diff --git a/include/types/hlua.h b/include/types/hlua.h
index 48f7487f1..a9b6498f3 100644
--- a/include/types/hlua.h
+++ b/include/types/hlua.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct hlua_rule {
 struct hlua_txn {
 	struct stream *s;
 	struct proxy *p;
+	int dir;                /* SMP_OPT_DIR_{REQ,RES} */
 };
 
 /* This struct contains the applet context. */
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ struct hlua_smp {
 	struct stream *s;
 	struct proxy *p;
 	int stringsafe;
+	int dir;                /* SMP_OPT_DIR_{REQ,RES} */
 };
 
 /* This struct contains data used with sleep functions. */
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 016aead82..8fc85a650 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -2979,6 +2979,7 @@ static int hlua_fetches_new(lua_State *L, struct hlua_txn *txn, int stringsafe)
 
 	hsmp->s = txn->s;
 	hsmp->p = txn->p;
+	hsmp->dir = txn->dir;
 	hsmp->stringsafe = stringsafe;
 
 	/* Pop a class sesison metatable and affect it to the userdata. */
@@ -3032,7 +3033,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_run_sample_fetch(lua_State *L)
 	smp.px = hsmp->p;
 	smp.sess = hsmp->s->sess;
 	smp.strm = hsmp->s;
-	smp.opt = 0;
+	smp.opt = hsmp->dir & SMP_OPT_DIR;
 	if (!f->process(args, &smp, f->kw, f->private)) {
 		if (hsmp->stringsafe)
 			lua_pushstring(L, "");
@@ -3086,6 +3087,7 @@ static int hlua_converters_new(lua_State *L, struct hlua_txn *txn, int stringsaf
 
 	hsmp->s = txn->s;
 	hsmp->p = txn->p;
+	hsmp->dir = txn->dir;
 	hsmp->stringsafe = stringsafe;
 
 	/* Pop a class stream metatable and affect it to the table. */
@@ -3154,7 +3156,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_run_sample_conv(lua_State *L)
 	smp.px = hsmp->p;
 	smp.sess = hsmp->s->sess;
 	smp.strm = hsmp->s;
-	smp.opt = 0;
+	smp.opt = hsmp->dir & SMP_OPT_DIR;
 	if (!conv->process(args, &smp, conv->private)) {
 		if (hsmp->stringsafe)
 			lua_pushstring(L, "");
@@ -4591,7 +4593,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_get_priv(lua_State *L)
  * return 0 if the stack does not contains free slots,
  * otherwise it returns 1.
  */
-static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p)
+static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p, int dir)
 {
 	struct hlua_txn *htxn;
 
@@ -4610,6 +4612,7 @@ static int hlua_txn_new(lua_State *L, struct stream *s, struct proxy *p)
 
 	htxn->s = s;
 	htxn->p = p;
+	htxn->dir = dir;
 
 	/* Create the "f" field that contains a list of fetches. */
 	lua_pushstring(L, "f");
@@ -5241,7 +5244,7 @@ static int hlua_sample_fetch_wrapper(const struct arg *arg_p, struct sample *smp
 		lua_rawgeti(stream->hlua.T, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, fcn->function_ref);
 
 		/* push arguments in the stack. */
-		if (!hlua_txn_new(stream->hlua.T, stream, smp->px)) {
+		if (!hlua_txn_new(stream->hlua.T, stream, smp->px, smp->opt & SMP_OPT_DIR)) {
 			SEND_ERR(smp->px, "Lua sample-fetch '%s': full stack.\n", fcn->name);
 			RESET_SAFE_LJMP(stream->hlua.T);
 			return 0;
@@ -5482,7 +5485,7 @@ static enum act_return hlua_action(struct act_rule *rule, struct proxy *px,
 		lua_rawgeti(s->hlua.T, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, rule->arg.hlua_rule->fcn.function_ref);
 
 		/* Create and and push object stream in the stack. */
-		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px)) {
+		if (!hlua_txn_new(s->hlua.T, s, px, dir)) {
 			SEND_ERR(px, "Lua function '%s': full stack.\n",
 			         rule->arg.hlua_rule->fcn.name);
 			RESET_SAFE_LJMP(s->hlua.T);