diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index d4bfd1c65..c32a85b23 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -16978,6 +16978,10 @@ fe_name : string
   backends to check from which frontend it was called, or to stick all users
   coming via a same frontend to the same server.
 
+fe_client_timeout : integer
+  Returns the configuration value in millisecond for the client timeout of the
+  current frontend.
+
 sc_bytes_in_rate(<ctr>[,<table>]) : integer
 sc0_bytes_in_rate([<table>]) : integer
 sc1_bytes_in_rate([<table>]) : integer
diff --git a/src/frontend.c b/src/frontend.c
index 3da48f2a4..52527118b 100644
--- a/src/frontend.c
+++ b/src/frontend.c
@@ -254,17 +254,27 @@ smp_fetch_fe_conn(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw, vo
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+smp_fetch_fe_client_timeout(const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *km, void *private)
+{
+	smp->flags = SMP_F_VOL_TXN;
+	smp->data.type = SMP_T_SINT;
+	smp->data.u.sint = TICKS_TO_MS(smp->sess->fe->timeout.client);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 
 /* Note: must not be declared <const> as its list will be overwritten.
  * Please take care of keeping this list alphabetically sorted.
  */
 static struct sample_fetch_kw_list smp_kws = {ILH, {
-	{ "fe_conn",      smp_fetch_fe_conn,      ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
-	{ "fe_defbe",     smp_fetch_fe_defbe,     0,          NULL, SMP_T_STR,  SMP_USE_FTEND, },
-	{ "fe_id",        smp_fetch_fe_id,        0,          NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_FTEND, },
-	{ "fe_name",      smp_fetch_fe_name,      0,          NULL, SMP_T_STR,  SMP_USE_FTEND, },
-	{ "fe_req_rate",  smp_fetch_fe_req_rate,  ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
-	{ "fe_sess_rate", smp_fetch_fe_sess_rate, ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
+	{ "fe_client_timeout", smp_fetch_fe_client_timeout, 0,          NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_FTEND, },
+	{ "fe_conn",           smp_fetch_fe_conn,           ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
+	{ "fe_defbe",          smp_fetch_fe_defbe,          0,          NULL, SMP_T_STR,  SMP_USE_FTEND, },
+	{ "fe_id",             smp_fetch_fe_id,             0,          NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_FTEND, },
+	{ "fe_name",           smp_fetch_fe_name,           0,          NULL, SMP_T_STR,  SMP_USE_FTEND, },
+	{ "fe_req_rate",       smp_fetch_fe_req_rate,       ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
+	{ "fe_sess_rate",      smp_fetch_fe_sess_rate,      ARG1(1,FE), NULL, SMP_T_SINT, SMP_USE_INTRN, },
 	{ /* END */ },
 }};