diff --git a/src/cluster_legacy.c b/src/cluster_legacy.c
index 43d56b9a0..f1c9eb1fc 100644
--- a/src/cluster_legacy.c
+++ b/src/cluster_legacy.c
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ int clusterIsValidPacket(clusterLink *link) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (type == server.cluster_drop_packet_filter) {
+    if (type == server.cluster_drop_packet_filter || server.cluster_drop_packet_filter == -2) {
         serverLog(LL_WARNING, "Dropping packet that matches debug drop filter");
         return 0;
     }
@@ -3070,7 +3070,8 @@ int clusterProcessPacket(clusterLink *link) {
     if (!clusterIsValidPacket(link)) {
         clusterMsg *hdr = (clusterMsg *)link->rcvbuf;
         uint16_t type = ntohs(hdr->type);
-        if (server.debug_cluster_close_link_on_packet_drop && type == server.cluster_drop_packet_filter) {
+        if (server.debug_cluster_close_link_on_packet_drop &&
+            (type == server.cluster_drop_packet_filter || server.cluster_drop_packet_filter == -2)) {
             freeClusterLink(link);
             serverLog(LL_WARNING, "Closing link for matching packet type %hu", type);
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index d221a884e..13da7bcc9 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void debugCommand(client *c) {
             "    Some fields of the default behavior may be time consuming to fetch,",
             "    and `fast` can be passed to avoid fetching them.",
             "DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER <packet-type>",
-            "    Drop all packets that match the filtered type. Set to -1 allow all packets.",
+            "    Drop all packets that match the filtered type. Set to -1 allow all packets or -2 to drop all packets.",
             "CLOSE-CLUSTER-LINK-ON-PACKET-DROP <0|1>",
             "    This is valid only when DROP-CLUSTER-PACKET-FILTER is set to a valid packet type.",
             "    When set to 1, the cluster link is closed after dropping a packet based on the filter.",