diff --git a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/HAProxyFrontend.inc b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/HAProxyFrontend.inc
index 90357d6b..eb36a980 100644
--- a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/HAProxyFrontend.inc
+++ b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/HAProxyFrontend.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace RESTAPI\Models;
 
 use RESTAPI\Core\Model;
+use RESTAPI\Dispatchers\HAProxyApplyDispatcher;
 use RESTAPI\Fields\Base64Field;
 use RESTAPI\Fields\BooleanField;
 use RESTAPI\Fields\ForeignModelField;
@@ -180,4 +181,18 @@ class HAProxyFrontend extends Model {
 
         parent::__construct($id, $parent_id, $data, ...$options);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Ensures haproxy is marked as dirty before applying.
+     */
+    public function pre_apply(): void {
+        touch('/var/run/haproxy.conf.dirty');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Applies changes to the HAProxy configuration.
+     */
+    public function apply(): void {
+        (new HAProxyApplyDispatcher(async: $this->async))->spawn_process();
+    }
 }