diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/default_rules.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/default_rules.vtc
index f4a8fb9d2..cc726ab08 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/default_rules.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/default_rules.vtc
@@ -92,6 +92,30 @@ haproxy h2 -conf {
 
 } -start
 
+haproxy h3 -conf {
+  defaults base-http
+      mode http
+      timeout connect "${HAPROXY_TEST_TIMEOUT-5s}"
+      timeout client  "${HAPROXY_TEST_TIMEOUT-5s}"
+      timeout server  "${HAPROXY_TEST_TIMEOUT-5s}"
+
+      http-request capture hdr(Host)  len 64  # idx 0
+      http-request capture hdr(X-req-1) len 32  # idx 1
+
+  frontend fe1 from base-http
+      bind "fd@${fe1h3}"
+      declare capture request len 32 # idx 2
+
+      http-request capture hdr(X-req-2) id 2
+      http-request return status 200 hdr "X-Capture-1" "%[capture.req.hdr(0)]" hdr "X-Capture-2" "%[capture.req.hdr(1)]" hdr "X-Capture-3" "%[capture.req.hdr(2)]"
+
+  frontend fe2 from base-http
+      bind "fd@${fe2h3}"
+      http-request capture hdr(X-req-2) id 1
+      http-request return status 200 hdr "X-Capture-1" "%[capture.req.hdr(0)]" hdr "X-Capture-2" "%[capture.req.hdr(1)]"
+
+} -start
+
 client c1 -connect ${h1_feh1_sock} {
         txreq -req GET -url /
         rxresp
@@ -109,3 +133,27 @@ client c2 -connect ${h2_feh2_sock} {
         rxresp
         expect resp.status == 200
 } -run
+
+client c3 -connect ${h3_fe1h3_sock} {
+        txreq -req GET -url /  \
+          -hdr "host: v-test"  \
+          -hdr "x-req-1: val1" \
+          -hdr "x-req-2: val2"
+        rxresp
+        expect resp.status == 200
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-1 == "v-test"
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-2 == "val1"
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-3 == "val2"
+} -run
+
+client c4 -connect ${h3_fe2h3_sock} {
+        txreq -req GET -url /  \
+          -hdr "host: v-test"  \
+          -hdr "x-req-1: val1" \
+          -hdr "x-req-2: val2"
+        rxresp
+        expect resp.status == 200
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-1 == "v-test"
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-2 == "val2"
+        expect resp.http.x-capture-3 == "<undef>"
+} -run
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 63181fa74..55f4200dc 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ void free_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 	if (!p)
 		return;
 
-	proxy_unref_defaults(p);
 	free(p->conf.file);
 	free(p->id);
 	free(p->cookie_name);
@@ -283,6 +282,8 @@ void free_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 
 	h = p->req_cap;
 	while (h) {
+		if (p->defpx && h == p->defpx->req_cap)
+			break;
 		h_next = h->next;
 		free(h->name);
 		pool_destroy(h->pool);
@@ -292,6 +293,8 @@ void free_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 
 	h = p->rsp_cap;
 	while (h) {
+		if (p->defpx && h == p->defpx->rsp_cap)
+			break;
 		h_next = h->next;
 		free(h->name);
 		pool_destroy(h->pool);
@@ -344,6 +347,8 @@ void free_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 
 	HA_RWLOCK_DESTROY(&p->lbprm.lock);
 	HA_RWLOCK_DESTROY(&p->lock);
+
+	proxy_unref_defaults(p);
 	ha_free(&p);
 }
 
@@ -1426,6 +1431,7 @@ void proxy_free_defaults(struct proxy *defproxy)
 {
 	struct acl *acl, *aclb;
 	struct logsrv *log, *logb;
+	struct cap_hdr *h,*h_next;
 
 	ha_free(&defproxy->id);
 	ha_free(&defproxy->conf.file);
@@ -1459,6 +1465,24 @@ void proxy_free_defaults(struct proxy *defproxy)
 	free_act_rules(&defproxy->http_res_rules);
 	free_act_rules(&defproxy->http_after_res_rules);
 
+	h = defproxy->req_cap;
+	while (h) {
+		h_next = h->next;
+		free(h->name);
+		pool_destroy(h->pool);
+		free(h);
+		h = h_next;
+	}
+
+	h = defproxy->rsp_cap;
+	while (h) {
+		h_next = h->next;
+		free(h->name);
+		pool_destroy(h->pool);
+		free(h);
+		h = h_next;
+	}
+
 	if (defproxy->conf.logformat_string != default_http_log_format &&
 	    defproxy->conf.logformat_string != default_tcp_log_format &&
 	    defproxy->conf.logformat_string != clf_http_log_format &&
@@ -1704,6 +1728,12 @@ static int proxy_defproxy_cpy(struct proxy *curproxy, const struct proxy *defpro
 			curproxy->capture_name = strdup(defproxy->capture_name);
 		curproxy->capture_namelen = defproxy->capture_namelen;
 		curproxy->capture_len = defproxy->capture_len;
+
+		curproxy->nb_req_cap = defproxy->nb_req_cap;
+		curproxy->req_cap = defproxy->req_cap;
+
+		curproxy->nb_rsp_cap = defproxy->nb_rsp_cap;
+		curproxy->rsp_cap = defproxy->rsp_cap;
 	}
 
 	if (curproxy->cap & PR_CAP_FE) {