diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fb13b5e1..31203a7d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NEWS
   * Fix mod_extforward to compile with old gcc version (#1591)
   * Update documentation for #1587
   * Fix #285 again: read error after SSL_shutdown (thx marton.illes@balabit.com) and clear the error queue before some other calls
+  * Fix mod_magnet: enable "request.method" and "request.protocol" in lighty.env (#1308)
 
 - 1.4.19 - 2008-03-10
 
diff --git a/src/mod_magnet.c b/src/mod_magnet.c
index 4fd07951..a7af4b77 100644
--- a/src/mod_magnet.c
+++ b/src/mod_magnet.c
@@ -414,10 +414,16 @@ static buffer *magnet_env_get_buffer(server *srv, connection *con, const char *k
 	case MAGNET_ENV_URI_AUTHORITY: dest = con->uri.authority; break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_URI_QUERY: dest = con->uri.query; break;
 
-	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_METHOD:   break;
+	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_METHOD:
+		buffer_copy_string(srv->tmp_buf, get_http_method_name(con->request.http_method));
+		dest = srv->tmp_buf;
+		break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_URI:      dest = con->request.uri; break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_ORIG_URI: dest = con->request.orig_uri; break;
-	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_PROTOCOL: break;
+	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_PROTOCOL:
+		buffer_copy_string(srv->tmp_buf, get_http_version_name(con->request.http_version));
+		dest = srv->tmp_buf;
+		break;
 
 	case MAGNET_ENV_UNSET: break;
 	}