diff --git a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
index 4c86dca0..e7942262 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ mdre-normal =
 mdre-normal-other = ^<F-NOFAIL><F-MLFFORGET>(Connection closed|Disconnected)</F-MLFFORGET></F-NOFAIL> (?:by|from)%(__authng_user)s <HOST>(?:%(__suff)s|\s*)$
 
 mdre-ddos = ^Did not receive identification string from <HOST>
-            ^kex_exchange_identification: client sent invalid protocol identifier
+            ^kex_exchange_identification: (?:[Cc]lient sent invalid protocol identifier|[Cc]onnection closed by remote host)
             ^Bad protocol version identification '.*' from <HOST>
             ^<F-NOFAIL>SSH: Server;Ltype:</F-NOFAIL> (?:Authname|Version|Kex);Remote: <HOST>-\d+;[A-Z]\w+:
             ^Read from socket failed: Connection <F-MLFFORGET>reset</F-MLFFORGET> by peer
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
index 9fff416a..5d23f96f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ Jul 17 23:04:01 srv sshd[1300]: Connection closed by authenticating user test 12
 Feb 17 17:40:17 sshd[19725]: Connection from 192.0.2.10 port 62004 on 192.0.2.10 port 22
 # failJSON: { "time": "2005-02-17T17:40:17", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.10", "desc": "ddos: port scanner (invalid protocol identifier)" }
 Feb 17 17:40:17 sshd[19725]: error: kex_exchange_identification: client sent invalid protocol identifier ""
+# failJSON: { "time": "2005-02-17T17:40:18", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.10", "desc": "ddos: flood attack vector, gh-2850" }
+Feb 17 17:40:18 sshd[19725]: error: kex_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
 
 # failJSON: { "time": "2005-03-15T09:21:01", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.212", "desc": "DDOS mode causes failure on close within preauth stage" }
 Mar 15 09:21:01 host sshd[2717]: Connection closed by 192.0.2.212 [preauth]