diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
index 7f22973d8a0..7e50c9ded6a 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,28 @@ syncache_expand(struct in_conninfo *inc, struct tcpopt *to, struct tcphdr *th,
 			}
 		}
 #endif /* TCP_SIGNATURE */
+
+		/*
+		 * RFC 7323 PAWS: If we have a timestamp on this segment and
+		 * it's less than ts_recent, drop it.
+		 * XXXMT: RFC 7323 also requires to send an ACK.
+		 *        In tcp_input.c this is only done for TCP segments
+		 *        with user data, so be consistent here and just drop
+		 *        the segment.
+		 */
+		if (sc->sc_flags & SCF_TIMESTAMP && to->to_flags & TOF_TS &&
+		    TSTMP_LT(to->to_tsval, sc->sc_tsreflect)) {
+			SCH_UNLOCK(sch);
+			if ((s = tcp_log_addrs(inc, th, NULL, NULL))) {
+				log(LOG_DEBUG,
+				    "%s; %s: SEG.TSval %u < TS.Recent %u, "
+				    "segment dropped\n", s, __func__,
+				    to->to_tsval, sc->sc_tsreflect);
+				free(s, M_TCPLOG);
+			}
+			return (-1);  /* Do not send RST */
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Pull out the entry to unlock the bucket row.
 		 *