diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/tcp_flow_state_utils.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/tcp_flow_state_utils.lua
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+--
+-- (C) 2018 - ntop.org
+--
+
+local dirs = ntop.getDirs()
+package.path = dirs.installdir .. "/scripts/lua/modules/?.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local tcp_flow_state_utils = {}
+
+function tcp_flow_state_utils.state2i18n(state)
+   local states = {syn_only = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_syn_only"),
+		   rst = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_rst"),
+		   fin = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_fin"),
+		   syn_rst_only = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_syn_rst_only"),
+		   fin_rst = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_fin_rst"),
+		   established_only = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_established_only"),
+		   not_established_only = i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_not_established_only")
+		  }
+
+   return states[state or ''] or i18n("flows_page.tcp_state_unknown")
+end
+
+return tcp_flow_state_utils