diff --git a/include/haproxy/server.h b/include/haproxy/server.h
index 3829bce2b..730493362 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/server.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/server.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <haproxy/task.h>
 #include <haproxy/thread-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/time.h>
+#include <haproxy/tools.h>
 
 
 __decl_thread(extern HA_SPINLOCK_T idle_conn_srv_lock);
@@ -305,6 +306,16 @@ static inline void srv_minmax_conn_apply(struct server *srv)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Returns true if server is used as transparent mode. */
+static inline int srv_is_transparent(const struct server *srv)
+{
+	/* A reverse server does not have any address but it is not used as a
+	 * transparent one.
+	 */
+	return (!is_addr(&srv->addr) && !(srv->flags & SRV_F_REVERSE)) ||
+	       (srv->flags & SRV_F_MAPPORTS);
+}
+
 #endif /* _HAPROXY_SERVER_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index ef132376b..a2deaed47 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	struct connection *cli_conn = objt_conn(strm_orig(s));
 	struct connection *srv_conn = NULL;
 	struct server *srv;
-	const int reuse_mode = s->be->options & PR_O_REUSE_MASK;
+	int reuse_mode = s->be->options & PR_O_REUSE_MASK;
 	int reuse = 0;
 	int init_mux = 0;
 	int err;
@@ -1342,6 +1342,10 @@ static int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	 * it can be NULL for dispatch mode or transparent backend */
 	srv = objt_server(s->target);
 
+	/* Override reuse-mode if reverse-connect is used. */
+	if (srv && srv->flags & SRV_F_REVERSE)
+		reuse_mode = PR_O_REUSE_ALWS;
+
 	err = alloc_dst_address(&s->scb->dst, srv, s);
 	if (err != SRV_STATUS_OK)
 		return SF_ERR_INTERNAL;
@@ -1393,7 +1397,7 @@ static int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 #endif /* USE_OPENSSL */
 
 	/* 3. destination address */
-	if (srv && (!is_addr(&srv->addr) || srv->flags & SRV_F_MAPPORTS))
+	if (srv && srv_is_transparent(srv))
 		hash_params.dst_addr = s->scb->dst;
 
 	/* 4. source address */
@@ -1587,6 +1591,12 @@ static int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 skip_reuse:
 	/* no reuse or failed to reuse the connection above, pick a new one */
 	if (!srv_conn) {
+		if (srv && (srv->flags & SRV_F_REVERSE)) {
+			DBG_TRACE_USER("cannot open a new connection for reverse server", STRM_EV_STRM_PROC|STRM_EV_CS_ST, s);
+			s->conn_err_type = STRM_ET_CONN_ERR;
+			return SF_ERR_INTERNAL;
+		}
+
 		srv_conn = conn_new(s->target);
 		if (srv_conn) {
 			DBG_TRACE_STATE("alloc new be connection", STRM_EV_STRM_PROC|STRM_EV_CS_ST, s);