diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/oper/loadbalancer_haproxy.cc b/src/vnsw/agent/oper/loadbalancer_haproxy.cc
index ab960b568f8..a7e72252cef 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/oper/loadbalancer_haproxy.cc
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/oper/loadbalancer_haproxy.cc
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ void LoadbalancerHaproxy::GenerateFrontend(
         *out << string(4, ' ')
              << "maxconn " << vip.connection_limit << endl;
     }
+
+    if (vip.protocol == "HTTP" || vip.protocol == "HTTPS") {
+        *out << string(4, ' ')
+             << "option forwardfor" << endl;
+    }
+
     *out << endl;
 }