diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 271f0f357..d70cbb016 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -5291,6 +5291,8 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$$ ) {
 	    $globals{RELATED_TARGET} = 'reject';
 	} elsif ( $val eq 'A_REJECT' ) {
 	    $globals{RELATED_TARGET} = $val;
+	} elsif ( $val eq 'CONTINUE' ) {
+	    $globals{RELATED_TARGET} = '';
 	} else {
 	    fatal_error "Invalid value ($config{RELATED_DISPOSITION}) for RELATED_DISPOSITION"
 	}
@@ -5356,7 +5358,6 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$$ ) {
 	$val = $config{TCP_FLAGS_DISPOSITION} = 'DROP';
     }
 
-
     default 'TC_ENABLED' , $family == F_IPV4 ? 'Internal' : 'no';
 
     $val = "\L$config{TC_ENABLED}";
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 359719880..76208ed67 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ LOG:info:,bar                        net                    fw</programlisting>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis
-        role="bold">RELATED_DISPOSITION=[ACCEPT|A_ACCEPT|A_DROP|A_REJECT|DROP|REJECT]</emphasis></term>
+        role="bold">RELATED_DISPOSITION=[ACCEPT|A_ACCEPT|A_DROP|A_REJECT|DROP|REJECT|CONTINUE]</emphasis></term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.4.27. Shorewall has traditionally
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
index b463db2e4..d105c6511 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ LOG:info:,bar                        net                    fw</programlisting>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis
-        role="bold">RELATED_DISPOSITION=[ACCEPT|A_ACCEPT|A_DROP|A_REJECT|DROP|REJECT]</emphasis></term>
+        role="bold">RELATED_DISPOSITION=[ACCEPT|A_ACCEPT|A_DROP|A_REJECT|DROP|REJECT|CONTINUE]</emphasis></term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.4.27. Shorewall has traditionally