diff --git a/include/haproxy/init.h b/include/haproxy/init.h
index 47333ffe4..91b46b0f9 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/init.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/init.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ extern struct list server_deinit_list;
 extern struct list per_thread_free_list;
 extern struct list per_thread_deinit_list;
 
+/* initcall caller location */
+extern const struct initcall *caller_initcall;
+extern const char *caller_file;
+extern int caller_line;
+
 void hap_register_pre_check(int (*fct)());
 void hap_register_post_check(int (*fct)());
 void hap_register_post_proxy_check(int (*fct)(struct proxy *));
diff --git a/include/haproxy/initcall.h b/include/haproxy/initcall.h
index a5f2bd2a8..39c43d7df 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/initcall.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/initcall.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct initcall {
 	void *arg1;
 	void *arg2;
 	void *arg3;
+	const char *loc_file; /* file where the call is declared, or NULL */
+	int loc_line;         /* line where the call is declared, or NULL */
 #if defined(USE_OBSOLETE_LINKER)
 	void *next;
 #endif
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ struct initcall {
 		.arg1 = (void *)(a1),                              \
 		.arg2 = (void *)(a2),                              \
 		.arg3 = (void *)(a3),                              \
+		.loc_file = __FILE__,                              \
+		.loc_line = linenum,                               \
 	} : NULL
 
 
@@ -131,6 +135,8 @@ __attribute__((constructor)) static void __initcb_##linenum()      \
 		.arg1 = (void *)(a1),                              \
 		.arg2 = (void *)(a2),                              \
 		.arg3 = (void *)(a3),                              \
+		.loc_file = __FILE__,                              \
+		.loc_line = linenum,                               \
 	};                                                         \
 	if (stg < STG_SIZE) {                                      \
 		entry.next = __initstg[stg];                       \
@@ -229,8 +235,15 @@ extern struct initcall *__initstg[STG_SIZE];
 		const struct initcall **ptr;                                   \
 		if (stg >= STG_SIZE)                                           \
 			break;                                                 \
-		FOREACH_INITCALL(ptr, stg)                                     \
+		FOREACH_INITCALL(ptr, stg) {                                   \
+			caller_initcall = *ptr;                                \
+			caller_file = (*ptr)->loc_file;                        \
+			caller_line = (*ptr)->loc_line;                        \
 			(*ptr)->fct((*ptr)->arg1, (*ptr)->arg2, (*ptr)->arg3); \
+			caller_initcall = NULL;                                \
+			caller_file = NULL;                                    \
+			caller_line = 0;                                       \
+		}                                                              \
 	} while (0)
 
 #else // USE_OBSOLETE_LINKER
@@ -243,8 +256,15 @@ extern struct initcall *__initstg[STG_SIZE];
 		const struct initcall *ptr;                                    \
 		if (stg >= STG_SIZE)                                           \
 			break;                                                 \
-		FOREACH_INITCALL(ptr, stg)                                     \
+		FOREACH_INITCALL(ptr, stg) {                                   \
+			caller_initcall = ptr;                                 \
+			caller_file = (ptr)->loc_file;                         \
+			caller_line = (ptr)->loc_line;                         \
 			(ptr)->fct((ptr)->arg1, (ptr)->arg2, (ptr)->arg3);     \
+			caller_initcall = NULL;                                \
+			caller_file = NULL;                                    \
+			caller_line = 0;                                       \
+		}                                                              \
 	} while (0)
 
 #endif // USE_OBSOLETE_LINKER
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index ac5ac7a2e..de8b48da2 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ struct list per_thread_free_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(per_thread_free_list);
  * valgrind mostly happy. */
 struct list per_thread_deinit_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(per_thread_deinit_list);
 
+/* location of current INITCALL declaration being processed, or NULL */
+const struct initcall *caller_initcall = NULL;
+const char *caller_file = NULL;
+int caller_line = 0;
+
 /* used to register some initialization functions to call before the checks. */
 void hap_register_pre_check(int (*fct)())
 {