diff --git a/include/types/cli.h b/include/types/cli.h
index a7a85653f..a6fe57a0d 100644
--- a/include/types/cli.h
+++ b/include/types/cli.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ enum {
 	STAT_CLI_O_CLR,      /* clear tables */
 	STAT_CLI_O_SET,      /* set entries in tables */
 	STAT_CLI_O_STAT,     /* dump stats */
-	STAT_CLI_O_POOLS,    /* dump memory pools */
 	STAT_CLI_O_SERVERS_STATE, /* dump server state and changing information */
 	STAT_CLI_O_BACKEND,  /* dump backend list */
 	STAT_CLI_O_ENV,      /* dump environment */
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 7c8470810..e96c32381 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static int stats_dump_backend_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
 static int stats_dump_env_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
 static int stats_dump_info_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
 static int stats_dump_servers_state_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
-static int stats_dump_pools_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
 static int stats_dump_full_sess_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si, struct stream *sess);
 static int stats_dump_sess_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
 static int stats_dump_errors_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si);
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ static const char stats_sock_usage_msg[] =
 	"  show backend   : list backends in the current running config\n"
 	"  show env [var] : dump environment variables known to the process\n"
 	"  show info      : report information about the running process\n"
-	"  show pools     : report information about the memory pools usage\n"
 	"  show stat      : report counters for each proxy and server\n"
 	"  show errors    : report last request and response errors for each proxy\n"
 	"  show sess [id] : report the list of current sessions or dump this session\n"
@@ -1136,10 +1134,6 @@ static int stats_sock_parse_request(struct stream_interface *si, char *line)
 			appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_O_SERVERS_STATE; // stats_dump_servers_state_to_buffer
 			return 1;
 		}
-		else if (strcmp(args[1], "pools") == 0) {
-			appctx->st2 = STAT_ST_INIT;
-			appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_O_POOLS; // stats_dump_pools_to_buffer
-		}
 		else if (strcmp(args[1], "sess") == 0) {
 			appctx->st2 = STAT_ST_INIT;
 			if (strm_li(s)->bind_conf->level < ACCESS_LVL_OPER) {
@@ -1961,10 +1955,6 @@ static void cli_io_handler(struct appctx *appctx)
 				if (stats_table_request(si, appctx->st0))
 					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
 				break;
-			case STAT_CLI_O_POOLS:
-				if (stats_dump_pools_to_buffer(si))
-					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
-				break;
 			case STAT_CLI_O_ENV:	/* environment dump */
 				if (stats_dump_env_to_buffer(si))
 					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
@@ -2344,20 +2334,6 @@ static int stats_dump_servers_state_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/* This function dumps memory usage information onto the stream interface's
- * read buffer. It returns 0 as long as it does not complete, non-zero upon
- * completion. No state is used.
- */
-static int stats_dump_pools_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si)
-{
-	dump_pools_to_trash();
-	if (bi_putchk(si_ic(si), &trash) == -1) {
-		si_applet_cant_put(si);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static inline const char *get_conn_ctrl_name(const struct connection *conn)
 {
 	if (!conn_ctrl_ready(conn))
diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index 53ab4890a..4681d58f4 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -10,14 +10,23 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <types/applet.h>
+#include <types/cli.h>
 #include <types/global.h>
+#include <types/stats.h>
+
 #include <common/config.h>
 #include <common/debug.h>
 #include <common/memory.h>
 #include <common/mini-clist.h>
 #include <common/standard.h>
 
+#include <proto/applet.h>
+#include <proto/cli.h>
+#include <proto/channel.h>
 #include <proto/log.h>
+#include <proto/stream_interface.h>
+#include <proto/stats.h>
 
 static struct list pools = LIST_HEAD_INIT(pools);
 int mem_poison_byte = -1;
@@ -264,6 +273,39 @@ unsigned long pool_total_used()
 	return used;
 }
 
+/* This function dumps memory usage information onto the stream interface's
+ * read buffer. It returns 0 as long as it does not complete, non-zero upon
+ * completion. No state is used.
+ */
+static int cli_io_handler_dump_pools(struct appctx *appctx)
+{
+	struct stream_interface *si = appctx->owner;
+
+	dump_pools_to_trash();
+	if (bi_putchk(si_ic(si), &trash) == -1) {
+		si_applet_cant_put(si);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int cli_parse_show_pools(char **args, struct appctx *appctx, void *private)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* register cli keywords */
+static struct cli_kw_list cli_kws = {{ },{
+	{ { "show", "pools",  NULL }, "show pools     : report information about the memory pools usage", cli_parse_show_pools, cli_io_handler_dump_pools },
+	{{},}
+}};
+
+__attribute__((constructor))
+static void __memory_init(void)
+{
+	cli_register_kw(&cli_kws);
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  *  c-indent-level: 8