diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
index 0af01e120..380bcd365 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogBackend.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
         <help><![CDATA[Define the load balancing algorithm to be used in a Backend Pool. See the <a target="_blank" href="http://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/2.0/configuration.html#balance">HAProxy documentation</a> for a full description.]]></help>
         <hint>Choose a load balancing algorithm.</hint>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>backend.random_draws</id>
+        <label>Random Draws</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help><![CDATA[When using the Random Balancing Algorithm, this value indicates the number of draws before selecting the least loaded of these servers.]]></help>
+        <advanced>true</advanced>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <id>backend.proxyProtocol</id>
         <label>Proxy Protocol</label>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index bb080b736..97ccc299f 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -763,8 +763,16 @@
                         <static-rr>Static Round Robin</static-rr>
                         <leastconn>Least Connections</leastconn>
                         <uri>URI Hash (only HTTP mode)</uri>
+                        <random>Random Algorithm</random>
                     </OptionValues>
                 </algorithm>
+                <random_draws type="IntegerField">
+                    <Required>Y</Required>
+                    <default>2</default>
+                    <MinimumValue>2</MinimumValue>
+                    <MaximumValue>1000</MaximumValue>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Please specify a value between 2 and 1000.</ValidationMessage>
+                </random_draws>
                 <proxyProtocol type="OptionField">
                     <Required>N</Required>
                     <OptionValues>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
index b6401e74d..e503234d0 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -1269,7 +1269,12 @@ backend {{backend.name}}
 {#       #       Hence we can't automatically set the mode and thus need a   #}
 {#       #       (redundant) GUI option for this.                            #}
     mode {{backend.mode}}
+{#  # balancing algorithm #}
+{%  if backend.algorithm|default("") == 'random' %}
+    balance {{backend.algorithm}}({{backend.random_draws}})
+{%  else %}
     balance {{backend.algorithm}}
+{%  endif %}
 {#       # call macro to evaluate stickiness config #}
 {{       StickTableConfig(backend,true) }}
     # tuning options