diff --git a/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h b/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
index da40c15cd..5b45dc269 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct receiver {
 	int fd;                          /* handle we receive from (fd only for now) */
 	unsigned int flags;              /* receiver options (RX_F_*) */
 	struct protocol *proto;          /* protocol this receiver belongs to */
+	void *owner;                     /* receiver's owner (usually a listener) */
 	struct rx_settings *settings;    /* points to the settings used by this receiver */
 	struct list proto_list;          /* list in the protocol header */
 	/* warning: this struct is huge, keep it at the bottom */
diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index ef9b7d012..75115f463 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ int create_listeners(struct bind_conf *bc, const struct sockaddr_storage *ss,
 		LIST_ADDQ(&bc->listeners, &l->by_bind);
 		l->bind_conf = bc;
 		l->rx.settings = &bc->settings;
+		l->rx.owner = l;
 		l->rx.fd = fd;
 		memcpy(&l->rx.addr, ss, sizeof(*ss));
 		MT_LIST_INIT(&l->wait_queue);