diff --git a/include/haproxy/stats-t.h b/include/haproxy/stats-t.h
index d60cc2487..7d41b78f4 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/stats-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/stats-t.h
@@ -453,6 +453,32 @@ struct field {
 	} u;
 };
 
+enum counters_type {
+	COUNTERS_FE = 0,
+	COUNTERS_BE,
+	COUNTERS_SV,
+	COUNTERS_LI,
+
+	COUNTERS_OFF_END
+};
+
+/* Entity used to generate statistics on an HAProxy component */
+struct stats_module {
+	struct list list;
+	const char *name;
+
+	/* functor used to generate the stats module using counters provided through data parameter */
+	void (*fill_stats)(void *data, struct field *);
+
+	struct name_desc *stats; /* name/description of stats provided by the module */
+	void *counters;          /* initial values of allocated counters */
+	size_t counters_off[COUNTERS_OFF_END]; /* list of offsets of allocated counters in various objects */
+	size_t stats_count;      /* count of stats provided */
+	size_t counters_size;    /* sizeof counters */
+
+	uint32_t domain_flags;   /* stats application domain for this module */
+};
+
 /* stats_domain is used in a flag as a 1 byte field */
 enum stats_domain {
 	STATS_DOMAIN_PROXY = 0,
diff --git a/include/haproxy/stats.h b/include/haproxy/stats.h
index e376b284f..272274610 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/stats.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/stats.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static inline struct field mkf_flt(uint32_t type, double value)
 #define MK_STATS_PROXY_DOMAIN(px_cap) \
 	((px_cap) << STATS_PX_CAP | STATS_DOMAIN_PROXY)
 
+void stats_register_module(struct stats_module *m);
+
 #endif /* _HAPROXY_STATS_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index ed0abc7b2..83c0e6645 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ static THREAD_LOCAL struct field info[INF_TOTAL_FIELDS];
 /* one line of stats */
 static THREAD_LOCAL struct field stats[ST_F_TOTAL_FIELDS];
 
+/* list of all registered stats module */
+static struct list stats_module_list[STATS_DOMAIN_COUNT] = {
+	LIST_HEAD_INIT(stats_module_list[STATS_DOMAIN_PROXY]),
+};
+
 static inline uint8_t stats_get_domain(uint32_t domain)
 {
 	return domain >> STATS_DOMAIN & STATS_DOMAIN_MASK;
@@ -4035,6 +4040,13 @@ static int cli_io_handler_dump_json_schema(struct appctx *appctx)
 	return stats_dump_json_schema_to_buffer(appctx->owner);
 }
 
+void stats_register_module(struct stats_module *m)
+{
+	const uint8_t domain = stats_get_domain(m->domain_flags);
+
+	LIST_ADDQ(&stats_module_list[domain], &m->list);
+}
+
 /* register cli keywords */
 static struct cli_kw_list cli_kws = {{ },{
 	{ { "clear", "counters",  NULL }, "clear counters : clear max statistics counters (add 'all' for all counters)", cli_parse_clear_counters, NULL, NULL },