diff --git a/src/app-layer.c b/src/app-layer.c
index 61fc26eb53..175953c646 100644
--- a/src/app-layer.c
+++ b/src/app-layer.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "app-layer-detect-proto.h"
 #include "stream-tcp-reassemble.h"
 #include "stream-tcp-private.h"
+#include "stream-tcp-inline.h"
 #include "flow.h"
 #include "flow-util.h"
 
@@ -111,6 +112,12 @@ extern AlpProtoDetectCtx alp_proto_ctx;
  *  \param data_len length of the data chunk
  *  \param flags control flags
  *
+ *  During detection this function can call the stream reassembly,
+ *  inline or non-inline for the opposing direction, while already
+ *  being called by the same stream reassembly for a particular
+ *  direction.  This should cause any issues, since processing of
+ *  each stream is independent of the other stream.
+ *
  *  \retval 0 ok
  *  \retval -1 error
  */
@@ -203,27 +210,56 @@ int AppLayerHandleTCPData(ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx,
             StreamTcpSetStreamFlagAppProtoDetectionCompleted(stream);
 
             /* if we have seen data from the other direction first, send
-             * data for that direction first to the parser */
+             * data for that direction first to the parser.  This shouldn't
+             * be an issue, since each stream processing happens
+             * independently of the other stream direction.  At this point of
+             * call, you need to know that this function's already being
+             * called by the very same StreamReassembly() function that we
+             * will now call shortly for the opposing direction. */
             if ((ssn->data_first_seen_dir & (STREAM_TOSERVER | STREAM_TOCLIENT)) &&
                 !(flags & ssn->data_first_seen_dir)) {
                 TcpStream *opposing_stream = NULL;
                 if (stream == &ssn->client) {
                     opposing_stream = &ssn->server;
-                    p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
-                    p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    if (StreamTcpInlineMode()) {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    } else {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    }
                 } else {
                     opposing_stream = &ssn->client;
-                    p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
-                    p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    if (StreamTcpInlineMode()) {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    } else {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    }
                 }
 
-                int ret = StreamTcpReassembleAppLayer(tv, ra_ctx, ssn, opposing_stream, p);
+                int ret;
+                if (StreamTcpInlineMode())
+                    ret = StreamTcpReassembleInlineAppLayer(tv, ra_ctx, ssn, opposing_stream, p);
+                else
+                    ret = StreamTcpReassembleAppLayer(tv, ra_ctx, ssn, opposing_stream, p);
                 if (stream == &ssn->client) {
-                    p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
-                    p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    if (StreamTcpInlineMode()) {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    } else {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
-                    p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    if (StreamTcpInlineMode()) {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                    } else {
+                        p->flowflags &= ~FLOW_PKT_TOCLIENT;
+                        p->flowflags |= FLOW_PKT_TOSERVER;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (ret < 0) {
                     r = -1;
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
index 94acf652e8..dbda9261ad 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
@@ -1839,11 +1839,18 @@ static void StreamTcpRemoveSegmentFromStream(TcpStream *stream, TcpSegment *seg)
  *
  *  Reassembly is in the same direction of the packet.
  *
+ *  One of the utilities called by this function AppLayerHandleTCPData(),
+ *  has a feature where it will call this very same function for the
+ *  stream opposing the stream it is called with.  This shouldn't cause
+ *  any issues, since processing of each stream is independent of the
+ *  other stream.
+ *
  *  \todo this function is too long, we need to break it up. It needs it BAD
  */
-static int StreamTcpReassembleInlineAppLayer (ThreadVars *tv,
-        TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx, TcpSession *ssn, TcpStream *stream,
-        Packet *p)
+int StreamTcpReassembleInlineAppLayer(ThreadVars *tv,
+                                      TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx,
+                                      TcpSession *ssn, TcpStream *stream,
+                                      Packet *p)
 {
     SCEnter();
 
@@ -2576,6 +2583,12 @@ void StreamTcpPruneSession(Flow *f, uint8_t flags) {
  *  Stream is in the opposite direction of the packet, as the ACK-packet
  *  is ACK'ing the stream.
  *
+ *  One of the utilities call by this function AppLayerHandleTCPData(),
+ *  has a feature where it will call this very same function for the
+ *  stream opposing the stream it is called with.  This shouldn't cause
+ *  any issues, since processing of each stream is independent of the
+ *  other stream.
+ *
  *  \todo this function is too long, we need to break it up. It needs it BAD
  */
 int StreamTcpReassembleAppLayer (ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx,
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
index 47a06c1891..2fdb5be734 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.h
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ void StreamTcpReassembleFreeThreadCtx(TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *);
 int StreamTcpReassembleAppLayer (ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx,
                                  TcpSession *ssn, TcpStream *stream,
                                  Packet *p);
+int StreamTcpReassembleInlineAppLayer(ThreadVars *tv,
+                                      TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_ctx,
+                                      TcpSession *ssn, TcpStream *stream,
+                                      Packet *p);
 int StreamTcpReassembleProcessAppLayer(TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *);
 
 void StreamTcpCreateTestPacket(uint8_t *, uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t);