diff --git a/include/haproxy/proto_rhttp.h b/include/haproxy/proto_rhttp.h
index 421680fe5..6676e04d4 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proto_rhttp.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proto_rhttp.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ int rhttp_bind_receiver(struct receiver *rx, char **errmsg);
 int rhttp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen);
 void rhttp_enable_listener(struct listener *l);
 void rhttp_disable_listener(struct listener *l);
+int rhttp_suspend_listener(struct listener *l);
 struct connection *rhttp_accept_conn(struct listener *l, int *status);
 void rhttp_unbind_receiver(struct listener *l);
 int rhttp_set_affinity(struct connection *conn, int new_tid);
diff --git a/src/proto_rhttp.c b/src/proto_rhttp.c
index e5064774f..55f10ec3a 100644
--- a/src/proto_rhttp.c
+++ b/src/proto_rhttp.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct protocol proto_rhttp = {
 	.listen      = rhttp_bind_listener,
 	.enable      = rhttp_enable_listener,
 	.disable     = rhttp_disable_listener,
+	.suspend     = rhttp_suspend_listener,
 	.add         = default_add_listener,
 	.unbind      = rhttp_unbind_receiver,
 	.resume      = default_resume_listener,
@@ -370,6 +371,13 @@ int rhttp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen)
 	return ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
 }
 
+/* Do not support "disable frontend" for rhttp protocol. */
+int rhttp_suspend_listener(struct listener *l)
+{
+	send_log(l->bind_conf->frontend, LOG_ERR, "cannot disable a reverse-HTTP listener.\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
 void rhttp_enable_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
 	if (l->rx.rhttp.state < LI_PRECONN_ST_INIT) {