--- a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_file_cache_del
 
 ngx_str_t  ngx_http_cache_status[] = {
     ngx_string("MISS"),
+    ngx_string("BYPASS"),
     ngx_string("EXPIRED"),
     ngx_string("STALE"),
     ngx_string("UPDATING"),
@@ -165,6 +166,38 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_new(ngx_http_request
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_file_cache_create(ngx_http_request_t *r)
+{
+    ngx_http_cache_t       *c;
+    ngx_pool_cleanup_t     *cln;
+    ngx_http_file_cache_t  *cache;
+
+    ngx_http_file_cache_create_key(r);
+
+    c = r->cache;
+    cache = c->file_cache;
+
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(r->pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_http_file_cache_exists(cache, c) == NGX_ERROR) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    cln->handler = ngx_http_file_cache_cleanup;
+    cln->data = c;
+
+    if (ngx_http_file_cache_name(r, cache->path) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 void
 ngx_http_file_cache_create_key(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 {