b0728c4739..a4d4634b29 100644
--- a/src/alert-fastlog.c
+++ b/src/alert-fastlog.c
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ TmEcode AlertFastLogIPv4(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQueue *pq,
         PrintInet(AF_INET, (const void *)GET_IPV4_SRC_ADDR_PTR(p), srcip, sizeof(srcip));
         PrintInet(AF_INET, (const void *)GET_IPV4_DST_ADDR_PTR(p), dstip, sizeof(dstip));
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ TmEcode AlertFastLogIPv6(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQueue *pq,
         PrintInet(AF_INET6, (const void *)GET_IPV6_SRC_ADDR(p), srcip, sizeof(srcip));
         PrintInet(AF_INET6, (const void *)GET_IPV6_DST_ADDR(p), dstip, sizeof(dstip));
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ TmEcode AlertFastLogDecoderEvent(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQu
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
diff --git a/src/alert-syslog.c b/src/alert-syslog.c
index 78bdfd4010..806070043b 100644
--- a/src/alert-syslog.c
+++ b/src/alert-syslog.c
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ TmEcode AlertSyslogIPv4(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQueue *pq,
         PrintInet(AF_INET, (const void *)GET_IPV4_SRC_ADDR_PTR(p), srcip, sizeof(srcip));
         PrintInet(AF_INET, (const void *)GET_IPV4_DST_ADDR_PTR(p), dstip, sizeof(dstip));
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ TmEcode AlertSyslogIPv6(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data, PacketQueue *pq,
         PrintInet(AF_INET6, (const void *)GET_IPV6_SRC_ADDR(p), srcip, sizeof(srcip));
         PrintInet(AF_INET6, (const void *)GET_IPV6_DST_ADDR(p), dstip, sizeof(dstip));
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ TmEcode AlertSyslogDecoderEvent(ThreadVars *tv, Packet *p, void *data,
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
+        if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP && IS_ENGINE_MODE_IPS(engine_mode)) {
             action = "[Drop] ";
-        } else if (pa->action == ACTION_DROP) {
+        } else if (pa->action & ACTION_DROP) {
             action = "[wDrop] ";
         }
 
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-sigorder.c b/src/detect-engine-sigorder.c
index cf2484783f..a44c3e2cc9 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-sigorder.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-sigorder.c
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ static int SCSigTestSignatureOrdering08(void)
     prevsig->next = sig;
     prevsig = sig;
 
-    sig = SigInit(de_ctx, "drop tcp any !21:902 -> any any (msg:\"Testing sigordering drop\"; content:\"220\"; offset:11; depth:4; pcre:\"/220[- ]/\"; sid:6; rev:4; priority:1;)");
+    sig = SigInit(de_ctx, "reject tcp any !21:902 -> any any (msg:\"Testing sigordering drop\"; content:\"220\"; offset:11; depth:4; pcre:\"/220[- ]/\"; sid:6; rev:4; priority:1;)");
     if (sig == NULL) {
         goto end;
     }
diff --git a/src/detect-parse.c b/src/detect-parse.c
index 38a04dac66..11dfa7b16a 100644
--- a/src/detect-parse.c
+++ b/src/detect-parse.c
@@ -912,22 +912,22 @@ int SigParseAction(Signature *s, const char *action) {
     } else if (strcasecmp(action, "reject") == 0) {
         if (!(SigParseActionRejectValidate(action)))
             return -1;
-        s->action = ACTION_REJECT;
+        s->action = ACTION_REJECT|ACTION_DROP;
         return 0;
     } else if (strcasecmp(action, "rejectsrc") == 0) {
         if (!(SigParseActionRejectValidate(action)))
             return -1;
-        s->action = ACTION_REJECT;
+        s->action = ACTION_REJECT|ACTION_DROP;
         return 0;
     } else if (strcasecmp(action, "rejectdst") == 0) {
         if (!(SigParseActionRejectValidate(action)))
             return -1;
-        s->action = ACTION_REJECT_DST;
+        s->action = ACTION_REJECT_DST|ACTION_DROP;
         return 0;
     } else if (strcasecmp(action, "rejectboth") == 0) {
         if (!(SigParseActionRejectValidate(action)))
             return -1;
-        s->action = ACTION_REJECT_BOTH;
+        s->action = ACTION_REJECT_BOTH|ACTION_DROP;
         return 0;
     } else {
         SCLogError(SC_ERR_INVALID_ACTION,"An invalid action \"%s\" was given",action);
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index 648bfe5336..daa1f92ed5 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
                                 pmatch = 1;
                                 /* Tell the engine that this reassembled stream can drop the
                                  * rest of the pkts with no further inspection */
-                                if (s->action == ACTION_DROP)
+                                if (s->action & ACTION_DROP)
                                     alert_flags |= PACKET_ALERT_FLAG_DROP_FLOW;
 
                                 /* store ptr to current smsg */
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ int SigMatchSignatures(ThreadVars *th_v, DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectEngineTh
             }
 
             /* match */
-            if (s->action == ACTION_DROP)
+            if (s->action & ACTION_DROP)
                 alert_flags |= PACKET_ALERT_FLAG_DROP_FLOW;
 
             alert_flags |= PACKET_ALERT_FLAG_STATE_MATCH;