diff --git a/include/types/stream_interface.h b/include/types/stream_interface.h
index 95cf47a01..0c83759da 100644
--- a/include/types/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/types/stream_interface.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ enum {
 	SI_FL_SRC_ADDR   = 0x1000,  /* get the source ip/port with getsockname */
 	SI_FL_WANT_PUT   = 0x2000,  /* an applet would like to put some data into the buffer */
 	SI_FL_WANT_GET   = 0x4000,  /* an applet would like to get some data from the buffer */
+	SI_FL_CLEAN_ABRT = 0x8000,  /* SI_FL_ERR is used to report aborts, and not SHUTR */
 };
 
 /* A stream interface has 3 parts :
diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 32da7c2e3..ba5dbffee 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ struct stream *stream_new(struct session *sess, enum obj_type *origin)
 	si_set_state(&s->si[0], SI_ST_EST);
 	s->si[0].hcto = sess->fe->timeout.clientfin;
 
+	if (cs && cs->conn->mux && cs->conn->mux->flags & MX_FL_CLEAN_ABRT)
+		s->si[0].flags |= SI_FL_CLEAN_ABRT;
+
 	/* attach the incoming connection to the stream interface now. */
 	if (cs)
 		si_attach_cs(&s->si[0], cs);