diff --git a/doc/userguide/devguide/extending/flow-lifecycle-callbacks.rst b/doc/userguide/devguide/extending/flow-lifecycle-callbacks.rst
index d25359e6d8..601a55be24 100644
--- a/doc/userguide/devguide/extending/flow-lifecycle-callbacks.rst
+++ b/doc/userguide/devguide/extending/flow-lifecycle-callbacks.rst
@@ -104,21 +104,21 @@ The Rust wrappers register closures or function items and return
 
 .. code-block:: rust
 
-   use suricata_ffi::flow;
+   use suricata_ffi::flow::{self, Flow};
    use suricata_ffi::packet::Packet;
    use suricata_ffi::SCLogNotice;
-   use suricata_sys::sys::{Flow, ThreadVars};
+   use suricata_sys::sys::ThreadVars;
 
-   fn flow_init(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut Flow, _p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
-       SCLogNotice!("flow initialized: {:p}", f);
+   fn flow_init(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>, _p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
+       SCLogNotice!("flow initialized: {:p}", f.as_ptr());
    }
 
-   fn flow_update(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut Flow, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
-       SCLogNotice!("flow updated: {:p} has_packet: {}", f, p.is_some());
+   fn flow_update(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
+       SCLogNotice!("flow updated: {:p} has_packet: {}", f.as_ptr(), p.is_some());
    }
 
-   fn flow_finish(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut Flow) {
-       SCLogNotice!("flow finished: {:p}", f);
+   fn flow_finish(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>) {
+       SCLogNotice!("flow finished: {:p}", f.as_ptr());
    }
 
    fn register_flow_callbacks() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
diff --git a/examples/plugins/rust/src/mod.rs b/examples/plugins/rust/src/mod.rs
index 4e03a6083a..2d9e5783c3 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/rust/src/mod.rs
+++ b/examples/plugins/rust/src/mod.rs
@@ -65,24 +65,24 @@ fn log_eve_wrapped(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn log_flow_init(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
+fn log_flow_init(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
     SCLogNotice!(
         "rust example flow init callback: flow={:p}, has_packet={}",
-        f,
+        f.as_ptr(),
         p.is_some()
     );
 }
 
-fn log_flow_update(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
+fn log_flow_update(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>, p: Option<Packet<'_>>) {
     SCLogNotice!(
         "rust example flow update callback: flow={:p}, has_packet={}",
-        f,
+        f.as_ptr(),
         p.is_some()
     );
 }
 
-fn log_flow_finish(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow) {
-    SCLogNotice!("rust example flow finish callback: flow={:p}", f);
+fn log_flow_finish(_tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: Flow<'_>) {
+    SCLogNotice!("rust example flow finish callback: flow={:p}", f.as_ptr());
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/rust/ffi/src/flow.rs b/rust/ffi/src/flow.rs
index 2f78fdd7da..4a483f446b 100644
--- a/rust/ffi/src/flow.rs
+++ b/rust/ffi/src/flow.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'a> Flow<'a> {
 /// The callback must not panic.
 pub fn register_init_callback<F>(callback: F) -> Result<(), &'static str>
 where
-    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
         + Send
         + Sync
         + 'static,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ where
 /// The callback must not panic.
 pub fn register_update_callback<F>(callback: F) -> Result<(), &'static str>
 where
-    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
         + Send
         + Sync
         + 'static,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ where
 /// The callback must not panic.
 pub fn register_finish_callback<F>(callback: F) -> Result<(), &'static str>
 where
-    F: Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow) + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>) + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     let user = Box::into_raw(Box::new(callback)) as *mut c_void;
     if unsafe { SCFlowRegisterFinishCallback(Some(finish_callback_wrapper::<F>), user) } {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ where
 unsafe extern "C" fn init_callback_wrapper<F>(
     tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow, p: *const RawPacket, user: *mut c_void,
 ) where
-    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
         + Send
         + Sync
         + 'static,
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn init_callback_wrapper<F>(
     } else {
         Some(crate::packet::Packet::from_ptr(p))
     };
-    callback(tv, f, packet);
+    callback(tv, Flow::from_ptr(f), packet);
 }
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn update_callback_wrapper<F>(
     tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow, p: *mut RawPacket, user: *mut c_void,
 ) where
-    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>, Option<crate::packet::Packet<'a>>)
         + Send
         + Sync
         + 'static,
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn update_callback_wrapper<F>(
     } else {
         Some(crate::packet::Packet::from_ptr(p))
     };
-    callback(tv, f, packet);
+    callback(tv, Flow::from_ptr(f), packet);
 }
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn finish_callback_wrapper<F>(
     tv: *mut ThreadVars, f: *mut RawFlow, user: *mut c_void,
 ) where
-    F: Fn(*mut ThreadVars, *mut RawFlow) + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    F: for<'a> Fn(*mut ThreadVars, Flow<'a>) + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     let callback = &*(user as *const F);
-    callback(tv, f);
+    callback(tv, Flow::from_ptr(f));
 }