diff --git a/libutils/sequence.c b/libutils/sequence.c
index d3821bdd863..e1d504ff066 100644
--- a/libutils/sequence.c
+++ b/libutils/sequence.c
@@ -235,3 +235,10 @@ size_t SeqLength(const Seq *seq)
     return seq->length;
 }
 
+void SeqShuffle(Seq *seq, unsigned int seed)
+{
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < SeqLength(seq); i++)
+    {
+        Swap(&seq->data[rand_r(&seed) % SeqLength(seq)], &seq->data[rand_r(&seed) % SeqLength(seq)]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libutils/sequence.h b/libutils/sequence.h
index a76228f9565..75d1b4b7a06 100644
--- a/libutils/sequence.h
+++ b/libutils/sequence.h
@@ -147,4 +147,11 @@ void SeqSoftRemove(Seq *seq, size_t index);
   */
 void SeqReverse(Seq *seq);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Shuffle the sequence by randomly switching positions of the pointers
+ * @param seq
+ * @param seed Seed value for the PRNG
+ */
+void SeqShuffle(Seq *seq, unsigned int seed);
+
 #endif