diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty-http-forwarded.xml b/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty-http-forwarded.xml
index 8d0047cc54d..2c843733c2a 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty-http-forwarded.xml
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/config/etc/jetty-http-forwarded.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
       <New class="org.eclipse.jetty.server.ForwardedRequestCustomizer">
         <Set name="forwardedOnly"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedOnly" default="false"/></Set>
         <Set name="proxyAsAuthority"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedProxyAsAuthority" default="false"/></Set>
+        <Set name="forwardedPortAsAuthority"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortAsAuthority" default="true"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHeader" default="Forwarded"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedHostHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHostHeader" default="X-Forwarded-Host"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedServerHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedServerHeader" default="X-Forwarded-Server"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedProtoHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedProtoHeader" default="X-Forwarded-Proto"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedForHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedForHeader" default="X-Forwarded-For"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedPortHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortHeader" default="X-Forwarded-Port"/></Set>
-        <Set name="forwardedPortHeaderRemote"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortHeaderRemote" default="false"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedHttpsHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHttpsHeader" default="X-Proxied-Https"/></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedSslSessionIdHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedSslSessionIdHeader" default="Proxy-ssl-id" /></Set>
         <Set name="forwardedCipherSuiteHeader"><Property name="jetty.httpConfig.forwardedCipherSuiteHeader" default="Proxy-auth-cert"/></Set>
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/config/modules/http-forwarded.mod b/jetty-server/src/main/config/modules/http-forwarded.mod
index 7e6545a5902..e6303cd992e 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/config/modules/http-forwarded.mod
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/config/modules/http-forwarded.mod
@@ -16,15 +16,21 @@ etc/jetty-http-forwarded.xml
 [ini-template]
 ### ForwardedRequestCustomizer Configuration
 
+## If true, only the RFC7239 Forwarded header is accepted
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedOnly=false
+
+## if true, the proxy address obtained from X-Forwarded-Server or RFC7239 is used as the request authority.
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedProxyAsAuthority=false
+
+## if true, the X-Forwarded-Port header applies to the authority, else it applies to the remote client address
+# jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortAsAuthority=true
+
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHeader=Forwarded
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHostHeader=X-Forwarded-Host
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedServerHeader=X-Forwarded-Server
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedProtoHeader=X-Forwarded-Proto
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedForHeader=X-Forwarded-For
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortHeader=X-Forwarded-Port
-# jetty.httpConfig.forwardedPortHeaderRemote=false
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedHttpsHeader=X-Proxied-Https
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedSslSessionIdHeader=Proxy-ssl-id
 # jetty.httpConfig.forwardedCipherSuiteHeader=Proxy-auth-cert
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.java
index 171384bd672..141af6eaaf4 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.java
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
     private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger(ForwardedRequestCustomizer.class);
 
     private HostPortHttpField _forcedHost;
+    private boolean _proxyAsAuthority = false;
+    private boolean _forwardedPortAsAuthority = true;
     private String _forwardedHeader = HttpHeader.FORWARDED.toString();
     private String _forwardedHostHeader = HttpHeader.X_FORWARDED_HOST.toString();
     private String _forwardedServerHeader = HttpHeader.X_FORWARDED_SERVER.toString();
     private String _forwardedProtoHeader = HttpHeader.X_FORWARDED_PROTO.toString();
     private String _forwardedForHeader = HttpHeader.X_FORWARDED_FOR.toString();
     private String _forwardedPortHeader = HttpHeader.X_FORWARDED_PORT.toString();
-    private boolean _forwardedPortHeaderRemote = false;
     private String _forwardedHttpsHeader = "X-Proxied-Https";
     private String _forwardedCipherSuiteHeader = "Proxy-auth-cert";
     private String _forwardedSslSessionIdHeader = "Proxy-ssl-id";
-    private boolean _proxyAsAuthority = false;
     private boolean _sslIsSecure = true;
     private Trie<MethodHandle> _handles;
 
@@ -252,14 +252,23 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean isForwardedPortHeaderRemote()
+    /**
+     * @return if true, the X-Forwarded-Port header applies to the authority,
+     * else it applies to the remote client address
+     */
+    public boolean getForwardedPortAsAuthority()
     {
-        return _forwardedPortHeaderRemote;
+        return _forwardedPortAsAuthority;
     }
 
-    public void setForwardedPortHeaderRemote(boolean forwardedPortHeaderRemote)
+    /**
+     * Set if the X-Forwarded-Port header will be used for Authority
+     * @param forwardedPortAsAuthority if true, the X-Forwarded-Port header applies to the authority,
+     * else it applies to the remote client address
+     */
+    public void setForwardedPortAsAuthority(boolean forwardedPortAsAuthority)
     {
-        _forwardedPortHeaderRemote = forwardedPortHeaderRemote;
+        _forwardedPortAsAuthority = forwardedPortAsAuthority;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -563,7 +572,7 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
 
         public void handleHost(HttpField field)
         {
-            if (!_forwardedPortHeaderRemote && !StringUtil.isEmpty(_forwardedPortHeader))
+            if (_forwardedPortAsAuthority && !StringUtil.isEmpty(_forwardedPortHeader))
             {
                 if (_host == null)
                     _host = new PossiblyPartialHostPort(getLeftMost(field.getValue()));
@@ -591,7 +600,7 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
 
         public void handleFor(HttpField field)
         {
-            if (_forwardedPortHeaderRemote && !StringUtil.isEmpty(_forwardedPortHeader))
+            if (!_forwardedPortAsAuthority && !StringUtil.isEmpty(_forwardedPortHeader))
             {
                 if (_for == null)
                     _for = new PossiblyPartialHostPort(getLeftMost(field.getValue()));
@@ -606,7 +615,7 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
 
         public void handlePort(HttpField field)
         {
-            if (_forwardedPortHeaderRemote)
+            if (!_forwardedPortAsAuthority)
             {
                 if (_for == null)
                     _for = new PortSetHostPort(_request.getRemoteHost(), field.getIntValue());
@@ -647,7 +656,7 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizer implements Customizer
                             break;
                         if (value.startsWith("_") || "unknown".equals(value))
                             break;
-                        if (_host == null || !(_host instanceof Rfc7239HostPort))
+                        if (_proxyAsAuthority && (_host == null || !(_host instanceof Rfc7239HostPort)))
                             _host = new Rfc7239HostPort(value);
                         break;
                     case "for":
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizerTest.java b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizerTest.java
index 61181da2efc..c5537eaa2e0 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizerTest.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizerTest.java
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ public class ForwardedRequestCustomizerTest
     @Test
     public void testRemote_Port_For() throws Exception
     {
-        _customizer.setForwardedPortHeaderRemote(true);
+        _customizer.setForwardedPortAsAuthority(false);
         HttpTester.Response response = HttpTester.parseResponse(
             _connector.getResponse(
                 "GET / HTTP/1.1\n" +