diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
index ceeefe6..ed4e776 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ enum sctp_conntrack {
 	SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_SENT,
 	SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_RECD,
 	SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT,
+	SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_SENT,
+	SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_ACKED,
 	SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
index 1ab0b97..f2c10dc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ enum ctattr_timeout_sctp {
 	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_SENT,
 	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_RECD,
 	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_SENT,
+	CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_ACKED,
 	__CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX
 };
 #define CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX (__CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index b45da90..6719773 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static const char *const sctp_conntrack_names[] = {
 	"SHUTDOWN_SENT",
 	"SHUTDOWN_RECD",
 	"SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT",
+	"HEARTBEAT_SENT",
+	"HEARTBEAT_ACKED",
 };
 
 #define SECS  * HZ
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ static unsigned int sctp_timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] __read_mostly = {
 	[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_SENT]		= 300 SECS / 1000,
 	[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_RECD]		= 300 SECS / 1000,
 	[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT]	= 3 SECS,
+	[SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_SENT]		= 30 SECS,
+	[SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_ACKED]	= 210 SECS,
 };
 
 #define sNO SCTP_CONNTRACK_NONE
@@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ static unsigned int sctp_timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] __read_mostly = {
 #define	sSS SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_SENT
 #define	sSR SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_RECD
 #define	sSA SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT
+#define	sHS SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_SENT
+#define	sHA SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_ACKED
 #define	sIV SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX
 
 /*
@@ -88,6 +94,10 @@ SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT - We have seen a SHUTDOWN_ACK chunk in the direction opposite
 		    to that of the SHUTDOWN chunk.
 CLOSED            - We have seen a SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE chunk in the direction of
 		    the SHUTDOWN chunk. Connection is closed.
+HEARTBEAT_SENT    - We have seen a HEARTBEAT in a new flow.
+HEARTBEAT_ACKED   - We have seen a HEARTBEAT-ACK in the direction opposite to
+		    that of the HEARTBEAT chunk. Secondary connection is
+		    established.
 */
 
 /* TODO
@@ -97,36 +107,40 @@ CLOSED            - We have seen a SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE chunk in the direction of
  - Check the error type in the reply dir before transitioning from
 cookie echoed to closed.
  - Sec 5.2.4 of RFC 2960
- - Multi Homing support.
+ - Full Multi Homing support.
 */
 
 /* SCTP conntrack state transitions */
-static const u8 sctp_conntracks[2][9][SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] = {
+static const u8 sctp_conntracks[2][11][SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] = {
 	{
 /*	ORIGINAL	*/
-/*                  sNO, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA */
-/* init         */ {sCW, sCW, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* init_ack     */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* abort        */ {sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL},
-/* shutdown     */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sSS, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* shutdown_ack */ {sSA, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA},
-/* error        */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},/* Can't have Stale cookie*/
-/* cookie_echo  */ {sCL, sCL, sCE, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},/* 5.2.4 - Big TODO */
-/* cookie_ack   */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},/* Can't come in orig dir */
-/* shutdown_comp*/ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL}
+/*                  sNO, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS, sHA */
+/* init         */ {sCW, sCW, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCW, sHA},
+/* init_ack     */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL, sHA},
+/* abort        */ {sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL},
+/* shutdown     */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sSS, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL, sSS},
+/* shutdown_ack */ {sSA, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA, sSA, sHA},
+/* error        */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL, sHA},/* Can't have Stale cookie*/
+/* cookie_echo  */ {sCL, sCL, sCE, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL, sHA},/* 5.2.4 - Big TODO */
+/* cookie_ack   */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL, sHA},/* Can't come in orig dir */
+/* shutdown_comp*/ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL, sCL, sHA},
+/* heartbeat    */ {sHS, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS, sHA},
+/* heartbeat_ack*/ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS, sHA}
 	},
 	{
 /*	REPLY	*/
-/*                  sNO, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA */
-/* init         */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},/* INIT in sCL Big TODO */
-/* init_ack     */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* abort        */ {sIV, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL},
-/* shutdown     */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sSR, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* shutdown_ack */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA},
-/* error        */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCL, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* cookie_echo  */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},/* Can't come in reply dir */
-/* cookie_ack   */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sES, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA},
-/* shutdown_comp*/ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL}
+/*                  sNO, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS, sHA */
+/* init         */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sHA},/* INIT in sCL Big TODO */
+/* init_ack     */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sHA},
+/* abort        */ {sIV, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sCL, sIV, sCL},
+/* shutdown     */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sSR, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sSR},
+/* shutdown_ack */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA, sIV, sHA},
+/* error        */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCL, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sHA},
+/* cookie_echo  */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sHA},/* Can't come in reply dir */
+/* cookie_ack   */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sES, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV, sHA},
+/* shutdown_comp*/ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL, sIV, sHA},
+/* heartbeat    */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS, sHA},
+/* heartbeat_ack*/ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHA, sHA}
 	}
 };
 
@@ -278,9 +292,16 @@ static int sctp_new_state(enum ip_conntrack_dir dir,
 		pr_debug("SCTP_CID_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE\n");
 		i = 8;
 		break;
+	case SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT:
+		pr_debug("SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT");
+		i = 9;
+		break;
+	case SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK:
+		pr_debug("SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK");
+		i = 10;
+		break;
 	default:
-		/* Other chunks like DATA, SACK, HEARTBEAT and
-		its ACK do not cause a change in state */
+		/* Other chunks like DATA or SACK do not change the state */
 		pr_debug("Unknown chunk type, Will stay in %s\n",
 			 sctp_conntrack_names[cur_state]);
 		return cur_state;
@@ -329,6 +350,8 @@ static int sctp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 	    !test_bit(SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ECHO, map) &&
 	    !test_bit(SCTP_CID_ABORT, map) &&
 	    !test_bit(SCTP_CID_SHUTDOWN_ACK, map) &&
+	    !test_bit(SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT, map) &&
+	    !test_bit(SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK, map) &&
 	    sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir]) {
 		pr_debug("Verification tag check failed\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -357,6 +380,16 @@ static int sctp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			/* Sec 8.5.1 (D) */
 			if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir])
 				goto out_unlock;
+		} else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT ||
+			   sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK) {
+			if (ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] == 0) {
+				pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for dir %d\n",
+					 sh->vtag, dir);
+				ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] = sh->vtag;
+			} else if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir]) {
+				pr_debug("Verification tag check failed\n");
+				goto out_unlock;
+			}
 		}
 
 		old_state = ct->proto.sctp.state;
@@ -466,6 +499,10 @@ static bool sctp_new(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				/* Sec 8.5.1 (A) */
 				return false;
 			}
+		} else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT) {
+			pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for secondary conntrack\n",
+				 sh->vtag);
+			ct->proto.sctp.vtag[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL] = sh->vtag;
 		}
 		/* If it is a shutdown ack OOTB packet, we expect a return
 		   shutdown complete, otherwise an ABORT Sec 8.4 (5) and (8) */
@@ -610,6 +647,8 @@ sctp_timeout_nla_policy[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_MAX+1] = {
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_RECD]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_SENT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[CTA_TIMEOUT_SCTP_HEARTBEAT_ACKED]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK_TIMEOUT */
 
@@ -658,6 +697,18 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_sysctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "nf_conntrack_sctp_timeout_heartbeat_sent",
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "nf_conntrack_sctp_timeout_heartbeat_acked",
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -730,6 +781,8 @@ static int sctp_kmemdup_sysctl_table(struct nf_proto_net *pn,
 	pn->ctl_table[4].data = &sn->timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_SENT];
 	pn->ctl_table[5].data = &sn->timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_RECD];
 	pn->ctl_table[6].data = &sn->timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT];
+	pn->ctl_table[7].data = &sn->timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_SENT];
+	pn->ctl_table[8].data = &sn->timeouts[SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_ACKED];
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
