diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index a240017..2a6183c 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -3655,6 +3655,7 @@
               del-map(<file name>) <key fmt> |
               set-map(<file name>) <key fmt> <value fmt> |
               set-var(<var name>) <expr> |
+              unset-var(<var name>) |
               { track-sc0 | track-sc1 | track-sc2 } <key> [table <table>] |
               sc-inc-gpc0(<sc-id>) |
               sc-set-gpt0(<sc-id>) <int> |
@@ -3962,6 +3963,13 @@
 
          http-request set-var(req.my_var) req.fhdr(user-agent),lower
 
+    - unset-var(<var-name>) :
+      Is used to unset a variable. See above for details about <var-name>.
+
+      Example:
+
+         http-request unset-var(req.my_var)
+
     - set-src <expr> :
       Is used to set the source IP address to the value of specified
       expression. Useful when a proxy in front of HAProxy rewrites source IP,
@@ -4119,6 +4127,7 @@
                 del-map(<file name>) <key fmt> |
                 set-map(<file name>) <key fmt> <value fmt> |
                 set-var(<var-name>) <expr> |
+                unset-var(<var-name>) |
                 { track-sc0 | track-sc1 | track-sc2 } <key> [table <table>] |
                 sc-inc-gpc0(<sc-id>) |
                 sc-set-gpt0(<sc-id>) <int> |
@@ -4328,6 +4337,13 @@
 
          http-response set-var(sess.last_redir) res.hdr(location)
 
+    - unset-var(<var-name>) :
+      Is used to unset a variable. See above for details about <var-name>.
+
+      Example:
+
+         http-response unset-var(sess.last_redir)
+
     - { track-sc0 | track-sc1 | track-sc2 } <key> [table <table>] :
       enables tracking of sticky counters from current response. Please refer to
       "http-request track-sc" for a complete description. The only difference
@@ -9036,6 +9052,7 @@
     - sc-inc-gpc0(<sc-id>)
     - sc-set-gpt0(<sc-id>) <int>
     - set-var(<var-name>) <expr>
+    - unset-var(<var-name>)
     - silent-drop
 
   They have the same meaning as their counter-parts in "tcp-request connection"
@@ -9087,9 +9104,13 @@
     <expr>     Is a standard HAProxy expression formed by a sample-fetch
                followed by some converters.
 
+  The "unset-var" is used to unset a variable. See above for details about
+  <var-name>.
+
   Example:
 
         tcp-request content set-var(sess.my_var) src
+        tcp-request content unset-var(sess.my_var2)
 
   Example:
         # Accept HTTP requests containing a Host header saying "example.com"
@@ -9242,6 +9263,9 @@
     - set-var(<var-name>) <expr>
         Sets a variable.
 
+    - unset-var(<var-name>)
+        Unsets a variable.
+
     - sc-inc-gpc0(<sc-id>):
         This action increments the GPC0 counter according to the sticky
         counter designated by <sc-id>. If an error occurs, this action fails
@@ -9305,6 +9329,13 @@
 
         tcp-request content set-var(sess.my_var) src
 
+  The "unset-var" is used to unset a variable. See above for details about
+  <var-name>.
+
+  Example:
+
+        tcp-request content unset-var(sess.my_var)
+
   See section 7 about ACL usage.
 
   See also : "tcp-request content", "tcp-response inspect-delay"
@@ -9353,6 +9384,7 @@
     - sc-inc-gpc0(<sc-id>)
     - sc-set-gpt0(<sc-id>) <int>
     - set-var(<var-name>) <expr>
+    - unset-var(<var-name>)
     - silent-drop
 
   These actions have the same meaning as their respective counter-parts in
@@ -12683,6 +12715,18 @@
   Takes an url-encoded string provided as input and returns the decoded
   version as output. The input and the output are of type string.
 
+unset-var(<var name>)
+  Unsets a variable if the input content is defined. The name of the variable
+  starts with an indication about its scope. The scopes allowed are:
+    "proc" : the variable is shared with the whole process
+    "sess" : the variable is shared with the whole session
+    "txn"  : the variable is shared with the transaction (request and
+             response),
+    "req"  : the variable is shared only during request processing,
+    "res"  : the variable is shared only during response processing.
+  This prefix is followed by a name. The separator is a '.'. The name may only
+  contain characters 'a-z', 'A-Z', '0-9', '.' and '_'.
+
 utime(<format>[,<offset>])
   Converts an integer supposed to contain a date since epoch to a string
   representing this date in UTC time using a format defined by the <format>
diff --git a/doc/lua-api/index.rst b/doc/lua-api/index.rst
index 9e1b530..c42b2f3 100644
--- a/doc/lua-api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/lua-api/index.rst
@@ -1419,7 +1419,13 @@
 
   :param class_txn txn: The class txn object containing the data.
   :param string var: The variable name according with the HAProxy variable syntax.
-  :param opaque value: The data which is stored in the variable.
+
+.. js:function:: TXN.unset_var(TXN, var)
+
+  Unset the variable <var>.
+
+  :param class_txn txn: The class txn object containing the data.
+  :param string var: The variable name according with the HAProxy variable syntax.
 
 .. js:function:: TXN.get_var(TXN, var)
 
diff --git a/include/proto/vars.h b/include/proto/vars.h
index 8414baa..6152f5c 100644
--- a/include/proto/vars.h
+++ b/include/proto/vars.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 int vars_get_by_name(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp);
 void vars_set_by_name_ifexist(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp);
 void vars_set_by_name(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp);
+void vars_unset_by_name_ifexist(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp);
+void vars_unset_by_name(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp);
 int vars_get_by_desc(const struct var_desc *var_desc, struct sample *smp);
 int vars_check_arg(struct arg *arg, char **err);
 
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 9d81634..121c283 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -4577,6 +4577,27 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+__LJMP static int hlua_unset_var(lua_State *L)
+{
+	struct hlua_txn *htxn;
+	const char *name;
+	size_t len;
+	struct sample smp;
+
+	MAY_LJMP(check_args(L, 2, "unset_var"));
+
+	/* It is useles to retrieve the stream, but this function
+	 * runs only in a stream context.
+	 */
+	htxn = MAY_LJMP(hlua_checktxn(L, 1));
+	name = MAY_LJMP(luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &len));
+
+	/* Unset the variable. */
+	smp_set_owner(&smp, htxn->p, htxn->s->sess, htxn->s, htxn->dir & SMP_OPT_DIR);
+	vars_unset_by_name(name, len, &smp);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 __LJMP static int hlua_get_var(lua_State *L)
 {
 	struct hlua_txn *htxn;
@@ -6951,6 +6972,7 @@
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "set_priv",    hlua_set_priv);
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "get_priv",    hlua_get_priv);
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "set_var",     hlua_set_var);
+	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "unset_var",   hlua_unset_var);
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "get_var",     hlua_get_var);
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "done",        hlua_txn_done);
 	hlua_class_function(gL.T, "set_loglevel",hlua_txn_set_loglevel);
diff --git a/src/vars.c b/src/vars.c
index dcdf1b5..29ac335 100644
--- a/src/vars.c
+++ b/src/vars.c
@@ -86,6 +86,25 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* This fnuction remove a variable from the list and free memory it used */
+unsigned int var_clear(struct var *var)
+{
+	unsigned int size = 0;
+
+	if (var->data.type == SMP_T_STR || var->data.type == SMP_T_BIN) {
+		free(var->data.u.str.str);
+		size += var->data.u.str.len;
+	}
+	else if (var->data.type == SMP_T_METH) {
+		free(var->data.u.meth.str.str);
+		size += var->data.u.meth.str.len;
+	}
+	LIST_DEL(&var->l);
+	pool_free2(var_pool, var);
+	size += sizeof(struct var);
+	return size;
+}
+
 /* This function free all the memory used by all the varaibles
  * in the list.
  */
@@ -95,18 +114,7 @@
 	unsigned int size = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(var, tmp, &vars->head, l) {
-		if (var->data.type == SMP_T_STR ||
-		    var->data.type == SMP_T_BIN) {
-			free(var->data.u.str.str);
-			size += var->data.u.str.len;
-		}
-		else if (var->data.type == SMP_T_METH) {
-			free(var->data.u.meth.str.str);
-			size += var->data.u.meth.str.len;
-		}
-		LIST_DEL(&var->l);
-		pool_free2(var_pool, var);
-		size += sizeof(struct var);
+		size += var_clear(var);
 	}
 	var_accounting_diff(vars, sess, strm, -size);
 }
@@ -120,18 +128,7 @@
 	unsigned int size = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(var, tmp, &vars->head, l) {
-		if (var->data.type == SMP_T_STR ||
-		    var->data.type == SMP_T_BIN) {
-			free(var->data.u.str.str);
-			size += var->data.u.str.len;
-		}
-		else if (var->data.type == SMP_T_METH) {
-			free(var->data.u.meth.str.str);
-			size += var->data.u.meth.str.len;
-		}
-		LIST_DEL(&var->l);
-		pool_free2(var_pool, var);
-		size += sizeof(struct var);
+		size += var_clear(var);
 	}
 	vars->size       -= size;
 	global.vars.size -= size;
@@ -398,12 +395,45 @@
 	return sample_store(vars, name, smp);
 }
 
+/* Returns 0 if fails, else returns 1. Note that stream may be null for SCOPE_SESS. */
+static inline int sample_clear_stream(const char *name, enum vars_scope scope, struct sample *smp)
+{
+	struct vars *vars;
+	struct var  *var;
+	unsigned int size = 0;
+
+	switch (scope) {
+	case SCOPE_PROC: vars = &global.vars;  break;
+	case SCOPE_SESS: vars = &smp->sess->vars;  break;
+	case SCOPE_TXN:  vars = &smp->strm->vars_txn;    break;
+	case SCOPE_REQ:
+	case SCOPE_RES:
+	default:         vars = &smp->strm->vars_reqres; break;
+	}
+	if (vars->scope != scope)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Look for existing variable name. */
+	var = var_get(vars, name);
+	if (var) {
+		size = var_clear(var);
+		var_accounting_diff(vars, smp->sess, smp->strm, -size);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* Returns 0 if fails, else returns 1. */
 static int smp_conv_store(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, void *private)
 {
 	return sample_store_stream(args[0].data.var.name, args[0].data.var.scope, smp);
 }
 
+/* Returns 0 if fails, else returns 1. */
+static int smp_conv_clear(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, void *private)
+{
+	return sample_clear_stream(args[0].data.var.name, args[0].data.var.scope, smp);
+}
+
 /* This fucntions check an argument entry and fill it with a variable
  * type. The argumen must be a string. If the variable lookup fails,
  * the function retuns 0 and fill <err>, otherwise it returns 1.
@@ -462,6 +492,37 @@
 	sample_store_stream(name, scope, smp);
 }
 
+/* This function unset a variable if it was already defined.
+ * In error case, it fails silently.
+ */
+void vars_unset_by_name_ifexist(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp)
+{
+	enum vars_scope scope;
+
+	/* Resolve name and scope. */
+	name = register_name(name, len, &scope, 0, NULL);
+	if (!name)
+		return;
+
+	sample_clear_stream(name, scope, smp);
+}
+
+
+/* This function unset a variable.
+ * In error case, it fails silently.
+ */
+void vars_unset_by_name(const char *name, size_t len, struct sample *smp)
+{
+	enum vars_scope scope;
+
+	/* Resolve name and scope. */
+	name = register_name(name, len, &scope, 1, NULL);
+	if (!name)
+		return;
+
+	sample_clear_stream(name, scope, smp);
+}
+
 /* this function fills a sample with the
  * variable content. Returns 1 if the sample
  * is filled, otherwise it returns 0.
@@ -567,6 +628,20 @@
 	return ACT_RET_CONT;
 }
 
+/* Always returns ACT_RET_CONT even if an error occurs. */
+static enum act_return action_clear(struct act_rule *rule, struct proxy *px,
+                                    struct session *sess, struct stream *s, int flags)
+{
+	struct sample smp;
+
+	memset(&smp, 0, sizeof(smp));
+	smp_set_owner(&smp, px, sess, s, SMP_OPT_FINAL);
+
+	/* Clear the variable using the sample context, and ignore errors. */
+	sample_clear_stream(rule->arg.vars.name, rule->arg.vars.scope, &smp);
+	return ACT_RET_CONT;
+}
+
 /* This two function checks the variable name and replace the
  * configuration string name by the global string name. its
  * the same string, but the global pointer can be easy to
@@ -601,18 +676,28 @@
 	const char *var_name = args[*arg-1];
 	int var_len;
 	const char *kw_name;
-	int flags;
+	int flags, set_var;
 
-	var_name += strlen("set-var");
+	if (!strncmp(var_name, "set-var", 7)) {
+		var_name += 7;
+		set_var   = 1;
+	}
+	if (!strncmp(var_name, "unset-var", 9)) {
+		var_name += 9;
+		set_var   = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (*var_name != '(') {
-		memprintf(err, "invalid variable '%s'. Expects 'set-var(<var-name>)'", args[*arg-1]);
+		memprintf(err, "invalid variable '%s'. Expects 'set-var(<var-name>)' or 'unset-var(<var-name>)'",
+			  args[*arg-1]);
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 	}
 	var_name++; /* jump the '(' */
 	var_len = strlen(var_name);
 	var_len--; /* remove the ')' */
 	if (var_name[var_len] != ')') {
-		memprintf(err, "invalid variable '%s'. Expects 'set-var(<var-name>)'", args[*arg-1]);
+		memprintf(err, "invalid variable '%s'. Expects 'set-var(<var-name>)' or 'unset-var(<var-name>)'",
+			  args[*arg-1]);
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 	}
 
@@ -620,6 +705,18 @@
 	if (!rule->arg.vars.name)
 		return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
 
+	/* There is no fetch method when variable is unset. Just set the right
+	 * action and return. */
+	if (!set_var) {
+		if (*args[*arg]) {
+			memprintf(err, "fetch method not supported");
+			return ACT_RET_PRS_ERR;
+		}
+		rule->action     = ACT_CUSTOM;
+		rule->action_ptr = action_clear;
+		return ACT_RET_PRS_OK;
+	}
+
 	kw_name = args[*arg-1];
 
 	rule->arg.vars.expr = sample_parse_expr((char **)args, arg, px->conf.args.file,
@@ -708,32 +805,38 @@
 }};
 
 static struct sample_conv_kw_list sample_conv_kws = {ILH, {
-	{ "set-var", smp_conv_store, ARG1(1,STR), conv_check_var, SMP_T_ANY, SMP_T_ANY },
+	{ "set-var",   smp_conv_store, ARG1(1,STR), conv_check_var, SMP_T_ANY, SMP_T_ANY },
+	{ "unset-var", smp_conv_clear, ARG1(1,STR), conv_check_var, SMP_T_ANY, SMP_T_ANY },
 	{ /* END */ },
 }};
 
 static struct action_kw_list tcp_req_sess_kws = { { }, {
-	{ "set-var", parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "set-var",   parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "unset-var", parse_store, 1 },
 	{ /* END */ }
 }};
 
 static struct action_kw_list tcp_req_cont_kws = { { }, {
-	{ "set-var", parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "set-var",   parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "unset-var", parse_store, 1 },
 	{ /* END */ }
 }};
 
 static struct action_kw_list tcp_res_kws = { { }, {
-	{ "set-var", parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "set-var",   parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "unset-var", parse_store, 1 },
 	{ /* END */ }
 }};
 
 static struct action_kw_list http_req_kws = { { }, {
-	{ "set-var", parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "set-var",   parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "unset-var", parse_store, 1 },
 	{ /* END */ }
 }};
 
 static struct action_kw_list http_res_kws = { { }, {
-	{ "set-var", parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "set-var",   parse_store, 1 },
+	{ "unset-var", parse_store, 1 },
 	{ /* END */ }
 }};