diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/smb/__load__.bro b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/__load__.bro
index bfaf121fe1..0d9de8c984 100644
--- a/scripts/base/protocols/smb/__load__.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/__load__.bro
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 @load ./pipe
 @load ./smb1-main
 @load ./smb2-main
-@load ./files
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+@load ./files
+
+@load-sigs ./dpd.sig
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/smb/dpd.sig b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/dpd.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bd691cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/dpd.sig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+signature dpd_smb {
+	ip-proto == tcp
+	payload /^....[\xfe\xff]SMB/
+	enable "smb"
+}
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