diff --git a/include/types/protocols.h b/include/types/protocols.h
index 0b4b7123a..9247ef16e 100644
--- a/include/types/protocols.h
+++ b/include/types/protocols.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   include/types/protocols.h
   This file defines the structures used by generic network protocols.
 
-  Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+  Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
 
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct listener {
 	int  *timeout;                  /* pointer to client-side timeout */
 	void *private;			/* any private data which may be used by accept() */
 	unsigned int analysers;		/* bitmap of required protocol analysers */
+	int nice;			/* nice value to assign to the instanciated tasks */
 	union {				/* protocol-dependant access restrictions */
 		struct {		/* UNIX socket permissions */
 			uid_t uid;	/* -1 to leave unchanged */
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 93bd8946a..b2e7d782a 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Client-side variables and functions.
  *
- * Copyright 2000-2008 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
+ * Copyright 2000-2009 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 
 		t->process = l->handler;
 		t->context = s;
+		t->nice = l->nice;
 
 		s->task = t;
 		s->listener = l;
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 91c90e922..24aab0594 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int stats_parse_global(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx
 		global.stats_sock.accept = uxst_event_accept;
 		global.stats_sock.handler = process_session;
 		global.stats_sock.analysers = AN_REQ_STATS_SOCK;
+		global.stats_sock.nice = -64;  /* we want to boost priority for local stats */
 		global.stats_sock.private = global.stats_fe; /* must point to the frontend */
 
 		global.stats_fe->timeout.client = MS_TO_TICKS(10000); /* default timeout of 10 seconds */
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 507836979..880ec993a 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * UNIX SOCK_STREAM protocol layer (uxst)
  *
- * Copyright 2000-2008 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
+ * Copyright 2000-2009 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 
 		t->process = l->handler;
 		t->context = s;
-		t->nice = -64;  /* we want to boost priority for local stats */
+		t->nice = l->nice;
 
 		s->task = t;
 		s->listener = l;