diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b8286ef2..a7625a7e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -214,3 +214,4 @@ TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/ipMatch.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/strmatch.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/detectXSS.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/secrules-language-tests/operators/eq.json
+TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/variable-REQBODY_PROCESSOR.json
diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index 9b3416da..31c57a53 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -478,14 +478,18 @@ int Transaction::addRequestHeader(const std::string& key,
         std::string l = tolower(value);
         if (l.compare(0, multipart.length(), multipart) == 0) {
             this->m_requestBodyType = MultiPartRequestBody;
+            m_collections.store("REQBODY_PROCESSOR", "MULTIPART");
         }
 
         if (l == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
             this->m_requestBodyType = WWWFormUrlEncoded;
+            m_collections.store("REQBODY_PROCESSOR", "URLENCODED");
         }
 
         if (l == "text/xml") {
+            // FIXME: this should be set by ctl:requestBodyProcessor.
             this->m_requestBodyType = XMLRequestBody;
+            m_collections.store("REQBODY_PROCESSOR", "XML");
         }
     }
     return 1;