@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub async fn apply_middleware_chain_with_request_id<C: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite +
         req,
         client,
         ctx,
-        "https",
+        ctx.request_scheme(),
         chain,
         runner,
         generation_guard,
 
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ pub struct L7EvalContext {
     pub(crate) endpoint_observation_tx: Option<EndpointObservationSender>,
 }
 
+impl L7EvalContext {
+    /// Whether the inspected transport is plaintext rather than TLS-terminated.
+    fn is_plaintext(&self) -> bool {
+        self.request_default_port == Some(80)
+    }
+
+    /// HTTP scheme of the inspected transport.
+    pub(crate) fn request_scheme(&self) -> &'static str {
+        if self.is_plaintext() { "http" } else { "https" }
+    }
+
+    /// WebSocket scheme of the inspected transport.
+    pub(crate) fn websocket_scheme(&self) -> &'static str {
+        if self.is_plaintext() { "ws" } else { "wss" }
+    }
+}
+
 fn request_default_port(ctx: &L7EvalContext) -> Option<u16> {
     ctx.request_default_port
 }
@@ -731,7 +748,7 @@ where
         Some(http_response_middleware_relay(
             &request,
             ctx,
-            "https",
+            ctx.request_scheme(),
             request_id,
             response_chain,
             engine.middleware_runner(),
@@ -1469,7 +1486,7 @@ where
                     chain,
                     engine.middleware_runner(),
                     ctx,
-                    "wss",
+                    ctx.websocket_scheme(),
                 )
                 .await;
                 let preflight = match preflight {
@@ -2216,7 +2233,7 @@ where
                     chain,
                     engine.middleware_runner(),
                     ctx,
-                    "wss",
+                    ctx.websocket_scheme(),
                 )
                 .await;
                 let preflight = match preflight {
@@ -7392,6 +7409,109 @@ network_policies:
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn inspected_schemes_follow_transport() {
+        for (port, http, ws) in [
+            (Some(80), "http", "ws"),
+            (Some(443), "https", "wss"),
+            (None, "https", "wss"),
+        ] {
+            let ctx = L7EvalContext {
+                request_default_port: port,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            assert_eq!(ctx.request_scheme(), http);
+            assert_eq!(ctx.websocket_scheme(), ws);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Records the scheme each request reaches middleware with.
+    struct SchemeRecorder(Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Vec<String>>>);
+
+    #[tonic::async_trait]
+    impl openshell_core::middleware::InProcessMiddleware for SchemeRecorder {
+        async fn describe(&self) -> openshell_core::proto::MiddlewareManifest {
+            LimitService {
+                name: "test/scheme",
+                max_body_bytes: 1024,
+                replacement: None,
+            }
+            .describe()
+            .await
+        }
+
+        async fn validate_config(
+            &self,
+            _middleware_name: &str,
+            _config: &prost_types::Struct,
+        ) -> Result<()> {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        async fn evaluate_http_request(
+            &self,
+            request: openshell_core::middleware::HttpRequestView<'_>,
+        ) -> Result<openshell_core::proto::HttpRequestResult> {
+            self.0.lock().unwrap().push(request.target().scheme.clone());
+            Ok(openshell_core::proto::HttpRequestResult {
+                decision: openshell_core::proto::Decision::Allow as i32,
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn middleware_request_scheme_matches_inspected_transport() {
+        use openshell_supervisor_middleware::{ChainEntry, ChainRunner, OnError};
+
+        let (_config, tunnel_engine, ctx) =
+            middleware_relay_context("openshell/regex", "fail_closed");
+        let seen = Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let registry = openshell_supervisor_middleware::MiddlewareRegistry::connect_services(
+            vec![Arc::new(SchemeRecorder(seen.clone()))],
+            Vec::new(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("connect named middleware services");
+        let runner = ChainRunner::from_registry(registry);
+        let chain = vec![ChainEntry {
+            name: "scheme".into(),
+            implementation: "test/scheme".into(),
+            order: 0,
+            config: prost_types::Struct::default(),
+            on_error: OnError::FailClosed,
+        }];
+
+        for (port, scheme) in [(Some(80), "http"), (Some(443), "https")] {
+            let ctx = L7EvalContext {
+                request_default_port: port,
+                ..ctx.clone()
+            };
+            let req = crate::l7::provider::L7Request {
+                action: "GET".into(),
+                target: "/v1/messages".into(),
+                query_params: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+                raw_header: b"GET /v1/messages HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: api.example.test\r\n\r\n".to_vec(),
+                body_length: crate::l7::provider::BodyLength::None,
+            };
+            let (_app, mut client) = tokio::io::duplex(8192);
+            let result = apply_middleware_chain_with_request_id(
+                req,
+                &mut client,
+                &ctx,
+                chain.clone(),
+                &runner,
+                tunnel_engine.generation_guard(),
+                openshell_supervisor_middleware::TransformedBodyPolicy::NotPolicyRelevant,
+                "test-request-id",
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("apply middleware chain");
+            assert!(matches!(result, MiddlewareApplyResult::Allowed(_)));
+            assert_eq!(seen.lock().unwrap().pop().as_deref(), Some(scheme));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn all_unresolved_fail_open_forwards_body_unbuffered() {
         // A chain whose only entry is an unregistered binding has no resolvable