diff --git a/varnish.admin.inc b/varnish.admin.inc
index 45e5de3..e47b406 100644
--- a/varnish.admin.inc
+++ b/varnish.admin.inc
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ function varnish_admin_settings_form() {
   else {
     $form['varnish_cache_clear']['#description'] .= ' '. t('Installing the !link will enable "Selective" clearing.', array('!link' => '<a href="http://drupal.org/project/expire" target="_blank">'. t('Expire module') .'</a>'));
   }
+ 
+  // Allow users to select Varnish ban type to use.
+  $form['varnish_bantype'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'select',
+    '#title' => t('Varnish ban type'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('varnish_bantype', VARNISH_DEFAULT_BANTYPE),
+    '#description' => t('Select the type of varnish ban you wish to use.'),
+    '#options' => array(
+      VARNISH_BANTYPE_NORMAL => 'Normal',
+      VARNISH_BANTYPE_BANLURKER => 'Ban Lurker',
+    ),
+  );
+
+
   // Check status
   $form['varnish_stats'] = array(
     '#type' => 'item',
diff --git a/varnish.module b/varnish.module
index 2097ee3..1455f66 100644
--- a/varnish.module
+++ b/varnish.module
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ define('VARNISH_SELECTIVE_CLEAR', 2); // Requires Expire.module to be enabled.
 define('VARNISH_DEFAULT_TIMETOUT', 100); // 100ms
 define('VARNISH_SERVER_STATUS_DOWN', 0);
 define('VARNISH_SERVER_STATUS_UP', 1);
-
+define('VARNISH_BANTYPE_NORMAL', 0);
+define('VARNISH_BANTYPE_BANLURKER', 1);
+define('VARNISH_DEFAULT_BANTYPE', VARNISH_BANTYPE_NORMAL);
 
 /**
  * @file 
@@ -208,7 +210,18 @@ function varnish_purge($host, $pattern) {
   // need to use ban instead of purge.
   $version = floatval(variable_get('varnish_version', 2.1));
   $command = $version >= 3 ? "ban" : "purge";
-  _varnish_terminal_run(array("$command req.http.host ~ $host && req.url ~ \"$pattern\""));
+  $bantype = variable_get('varnish_bantype', 'regular');
+  switch ($bantype) {
+    case VARNISH_BANTYPE_NORMAL:
+      _varnish_terminal_run(array("$command req.http.host ~ $host && req.url ~ \"$pattern\""));
+      break;
+    case VARNISH_BANTYPE_BANLURKER:
+      _varnish_terminal_run(array("$command obj.http.x-host ~ $host && obj.http.x-url  ~ \"$pattern\""));
+      break;
+    default:
+      //We really should NEVER get here. Log WATCHDOG_ERROR. I can only see this happening if a user switches between diffrent versions of the module where we remove a ban type.
+      watchdog('varnish', 'Varnish ban type is out of range.', array(), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+  }
 }
 
 /**