diff --git a/src/Discard.cc b/src/Discard.cc
index 6f3d8b94ca..4ccf71f1df 100644
--- a/src/Discard.cc
+++ b/src/Discard.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bool Discarder::IsActive()
 	return check_ip || check_tcp || check_udp || check_icmp;
 	}
 
-bool Discarder::NextPacket(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen)
+bool Discarder::NextPacket(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen)
 	{
 	bool discard_packet = false;
 
diff --git a/src/Discard.h b/src/Discard.h
index 79222bd6f8..9f082bdccc 100644
--- a/src/Discard.h
+++ b/src/Discard.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool IsActive();
 
-	bool NextPacket(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen);
+	bool NextPacket(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen);
 
 protected:
 	Val* BuildData(const u_char* data, int hdrlen, int len, int caplen);
diff --git a/src/Frag.cc b/src/Frag.cc
index 06a940008e..17159fee25 100644
--- a/src/Frag.cc
+++ b/src/Frag.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void FragTimer::Dispatch(double t, bool /* is_expire */)
 		reporter->InternalWarning("fragment timer dispatched w/o reassembler");
 	}
 
-FragReassembler::FragReassembler(session::Manager* arg_s, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
+FragReassembler::FragReassembler(session::Manager* arg_s, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
                                  const u_char* pkt, const FragReassemblerKey& k, double t)
 	: Reassembler(0, REASSEM_FRAG)
 	{
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ FragReassembler::~FragReassembler()
 	delete[] proto_hdr;
 	}
 
-void FragReassembler::AddFragment(double t, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt)
+void FragReassembler::AddFragment(double t, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt)
 	{
 	const struct ip* ip4 = ip->IP4_Hdr();
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void FragReassembler::BlockInserted(DataBlockMap::const_iterator /* it */)
 		{
 		struct ip* reassem4 = (struct ip*)pkt_start;
 		reassem4->ip_len = htons(frag_size + proto_hdr_len);
-		reassembled_pkt = std::make_unique<IP_Hdr>(reassem4, true, true);
+		reassembled_pkt = std::make_shared<IP_Hdr>(reassem4, true, true);
 		DeleteTimer();
 		}
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void FragReassembler::BlockInserted(DataBlockMap::const_iterator /* it */)
 		struct ip6_hdr* reassem6 = (struct ip6_hdr*)pkt_start;
 		reassem6->ip6_plen = htons(frag_size + proto_hdr_len - 40);
 		const IPv6_Hdr_Chain* chain = new IPv6_Hdr_Chain(reassem6, next_proto, n);
-		reassembled_pkt = std::make_unique<IP_Hdr>(reassem6, true, n, chain, true);
+		reassembled_pkt = std::make_shared<IP_Hdr>(reassem6, true, n, chain, true);
 		DeleteTimer();
 		}
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ FragmentManager::~FragmentManager()
 	Clear();
 	}
 
-FragReassembler* FragmentManager::NextFragment(double t, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
+FragReassembler* FragmentManager::NextFragment(double t, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
                                                const u_char* pkt)
 	{
 	uint32_t frag_id = ip->ID();
diff --git a/src/Frag.h b/src/Frag.h
index c76989d418..eff680011c 100644
--- a/src/Frag.h
+++ b/src/Frag.h
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ using FragReassemblerKey = std::tuple<IPAddr, IPAddr, bro_uint_t>;
 class FragReassembler : public Reassembler
 	{
 public:
-	FragReassembler(session::Manager* s, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt,
+	FragReassembler(session::Manager* s, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt,
 	                const FragReassemblerKey& k, double t);
 	~FragReassembler() override;
 
-	void AddFragment(double t, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt);
+	void AddFragment(double t, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt);
 
 	void Expire(double t);
 	void DeleteTimer();
 	void ClearTimer() { expire_timer = nullptr; }
 
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> ReassembledPkt() { return std::move(reassembled_pkt); }
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> ReassembledPkt() { return std::move(reassembled_pkt); }
 	const FragReassemblerKey& Key() const { return key; }
 
 protected:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ protected:
 	void Weird(const char* name) const;
 
 	u_char* proto_hdr;
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> reassembled_pkt;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> reassembled_pkt;
 	session::Manager* s;
 	uint64_t frag_size; // size of fully reassembled fragment
 	FragReassemblerKey key;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 	FragmentManager() = default;
 	~FragmentManager();
 
-	FragReassembler* NextFragment(double t, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt);
+	FragReassembler* NextFragment(double t, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* pkt);
 	void Clear();
 	void Remove(detail::FragReassembler* f);
 
diff --git a/src/PacketFilter.cc b/src/PacketFilter.cc
index b9b156343e..91241eb57f 100644
--- a/src/PacketFilter.cc
+++ b/src/PacketFilter.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool PacketFilter::RemoveDst(Val* dst)
 	return f != nullptr;
 	}
 
-bool PacketFilter::Match(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen)
+bool PacketFilter::Match(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen)
 	{
 	Filter* f = (Filter*)src_filter.Lookup(ip->SrcAddr(), 128);
 	if ( f )
diff --git a/src/PacketFilter.h b/src/PacketFilter.h
index 7c2ba5154e..3470ed0b02 100644
--- a/src/PacketFilter.h
+++ b/src/PacketFilter.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 	bool RemoveDst(Val* dst);
 
 	// Returns true if packet matches a drop filter
-	bool Match(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen);
+	bool Match(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, int len, int caplen);
 
 private:
 	struct Filter
diff --git a/src/TunnelEncapsulation.h b/src/TunnelEncapsulation.h
index 960886a1a3..88258e297f 100644
--- a/src/TunnelEncapsulation.h
+++ b/src/TunnelEncapsulation.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "zeek/ID.h"
+#include "zeek/IP.h"
 #include "zeek/IPAddr.h"
 #include "zeek/NetVar.h"
 #include "zeek/UID.h"
@@ -66,8 +67,9 @@ public:
 	 * Copy constructor.
 	 */
 	EncapsulatingConn(const EncapsulatingConn& other)
-		: src_addr(other.src_addr), dst_addr(other.dst_addr), src_port(other.src_port),
-		  dst_port(other.dst_port), proto(other.proto), type(other.type), uid(other.uid)
+		: ip_hdr(other.ip_hdr), src_addr(other.src_addr), dst_addr(other.dst_addr),
+		  src_port(other.src_port), dst_port(other.dst_port), proto(other.proto), type(other.type),
+		  uid(other.uid)
 		{
 		}
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 			proto = other.proto;
 			type = other.type;
 			uid = other.uid;
+			ip_hdr = other.ip_hdr;
 			}
 
 		return *this;
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ public:
 		return ! (ec1 == ec2);
 		}
 
+	// TODO: temporarily public
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> ip_hdr;
+
 protected:
 	IPAddr src_addr;
 	IPAddr dst_addr;
@@ -221,6 +227,28 @@ public:
 		return ! (e1 == e2);
 		}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a pointer the last element in the stack. Returns a nullptr
+	 * if the stack is empty or hasn't been initialized yet.
+	 */
+	EncapsulatingConn* Last() { return Depth() > 0 ? &(conns->back()) : nullptr; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an EncapsulatingConn from the requested index in the stack.
+	 *
+	 * @param index An index to look up. Note this is one-indexed, since it's generally
+	 * looked up using a value from Depth().
+	 * @return The corresponding EncapsulatingConn, or a nullptr if the requested index is
+	 * out of range.
+	 */
+	EncapsulatingConn* At(size_t index)
+		{
+		if ( index > 0 && index <= Depth() )
+			return &(conns->at(index - 1));
+
+		return nullptr;
+		}
+
 protected:
 	std::vector<EncapsulatingConn>* conns;
 	};
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/ayiya/AYIYA.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/ayiya/AYIYA.cc
index 2523607de5..844c76ebe0 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/ayiya/AYIYA.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/ayiya/AYIYA.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void AYIYA_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint6
 	caplen -= inner_packet_offset;
 	inner_packet_offset = -1;
 
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner;
 	int result = packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(len, data, next_header, inner);
 
 	if ( result == 0 )
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/geneve/Geneve.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/geneve/Geneve.cc
index 6ad414bf32..92c3570e82 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/geneve/Geneve.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/geneve/Geneve.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void Geneve_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint
 
 	EncapsulatingConn inner(Conn(), BifEnum::Tunnel::GENEVE);
 	outer->Add(inner);
+	int encap_index = outer->Depth();
 
 	uint8_t tunnel_opt_len = (data[0] & 0x3F) * 4;
 	auto vni = (data[4] << 16) + (data[5] << 8) + (data[6] << 0);
@@ -83,8 +84,12 @@ void Geneve_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint
 	ProtocolConfirmation();
 
 	if ( geneve_packet )
-		Conn()->EnqueueEvent(geneve_packet, nullptr, ConnVal(), pkt.ip_hdr->ToPktHdrVal(),
-		                     val_mgr->Count(vni));
+		{
+		EncapsulatingConn* ec = pkt.encap->At(encap_index);
+		if ( ec && ec->ip_hdr )
+			Conn()->EnqueueEvent(geneve_packet, nullptr, ConnVal(), pkt.ip_hdr->ToPktHdrVal(),
+			                     val_mgr->Count(vni));
+		}
 	}
 
 	} // namespace zeek::analyzer::geneve
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/gtpv1/GTPv1.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/gtpv1/GTPv1.cc
index 8677d0c4ab..89a14fea32 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/gtpv1/GTPv1.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/gtpv1/GTPv1.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void GTPv1_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint6
 	caplen -= inner_packet_offset;
 	inner_packet_offset = -1;
 
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
 	int result = packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(len, data, next_header, inner);
 
 	if ( result == 0 )
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.cc
index 5868031243..20787e41e6 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.cc
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool TeredoEncapsulation::DoParse(const u_char* data, int& len, bool found_origi
 	return false;
 	}
 
-RecordValPtr TeredoEncapsulation::BuildVal(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner) const
+RecordValPtr TeredoEncapsulation::BuildVal(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner) const
 	{
 	static auto teredo_hdr_type = id::find_type<RecordType>("teredo_hdr");
 	static auto teredo_auth_type = id::find_type<RecordType>("teredo_auth");
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void Teredo_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint
 		return;
 		}
 
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
 	int rslt = packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(len, te.InnerIP(), IPPROTO_IPV6, inner);
 
 	if ( rslt > 0 )
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.h b/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.h
index 04f19cefef..a37ad61505 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.h
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/teredo/Teredo.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	const u_char* Authentication() const { return auth; }
 
-	RecordValPtr BuildVal(const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner) const;
+	RecordValPtr BuildVal(const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner) const;
 
 protected:
 	bool DoParse(const u_char* data, int& len, bool found_orig, bool found_au);
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/vxlan/VXLAN.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/vxlan/VXLAN.cc
index e5681db8ee..974a033b0a 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/vxlan/VXLAN.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/vxlan/VXLAN.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void VXLAN_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint6
 
 	EncapsulatingConn inner(Conn(), BifEnum::Tunnel::VXLAN);
 	outer->Add(inner);
+	int encap_index = outer->Depth();
 
 	int vni = (data[4] << 16) + (data[5] << 8) + (data[6] << 0);
 
@@ -88,8 +89,14 @@ void VXLAN_Analyzer::DeliverPacket(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig, uint6
 	ProtocolConfirmation();
 
 	if ( vxlan_packet )
-		Conn()->EnqueueEvent(vxlan_packet, nullptr, ConnVal(), pkt.ip_hdr->ToPktHdrVal(),
-		                     val_mgr->Count(vni));
+		{
+		EncapsulatingConn* ec = pkt.encap->At(encap_index);
+		if ( ec && ec->ip_hdr )
+			{
+			Conn()->EnqueueEvent(vxlan_packet, nullptr, ConnVal(), ec->ip_hdr->ToPktHdrVal(),
+			                     val_mgr->Count(vni));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	} // namespace zeek::analyzer::vxlan
diff --git a/src/iosource/Packet.h b/src/iosource/Packet.h
index 8c61abea3d..0705f8fb4e 100644
--- a/src/iosource/Packet.h
+++ b/src/iosource/Packet.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public:
 	 * The IP header for this packet. This is filled in by the IP analyzer
 	 * during processing if the packet contains an IP header.
 	 */
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> ip_hdr = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> ip_hdr = nullptr;
 
 	/**
 	 * The protocol of the packet. This is used by the tunnel analyzers to
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/icmp/ICMP.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/icmp/ICMP.cc
index 18a89c16fb..468d7e11df 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/icmp/ICMP.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/icmp/ICMP.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void ICMPAnalyzer::DeliverPacket(Connection* c, double t, bool is_orig, int rema
 		adapter->PacketContents(data + 8, std::min(len, remaining) - 8);
 
 	const struct icmp* icmpp = (const struct icmp*)data;
-	const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
+	const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
 
 	if ( ! zeek::detail::ignore_checksums &&
 	     ! GetIgnoreChecksumsNets()->Contains(ip->IPHeaderSrcAddr()) && remaining >= len )
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.cc
index cb45f02e7e..ef244f622c 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool IPAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* packet)
 	// This is a unique pointer because of the mass of early returns from this method.
 	if ( protocol == 4 )
 		{
-		packet->ip_hdr = std::make_unique<IP_Hdr>(ip, false);
+		packet->ip_hdr = std::make_shared<IP_Hdr>(ip, false);
 		packet->l3_proto = L3_IPV4;
 		}
 	else if ( protocol == 6 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool IPAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* packet)
 			return false;
 			}
 
-		packet->ip_hdr = std::make_unique<IP_Hdr>((const struct ip6_hdr*)data, false, len);
+		packet->ip_hdr = std::make_shared<IP_Hdr>((const struct ip6_hdr*)data, false, len);
 		packet->l3_proto = L3_IPV6;
 		}
 	else
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ bool IPAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* packet)
 		return false;
 		}
 
+	// If there's an encapsulation stack in this packet, meaning this packet is part of a chain
+	// of tunnels, make sure to store the IP header in the last flow in the stack so it can be
+	// used by previous analyzers as we return up the chain.
+	if ( packet->encap )
+		{
+		if ( auto* ec = packet->encap->Last() )
+			ec->ip_hdr = packet->ip_hdr;
+		}
+
 	const struct ip* ip4 = packet->ip_hdr->IP4_Hdr();
 
 	// TotalLen() returns the full length of the IP portion of the packet, including
@@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ bool IPAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* packet)
 			{
 			f = detail::fragment_mgr->NextFragment(run_state::processing_start_time, packet->ip_hdr,
 			                                       packet->data + hdr_size);
-			std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> ih = f->ReassembledPkt();
+			std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> ih = f->ReassembledPkt();
 
 			if ( ! ih )
 				// It didn't reassemble into anything yet.
@@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ bool IPAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* packet)
 	}
 
 int zeek::packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(int caplen, const u_char* const pkt, int proto,
-                                           std::unique_ptr<zeek::IP_Hdr>& inner)
+                                           std::shared_ptr<zeek::IP_Hdr>& inner)
 	{
 	if ( proto == IPPROTO_IPV6 )
 		{
@@ -283,7 +292,7 @@ int zeek::packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(int caplen, const u_char* const pkt,
 			return -1;
 
 		const struct ip6_hdr* ip6 = (const struct ip6_hdr*)pkt;
-		inner = std::make_unique<zeek::IP_Hdr>(ip6, false, caplen);
+		inner = std::make_shared<zeek::IP_Hdr>(ip6, false, caplen);
 		if ( (ip6->ip6_ctlun.ip6_un2_vfc & 0xF0) != 0x60 )
 			return -2;
 		}
@@ -294,7 +303,7 @@ int zeek::packet_analysis::IP::ParsePacket(int caplen, const u_char* const pkt,
 			return -1;
 
 		const struct ip* ip4 = (const struct ip*)pkt;
-		inner = std::make_unique<zeek::IP_Hdr>(ip4, false);
+		inner = std::make_shared<zeek::IP_Hdr>(ip4, false);
 		if ( ip4->ip_v != 4 )
 			return -2;
 		}
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.h b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.h
index e9a62d6bf2..9aa00d99f3 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.h
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IP.h
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ private:
  *         long enough to be an IP header, and \a inner is always non-null
  *         for other return values.
  */
-int ParsePacket(int caplen, const u_char* const pkt, int proto, std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner);
+int ParsePacket(int caplen, const u_char* const pkt, int proto, std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner);
 	}
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IPBasedAnalyzer.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IPBasedAnalyzer.cc
index 876ce5ef2c..2994d320ba 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IPBasedAnalyzer.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/ip/IPBasedAnalyzer.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bool IPBasedAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* pkt
 	if ( ! BuildConnTuple(len, data, pkt, tuple) )
 		return false;
 
-	const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip_hdr = pkt->ip_hdr;
+	const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip_hdr = pkt->ip_hdr;
 	detail::ConnKey key(tuple);
 
 	Connection* conn = session_mgr->FindConnection(key);
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
index dcde13a94a..23ae906943 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool IPTunnelAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* pa
 	BifEnum::Tunnel::Type tunnel_type = packet->tunnel_type;
 	int gre_link_type = packet->gre_link_type;
 
-	std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
+	std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr> inner = nullptr;
 
 	if ( gre_version != 0 )
 		{
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool IPTunnelAnalyzer::AnalyzePacket(size_t len, const uint8_t* data, Packet* pa
  * Handles a packet that contains an IP header directly after the tunnel header.
  */
 bool IPTunnelAnalyzer::ProcessEncapsulatedPacket(double t, const Packet* pkt,
-                                                 const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner,
+                                                 const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner,
                                                  std::shared_ptr<EncapsulationStack> prev,
                                                  const EncapsulatingConn& ec)
 	{
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
index 23383bffd4..71c7be7b7a 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param ec The most-recently found depth of encapsulation.
 	 */
 	bool ProcessEncapsulatedPacket(double t, const Packet* pkt,
-	                               const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner,
+	                               const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& inner,
 	                               std::shared_ptr<EncapsulationStack> prev,
 	                               const EncapsulatingConn& ec);
 
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
index cdd8a4c80f..6bfd02cff5 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCP.cc
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void TCPAnalyzer::DeliverPacket(Connection* c, double t, bool is_orig, int remai
 
 	analyzer::tcp::TCP_Endpoint* endpoint = is_orig ? adapter->orig : adapter->resp;
 	analyzer::tcp::TCP_Endpoint* peer = endpoint->peer;
-	const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
+	const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
 
 	if ( ! ValidateChecksum(ip.get(), tp, endpoint, len, remaining, adapter) )
 		return;
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.cc
index c342f1f3b8..53027538e8 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.cc
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int32_t update_last_seq(analyzer::tcp::TCP_Endpoint* endpoint, uint32_t l
 	}
 
 void TCPSessionAdapter::Process(bool is_orig, const struct tcphdr* tp, int len,
-                                const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* data,
+                                const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip, const u_char* data,
                                 int remaining)
 	{
 	analyzer::tcp::TCP_Flags flags(tp);
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.h b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.h
index 5025f0299b..d20b28765b 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.h
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/tcp/TCPSessionAdapter.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 	explicit TCPSessionAdapter(Connection* conn);
 	~TCPSessionAdapter() override;
 
-	void Process(bool is_orig, const struct tcphdr* tp, int len, const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
+	void Process(bool is_orig, const struct tcphdr* tp, int len, const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip,
 	             const u_char* data, int remaining);
 
 	void EnableReassembly();
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/udp/UDP.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/udp/UDP.cc
index 374f69c50c..6f60386d3e 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/udp/UDP.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/udp/UDP.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void UDPAnalyzer::DeliverPacket(Connection* c, double t, bool is_orig, int remai
 	int len = pkt->ip_hdr->PayloadLen();
 
 	const struct udphdr* up = (const struct udphdr*)data;
-	const std::unique_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
+	const std::shared_ptr<IP_Hdr>& ip = pkt->ip_hdr;
 
 	adapter->DeliverPacket(len, data, is_orig, -1, ip.get(), remaining);