diff --git a/src/output-json-flow.c b/src/output-json-flow.c
index 07bcd954f2f5..487185f2ed5b 100644
--- a/src/output-json-flow.c
+++ b/src/output-json-flow.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void EveFlowLogJSON(OutputJsonThreadCtx *aft, JsonBuilder *jb, Flow *f)
     /* Close flow. */
     jb_close(jb);
 
-    EveAddCommonOptions(&aft->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb);
+    EveAddCommonOptions(&aft->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb, LOG_DIR_FLOW);
 
     /* TCP */
     if (f->proto == IPPROTO_TCP) {
diff --git a/src/output-json-netflow.c b/src/output-json-netflow.c
index 2ac6995cfad6..98873e5f063f 100644
--- a/src/output-json-netflow.c
+++ b/src/output-json-netflow.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int JsonNetFlowLogger(ThreadVars *tv, void *thread_data, Flow *f)
     if (unlikely(jb == NULL))
         return TM_ECODE_OK;
     NetFlowLogEveToServer(jb, f);
-    EveAddCommonOptions(&jhl->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb);
+    EveAddCommonOptions(&jhl->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb, LOG_DIR_FLOW_TOSERVER);
     OutputJsonBuilderBuffer(jb, jhl);
     jb_free(jb);
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int JsonNetFlowLogger(ThreadVars *tv, void *thread_data, Flow *f)
         if (unlikely(jb == NULL))
             return TM_ECODE_OK;
         NetFlowLogEveToClient(jb, f);
-        EveAddCommonOptions(&jhl->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb);
+        EveAddCommonOptions(&jhl->ctx->cfg, NULL, f, jb, LOG_DIR_FLOW_TOCLIENT);
         OutputJsonBuilderBuffer(jb, jhl);
         jb_free(jb);
     }
diff --git a/src/output-json.c b/src/output-json.c
index 5d4255cd2897..9fe35e65dc34 100644
--- a/src/output-json.c
+++ b/src/output-json.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 static void OutputJsonDeInitCtx(OutputCtx *);
 static void CreateEveCommunityFlowId(JsonBuilder *js, const Flow *f, const uint16_t seed);
-static int CreateJSONEther(JsonBuilder *parent, const Packet *p, const Flow *f);
+static int CreateJSONEther(JsonBuilder *parent, const Packet *p, const Flow *f, enum OutputJsonLogDirection dir);
 
 static const char *TRAFFIC_ID_PREFIX = "traffic/id/";
 static const char *TRAFFIC_LABEL_PREFIX = "traffic/label/";
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ void EveAddMetadata(const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js)
 }
 
 void EveAddCommonOptions(const OutputJsonCommonSettings *cfg,
-        const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js)
+        const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js, enum OutputJsonLogDirection dir)
 {
     if (cfg->include_metadata) {
         EveAddMetadata(p, f, js);
     }
     if (cfg->include_ethernet) {
-        CreateJSONEther(js, p, f);
+        CreateJSONEther(js, p, f, dir);
     }
     if (cfg->include_community_id && f != NULL) {
         CreateEveCommunityFlowId(js, f, cfg->community_id_seed);
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int MacSetIterateToJSON(uint8_t *val, MacSetSide side, void *data)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int CreateJSONEther(JsonBuilder *js, const Packet *p, const Flow *f)
+static int CreateJSONEther(JsonBuilder *js, const Packet *p, const Flow *f, enum OutputJsonLogDirection dir)
 {
     if (p != NULL) {
         /* this is a packet context, so we need to add scalar fields */
@@ -750,6 +750,39 @@ static int CreateJSONEther(JsonBuilder *js, const Packet *p, const Flow *f)
             jb_open_object(js, "ether");
             uint8_t *src = p->ethh->eth_src;
             uint8_t *dst = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+            switch (dir) {
+                case LOG_DIR_FLOW:
+                    if PKT_IS_TOCLIENT(p) {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                    }  else {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case LOG_DIR_FLOW_TOCLIENT:
+                    if PKT_IS_TOCLIENT(p) {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                    }  else {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case LOG_DIR_FLOW_TOSERVER:
+                    if PKT_IS_TOCLIENT(p) {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                    }  else {
+                        src = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                        dst = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case LOG_DIR_PACKET:
+                default:
+                    src = p->ethh->eth_src;
+                    dst = p->ethh->eth_dst;
+            }
             JSONFormatAndAddMACAddr(js, "src_mac", src, false);
             JSONFormatAndAddMACAddr(js, "dest_mac", dst, false);
             jb_close(js);
@@ -863,7 +896,7 @@ JsonBuilder *CreateEveHeader(const Packet *p, enum OutputJsonLogDirection dir,
     jb_set_string(js, "pkt_src", PktSrcToString(p->pkt_src));
 
     if (eve_ctx != NULL) {
-        EveAddCommonOptions(&eve_ctx->cfg, p, f, js);
+        EveAddCommonOptions(&eve_ctx->cfg, p, f, js, dir);
     }
 
     return js;
diff --git a/src/output-json.h b/src/output-json.h
index 6fe6c5898d74..3ac587d5ca52 100644
--- a/src/output-json.h
+++ b/src/output-json.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ TmEcode JsonLogThreadInit(ThreadVars *t, const void *initdata, void **data);
 TmEcode JsonLogThreadDeinit(ThreadVars *t, void *data);
 
 void EveAddCommonOptions(const OutputJsonCommonSettings *cfg,
-        const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js);
+        const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js, enum OutputJsonLogDirection dir);
 void EveAddMetadata(const Packet *p, const Flow *f, JsonBuilder *js);
 
 int OutputJSONMemBufferCallback(const char *str, size_t size, void *data);