diff --git a/man/man8/tc-flower.8 b/man/man8/tc-flower.8
index 226d1cc6..f7336b62 100644
--- a/man/man8/tc-flower.8
+++ b/man/man8/tc-flower.8
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ new - New connection.
 .TP
 est - Established connection.
 .TP
+rpl - The packet is in the reply direction, meaning that it is in the opposite direction from the packet that initiated the connection.
+.TP
 inv - The state is invalid. The packet couldn't be associated to a connection.
 .TP
 Example: +trk+est
diff --git a/tc/f_flower.c b/tc/f_flower.c
index 85c1043a..53822a95 100644
--- a/tc/f_flower.c
+++ b/tc/f_flower.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static struct flower_ct_states {
 	{ "new", TCA_FLOWER_KEY_CT_FLAGS_NEW },
 	{ "est", TCA_FLOWER_KEY_CT_FLAGS_ESTABLISHED },
 	{ "inv", TCA_FLOWER_KEY_CT_FLAGS_INVALID },
+	{ "rpl", TCA_FLOWER_KEY_CT_FLAGS_REPLY },
 };
 
 static int flower_parse_ct_state(char *str, struct nlmsghdr *n)