diff --git a/net/haproxy/pkg-descr b/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
index d33a113b1..c6e99b526 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
+++ b/net/haproxy/pkg-descr
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ very high loads while needing persistence or Layer7 processing.
 Plugin Changelog
 ================
 
+3.12
+
+Added:
+* add support for req.ssl_hello_type (#2311)
+
 3.11
 
 Added:
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogAcl.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogAcl.xml
index 4643f99a8..895bd6e4b 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogAcl.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/dialogAcl.xml
@@ -278,6 +278,17 @@
         <type>text</type>
         <help><![CDATA[Verify the CA Common-Name of the certificate presented by the client against the specified string.]]></help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <label>Parameters</label>
+        <type>header</type>
+        <style>expression_table table_ssl_hello_type</style>
+    </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>acl.ssl_hello_type</id>
+        <label>SSL Hello Type</label>
+        <type>dropdown</type>
+        <help><![CDATA[An integer value containing the type of the SSL hello message found in the request buffer if the buffer contains data that parse as a complete SSL (v3 or superior) client hello message.]]></help>
+    </field>
     <field>
         <label>Parameters</label>
         <type>header</type>
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 f6baa5c87..3be9a91e1 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
@@ -1599,6 +1599,7 @@
                         <ssl_c_verify>SSL Client certificate is valid</ssl_c_verify>
                         <ssl_c_verify_code>SSL Client certificate verify error result</ssl_c_verify_code>
                         <ssl_c_ca_commonname>SSL Client certificate issued by CA common-name</ssl_c_ca_commonname>
+                        <ssl_hello_type>SSL Hello Type</ssl_hello_type>
                         <src>Source IP matches specified IP</src>
                         <src_is_local>Source IP is local</src_is_local>
                         <src_port>Source IP: TCP source port</src_port>
@@ -1764,6 +1765,15 @@
                     <mask>/^.{1,4096}$/u</mask>
                     <Required>N</Required>
                 </ssl_c_ca_commonname>
+                <ssl_hello_type type="OptionField">
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                    <default>x1</default>
+                    <OptionValues>
+                        <x0>0 - no client hello</x0>
+                        <x1>1 - client hello</x1>
+                        <x2>2 - server hello</x2>
+                    </OptionValues>
+                </ssl_hello_type>
                 <src type="TextField">
                     <mask>/^.{1,4096}$/u</mask>
                     <Required>N</Required>
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 ea00d11a8..79fde03a0 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
 {%                 set acl_enabled = '0' %}
     # ERROR: missing parameters
 {%               endif %}
+{%             elif acl_data.expression == 'ssl_hello_type' %}
+{%               do acl_options.append('req.ssl_hello_type ' ~ acl_data.ssl_hello_type|replace('x', '')) %}
 {%             elif acl_data.expression == 'src' %}
 {%               if acl_data.src|default("") != "" %}
 {%                 do acl_options.append('src ' ~ acl_data.src) %}