diff --git a/include/tins/tcp_ip.h b/include/tins/tcp_ip.h
index bf69f18..0a4e26d 100644
--- a/include/tins/tcp_ip.h
+++ b/include/tins/tcp_ip.h
@@ -231,8 +231,16 @@ public:
      * \param new_state The new state of this flow
      */
     void state(State new_state);
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets whether this flow should ignore data packets
+     *
+     * If the data packets are ignored then the flow will just be 
+     * followed to keep track of its state.
+     */
+    void ignore_data_packets();
 private:
-    void store_payload(uint32_t seq, const payload_type& payload);
+    void store_payload(uint32_t seq, payload_type payload);
     buffered_payload_type::iterator erase_iterator(buffered_payload_type::iterator iter);
     void update_state(const TCP& tcp);
 
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ private:
     event_callback on_buffering_callback_;
     State state_;
     bool is_v6_;
+    bool ignore_data_packets_;
 };
 
 /** 
@@ -417,6 +426,22 @@ public:
      */
     void server_buffering_callback(const stream_callback& callback);
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Indicates that the data packets sent by the client should be 
+     * ignored
+     *
+     * \sa Flow::ignore_data_packets
+     */
+    void ignore_client_data();
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Indicates that the data packets sent by the server should be 
+     * ignored
+     *
+     * \sa Flow::ignore_data_packets
+     */
+    void ignore_server_data();
+
     /**
      * \brief Sets the internal callbacks. 
      *
diff --git a/src/tcp_ip.cpp b/src/tcp_ip.cpp
index 6df9149..9a6e490 100644
--- a/src/tcp_ip.cpp
+++ b/src/tcp_ip.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 using std::make_pair;
 using std::bind;
+using std::pair;
 using std::runtime_error;
 using std::numeric_limits;
 using std::max;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ int seq_compare(uint32_t seq1, uint32_t seq2) {
 Flow::Flow(const IPv4Address& dest_address, uint16_t dest_port,
            uint32_t sequence_number) 
 : seq_number_(sequence_number), dest_port_(dest_port), state_(UNKNOWN),
-  is_v6_(false) {
+  is_v6_(false), ignore_data_packets_(false) {
     OutputMemoryStream output(dest_address_.data(), dest_address_.size());
     output.write(dest_address);
 }
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ Flow::Flow(const IPv4Address& dest_address, uint16_t dest_port,
 Flow::Flow(const IPv6Address& dest_address, uint16_t dest_port,
            uint32_t sequence_number) 
 : seq_number_(sequence_number), dest_port_(dest_port), state_(UNKNOWN),
-  is_v6_(true) {
+  is_v6_(true), ignore_data_packets_(false) {
     OutputMemoryStream output(dest_address_.data(), dest_address_.size());
     output.write(dest_address);
 }
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ void Flow::process_packet(PDU& pdu) {
     if (tcp) {
         update_state(*tcp);
     }
+    if (ignore_data_packets_) {
+        return;
+    }
     if (!tcp || !raw) {
         return;
     }
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ void Flow::process_packet(PDU& pdu) {
             seq = seq_number_;
         }
         // Store this payload
-        store_payload(seq, raw->payload());
+        store_payload(seq, move(raw->payload()));
         // Keep looping while the fragments seq is lower or equal to our seq
         buffered_payload_type::iterator iter = buffered_payload_.find(seq_number_);
         while (iter != buffered_payload_.end() && seq_compare(iter->first, seq_number_) <= 0) {
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ void Flow::process_packet(PDU& pdu) {
                         payload.begin(),
                         payload.begin() + (seq_number_ - iter->first)
                     );
-                    store_payload(seq_number_, iter->second);
+                    store_payload(seq_number_, move(iter->second));
                     iter = erase_iterator(iter);
                 }
                 else {
@@ -176,16 +180,16 @@ void Flow::process_packet(PDU& pdu) {
     }
 }
 
-void Flow::store_payload(uint32_t seq, const payload_type& payload) {
+void Flow::store_payload(uint32_t seq, payload_type payload) {
     buffered_payload_type::iterator iter = buffered_payload_.find(seq);
     // New segment, store it
     if (iter == buffered_payload_.end()) {
-        buffered_payload_.insert(make_pair(seq, payload));
+        buffered_payload_.insert(make_pair(seq, move(payload)));
     }
     else if (iter->second.size() < payload.size()) {
         // If we already have payload on this position but it's a shorter
         // chunk than the new one, replace it
-        iter->second = payload;
+        iter->second = move(payload);
     }
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +287,10 @@ void Flow::state(State new_state) {
     state_ = new_state;
 }
 
+void Flow::ignore_data_packets() {
+    ignore_data_packets_ = true;
+}
+
 // Stream
 
 Stream::Stream(const PDU& packet) 
@@ -343,6 +351,14 @@ void Stream::server_buffering_callback(const stream_callback& callback) {
     on_server_buffering_callback_ = callback;
 }
 
+void Stream::ignore_client_data() {
+    client_flow().ignore_data_packets();
+}
+
+void Stream::ignore_server_data() {
+    server_flow().ignore_data_packets();
+}
+
 bool Stream::is_finished() const {
     const Flow::State client_state = client_flow_.state();
     const Flow::State server_state = server_flow_.state();
diff --git a/tests/src/tcp_ip.cpp b/tests/src/tcp_ip.cpp
index d4f2bd7..52aedf9 100644
--- a/tests/src/tcp_ip.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/tcp_ip.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,22 @@ TEST_F(FlowTest, Overlapping) {
     run_tests(chunks, payload);
 }
 
+TEST_F(FlowTest, IgnoreDataPackets) {
+    using std::placeholders::_1;
+
+    ordering_info_type chunks = split_payload(payload, 5);
+    Flow flow(IPv4Address("1.2.3.4"), 22, 0);
+    flow.data_callback(bind(&FlowTest::cumulative_flow_data_handler, this, _1));
+    flow.ignore_data_packets();
+    vector<EthernetII> packets = chunks_to_packets(0, chunks, payload);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < packets.size(); ++i) {
+        flow.process_packet(packets[i]);
+    }
+    EXPECT_TRUE(flow_payload_chunks.empty());
+}
+
+// Stream follower tests
+
 TEST_F(FlowTest, StreamFollower_ThreeWayHandshake) {
     using std::placeholders::_1;