diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 7e578c141..ec412d4c9 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -10538,6 +10538,11 @@ fe_sess_rate([<frontend>]) : integer
             tcp-request content accept if ! too_fast
             tcp-request content accept if WAIT_END
 
+nbproc : integer
+  Returns an integer value corresponding to the number of processes that were
+  started (it equals the global "nbproc" setting). This is useful for logging
+  and debugging purposes.
+
 nbsrv([<backend>]) : integer
   Returns an integer value corresponding to the number of usable servers of
   either the current backend or the named backend. This is mostly used with
@@ -10546,6 +10551,11 @@ nbsrv([<backend>]) : integer
   to handle some load. It is useful to report a failure when combined with
   "monitor fail".
 
+proc : integer
+  Returns an integer value corresponding to the position of the process calling
+  the function, between 1 and global.nbproc. This is useful for logging and
+  debugging purposes.
+
 queue([<backend>]) : integer
   Returns the total number of queued connections of the designated backend,
   including all the connections in server queues. If no backend name is
@@ -10596,6 +10606,11 @@ srv_sess_rate([<backend>/]<server>) : integer
         acl srv2_full srv_sess_rate(be1/srv2) gt 50
         use_backend be2 if srv1_full or srv2_full
 
+stopping : boolean
+  Returns TRUE if the process calling the function is currently stopping. This
+  can be useful for logging, or for relaxing certain checks or helping close
+  certain connections upon graceful shutdown.
+
 table_avl([<table>]) : integer
   Returns the total number of available entries in the current proxy's
   stick-table or in the designated stick-table. See also table_cnt.
diff --git a/src/sample.c b/src/sample.c
index 7db506d0a..be00c3c18 100644
--- a/src/sample.c
+++ b/src/sample.c
@@ -1625,6 +1625,26 @@ smp_fetch_date(struct proxy *px, struct session *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* returns the number of processes */
+static int
+smp_fetch_nbproc(struct proxy *px, struct session *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+                 const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw)
+{
+	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
+	smp->data.uint = global.nbproc;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* returns the number of the current process (between 1 and nbproc */
+static int
+smp_fetch_proc(struct proxy *px, struct session *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+               const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw)
+{
+	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
+	smp->data.uint = relative_pid;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* generate a random 32-bit integer for whatever purpose, with an optional
  * range specified in argument.
  */
@@ -1643,6 +1663,16 @@ smp_fetch_rand(struct proxy *px, struct session *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* returns true if the current process is stopping */
+static int
+smp_fetch_stopping(struct proxy *px, struct session *s, void *l7, unsigned int opt,
+                   const struct arg *args, struct sample *smp, const char *kw)
+{
+	smp->type = SMP_T_BOOL;
+	smp->data.uint = stopping;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* Note: must not be declared <const> as its list will be overwritten.
  * Note: fetches that may return multiple types must be declared as the lowest
  * common denominator, the type that can be casted into all other ones. For
@@ -1653,7 +1683,10 @@ static struct sample_fetch_kw_list smp_kws = {ILH, {
 	{ "always_true",  smp_fetch_true,  0,            NULL, SMP_T_BOOL, SMP_USE_INTRN },
 	{ "env",          smp_fetch_env,   ARG1(1,STR),  NULL, SMP_T_STR,  SMP_USE_INTRN },
 	{ "date",         smp_fetch_date,  ARG1(0,SINT), NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_USE_INTRN },
+	{ "nbproc",       smp_fetch_nbproc,0,            NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_USE_INTRN },
+	{ "proc",         smp_fetch_proc,  0,            NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_USE_INTRN },
 	{ "rand",         smp_fetch_rand,  ARG1(0,UINT), NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_USE_INTRN },
+	{ "stopping",     smp_fetch_stopping, 0,         NULL, SMP_T_BOOL, SMP_USE_INTRN },
 	{ /* END */ },
 }};