diff --git a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsec_rule_test.go b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsec_rule_test.go
index a11bfd214c8..88b1e469ca8 100644
--- a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsec_rule_test.go
+++ b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsec_rule_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ func TestVPatchRuleString(t *testing.T) {
 		rule     CustomRule
 		expected string
 	}{
+		{
+			name: "Collection count",
+			rule: CustomRule{
+				Zones:     []string{"ARGS"},
+				Variables: []string{"foo"},
+				Match:     match{Type: "eq", Value: "1"},
+				Transform: []string{"count"},
+			},
+			expected: `SecRule &ARGS_GET:foo "@eq 1" "id:853070236,phase:2,deny,log,msg:'Collection count',tag:'crowdsec-Collection count'"`,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "Base Rule",
 			rule: CustomRule{
diff --git a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsecurity.go b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsecurity.go
index e9f131b5f6e..064b7543f2e 100644
--- a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsecurity.go
+++ b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rule/modsecurity.go
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ func (m *ModsecurityRule) buildRules(rule *CustomRule, appsecRuleName string, an
 		return ret, nil
 	}
 
+	zone_prefix := ""
+	variable_prefix := ""
+	if rule.Transform != nil {
+		for tidx, transform := range rule.Transform {
+			if transform == "count" {
+				zone_prefix = "&"
+				rule.Transform[tidx] = ""
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for idx, zone := range rule.Zones {
 		mappedZone, ok := zonesMap[zone]
 		if !ok {
@@ -134,7 +144,7 @@ func (m *ModsecurityRule) buildRules(rule *CustomRule, appsecRuleName string, an
 				if idx > 0 || j > 0 {
 					r.WriteByte('|')
 				}
-				r.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", mappedZone, variable))
+				r.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s:%s%s", zone_prefix, mappedZone, variable_prefix, variable))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -157,6 +167,9 @@ func (m *ModsecurityRule) buildRules(rule *CustomRule, appsecRuleName string, an
 
 	if rule.Transform != nil {
 		for _, transform := range rule.Transform {
+			if transform == "" {
+				continue
+			}
 			r.WriteByte(',')
 			if mappedTransform, ok := transformMap[transform]; ok {
 				r.WriteString(mappedTransform)