diff --git a/rust/src/smb/log.rs b/rust/src/smb/log.rs
index 92d390b35b..bc2c6c6b1b 100644
--- a/rust/src/smb/log.rs
+++ b/rust/src/smb/log.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ fn smb_common_header(state: &SMBState, tx: &SMBTransaction) -> Json
                     jsd.set_string("response", &serv);
                 }
                 js.set("service", jsd);
+
+            // share type only for SMB2
+            } else {
+                match x.share_type {
+                    1 => { js.set_string("share_type", "FILE"); },
+                    2 => { js.set_string("share_type", "PIPE"); },
+                    3 => { js.set_string("share_type", "PRINT"); },
+                    _ => { js.set_string("share_type", "UNKNOWN"); },
+                }
             }
         },
         Some(SMBTransactionTypeData::FILE(ref x)) => {
diff --git a/rust/src/smb/smb.rs b/rust/src/smb/smb.rs
index 52bc3238e6..19535f2876 100644
--- a/rust/src/smb/smb.rs
+++ b/rust/src/smb/smb.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ impl SMBTransactionNegotiate {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SMBTransactionTreeConnect {
     pub is_pipe: bool,
+    pub share_type: u8,
     pub tree_id: u32,
     pub share_name: Vec<u8>,
 
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ impl SMBTransactionTreeConnect {
     pub fn new(share_name: Vec<u8>) -> SMBTransactionTreeConnect {
         return SMBTransactionTreeConnect {
             is_pipe:false,
+            share_type: 0,
             tree_id:0,
             share_name:share_name,
             req_service: None,
diff --git a/rust/src/smb/smb2.rs b/rust/src/smb/smb2.rs
index f1462c79ea..346c58b17c 100644
--- a/rust/src/smb/smb2.rs
+++ b/rust/src/smb/smb2.rs
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ pub fn smb2_response_record<'b>(state: &mut SMBState, r: &Smb2Record<'b>)
                         let found = match state.get_treeconnect_tx(name_key) {
                             Some(tx) => {
                                 if let Some(SMBTransactionTypeData::TREECONNECT(ref mut tdn)) = tx.type_data {
+                                    tdn.share_type = tr.share_type;
                                     tdn.is_pipe = is_pipe;
                                     tdn.tree_id = r.tree_id as u32;
                                     share_name = tdn.share_name.to_vec();