diff --git a/modules/load_balancer/lb_bl.c b/modules/load_balancer/lb_bl.c
index 764ba01048d..55fc410d121 100644
--- a/modules/load_balancer/lb_bl.c
+++ b/modules/load_balancer/lb_bl.c
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ int populate_lb_bls(struct lb_dst *dest_list)
 						add_rule_to_list( &lbbl_first, &lbbl_last,
 							group_net,
 							NULL/*body*/,
-							0/*port*/,
-							PROTO_NONE/*proto*/,
+							dst->ports[j],
+							dst->protos[j],
 							0/*flags*/);
 						pkg_free(group_net);
 					}
diff --git a/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.c b/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.c
index 6d177427e71..3c810373cca 100644
--- a/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.c
+++ b/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ int add_lb_dsturi( struct lb_data *data, int id, int group, char *uri,
 	}
 	hostent2ip_addr( &dst->ips[0], &proxy->host, proxy->addr_idx);
 	dst->ports[0] = proxy->port;
+	dst->protos[0] = proxy->proto;
 	dst->ips_cnt = 1;
 	LM_DBG("first dst ip addr [%s]:%d\n",
 		ip_addr2a(&dst->ips[0]), dst->ports[0]);
@@ -310,8 +311,10 @@ int add_lb_dsturi( struct lb_data *data, int id, int group, char *uri,
 	while (dst->ips_cnt<LB_MAX_IPS && (get_next_su( proxy, &sau, 0)==0) ) {
 		su2ip_addr( &dst->ips[dst->ips_cnt], &sau);
 		dst->ports[dst->ips_cnt] = proxy->port;
-		LM_DBG("additional dst ip addr [%s]:%d\n",
-			ip_addr2a(&dst->ips[dst->ips_cnt]), dst->ports[dst->ips_cnt]);
+		dst->protos[dst->ips_cnt] = proxy->proto;
+		LM_DBG("additional dst ip addr [%s]:%d, proto %d\n",
+			ip_addr2a(&dst->ips[dst->ips_cnt]),
+			dst->ports[dst->ips_cnt], dst->protos[dst->ips_cnt] );
 		/* one more IP found */
 		dst->ips_cnt++;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.h b/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.h
index 3941aa55469..3cc9c50150b 100644
--- a/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.h
+++ b/modules/load_balancer/lb_data.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct lb_dst {
 	struct lb_resource_map *rmap;
 	struct ip_addr ips[LB_MAX_IPS]; /* IP-Address of the entry */
 	unsigned short int ports[LB_MAX_IPS]; /* Port of the request URI */
+	unsigned short int protos[LB_MAX_IPS]; /* Protocol of the request URI */
 	unsigned short ips_cnt;
 	struct lb_dst *next;
 };