--- a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ static ngx_http_file_cache_node_t *
     ngx_http_file_cache_lookup(ngx_http_file_cache_t *cache, u_char *key);
 static void ngx_http_file_cache_rbtree_insert_value(ngx_rbtree_node_t *temp,
     ngx_rbtree_node_t *node, ngx_rbtree_node_t *sentinel);
+static void ngx_http_file_cache_vary(ngx_http_request_t *r, u_char *vary,
+    size_t len, u_char *hash);
+static void ngx_http_file_cache_vary_header(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_md5_t *md5, ngx_str_t *name);
 static void ngx_http_file_cache_cleanup(void *data);
 static time_t ngx_http_file_cache_forced_expire(ngx_http_file_cache_t *cache);
 static time_t ngx_http_file_cache_expire(ngx_http_file_cache_t *cache);
@@ -519,6 +523,23 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_read(ngx_http_reques
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
 
+    if (h->vary_len > NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, r->connection->log, 0,
+                      "cache file \"%s\" has incorrect vary length",
+                      c->file.name.data);
+        return NGX_DECLINED;
+    }
+
+    if (h->vary_len) {
+        ngx_http_file_cache_vary(r, h->vary, h->vary_len, c->variant);
+
+        if (ngx_memcmp(c->variant, h->variant, NGX_HTTP_CACHE_KEY_LEN) != 0) {
+            ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, 0,
+                           "http file cache vary mismatch");
+            return NGX_DECLINED;
+        }
+    }
+
     c->buf->last += n;
 
     c->valid_sec = h->valid_sec;
@@ -870,6 +891,94 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_rbtree_insert_value(
 }
 
 
+static void
+ngx_http_file_cache_vary(ngx_http_request_t *r, u_char *vary, size_t len,
+    u_char *hash)
+{
+    u_char     *p, *last;
+    ngx_str_t   name;
+    ngx_md5_t   md5;
+    u_char      buf[NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN];
+
+    ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, 0,
+                   "http file cache vary: \"%*s\"", len, vary);
+
+    ngx_md5_init(&md5);
+
+    ngx_strlow(buf, vary, len);
+
+    p = buf;
+    last = buf + len;
+
+    while (p < last) {
+
+        while (p < last && (*p == ' ' || *p == ',')) { p++; }
+
+        name.data = p;
+
+        while (p < last && *p != ',' && *p != ' ') { p++; }
+
+        name.len = p - name.data;
+
+        if (name.len == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, 0,
+                       "http file cache vary: %V", &name);
+
+        ngx_md5_update(&md5, name.data, name.len);
+        ngx_md5_update(&md5, (u_char *) ":", sizeof(":") - 1);
+
+        ngx_http_file_cache_vary_header(r, &md5, &name);
+
+        ngx_md5_update(&md5, (u_char *) CRLF, sizeof(CRLF) - 1);
+    }
+
+    ngx_md5_final(hash, &md5);
+}
+
+
+static void
+ngx_http_file_cache_vary_header(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_md5_t *md5,
+    ngx_str_t *name)
+{
+    ngx_uint_t        i;
+    ngx_list_part_t  *part;
+    ngx_table_elt_t  *header;
+
+    part = &r->headers_in.headers.part;
+    header = part->elts;
+
+    for (i = 0; /* void */ ; i++) {
+
+        if (i >= part->nelts) {
+            if (part->next == NULL) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            part = part->next;
+            header = part->elts;
+            i = 0;
+        }
+
+        if (header[i].hash == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (header[i].key.len != name->len) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_strncasecmp(header[i].key.data, name->data, name->len) != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ngx_md5_update(md5, header[i].value.data, header[i].value.len);
+    }
+}
+
+
 void
 ngx_http_file_cache_set_header(ngx_http_request_t *r, u_char *buf)
 {
@@ -901,6 +1010,19 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_set_header(ngx_http_
         ngx_memcpy(h->etag, c->etag.data, c->etag.len);
     }
 
+    if (c->vary.len) {
+        if (c->vary.len > NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN) {
+            /* should not happen */
+            c->vary.len = NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN;
+        }
+
+        h->vary_len = (u_char) c->vary.len;
+        ngx_memcpy(h->vary, c->vary.data, c->vary.len);
+
+        ngx_http_file_cache_vary(r, c->vary.data, c->vary.len, c->variant);
+        ngx_memcpy(h->variant, c->variant, NGX_HTTP_CACHE_KEY_LEN);
+    }
+
     p = buf + sizeof(ngx_http_file_cache_header_t);
 
     p = ngx_cpymem(p, ngx_http_file_cache_key, sizeof(ngx_http_file_cache_key));
@@ -1093,6 +1215,19 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_update_header(ngx_ht
         ngx_memcpy(h.etag, c->etag.data, c->etag.len);
     }
 
+    if (c->vary.len) {
+        if (c->vary.len > NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN) {
+            /* should not happen */
+            c->vary.len = NGX_HTTP_CACHE_VARY_LEN;
+        }
+
+        h.vary_len = (u_char) c->vary.len;
+        ngx_memcpy(h.vary, c->vary.data, c->vary.len);
+
+        ngx_http_file_cache_vary(r, c->vary.data, c->vary.len, c->variant);
+        ngx_memcpy(h.variant, c->variant, NGX_HTTP_CACHE_KEY_LEN);
+    }
+
     (void) ngx_write_file(&file, (u_char *) &h,
                           sizeof(ngx_http_file_cache_header_t), 0);