diff --git a/include/proto/session.h b/include/proto/session.h
index f33f924d0..15f3fe744 100644
--- a/include/proto/session.h
+++ b/include/proto/session.h
@@ -82,15 +82,27 @@ static inline void session_stop_backend_counters(struct session *s)
 {
 	void *ptr;
 
-	if (!s->stkctr2_entry)
+	if (!(s->flags & (SN_BE_TRACK_SC1|SN_BE_TRACK_SC2)))
 		return;
 
-	ptr = stktable_data_ptr(s->stkctr2_table, s->stkctr2_entry, STKTABLE_DT_CONN_CUR);
-	if (ptr)
-		stktable_data_cast(ptr, conn_cur)--;
-	s->stkctr2_entry->ref_cnt--;
-	stksess_kill_if_expired(s->stkctr2_table, s->stkctr2_entry);
-	s->stkctr2_entry = NULL;
+	if ((s->flags & SN_BE_TRACK_SC1) && s->stkctr1_entry) {
+		ptr = stktable_data_ptr(s->stkctr1_table, s->stkctr1_entry, STKTABLE_DT_CONN_CUR);
+		if (ptr)
+			stktable_data_cast(ptr, conn_cur)--;
+		s->stkctr1_entry->ref_cnt--;
+		stksess_kill_if_expired(s->stkctr1_table, s->stkctr1_entry);
+		s->stkctr1_entry = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ((s->flags & SN_BE_TRACK_SC2) && s->stkctr2_entry) {
+		ptr = stktable_data_ptr(s->stkctr2_table, s->stkctr2_entry, STKTABLE_DT_CONN_CUR);
+		if (ptr)
+			stktable_data_cast(ptr, conn_cur)--;
+		s->stkctr2_entry->ref_cnt--;
+		stksess_kill_if_expired(s->stkctr2_table, s->stkctr2_entry);
+		s->stkctr2_entry = NULL;
+	}
+	s->flags &= ~(SN_BE_TRACK_SC1|SN_BE_TRACK_SC2);
 }
 
 /* Increase total and concurrent connection count for stick entry <ts> of table
diff --git a/include/types/session.h b/include/types/session.h
index 79a837331..d1e54acff 100644
--- a/include/types/session.h
+++ b/include/types/session.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #define SN_ERR_INTERNAL	0x00007000	/* the proxy encountered an internal error */
 #define SN_ERR_MASK	0x00007000	/* mask to get only session error flags */
 #define SN_ERR_SHIFT	12		/* bit shift */
-/* unused:              0x00008000 */
+#define SN_BE_TRACK_SC1 0x00008000	/* backend tracks stick-counter 1 */
 
 /* session state at termination, bits values 0x10000 to 0x70000 (0-7 shift 16) */
 #define SN_FINST_R	0x00010000	/* session ended during client request */
@@ -79,14 +79,10 @@
 #define SN_FINST_T	0x00070000	/* session ended tarpitted */
 #define SN_FINST_MASK	0x00070000	/* mask to get only final session state flags */
 #define	SN_FINST_SHIFT	16		/* bit shift */
-/* unused:              0x00080000 */
+#define SN_BE_TRACK_SC2 0x00080000	/* backend tracks stick-counter 2 */
 
 #define SN_IGNORE_PRST	0x00100000	/* ignore persistence */
 
-/* WARNING: if new fields are added, they must be initialized in event_accept()
- * and freed in session_free() !
- */
-
 /* Termination sequence tracing.
  *
  * These values have to be set into the field term_trace of a session when
@@ -143,6 +139,10 @@ enum {
 };
 
 
+/* WARNING: if new fields are added, they must be initialized in event_accept()
+ * and freed in session_free() !
+ */
+
 /*
  * Note: some session flags have dependencies :
  *  - SN_DIRECT cannot exist without SN_ASSIGNED, because a server is
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 588279181..301666f3c 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -695,8 +695,11 @@ int tcp_inspect_request(struct session *s, struct buffer *req, int an_bit)
 					 */
 					t = rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.table.t;
 					ts = stktable_get_entry(t, tcpv4_src_to_stktable_key(s));
-					if (ts)
+					if (ts) {
 						session_track_stkctr1(s, t, ts);
+						if (s->fe != s->be)
+							s->flags |= SN_BE_TRACK_SC1;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			else if (rule->action == TCP_ACT_TRK_SC2) {
@@ -708,8 +711,11 @@ int tcp_inspect_request(struct session *s, struct buffer *req, int an_bit)
 					 */
 					t = rule->act_prm.trk_ctr.table.t;
 					ts = stktable_get_entry(t, tcpv4_src_to_stktable_key(s));
-					if (ts)
+					if (ts) {
 						session_track_stkctr2(s, t, ts);
+						if (s->fe != s->be)
+							s->flags |= SN_BE_TRACK_SC2;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			else {