diff --git a/include/haproxy/pool.h b/include/haproxy/pool.h
index 108e00e5f..a089f035a 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/pool.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/pool.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ unsigned long long pool_total_allocated(void);
 unsigned long long pool_total_used(void);
 void pool_flush(struct pool_head *pool);
 void pool_gc(struct pool_head *pool_ctx);
-struct pool_head *create_pool(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int flags);
+struct pool_head *create_pool_with_loc(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int flags, const char *file, unsigned int line);
 struct pool_head *create_pool_from_reg(const char *name, struct pool_registration *reg);
 void create_pool_callback(struct pool_head **ptr, char *name, struct pool_registration *reg);
 void *pool_destroy(struct pool_head *pool);
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ void *__pool_alloc(struct pool_head *pool, unsigned int flags);
 void __pool_free(struct pool_head *pool, void *ptr);
 void pool_inspect_item(const char *msg, struct pool_head *pool, const void *item, const void *caller, ssize_t ofs);
 
+#define create_pool(name, size, flags) \
+	create_pool_with_loc(name, size, flags, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
 
 /****************** Thread-local cache management ******************/
 
diff --git a/src/pool.c b/src/pool.c
index c3eb98189..3275bcb9b 100644
--- a/src/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool.c
@@ -291,8 +291,11 @@ static int mem_should_fail(const struct pool_head *pool)
  *   - MEM_F_SHARED to indicate that the pool may be shared with other users
  *   - MEM_F_EXACT to indicate that the size must not be rounded up
  * The name must be a stable pointer during all the program's life time.
+ * The file and line are passed to store the registration location in the
+ * registration struct. Use create_pool() instead which does it for free.
  */
-struct pool_head *create_pool(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int flags)
+struct pool_head *create_pool_with_loc(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int flags,
+				       const char *file, unsigned int line)
 {
 	struct pool_registration *reg;
 	struct pool_head *pool;
@@ -302,6 +305,8 @@ struct pool_head *create_pool(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int
 		return NULL;
 
 	reg->name = name;
+	reg->file = file;
+	reg->line = line;
 	reg->size = size;
 	reg->flags = flags;
 	reg->align = 0;