diff --git a/include/types/action.h b/include/types/action.h
index 33dcd517d..01447efc3 100644
--- a/include/types/action.h
+++ b/include/types/action.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct act_rule {
 	enum act_return (*action_ptr)(struct act_rule *rule, struct proxy *px,  /* ptr to custom action */
 	                              struct session *sess, struct stream *s, int flags);
 	int (*check_ptr)(struct act_rule *rule, struct proxy *px, char **err); /* ptr to check function */
+	void (*release_ptr)(struct act_rule *rule); /* ptr to release function */
 	struct action_kw *kw;
 	struct applet applet;                  /* used for the applet registration. */
 	union {
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 70d4beda3..12d59c383 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2293,6 +2293,8 @@ static void deinit_act_rules(struct list *rules)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, ruleb, rules, list) {
 		LIST_DEL(&rule->list);
 		deinit_acl_cond(rule->cond);
+		if (rule->release_ptr)
+			rule->release_ptr(rule);
 		free(rule);
 	}
 }