diff --git a/firewall/interception/nfq/nfq.go b/firewall/interception/nfq/nfq.go
index b22e125a..910097ce 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/nfq/nfq.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/nfq/nfq.go
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@ func (q *Queue) packetHandler(ctx context.Context) func(nfqueue.Attribute) int {
 			verdictPending: abool.New(),
 		}
 
-		if attrs.Payload != nil {
-			pkt.Payload = *attrs.Payload
+		if attrs.Payload == nil {
+			// There is not payload.
+			log.Warningf("nfqueue: packet #%s has no payload", pkt.pktID)
+			return 0
 		}
 
-		if err := pmpacket.Parse(pkt.Payload, pkt.Info()); err != nil {
+		if err := pmpacket.Parse(*attrs.Payload, &pkt.Base); err != nil {
 			log.Warningf("nfqueue: failed to parse payload: %s", err)
 			_ = pkt.Drop()
 			return 0
diff --git a/firewall/interception/nfq/packet.go b/firewall/interception/nfq/packet.go
index 872a6243..f8c7ed96 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/nfq/packet.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/nfq/packet.go
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ func (pkt *packet) ID() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("pkt:%d qid:%d", pkt.pktID, pkt.queue.id)
 }
 
+// LoadPacketData does nothing on Linux, as data is always fully parsed.
+func (pkt *packet) LoadPacketData() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TODO(ppacher): revisit the following behavior:
 // 		The legacy implementation of nfqueue (and the interception) module
 // 		always accept a packet but may mark it so that a subsequent rule in
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
index aabd8fd1..76057342 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func GetPayload(packetID uint32, packetSize uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	if packetSize < uint32(len(buf)) {
 		return buf[:packetSize], nil
 	}
+
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/packet.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/packet.go
index cb43d598..35790a5c 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/packet.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/packet.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Packet struct {
 }
 
 // GetPayload returns the full raw packet.
-func (pkt *Packet) GetPayload() ([]byte, error) {
+func (pkt *Packet) LoadPacketData() error {
 	pkt.lock.Lock()
 	defer pkt.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -33,17 +33,21 @@ func (pkt *Packet) GetPayload() ([]byte, error) {
 
 		payload, err := GetPayload(pkt.verdictRequest.id, pkt.verdictRequest.packetSize)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Tracer(pkt.Ctx()).Warningf("windowskext: failed to load payload %s", err)
-			log.Errorf("windowskext: failed to load payload %s", err)
-			return nil, packet.ErrFailedToLoadPayload
+			log.Tracer(pkt.Ctx()).Warningf("windowskext: failed to load payload: %s", err)
+			return packet.ErrFailedToLoadPayload
+		}
+
+		err = packet.Parse(payload, &pkt.Base)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Tracer(pkt.Ctx()).Warningf("windowskext: failed to parse payload: %s", err)
+			return packet.ErrFailedToLoadPayload
 		}
-		pkt.Payload = payload
 	}
 
-	if len(pkt.Payload) == 0 {
-		return nil, packet.ErrFailedToLoadPayload
+	if len(pkt.Raw()) == 0 {
+		return packet.ErrFailedToLoadPayload
 	}
-	return pkt.Payload, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Accept accepts the packet.
diff --git a/network/packet/packet.go b/network/packet/packet.go
index 315292ca..81d0f626 100644
--- a/network/packet/packet.go
+++ b/network/packet/packet.go
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 )
 
 // Base is a base structure for satisfying the Packet interface.
 type Base struct {
-	ctx     context.Context
-	info    Info
-	connID  string
-	Payload []byte
+	ctx        context.Context
+	info       Info
+	connID     string
+	layers     gopacket.Packet
+	layer3Data []byte
+	layer5Data []byte
 }
 
 // SetCtx sets the packet context.
@@ -65,9 +69,24 @@ func (pkt *Base) HasPorts() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// GetPayload returns the packet payload. In some cases, this will fetch the payload from the os integration system.
-func (pkt *Base) GetPayload() ([]byte, error) {
-	return pkt.Payload, ErrFailedToLoadPayload
+// LoadPacketData loads packet data from the integration, if not yet done.
+func (pkt *Base) LoadPacketData() error {
+	return ErrFailedToLoadPayload
+}
+
+// Layers returns the parsed layer data.
+func (pkt *Base) Layers() gopacket.Packet {
+	return pkt.layers
+}
+
+// Raw returns the raw Layer 3 Network Data.
+func (pkt *Base) Raw() []byte {
+	return pkt.layer3Data
+}
+
+// Payload returns the raw Layer 5 Network Data.
+func (pkt *Base) Payload() []byte {
+	return pkt.layer5Data
 }
 
 // GetConnectionID returns the link ID for this packet.
@@ -214,9 +233,14 @@ type Packet interface {
 	SetInbound()
 	SetOutbound()
 	HasPorts() bool
-	GetPayload() ([]byte, error)
 	GetConnectionID() string
 
+	// PAYLOAD
+	LoadPacketData() error
+	Layers() gopacket.Packet
+	Raw() []byte
+	Payload() []byte
+
 	// MATCHING
 	MatchesAddress(bool, IPProtocol, *net.IPNet, uint16) bool
 	MatchesIP(bool, *net.IPNet) bool
diff --git a/network/packet/parse.go b/network/packet/parse.go
index d78b1321..c84a1964 100644
--- a/network/packet/parse.go
+++ b/network/packet/parse.go
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ func checkError(packet gopacket.Packet, _ *Info) error {
 }
 
 // Parse parses an IP packet and saves the information in the given packet object.
-func Parse(packetData []byte, pktInfo *Info) error {
+func Parse(packetData []byte, pktBase *Base) (err error) {
 	if len(packetData) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("empty packet")
 	}
+	pktBase.layer3Data = packetData
 
 	ipVersion := packetData[0] >> 4
 	var networkLayerType gopacket.LayerType
@@ -137,11 +138,15 @@ func Parse(packetData []byte, pktInfo *Info) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, dec := range availableDecoders {
-		if err := dec(packet, pktInfo); err != nil {
+		if err := dec(packet, pktBase.Info()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	pktBase.layers = packet
+	if packet.TransportLayer() != nil {
+		pktBase.layer5Data = packet.TransportLayer().LayerPayload()
+	}
 	return nil
 }