diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/waf/waf.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/waf/waf.go
index b1255247a..eb21d51bb 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/waf/waf.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/waf/waf.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/corazawaf/coraza/v3"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/acquisition/configuration"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/waf"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -110,7 +111,23 @@ func (w *WafSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 		Handler: w.mux,
 	}
 
-	waf, err := coraza.NewWAF(coraza.NewWAFConfig())
+	crowdsecWafConfig := waf.NewWafConfig()
+
+	err = crowdsecWafConfig.LoadWafRules()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot load WAF rules: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var rules string
+
+	for _, rule := range crowdsecWafConfig.InbandRules {
+		rules += rule.String() + "\n"
+	}
+
+	w.logger.Infof("Loading rules %+v", rules)
+
+	waf, err := coraza.NewWAF(coraza.NewWAFConfig().WithDirectives(rules))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Cannot create WAF")
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waf.go b/pkg/waf/waf.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f86a74199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/waf/waf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package waf
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/antonmedv/expr"
+	"github.com/antonmedv/expr/vm"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cwhub"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+type Hook struct {
+	Filter     string      `yaml:"filter"`
+	FilterExpr *vm.Program `yaml:"-"`
+	OnSuccess  string      `yaml:"on_success"`
+	Apply      []string    `yaml:"apply"`
+	ApplyExpr  []*vm.Program
+}
+
+type WafRule struct {
+	SecLangFilesRules []string `yaml:"seclang_files_rules"`
+	SecLangRules      []string `yaml:"seclang_rules"`
+	OnLoad            []Hook   `yaml:"on_load"`
+	PreEval           []Hook   `yaml:"pre_eval"`
+	OnMatch           []Hook   `yaml:"on_match"`
+	MergedRules       []string `yaml:"-"`
+	OutOfBand         bool     `yaml:"-"`
+}
+
+type WafConfig struct {
+	InbandRules    []WafRule
+	OutOfBandRules []WafRule
+}
+
+func buildHook(hook Hook) (Hook, error) {
+	if hook.Filter != "" {
+		program, err := expr.Compile(hook.Filter) //FIXME: opts
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("unable to compile filter %s : %s", hook.Filter, err)
+			return Hook{}, err
+		}
+		hook.FilterExpr = program
+	}
+	for _, apply := range hook.Apply {
+		program, err := expr.Compile(apply) //FIXME: opts
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("unable to compile apply %s : %s", apply, err)
+			return Hook{}, err
+		}
+		hook.ApplyExpr = append(hook.ApplyExpr, program)
+	}
+	return hook, nil
+}
+
+func (w *WafConfig) LoadWafRules() error {
+	var files []string
+	for _, hubWafRuleItem := range cwhub.GetItemMap(cwhub.WAF_RULES) {
+		if hubWafRuleItem.Installed {
+			files = append(files, hubWafRuleItem.LocalPath)
+		}
+	}
+	log.Infof("Loading %d waf files", len(files))
+	for _, file := range files {
+
+		fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(file) //FIXME: actually read from datadir
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("unable to read file %s : %s", file, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		wafRule := WafRule{}
+		err = yaml.Unmarshal(fileContent, &wafRule)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("unable to unmarshal file %s : %s", file, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if wafRule.SecLangFilesRules != nil {
+			for _, rulesFile := range wafRule.SecLangFilesRules {
+				c, err := os.ReadFile(rulesFile)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("unable to read file %s : %s", rulesFile, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				wafRule.MergedRules = append(wafRule.MergedRules, string(c))
+			}
+		}
+		if wafRule.SecLangRules != nil {
+			wafRule.MergedRules = append(wafRule.MergedRules, wafRule.SecLangRules...)
+		}
+
+		//compile hooks
+		for _, hook := range wafRule.OnLoad {
+			hook, err = buildHook(hook)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("unable to build hook %s : %s", hook.Filter, err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, hook := range wafRule.PreEval {
+			hook, err = buildHook(hook)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("unable to build hook %s : %s", hook.Filter, err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, hook := range wafRule.OnMatch {
+			hook, err = buildHook(hook)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("unable to build hook %s : %s", hook.Filter, err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if wafRule.MergedRules != nil {
+			if wafRule.OutOfBand {
+				w.OutOfBandRules = append(w.OutOfBandRules, wafRule)
+			} else {
+				w.InbandRules = append(w.InbandRules, wafRule)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Warnf("no rules found in file %s ??", file)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewWafConfig() *WafConfig {
+	return &WafConfig{}
+}
+
+func (w *WafRule) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(w.MergedRules, "\n")
+}