diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a65621f999..40ebd17464 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-245 | 2019-04-23 18:42:02 -0700
+
+  * Expose TCP analyzer utility functions to derived classes (Vern Paxson, Corelight)
+
 2.6-243 | 2019-04-22 19:42:52 -0700
 
   * GH-234: rename Broxygen to Zeexygen along with roles/directives (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f3ae812fb9..c6645ac507 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-243
+2.6-245
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
index 1f5309a1b9..188df11092 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
@@ -1019,9 +1019,9 @@ void TCP_Analyzer::CheckPIA_FirstPacket(int is_orig, const IP_Hdr* ip)
 		}
 	}
 
-static uint64 get_relative_seq(const TCP_Endpoint* endpoint,
-			       uint32 cur_base, uint32 last, uint32 wraps,
-			       bool* underflow = 0)
+uint64 TCP_Analyzer::get_relative_seq(const TCP_Endpoint* endpoint,
+                                      uint32 cur_base, uint32 last,
+                                      uint32 wraps, bool* underflow)
 	{
 	int32 delta = seq_delta(cur_base, last);
 
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static uint64 get_relative_seq(const TCP_Endpoint* endpoint,
 	return endpoint->ToRelativeSeqSpace(cur_base, wraps);
 	}
 
-static int get_segment_len(int payload_len, TCP_Flags flags)
+int TCP_Analyzer::get_segment_len(int payload_len, TCP_Flags flags)
 	{
 	int seg_len = payload_len;
 
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.h b/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.h
index 69f3482ae0..95ef5c72d7 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.h
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/tcp/TCP.h
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ protected:
 				const u_char* option, TCP_Analyzer* analyzer,
 				  bool is_orig, void* cookie);
 
+	// A couple utility functions that may also be useful to derived analyzers.
+	static uint64 get_relative_seq(const TCP_Endpoint* endpoint,
+	                               uint32 cur_base, uint32 last,
+	                               uint32 wraps, bool* underflow = 0);
+
+	static int get_segment_len(int payload_len, TCP_Flags flags);
+
 private:
 	TCP_Endpoint* orig;
 	TCP_Endpoint* resp;