diff --git a/src/alert_methods/SMB/alert b/src/alert_methods/SMB/alert
index 886a594d3..197b16a27 100755
--- a/src/alert_methods/SMB/alert
+++ b/src/alert_methods/SMB/alert
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ def smb_error_print(message, stdout, stderr):
         print(stdout, file=sys.stderr)
 
 
-def smb_call(auth_path, share, command):
-    args = ["smbclient", "-A", auth_path, share, "-c", command]
+def smb_call(auth_path, share, command, extra_args):
+    args = ["smbclient"] + extra_args + ["-A", auth_path, share, "-c", command]
+
     retries = 10
     stdout = ''
     stderr = ''
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ def smb_call(auth_path, share, command):
     sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, check_dir):
+def smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, check_dir, extra_args):
     command = "cd \"%s\"" % (check_dir)
-    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command)
+    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command, extra_args)
 
     if rc == 0:
         return True
@@ -89,12 +90,12 @@ def smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, check_dir):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def smb_mkdir(auth_path, share, check_dir):
+def smb_mkdir(auth_path, share, check_dir, extra_args):
     command = "mkdir \"%s\"" % (check_dir)
-    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command)
+    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command, extra_args)
 
     if rc == 0:
-        if not smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, check_dir):
+        if not smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, check_dir, extra_args):
             print("Could not create directory %s" % check_dir,
                   file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ def smb_mkdir(auth_path, share, check_dir):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def smb_put(auth_path, share, report_path, dest_path):
+def smb_put(auth_path, share, report_path, dest_path, extra_args):
     command = "put \"%s\" \"%s\"" % (report_path, dest_path)
-    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command)
+    rc, stdout, stderr = smb_call(auth_path, share, command, extra_args)
 
     if rc == 0:
         print("Report copied to directory %s" % dest_path)
@@ -119,15 +120,21 @@ def smb_put(auth_path, share, report_path, dest_path):
 
 
 def main():
-    if len(sys.argv) != 5:
-        print("usage: %s <share> <dest_path> <auth_path> <report_path>"
+    if len(sys.argv) != 6:
+        print("usage: %s <share> <dest_path> <max_protocol> <auth_path> <report_path>"
               % sys.argv[0], file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     share = sys.argv[1]
     dest_path = sys.argv[2]
-    auth_path = sys.argv[3]
-    report_path = sys.argv[4]
+    
+    extra_args = []
+    if sys.argv[3]:
+        extra_args.append("-m")
+        extra_args.append(sys.argv[3])
+
+    auth_path = sys.argv[4]
+    report_path = sys.argv[5]
 
     create_dirs = True
 
@@ -158,16 +165,16 @@ def main():
     # Find first existing path
     first_existing_path_index = -1
     for i in range(len(dest_subpaths)-1, -1, -1):
-        if smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, dest_subpaths[i]):
+        if smb_dir_exists(auth_path, share, dest_subpaths[i], extra_args):
             first_existing_path_index = i
             break
 
     # Create missing directories
     if create_dirs:
         for i in range(first_existing_path_index + 1, len(dest_subpaths)):
-            smb_mkdir(auth_path, share, dest_subpaths[i])
+            smb_mkdir(auth_path, share, dest_subpaths[i], extra_args)
 
-    smb_put(auth_path, share, report_path, dest_path)
+    smb_put(auth_path, share, report_path, dest_path, extra_args)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index fe7f998da..5add27246 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -9987,15 +9987,17 @@ scp_to_host (const char *username, const char *password,
 static int
 smb_send_to_host (const char *password, const char *username,
                   const char *share_path, const char *file_path,
+                  const char *max_protocol,
                   const char *report, gsize report_size,
                   gchar **script_message)
 {
-  gchar *clean_share_path, *clean_file_path;
+  gchar *clean_share_path, *clean_file_path, *clean_max_protocol;
   gchar *authfile_content;
   gchar *command_args;
   int ret;
 
-  g_debug ("smb as %s to share: %s, path: %s", username, share_path, file_path);
+  g_debug ("smb as %s to share: %s, path: %s, max_protocol: %s",
+           username, share_path, file_path, max_protocol);
 
   if (password == NULL || username == NULL
       || share_path == NULL || file_path == NULL)
@@ -10003,13 +10005,17 @@ smb_send_to_host (const char *password, const char *username,
 
   clean_share_path = g_shell_quote (share_path);
   clean_file_path = g_shell_quote (file_path);
+  clean_max_protocol = g_shell_quote (max_protocol ? max_protocol : "");
   authfile_content = g_strdup_printf ("username = %s\n"
                                       "password = %s\n",
                                       username, password);
-  command_args = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s",
-                                  clean_share_path, clean_file_path);
+  command_args = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s %s",
+                                  clean_share_path,
+                                  clean_file_path,
+                                  clean_max_protocol);
   g_free (clean_share_path);
   g_free (clean_file_path);
+  g_free (clean_max_protocol);
 
   ret = run_alert_script ("c427a688-b653-40ab-a9d0-d6ba842a9d63", command_args,
                           "report", report, report_size,
@@ -13122,7 +13128,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
       case ALERT_METHOD_SMB:
         {
           char *credential_id, *username, *password;
-          char *share_path, *file_path_format;
+          char *share_path, *file_path_format, *max_protocol;
           gboolean file_path_is_dir;
           report_format_t report_format;
           gchar *file_path, *report_content, *extension;
@@ -13167,6 +13173,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
 
           credential_id = alert_data (alert, "method", "smb_credential");
           share_path = alert_data (alert, "method", "smb_share_path");
+          max_protocol = alert_data (alert, "method", "smb_max_protocol");
 
           file_path_format
             = sql_string ("SELECT value FROM tags"
@@ -13207,6 +13214,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
               free (credential_id);
               free (share_path);
               free (file_path_format);
+              free (max_protocol);
               g_free (report_content);
               g_free (extension);
               return ret ? ret : -1;
@@ -13245,6 +13253,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
               free (credential_id);
               free (share_path);
               free (file_path);
+              free (max_protocol);
               g_free (report_content);
               g_free (extension);
               return ret ? -1 : -4;
@@ -13254,7 +13263,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
           password = credential_encrypted_value (credential, "password");
 
           ret = smb_send_to_host (password, username, share_path, file_path,
-                                  report_content, content_length,
+                                  max_protocol, report_content, content_length,
                                   script_message);
 
           g_free (username);
@@ -13262,6 +13271,7 @@ escalate_2 (alert_t alert, task_t task, report_t report, event_t event,
           free (credential_id);
           free (share_path);
           free (file_path);
+          free (max_protocol);
           g_free (report_content);
           g_free (extension);
           return ret;