diff --git a/src/assay.cc b/src/assay.cc
index 098f27f2..1f5a09b0 100644
--- a/src/assay.cc
+++ b/src/assay.cc
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ int Assay::processURI(const char *uri, const char *protocol,
 
     const char *pos = strchr(m_uri_decoded.c_str(), '?');
 
+    store_variable("REQUEST_LINE", std::string(protocol) + " " +
+        std::string(uri) + " HTTP/" + std::string(http_version));
+
     std::string path_info;
     if (pos == NULL) {
         path_info = std::string(m_uri_decoded, 0);
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-REQUEST_LINE.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-REQUEST_LINE.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..678f7c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-REQUEST_LINE.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[  
+  {  
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Variables :: REQUEST_LINE",
+    "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":"*/*"
+      },
+      "uri":"/?key=value&key=other_value",
+      "protocol":"GET",
+      "http_version":1.1
+    },
+    "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: \"GET /\\?key=value\\&key=other_value HTTP/1.1\" \\(Variable: REQUEST_LINE\\)"
+    },
+    "rules":[  
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule REQUEST_LINE \"@contains test \" \"pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  }
+]
+