diff --git a/src/assay.cc b/src/assay.cc
index 7cfc5ad7..bf909ba1 100644
--- a/src/assay.cc
+++ b/src/assay.cc
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ int Assay::processRequestBody() {
 
             std::vector<std::string> key_value = split(t, sep2);
             store_variable("ARGS:" + key_value[0], key_value[1]);
+            store_variable("ARGS_POST:" + key_value[0], key_value[1]);
             this->m_ARGScombinedSize = this->m_ARGScombinedSize + \
                 key_value[0].length() + key_value[1].length();
             this->m_ARGScombinedSizeStr->assign(
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_POST.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_POST.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1141b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-ARGS_POST.json
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+[  
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Variables :: ARGS_POST (1/2)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"value1\""
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS_POST \"@contains test \" \"phase:3,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Variables :: ARGS_POST (1/2)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "debug_log":"Target value: \"value2\""
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS_POST \"@contains test \" \"phase:3,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  }
+]
+