diff --git a/haproxy/handlers/main.yml b/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
index 59bf4330..a3cb82bd 100644
--- a/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
   service: name=haproxy state=reloaded
   when: haproxy_enabled
 
+- name: Reload rsyslog
+  service: name=rsyslog state=reloaded
+  when: haproxy_enabled
+
diff --git a/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index 915a767a..10650d20 100644
--- a/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: haproxy
 
+- name: Haproxy puts a new rsyslog directive. Reload rsyslog to activate it
+  service: name=rsyslog state=reloaded
+  when: haproxy_enabled
+  tags: haproxy
+
 - name: Ensure that haproxy is stopped and disabled if needed
   service: name=haproxy state=stopped enabled=no
   when: not haproxy_enabled