diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index 43011cd..c9e8978 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@
  * PAT_NOMATCH or PAT_MATCH.
  */
 enum pat_match_res pattern_exec_match(struct pattern_expr *expr, struct sample *smp,
-                                      struct sample_storage **sample)
+                                      struct sample_storage **sample,
+                                      struct pattern **pat, struct pat_idx_elt **idx_elt)
 {
 	enum pat_match_res pat_res = PAT_NOMATCH;
 	struct pattern *pattern;
@@ -1079,6 +1080,8 @@
 				elt = ebmb_entry(node, struct pat_idx_elt, node);
 				if (sample)
 					*sample = elt->smp;
+				if (idx_elt)
+					*idx_elt = elt;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1090,6 +1093,8 @@
 				pat_res |= expr->match(smp, pattern);
 			if (sample)
 				*sample = pattern->smp;
+			if (pat)
+				*pat = pattern;
 		}
 	}