diff --git a/include/haproxy/filters-t.h b/include/haproxy/filters-t.h
index 19658d847..f5a49856b 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/filters-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/filters-t.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct flt_ops {
  * accessible from a filter when instantiated in a stream
  */
 struct flt_conf {
+	const char     *name; /* The filter name (same name used to select the filter from config) */
 	const char     *id;   /* The filter id */
 	struct flt_ops *ops;  /* The filter callbacks */
 	void           *conf; /* The filter configuration */
diff --git a/src/filters.c b/src/filters.c
index 20f965e06..61fcc8fe2 100644
--- a/src/filters.c
+++ b/src/filters.c
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ parse_filter(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
 		cur_arg = 1;
 		kw = flt_find_kw(args[cur_arg]);
 		if (kw) {
+			/* default name is keyword name, unless overriden by parse func */
+			fconf->name = kw->kw;
 			if (!kw->parse) {
 				memprintf(err, "parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : "
 					  "'%s' option is not implemented in this version (check build options).",
diff --git a/src/flt_http_comp.c b/src/flt_http_comp.c
index ea9adddc9..6e15cb7e9 100644
--- a/src/flt_http_comp.c
+++ b/src/flt_http_comp.c
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ parse_http_comp_flt(char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *px,
 	}
 
 	fconf->id   = http_comp_req_flt_id;
+	fconf->name = "comp-req";
 	fconf->conf = NULL;
 	fconf->ops  = &comp_req_ops;
 
@@ -1048,6 +1049,7 @@ parse_http_comp_flt(char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *px,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	fconf_res->id = http_comp_res_flt_id;
+	fconf_res->name = "comp-res";
 	fconf_res->conf = NULL;
 	fconf_res->ops = &comp_res_ops;