diff --git a/include/haproxy/counters-t.h b/include/haproxy/counters-t.h
index 849f09683..933c228f0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/counters-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/counters-t.h
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ struct fe_counters {
 	long long bytes_in;                     /* number of bytes transferred from the client to the server */
 	long long bytes_out;                    /* number of bytes transferred from the server to the client */
 
-	long long comp_in;                      /* input bytes fed to the compressor */
-	long long comp_out;                     /* output bytes emitted by the compressor */
-	long long comp_byp;                     /* input bytes that bypassed the compressor (cpu/ram/bw limitation) */
+	/* compression counters, index 0 for requests, 1 for responses */
+	long long comp_in[2];                   /* input bytes fed to the compressor */
+	long long comp_out[2];                  /* output bytes emitted by the compressor */
+	long long comp_byp[2];                  /* input bytes that bypassed the compressor (cpu/ram/bw limitation) */
 
 	long long denied_req;                   /* blocked requests because of security concerns */
 	long long denied_resp;                  /* blocked responses because of security concerns */
@@ -80,9 +81,10 @@ struct be_counters {
 	long long bytes_in;                     /* number of bytes transferred from the client to the server */
 	long long bytes_out;                    /* number of bytes transferred from the server to the client */
 
-	long long comp_in;                      /* input bytes fed to the compressor */
-	long long comp_out;                     /* output bytes emitted by the compressor */
-	long long comp_byp;                     /* input bytes that bypassed the compressor (cpu/ram/bw limitation) */
+	/* compression counters, index 0 for requests, 1 for responses */
+	long long comp_in[2];                   /* input bytes fed to the compressor */
+	long long comp_out[2];                  /* output bytes emitted by the compressor */
+	long long comp_byp[2];                  /* input bytes that bypassed the compressor (cpu/ram/bw limitation) */
 
 	long long denied_req;                   /* blocked requests because of security concerns */
 	long long denied_resp;                  /* blocked responses because of security concerns */
diff --git a/src/flt_http_comp.c b/src/flt_http_comp.c
index 8c56d0a46..31c8e2171 100644
--- a/src/flt_http_comp.c
+++ b/src/flt_http_comp.c
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ comp_http_payload(struct stream *s, struct filter *filter, struct http_msg *msg,
 
 	if (st->comp_ctx[dir] && st->comp_ctx[dir]->cur_lvl > 0) {
 		update_freq_ctr(&global.comp_bps_in, consumed);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_in, consumed);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_in, consumed);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_in[dir], consumed);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_in[dir], consumed);
 		update_freq_ctr(&global.comp_bps_out, to_forward);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_out, to_forward);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_out, to_forward);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_out[dir], to_forward);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_out[dir], to_forward);
 	} else {
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_byp, consumed);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_byp, consumed);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&strm_fe(s)->fe_counters.comp_byp[dir], consumed);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->be->be_counters.comp_byp[dir], consumed);
 	}
 	return to_forward;
 
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 0fe7e20fc..a90a39c43 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -1847,13 +1847,13 @@ int stats_fill_fe_stats(struct proxy *px, struct field *stats, int len,
 				break;
 			}
 			case ST_F_COMP_IN:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_in);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_in[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_OUT:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_out);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_out[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_BYP:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_byp);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.comp_byp[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_RSP:
 				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->fe_counters.p.http.comp_rsp);
@@ -2878,13 +2878,13 @@ int stats_fill_be_stats(struct proxy *px, int flags, struct field *stats, int le
 				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.srv_aborts);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_IN:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_in);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_in[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_OUT:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_out);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_out[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_BYP:
-				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_byp);
+				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.comp_byp[COMP_DIR_RES]);
 				break;
 			case ST_F_COMP_RSP:
 				metric = mkf_u64(FN_COUNTER, px->be_counters.p.http.comp_rsp);