diff --git a/include/haproxy/applet-t.h b/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
index de1116314..a305da67b 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/applet-t.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #define APPCTX_FL_WANT_DIE       0x00000200  /* applet was running and requested to die */
 #define APPCTX_FL_INOUT_BUFS     0x00000400  /* applet uses its own buffers */
 #define APPCTX_FL_FASTFWD        0x00000800  /* zero-copy forwarding is in-use, don't fill the outbuf */
+#define APPCTX_FL_IN_MAYALLOC    0x00001000  /* applet may try again to allocate its inbuf */
+#define APPCTX_FL_OUT_MAYALLOC   0x00002000  /* applet may try again to allocate its outbuf */
 
 struct appctx;
 struct proxy;
diff --git a/include/haproxy/applet.h b/include/haproxy/applet.h
index 2beacf4e4..1c9721d5c 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/applet.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/applet.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ size_t appctx_snd_buf(struct stconn *sc, struct buffer *buf, size_t count, unsig
 int appctx_fastfwd(struct stconn *sc, unsigned int count, unsigned int flags);
 ssize_t applet_append_line(void *ctx, struct ist v1, struct ist v2, size_t ofs, size_t len);
 static forceinline void applet_fl_set(struct appctx *appctx, uint on);
+static forceinline void applet_fl_clr(struct appctx *appctx, uint off);
 
 static inline struct appctx *appctx_new_here(struct applet *applet, struct sedesc *sedesc)
 {
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ static inline void appctx_release_buf(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *bptr
 /*
  * Allocate a buffer. If if fails, it adds the appctx in buffer wait queue and
  * sets the relevant blocking flag depending on the side (assuming that bptr is
- * either &appctx->inbuf or &appctx->outbuf)
+ * either &appctx->inbuf or &appctx->outbuf). Upon success it will also clear
+ * the equivalent MAYALLOC flags.
  */
 static inline struct buffer *appctx_get_buf(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer *bptr)
 {
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ static inline struct buffer *appctx_get_buf(struct appctx *appctx, struct buffer
 		if (unlikely((buf = b_alloc(bptr, is_inbuf ? DB_MUX_TX : DB_SE_RX)) == NULL)) {
 			b_queue(is_inbuf ? DB_MUX_TX : DB_SE_RX, &appctx->buffer_wait, appctx, appctx_buf_available);
 			applet_fl_set(appctx, is_inbuf ? APPCTX_FL_INBLK_ALLOC : APPCTX_FL_OUTBLK_ALLOC);
+		} else {
+			applet_fl_clr(appctx, is_inbuf ? APPCTX_FL_IN_MAYALLOC : APPCTX_FL_OUT_MAYALLOC);
 		}
 	}
 	return buf;
diff --git a/src/applet.c b/src/applet.c
index 6dc6615cc..c528963c3 100644
--- a/src/applet.c
+++ b/src/applet.c
@@ -447,12 +447,14 @@ int appctx_buf_available(void *arg)
 
 	if (applet_fl_test(appctx, APPCTX_FL_INBLK_ALLOC)) {
 		applet_fl_clr(appctx, APPCTX_FL_INBLK_ALLOC);
+		applet_fl_set(appctx, APPCTX_FL_IN_MAYALLOC);
 		TRACE_STATE("unblocking appctx on inbuf allocation", APPLET_EV_RECV|APPLET_EV_BLK|APPLET_EV_WAKE, appctx);
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (applet_fl_test(appctx, APPCTX_FL_OUTBLK_ALLOC)) {
 		applet_fl_clr(appctx, APPCTX_FL_OUTBLK_ALLOC);
+		applet_fl_set(appctx, APPCTX_FL_OUT_MAYALLOC);
 		TRACE_STATE("unblocking appctx on outbuf allocation", APPLET_EV_SEND|APPLET_EV_BLK|APPLET_EV_WAKE, appctx);
 		ret = 1;
 	}