diff --git a/doc/lua-api/index.rst b/doc/lua-api/index.rst
index 60c972507..9972c4920 100644
--- a/doc/lua-api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/lua-api/index.rst
@@ -1369,6 +1369,10 @@ AppletHTTP class
   end)
 
 
+.. js:attribute:: AppletHTTP.headers
+
+  Contains an array containing all the request headers.
+
 .. js:function:: AppletHTTP.set_status(code)
 
   This function sets the HTTP status code for the response. The allowed code are
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 17e9b54e0..a03b9ddd9 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -3476,6 +3476,7 @@ __LJMP static struct hlua_appctx *hlua_checkapplet_http(lua_State *L, int ud)
 static int hlua_applet_http_new(lua_State *L, struct appctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct hlua_appctx *appctx;
+	struct hlua_txn htxn;
 	struct stream_interface *si = ctx->owner;
 	struct stream *s = si_strm(si);
 	struct proxy *px = s->be;
@@ -3534,6 +3535,17 @@ static int hlua_applet_http_new(lua_State *L, struct appctx *ctx)
 	lua_pushlstring(L, txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.v, txn->req.sl.rq.v_l);
 	lua_settable(L, -3);
 
+	/* creates an array of headers. hlua_http_get_headers() crates and push
+	 * the array on the top of the stack.
+	 */
+	lua_pushstring(L, "headers");
+	htxn.s = s;
+	htxn.p = px;
+	htxn.dir = SMP_OPT_DIR_REQ;
+	if (!hlua_http_get_headers(L, &htxn, &htxn.s->txn->req))
+		return 0;
+	lua_settable(L, -3);
+
 	/* Get path and qs */
 	path = http_get_path(txn);
 	end = txn->req.chn->buf->p + txn->req.sl.rq.u + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;