diff --git a/include/proto/proto_http.h b/include/proto/proto_http.h
index 9653d8b..065a0ea 100644
--- a/include/proto/proto_http.h
+++ b/include/proto/proto_http.h
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@
 
 enum http_meth_t find_http_meth(const char *str, const int len);
 
+struct http_req_action_kw *action_http_req_custom(const char *kw);
+struct http_res_action_kw *action_http_res_custom(const char *kw);
+
+static inline void http_req_keywords_register(struct http_req_action_kw_list *kw_list)
+{
+	LIST_ADDQ(&http_req_keywords.list, &kw_list->list);
+}
+
+static inline void http_res_keywords_register(struct http_res_action_kw_list *kw_list)
+{
+	LIST_ADDQ(&http_res_keywords.list, &kw_list->list);
+}
+
+
 /* to be used when contents change in an HTTP message */
 #define http_msg_move_end(msg, bytes) do { \
 		unsigned int _bytes = (bytes);	\
diff --git a/include/types/proto_http.h b/include/types/proto_http.h
index f084ecd..a030fee 100644
--- a/include/types/proto_http.h
+++ b/include/types/proto_http.h
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@
 	HTTP_REQ_ACT_DEL_ACL,
 	HTTP_REQ_ACT_DEL_MAP,
 	HTTP_REQ_ACT_SET_MAP,
+	HTTP_REQ_ACT_CUSTOM_STOP,
+	HTTP_REQ_ACT_CUSTOM_CONT,
 	HTTP_REQ_ACT_MAX /* must always be last */
 };
 
@@ -275,6 +277,8 @@
 	HTTP_RES_ACT_DEL_ACL,
 	HTTP_RES_ACT_DEL_MAP,
 	HTTP_RES_ACT_SET_MAP,
+	HTTP_RES_ACT_CUSTOM_STOP,  /* used for module keywords */
+	HTTP_RES_ACT_CUSTOM_CONT,  /* used for module keywords */
 	HTTP_RES_ACT_MAX /* must always be last */
 };
 
@@ -394,10 +398,15 @@
 	char *user, *pass;                    /* extracted username & password */
 };
 
+struct proxy;
+struct http_txn;
+struct session;
+
 struct http_req_rule {
 	struct list list;
 	struct acl_cond *cond;                 /* acl condition to meet */
 	unsigned int action;                   /* HTTP_REQ_* */
+	int (*action_ptr)(struct http_req_rule *rule, struct proxy *px, struct session *s, struct http_txn *http_txn);  /* ptr to custom action */
 	union {
 		struct {
 			char *realm;
@@ -424,6 +433,7 @@
 	struct list list;
 	struct acl_cond *cond;                 /* acl condition to meet */
 	unsigned int action;                   /* HTTP_RES_* */
+	int (*action_ptr)(struct http_res_rule *rule, struct proxy *px, struct session *s, struct http_txn *http_txn);  /* ptr to custom action */
 	union {
 		struct {
 			char *name;            /* header name */
@@ -464,6 +474,7 @@
 	struct http_auth_data auth;	/* HTTP auth data */
 };
 
+
 /* This structure is used by http_find_header() to return values of headers.
  * The header starts at <line>, the value (excluding leading and trailing white
  * spaces) at <line>+<val> for <vlen> bytes, followed by optional <tws> trailing
@@ -486,6 +497,31 @@
 	int len;
 };
 
+struct http_req_action_kw {
+       const char *kw;
+       int (*parse)(const char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *px, struct http_req_rule *rule, char **err);
+};
+
+struct http_res_action_kw {
+       const char *kw;
+       int (*parse)(const char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *px, struct http_res_rule *rule, char **err);
+};
+
+struct http_req_action_kw_list {
+       const char *scope;
+       struct list list;
+       struct http_req_action_kw kw[VAR_ARRAY];
+};
+
+struct http_res_action_kw_list {
+       const char *scope;
+       struct list list;
+       struct http_res_action_kw kw[VAR_ARRAY];
+};
+
+extern struct http_req_action_kw_list http_req_keywords;
+extern struct http_res_action_kw_list http_res_keywords;
+
 extern const struct http_method_name http_known_methods[HTTP_METH_OTHER];
 
 #endif /* _TYPES_PROTO_HTTP_H */