diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index 5cf6314d7..bd1779d61 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ sub transform_rule( $ ) {
 	    }
 	}
 
-	set_rule_option( $ruleref, $option, $params ) unless $params eq '';
+	set_rule_option( $ruleref, $option, $params );
     }
 
     $ruleref->{simple} = $simple;
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Tc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Tc.pm
index d50b57b84..6b655219c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Tc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Tc.pm
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ my  %restrictions = ( tcpre      => PREROUTE_RESTRICT ,
 		      tcout      => OUTPUT_RESTRICT );
 
 my $family;
+my $divert;
 
 #
 # Rather than initializing globals in an INIT block or during declaration,
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ sub initialize( $ ) {
     $devnum = 0;
     $sticky = 0;
     $ipp2p  = 0;
+    $divert = 0;
 }
 
 sub process_tc_rule( ) {
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ sub process_tc_rule( ) {
     my $restriction = 0;
     my $cmd;
     my $rest;
+    my $matches = '';
 
     my %processtcc = ( sticky => sub() {
 			                  if ( $chain eq 'tcout' ) {
@@ -294,6 +297,32 @@ sub process_tc_rule( ) {
 
 					  $target = "IPMARK --addr $srcdst --and-mask $mask1 --or-mask $mask2 --shift $shift";
 				      },
+		       DIVERT => sub() {
+			                  fatal_error "Invalid DIVERT specification( $cmd/$rest )" if $rest;
+
+					  $chain = 'tcpre';
+
+					  $cmd =~ /DIVERT\((.+?)\)$/;
+
+					  $mark = $1;
+
+					  fatal_error "Invalid DIVERT specification( $cmd )" unless defined $mark;
+
+					  my $val = numeric_value( $mark );
+
+					  validate_mark $val . '/' . in_hex( $globals{PROVIDER_MASK} );
+
+					  my $divertref = new_chain( 'mangle', 'DIVERT' . ( $divert ? $divert : '' ) );
+
+					  $divert++;
+					      
+					  add_ijump( $divertref , j => 'MARK', targetopts => '--set-mark ' . in_hex( $val ) . '/' . in_hex( $globals{PROVIDER_MASK} ) );
+					  add_ijump( $divertref , j => 'ACCEPT' );
+
+					  $target = $divertref->{name};
+
+					  $matches = '-m socket ';
+				      },					      
 		       TPROXY => sub() {
 			                  require_capability( 'TPROXY_TARGET', 'Use of TPROXY', 's');
 
@@ -539,7 +568,8 @@ sub process_tc_rule( ) {
 				     do_helper( $helper ) .
 				     do_headers( $headers ) .
 				     do_probability( $probability ) .
-				     do_dscp( $dscp ),
+				     do_dscp( $dscp ) . 
+				     $matches ,
 				     $source ,
 				     $dest ,
 				     '' ,
@@ -2002,6 +2032,11 @@ sub setup_tc() {
 			  mark      => HIGHMARK,
 			  mask      => '',
 			  connmark  => '' },
+			{ match     => sub( $ ) { $_[0] =~ /^DIVERT/ },
+			  target    => 'DIVERT',
+			  mark      => HIGHMARK,
+			  mask      => '',
+			  connmark  => '' },
 			{ match     => sub( $ ) { $_[0] =~ /^TTL/ },
 			  target    => 'TTL',
 			  mark      => NOMARK,
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcrules.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcrules.xml
index 118634c5e..e0293b90a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcrules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcrules.xml
@@ -407,6 +407,19 @@ SAME              $FW            0.0.0.0/0    tcp        80,443</programlisting>
               classes will have a value &gt; 256.</para>
             </listitem>
 
+            <listitem>
+              <para><emphasis
+              role="bold">DIVERT</emphasis>(<replaceable>mark</replaceable>)</para>
+
+              <para>Added in Shorewall 4.5.3. A DIVERT rule should preceed
+              each TPROXY rule and should specify the same
+              <replaceable>mark</replaceable> value. DIVERT avoids sending
+              packets to the TPROXY target once a socket connection to Squid3
+              has been established by TPROXY. DIVERT marks the packet with the
+              specified <replaceable>mark</replaceable> and exempts it from
+              any rules that follow.</para>
+            </listitem>
+
             <listitem>
               <para><emphasis
               role="bold">TPROXY</emphasis>(<replaceable>mark</replaceable>[/<replaceable>mask</replaceable>][,[<replaceable>port</replaceable>][,[<replaceable>address</replaceable>]]])</para>
@@ -438,6 +451,12 @@ SAME              $FW            0.0.0.0/0    tcp        80,443</programlisting>
                   request arrives.</para>
                 </listitem>
               </itemizedlist>
+
+              <note>
+                <para>A DIVERT rule specifying the same
+                <replaceable>mark</replaceable> value and other column values
+                should preceed each TPROXY rule.</para>
+              </note>
             </listitem>
 
             <listitem>
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcrules.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcrules.xml
index 103653f78..ebe7fc79c 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcrules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcrules.xml
@@ -304,6 +304,19 @@ SAME              $FW            0.0.0.0/0    tcp        80,443</programlisting>
               simply include COMMENT on a line by itself.</para>
             </listitem>
 
+            <listitem>
+              <para><emphasis
+              role="bold">DIVERT</emphasis>(<replaceable>mark</replaceable>)</para>
+
+              <para>Added in Shorewall 4.5.3. A DIVERT rule should preceed
+              each TPROXY rule and should specify the same
+              <replaceable>mark</replaceable> value. DIVERT avoids sending
+              packets to the TPROXY target once a socket connection to Squid3
+              has been established by TPROXY. DIVERT marks the packet with the
+              specified <replaceable>mark</replaceable> and exempts it from
+              any rules that follow.</para>
+            </listitem>
+
             <listitem>
               <para><emphasis
               role="bold">TPROXY</emphasis>(<replaceable>mark</replaceable>[/<replaceable>mask</replaceable>][,[<replaceable>port</replaceable>][,[<replaceable>address</replaceable>]]])</para>
@@ -335,6 +348,12 @@ SAME              $FW            0.0.0.0/0    tcp        80,443</programlisting>
                   request arrives.</para>
                 </listitem>
               </itemizedlist>
+
+              <note>
+                <para>A DIVERT rule specifying the same
+                <replaceable>mark</replaceable> value and other column values
+                should preceed each TPROXY rule.</para>
+              </note>
             </listitem>
 
             <listitem>
diff --git a/docs/Shorewall_Squid_Usage.xml b/docs/Shorewall_Squid_Usage.xml
index af678e68e..92e6f8851 100644
--- a/docs/Shorewall_Squid_Usage.xml
+++ b/docs/Shorewall_Squid_Usage.xml
@@ -336,8 +336,16 @@ Tproxy    1        1        -           lo        -            local</programlis
     eth1):</para>
 
     <programlisting>MARK            SOURCE      DEST        PROTO      PORT(S)
+DIVERT(1)       eth1        0.0.0.0/0   tcp        80
 TPROXY(1,3128)  eth1        0.0.0.0/0   tcp        80</programlisting>
 
+    <note>
+      <para>The DIVERT action was added in Shorewall 4.5.3; user's running
+      earlier versions of Shorewall will need to use the <ulink
+      url="extension_scripts.htm">start extension script</ulink> to add the
+      DIVERT logic mentioned in the Squid article linked above.</para>
+    </note>
+
     <para>/etc/shorewall/rules:</para>
 
     <programlisting>#ACTION   SOURCE   DEST   PROTO   DEST PORT(S)