diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index e69aa7c9e..5a31e855e 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ monitor-uri                 X          X         X         -
 [no] option contstats       X          X         X         -
 [no] option dontlog-normal  X          X         X         -
 [no] option dontlognull     X          X         X         -
-[no] option forceclose      X          -         X         X
+[no] option forceclose      X          X         X         X
 option forwardfor           X          X         X         X
 option httpchk              X          -         X         X
 [no] option httpclose       X          X         X         X
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ option forceclose
 no option forceclose
   Enable or disable active connection closing after response is transferred.
   May be used in sections :   defaults | frontend | listen | backend
-                                 yes   |     no   |   yes  |   yes
+                                 yes   |    yes   |   yes  |   yes
   Arguments : none
 
   Some HTTP servers do not necessarily close the connections when they receive
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index fd338f723..7b344c810 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const struct cfg_opt cfg_opts[] =
 	{ "clitcpka",     PR_O_TCP_CLI_KA, PR_CAP_FE, 0 },
 	{ "contstats",    PR_O_CONTSTATS,  PR_CAP_FE, 0 },
 	{ "dontlognull",  PR_O_NULLNOLOG,  PR_CAP_FE, 0 },
-	{ "forceclose",   PR_O_FORCE_CLO,  PR_CAP_BE, 0 },
+	{ "forceclose",   PR_O_FORCE_CLO,  PR_CAP_FE | PR_CAP_BE, 0 },
 	{ "http_proxy",	  PR_O_HTTP_PROXY, PR_CAP_FE | PR_CAP_BE, 0 },
 	{ "httpclose",    PR_O_HTTP_CLOSE, PR_CAP_FE | PR_CAP_BE, 0 },
 	{ "keepalive",    PR_O_KEEPALIVE,  PR_CAP_NONE, 0 },