diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 0e40988..900b9a7 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -3844,6 +3844,24 @@
   inetd for instance. This parameter is ignored if the "check" parameter is not
   set. See also the "addr" parameter.
 
+redir <prefix>
+  The "redir" parameter enables the redirection mode for all GET and HEAD
+  requests addressing this server. This means that instead of having HAProxy
+  forward the request to the server, it will send an "HTTP 302" response with
+  the "Location" header composed of this prefix immediately followed by the
+  requested URI beginning at the leading '/' of the path component. That means
+  that no trailing slash should be used after <prefix>. All invalid requests
+  will be rejected, and all non-GET or HEAD requests will be normally served by
+  the server. Note that since the response is completely forged, no header
+  mangling nor cookie insertion is possible in the respose. However, cookies in
+  requests are still analysed, making this solution completely usable to direct
+  users to a remote location in case of local disaster. Main use consists in
+  increasing bandwidth for static servers by having the clients directly
+  connect to them. Note: never use a relative location here, it would cause a
+  loop between the client and HAProxy!
+
+  Example :  server srv1 192.168.1.1:80 redir http://image1.mydomain.com check
+
 rise <count>
   The "rise" parameter states that a server will be considered as operational
   after <count> consecutive successful health checks. This value defaults to 2
diff --git a/include/types/server.h b/include/types/server.h
index cfc4d7d..c93236c 100644
--- a/include/types/server.h
+++ b/include/types/server.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   include/types/server.h
   This file defines everything related to servers.
 
-  Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+  Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
   
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 	int state;				/* server state (SRV_*) */
 	int prev_state;				/* server state before last change (SRV_*) */
 	int  cklen;				/* the len of the cookie, to speed up checks */
+	int rdr_len;				/* the length of the redirection prefix */
 	char *cookie;				/* the id set in the cookie */
+	char *rdr_pfx;				/* the redirection prefix */
 
 	struct proxy *proxy;			/* the proxy this server belongs to */
 	int cur_sess, cur_sess_max;		/* number of currently active sessions (including syn_sent) */
diff --git a/include/types/session.h b/include/types/session.h
index 46569a5..9437198 100644
--- a/include/types/session.h
+++ b/include/types/session.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define SN_FRT_ADDR_SET	0x00000080	/* set if the frontend address has been filled */
 #define SN_REDISP	0x00000100	/* set if this session was redispatched from one server to another */
 #define SN_CONN_TAR	0x00000200	/* set if this session is turning around before reconnecting */
-/* unused:              0x00000400 */
+#define SN_REDIRECTABLE	0x00000400	/* set if this session is redirectable (GET or HEAD) */
 /* unused:              0x00000800 */
 
 /* session termination conditions, bits values 0x1000 to 0x7000 (0-7 shift 12) */
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index a9d42a6..20e3a04 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,13 @@
 		return SRV_STATUS_INTERNAL;
 
 	if (s->flags & SN_ASSIGNED) {
+		if ((s->flags & SN_REDIRECTABLE) && s->srv && s->srv->rdr_len) {
+			/* server scheduled for redirection, and already assigned. We
+			 * don't want to go further nor check the queue.
+			 */
+			return SRV_STATUS_OK;
+		}
+
 		if (s->srv && s->srv->maxqueue > 0 && s->srv->nbpend >= s->srv->maxqueue) {
 			s->flags &= ~(SN_DIRECT | SN_ASSIGNED | SN_ADDR_SET);
 			s->srv = NULL;
@@ -1084,6 +1091,13 @@
 	err = assign_server(s);
 	switch (err) {
 	case SRV_STATUS_OK:
+		if ((s->flags & SN_REDIRECTABLE) && s->srv && s->srv->rdr_len) {
+			/* server supporting redirection and it is possible.
+			 * Let's report that and ignore maxconn !
+			 */
+			return SRV_STATUS_OK;
+		}
+
 		/* in balance mode, we might have servers with connection limits */
 		if (s->srv &&
 		    s->srv->maxconn && s->srv->cur_sess >= srv_dynamic_maxconn(s->srv)) {
@@ -1189,7 +1203,6 @@
 		struct sockaddr_in *remote = NULL;
 		int ret, flags = 0;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAP_CTTPROXY) || defined(CONFIG_HAP_LINUX_TPROXY)
 		switch (s->srv->state & SRV_TPROXY_MASK) {
 		case SRV_TPROXY_ADDR:
 			remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->srv->tproxy_addr;
@@ -1204,7 +1217,6 @@
 			remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->cli_addr;
 			break;
 		}
-#endif
 		ret = tcpv4_bind_socket(fd, flags, &s->srv->source_addr, remote);
 		if (ret) {
 			close(fd);
@@ -1228,7 +1240,6 @@
 		struct sockaddr_in *remote = NULL;
 		int ret, flags = 0;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAP_CTTPROXY) || defined(CONFIG_HAP_LINUX_TPROXY)
 		switch (s->be->options & PR_O_TPXY_MASK) {
 		case PR_O_TPXY_ADDR:
 			remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->be->tproxy_addr;
@@ -1243,7 +1254,7 @@
 			remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->cli_addr;
 			break;
 		}
-#endif
+
 		ret = tcpv4_bind_socket(fd, flags, &s->be->source_addr, remote);
 		if (ret) {
 			close(fd);
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 1815ed4..9329df3 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,11 @@
 				newsrv->cklen = strlen(args[cur_arg + 1]);
 				cur_arg += 2;
 			}
+			else if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "redir")) {
+				newsrv->rdr_pfx = strdup(args[cur_arg + 1]);
+				newsrv->rdr_len = strlen(args[cur_arg + 1]);
+				cur_arg += 2;
+			}
 			else if (!strcmp(args[cur_arg], "rise")) {
 				newsrv->rise = atol(args[cur_arg + 1]);
 				newsrv->health = newsrv->rise;
@@ -1691,7 +1696,7 @@
 				return -1;
 			}
 			else {
-				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : server %s only supports options 'backup', 'cookie', 'check', 'inter', 'fastinter', 'downinter', 'rise', 'fall', 'addr', 'port', 'source', 'minconn', 'maxconn', 'maxqueue', 'slowstart' and 'weight'.\n",
+				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : server %s only supports options 'backup', 'cookie', 'redir', 'check', 'inter', 'fastinter', 'downinter', 'rise', 'fall', 'addr', 'port', 'source', 'minconn', 'maxconn', 'maxqueue', 'slowstart' and 'weight'.\n",
 				      file, linenum, newsrv->id);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -2905,6 +2910,19 @@
 			curproxy->to_log &= ~LW_BYTES;
 
 		/*
+		 * ensure that we're not cross-dressing a TCP server into HTTP.
+		 */
+		newsrv = curproxy->srv;
+		while (newsrv != NULL) {
+			if ((curproxy->mode != PR_MODE_HTTP) && (newsrv->rdr_len || newsrv->cklen)) {
+				Alert("parsing %s, %s '%s' : server cannot have cookie or redirect prefix in non-HTTP mode.\n",
+				      file, proxy_type_str(curproxy), curproxy->id, linenum);
+				goto err;
+			}
+			newsrv = newsrv->next;
+		}
+
+		/*
 		 * If this server supports a maxconn parameter, it needs a dedicated
 		 * tasks to fill the emptied slots when a connection leaves.
 		 */
diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index 0fbe166..124f40c 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -422,12 +422,10 @@
 					struct sockaddr_in *remote = NULL;
 					int ret, flags = 0;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAP_CTTPROXY) || defined(CONFIG_HAP_LINUX_TPROXY)
 					if ((s->state & SRV_TPROXY_MASK) == SRV_TPROXY_ADDR) {
 						remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->tproxy_addr;
 						flags  = 3;
 					}
-#endif
 					ret = tcpv4_bind_socket(fd, flags, &s->source_addr, remote);
 					if (ret) {
 						s->result |= SRV_CHK_ERROR;
@@ -447,12 +445,10 @@
 					struct sockaddr_in *remote = NULL;
 					int ret, flags = 0;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAP_CTTPROXY) || defined(CONFIG_HAP_LINUX_TPROXY)
 					if ((s->proxy->options & PR_O_TPXY_MASK) == PR_O_TPXY_ADDR) {
 						remote = (struct sockaddr_in *)&s->proxy->tproxy_addr;
 						flags  = 3;
 					}
-#endif
 					ret = tcpv4_bind_socket(fd, flags, &s->proxy->source_addr, remote);
 					if (ret) {
 						s->result |= SRV_CHK_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 16b2f07..429f571 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -592,6 +592,54 @@
 
 }
 
+/* Parse the URI from the given transaction (which is assumed to be in request
+ * phase) and look for the "/" beginning the PATH. If not found, return NULL.
+ * It is returned otherwise.
+ */
+static char *
+http_get_path(struct http_txn *txn)
+{
+	char *ptr, *end;
+
+	ptr = txn->req.sol + txn->req.sl.rq.u;
+	end = ptr + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
+
+	if (ptr >= end)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* RFC2616, par. 5.1.2 :
+	 * Request-URI = "*" | absuri | abspath | authority
+	 */
+
+	if (*ptr == '*')
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (isalpha((unsigned char)*ptr)) {
+		/* this is a scheme as described by RFC3986, par. 3.1 */
+		ptr++;
+		while (ptr < end &&
+		       (isalnum((unsigned char)*ptr) || *ptr == '+' || *ptr == '-' || *ptr == '.'))
+			ptr++;
+		/* skip '://' */
+		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != ':')
+			return NULL;
+		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != '/')
+			return NULL;
+		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != '/')
+			return NULL;
+	}
+	/* skip [user[:passwd]@]host[:[port]] */
+
+	while (ptr < end && *ptr != '/')
+		ptr++;
+
+	if (ptr == end)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* OK, we got the '/' ! */
+	return ptr;
+}
+
 /* Processes the client and server jobs of a session task, then
  * puts it back to the wait queue in a clean state, or
  * cleans up its resources if it must be deleted. Returns
@@ -2451,9 +2499,59 @@
 
 			do {
 				/* first, get a connection */
+				if (txn->meth == HTTP_METH_GET || txn->meth == HTTP_METH_HEAD)
+					t->flags |= SN_REDIRECTABLE;
+
 				if (srv_redispatch_connect(t))
 					return t->srv_state != SV_STIDLE;
 
+				if ((t->flags & SN_REDIRECTABLE) && t->srv && t->srv->rdr_len) {
+					/* Server supporting redirection and it is possible.
+					 * Invalid requests are reported as such. It concerns all
+					 * the largest ones.
+					 */
+					struct chunk rdr;
+					char *path;
+					int len;
+
+					/* 1: create the response header */
+					rdr.len = strlen(HTTP_302);
+					rdr.str = trash;
+					memcpy(rdr.str, HTTP_302, rdr.len);
+
+					/* 2: add the server's prefix */
+					if (rdr.len + t->srv->rdr_len > sizeof(trash))
+						goto cancel_redir;
+
+					memcpy(rdr.str + rdr.len, t->srv->rdr_pfx, t->srv->rdr_len);
+					rdr.len += t->srv->rdr_len;
+
+					/* 3: add the request URI */
+					path = http_get_path(txn);
+					if (!path)
+						goto cancel_redir;
+					len = txn->req.sl.rq.u_l + (txn->req.sol+txn->req.sl.rq.u) - path;
+					if (rdr.len + len > sizeof(trash) - 4) /* 4 for CRLF-CRLF */
+						goto cancel_redir;
+
+					memcpy(rdr.str + rdr.len, path, len);
+					rdr.len += len;
+					memcpy(rdr.str + rdr.len, "\r\n\r\n", 4);
+					rdr.len += 4;
+
+					srv_close_with_err(t, SN_ERR_PRXCOND, SN_FINST_C, 302, &rdr);
+					/* FIXME: we should increase a counter of redirects per server and per backend. */
+					if (t->srv)
+						t->srv->cum_sess++;
+					return 1;
+				cancel_redir:
+					txn->status = 400;
+					t->fe->failed_req++;
+					srv_close_with_err(t, SN_ERR_PRXCOND, SN_FINST_C,
+							   400, error_message(t, HTTP_ERR_400));
+					return 1;
+				}
+
 				/* try to (re-)connect to the server, and fail if we expire the
 				 * number of retries.
 				 */
@@ -5226,39 +5324,9 @@
 		/* ensure the indexes are not affected */
 		return 0;
 
-	ptr = txn->req.sol + txn->req.sl.rq.u;
-	end = ptr + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
-
-	if (ptr >= end)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* RFC2616, par. 5.1.2 :
-	 * Request-URI = "*" | absuri | abspath | authority
-	 */
-
-	if (*ptr == '*')
-		return 0;
-
-	if (isalpha((unsigned char)*ptr)) {
-		/* this is a scheme as described by RFC3986, par. 3.1 */
-		ptr++;
-		while (ptr < end &&
-		       (isalnum((unsigned char)*ptr) || *ptr == '+' || *ptr == '-' || *ptr == '.'))
-			ptr++;
-		/* skip '://' */
-		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != ':')
-			return 0;
-		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != '/')
-			return 0;
-		if (ptr == end || *ptr++ != '/')
-			return 0;
-	}
-	/* skip [user[:passwd]@]host[:[port]] */
-
-	while (ptr < end && *ptr != '/')
-		ptr++;
-
-	if (ptr == end)
+	end = txn->req.sol + txn->req.sl.rq.u + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
+	ptr = http_get_path(txn);
+	if (!ptr)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* OK, we got the '/' ! */
diff --git a/tests/test-redir.cfg b/tests/test-redir.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aebafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-redir.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# This is a test configuration.
+# It makes use of a farm built from 4 servers, 3 of which are remote and
+# referenced only via an HTTP redirect (302), and the 4th one is normal.
+# HTTP requests different from GET/HEAD should reach the servers directly
+# while GET/HEAD should get redirected for the 3 first ones.
+
+global
+	#log /dev/log local0
+	maxconn    1000
+        stats socket /tmp/sock1 mode 600
+        stats timeout 3000
+        stats maxconn 2000
+
+listen  sample1
+	#log global
+	#option httplog
+        mode       http
+        retries    1
+        option redispatch
+        contimeout 1000
+        clitimeout 5000
+        srvtimeout 5000
+        maxconn    40000
+        bind       :8080
+        #balance    source
+        balance    roundrobin
+	option     allbackups
+        server     rdr1 127.0.0.1:80 redir http://static1:80 weight 10 check inter 1000 fall 4
+        server     rdr2 127.0.0.2:80 redir http://static2:80 weight 20 check inter 1000 fall 4
+        server     rdr3 127.0.0.3:80 redir http://static3:80 weight 30 check inter 1000 fall 4
+        server     dir4 127.0.0.4:80 redir weight 30 check inter 1000 fall 4
+        option     httpclose
+	stats      uri /stats
+	stats      refresh 5
+