diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7468c0e..258bf89 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.71
+1.2.72
diff --git a/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go b/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
index d0a907b..61f85d1 100644
--- a/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edgeguard-api/main.go
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		handlers.NewFirewallHandler(fwZones, fwAddrObj, fwAddrGrp, fwSvc, fwSvcGrp, fwRules, fwNAT, auditRepo, nodeID, fwReloader, pool).Register(authed)
 		handlers.NewCrowdSecHandler(auditRepo, nodeID).Register(authed)
-		handlers.NewWafHandler(wafsvc.New(pool), auditRepo, nodeID).Register(authed)
+		handlers.NewWafHandler(wafsvc.New(pool), auditRepo, nodeID, haproxyReloader).Register(authed)
 
 		// withFW wraps a service-reloader so that AFTER the service is
 		// reloaded, the firewall is also re-rendered. Necessary for
diff --git a/internal/handlers/waf.go b/internal/handlers/waf.go
index 8cdb5b2..f4e5a29 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/waf.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/waf.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -19,13 +21,14 @@ import (
 //	GET    /waf/configs/:domain_id   — get config for a domain
 //	PUT    /waf/configs/:domain_id   — upsert config for a domain
 type WafHandler struct {
-	Repo   *wafsvc.Repo
-	Audit  *audit.Repo
-	NodeID string
+	Repo     *wafsvc.Repo
+	Audit    *audit.Repo
+	NodeID   string
+	Reloader func(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
-func NewWafHandler(repo *wafsvc.Repo, a *audit.Repo, nodeID string) *WafHandler {
-	return &WafHandler{Repo: repo, Audit: a, NodeID: nodeID}
+func NewWafHandler(repo *wafsvc.Repo, a *audit.Repo, nodeID string, reloader func(context.Context) error) *WafHandler {
+	return &WafHandler{Repo: repo, Audit: a, NodeID: nodeID, Reloader: reloader}
 }
 
 func (h *WafHandler) Register(rg *gin.RouterGroup) {
@@ -119,6 +122,15 @@ func (h *WafHandler) Upsert(c *gin.Context) {
 		strconv.FormatInt(domainID, 10),
 		gin.H{"enabled": body.Enabled, "mode": body.Mode, "paranoia_level": body.ParanoiaLevel},
 		h.NodeID)
+	// Reload HAProxy so the SPOE filter is added/removed based on
+	// whether any domain now has WAF enabled.
+	if h.Reloader != nil {
+		go func() {
+			if err := h.Reloader(context.Background()); err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("waf: haproxy reload after config change failed", "error", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"config": result})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tpl b/internal/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tpl
index f0b2e6e..7ff1599 100644
--- a/internal/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tpl
+++ b/internal/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.tpl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ frontend public_https
     {{- if .WAFEnabled}}
     # WAF: SPOE-Filter — edgeguard-waf inspiziert jeden Request.
     # filter muss vor allen http-request/http-response-Direktiven stehen.
-    filter spoe engine edgeguard-waf cfg-file /etc/edgeguard/haproxy/coraza-spoe.cfg
+    filter spoe engine edgeguard-waf config /etc/edgeguard/haproxy/coraza-spoe.cfg
     {{- end}}
 
     # Alt-Svc: signalisiert dass h3 auf demselben Port verfügbar ist.