diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index f70a9522f..f35971fa7 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -9336,7 +9336,8 @@ clear table <table> [ data.<type> <operator> <value> ] | [ key <key> ]
     - gt : match entries whose data is greater than this value
 
   When the key form is used the entry <key> is removed.  The key must be of the
-  same type as the table, which currently is limited to IPv4, IPv6 and integer.
+  same type as the table, which currently is limited to IPv4, IPv6, integer and
+  string.
 
   Example :
         $ echo "show table http_proxy" | socat stdio /tmp/sock1
@@ -9562,7 +9563,8 @@ show table <name> [ data.<type> <operator> <value> ] | [ key <key> ]
 
 
   When the key form is used the entry <key> is shown.  The key must be of the
-  same type as the table, which currently is limited to IPv4, IPv6 and integer.
+  same type as the table, which currently is limited to IPv4, IPv6, integer,
+  and string.
 
   Example :
         $ echo "show table http_proxy" | socat stdio /tmp/sock1
diff --git a/src/dumpstats.c b/src/dumpstats.c
index 45424dfa3..f3619a7c0 100644
--- a/src/dumpstats.c
+++ b/src/dumpstats.c
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ static void stats_sock_table_key_request(struct stream_interface *si, char **arg
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
+	case STKTABLE_TYPE_STRING:
+		static_table_key.key = args[4];
+		static_table_key.key_len = strlen(args[4]);
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (show)
 			si->applet.ctx.cli.msg = "Showing keys from tables of type other than ip, ipv6 and integer is not supported\n";