A Tennessee man managed to stop his 5-year-old son from being kidnapped — by socking the woman who was trying to swipe him in the face, cops said.

Police officials told FOX13 Memphis that the dad’s actions were deemed necessary and ultimately led him to getting his child back on Monday.

The boy’s attempted kidnapper, Gina A. Richard, 53, later said that she was under orders from “God” to try and take him.

She had tried going to a nearby fire station after getting punched and told them she was only trying to stop a kidnapping, but police later spoke with the father and confirmed what really happened.

Richard wound up getting arrested and charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping. In her mugshot, she appears to be sporting a busted lip — courtesy of pops.

While some on social media questioned whether it was wrong for a man to punch a woman like that, most felt that the father did the right thing.

“Would have done the same thing,” wrote one Facebook user.

“Wrong but right,” another said.