diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4dc11b1b..fb03438f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 14 Jan 2010 - 2.5.12
 --------------------
 
+ * Now support macro expansion in numeric operators (@eq, @ge, @lt, etc.)
+
  * Update copyright to 2010.
 
  * Reserved 700,000-799,999 IDs for Ivan Ristic.
diff --git a/apache2/re_operators.c b/apache2/re_operators.c
index 0c7cf2fe..7eb9239e 100644
--- a/apache2/re_operators.c
+++ b/apache2/re_operators.c
@@ -1778,18 +1778,27 @@ static int msre_op_validateUtf8Encoding_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule
 static int msre_op_eq_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     char **error_msg)
 {
+    msc_string str;
     int left, right;
     char *target = NULL;
 
+    if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
+    *error_msg = NULL;
+
     if ((var->value == NULL)||(rule->op_param == NULL)) {
         /* NULL values do not match anything. */
         return 0;
     }
 
+    str.value = (char *)rule->op_param;
+    str.value_len = strlen(str.value);
+
+    expand_macros(msr, &str, rule, msr->mp);
+
     target = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, var->value, var->value_len);
     if (target == NULL) return -1;
     left = atoi(target);
-    right = atoi(rule->op_param);
+    right = atoi(str.value);
 
     if (left != right) {
         /* No match. */
@@ -1807,6 +1816,7 @@ static int msre_op_eq_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
 static int msre_op_gt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     char **error_msg)
 {
+    msc_string str;
     int left, right;
     char *target = NULL;
 
@@ -1815,10 +1825,23 @@ static int msre_op_gt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
+    *error_msg = NULL;
+
+    if ((var->value == NULL)||(rule->op_param == NULL)) {
+        /* NULL values do not match anything. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    str.value = (char *)rule->op_param;
+    str.value_len = strlen(str.value);
+
+    expand_macros(msr, &str, rule, msr->mp);
+
     target = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, var->value, var->value_len);
     if (target == NULL) return -1;
     left = atoi(target);
-    right = atoi(rule->op_param);
+    right = atoi(str.value);
 
     if (left <= right) {
         /* No match. */
@@ -1836,6 +1859,7 @@ static int msre_op_gt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
 static int msre_op_lt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     char **error_msg)
 {
+    msc_string str;
     int left, right;
     char *target = NULL;
 
@@ -1844,10 +1868,23 @@ static int msre_op_lt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
+    *error_msg = NULL;
+
+    if ((var->value == NULL)||(rule->op_param == NULL)) {
+        /* NULL values do not match anything. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    str.value = (char *)rule->op_param;
+    str.value_len = strlen(str.value);
+
+    expand_macros(msr, &str, rule, msr->mp);
+
     target = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, var->value, var->value_len);
     if (target == NULL) return -1;
     left = atoi(target);
-    right = atoi(rule->op_param);
+    right = atoi(str.value);
 
     if (left >= right) {
         /* No match. */
@@ -1865,6 +1902,7 @@ static int msre_op_lt_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
 static int msre_op_ge_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     char **error_msg)
 {
+    msc_string str;
     int left, right;
     char *target = NULL;
 
@@ -1873,10 +1911,23 @@ static int msre_op_ge_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
+    *error_msg = NULL;
+
+    if ((var->value == NULL)||(rule->op_param == NULL)) {
+        /* NULL values do not match anything. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    str.value = (char *)rule->op_param;
+    str.value_len = strlen(str.value);
+
+    expand_macros(msr, &str, rule, msr->mp);
+
     target = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, var->value, var->value_len);
     if (target == NULL) return -1;
     left = atoi(target);
-    right = atoi(rule->op_param);
+    right = atoi(str.value);
 
     if (left < right) {
         /* No match. */
@@ -1894,6 +1945,7 @@ static int msre_op_ge_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
 static int msre_op_le_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     char **error_msg)
 {
+    msc_string str;
     int left, right;
     char *target = NULL;
 
@@ -1902,10 +1954,23 @@ static int msre_op_le_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
+    *error_msg = NULL;
+
+    if ((var->value == NULL)||(rule->op_param == NULL)) {
+        /* NULL values do not match anything. */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    str.value = (char *)rule->op_param;
+    str.value_len = strlen(str.value);
+
+    expand_macros(msr, &str, rule, msr->mp);
+
     target = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, var->value, var->value_len);
     if (target == NULL) return -1;
     left = atoi(target);
-    right = atoi(rule->op_param);
+    right = atoi(str.value);
 
     if (left > right) {
         /* No match. */
@@ -1918,7 +1983,7 @@ static int msre_op_le_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var,
     }
 }
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/doc/modsecurity2-apache-reference.xml b/doc/modsecurity2-apache-reference.xml
index 7dac11af..acac4098 100644
--- a/doc/modsecurity2-apache-reference.xml
+++ b/doc/modsecurity2-apache-reference.xml
@@ -5576,6 +5576,9 @@ SecRule ARGS:route "!<emphasis>@endsWith %{REQUEST_ADDR}</emphasis>" t:none,deny
       <para>Example:</para>
 
       <programlisting format="linespecific">SecRule &amp;REQUEST_HEADERS_NAMES "<emphasis>@eq</emphasis> 15"</programlisting>
+
+      <para>Macro expansion is performed so you may use variable names such
+          as <literal>%{TX.1}</literal>, etc.</para>
     </section>
 
     <section>
@@ -5587,6 +5590,8 @@ SecRule ARGS:route "!<emphasis>@endsWith %{REQUEST_ADDR}</emphasis>" t:none,deny
       <para>Example:</para>
 
       <programlisting format="linespecific">SecRule &amp;REQUEST_HEADERS_NAMES "<emphasis>@ge</emphasis> 15"</programlisting>
+
+      <para>Macro expansion is performed so you may use variable names such
     </section>
 
     <section>
@@ -5629,6 +5634,8 @@ SecRule &amp;GEO "@eq 0" "deny,status:403,msg:'Failed to lookup IP'"</programlis
       <para>Example:</para>
 
       <programlisting format="linespecific">SecRule &amp;REQUEST_HEADERS_NAMES "<emphasis>@gt</emphasis> 15"</programlisting>
+
+      <para>Macro expansion is performed so you may use variable names such
     </section>
 
     <section>
@@ -5677,6 +5684,8 @@ end</programlisting>
       <para>Example:</para>
 
       <programlisting format="linespecific">SecRule &amp;REQUEST_HEADERS_NAMES "<emphasis>@le</emphasis> 15"</programlisting>
+
+      <para>Macro expansion is performed so you may use variable names such
     </section>
 
     <section>
@@ -5688,6 +5697,8 @@ end</programlisting>
       <para>Example:</para>
 
       <programlisting format="linespecific">SecRule &amp;REQUEST_HEADERS_NAMES "<emphasis>@lt</emphasis> 15"</programlisting>
+
+      <para>Macro expansion is performed so you may use variable names such
     </section>
 
     <section>