diff --git a/include/haproxy/obj_type-t.h b/include/haproxy/obj_type-t.h
index f57fbf01a..6ffca9be3 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/obj_type-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/obj_type-t.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum obj_type {
 	OBJ_TYPE_DGRAM,        /* object is a struct quic_dgram */
 #endif
 	OBJ_TYPE_HATERM,       /* object is a struct hstream */
+	OBJ_TYPE_HALOAD,       /* object is a struct hxstream */
 	OBJ_TYPE_ACME_RSLV,   /* object is a struct acme_rslv */
 	OBJ_TYPE_ENTRIES       /* last one : number of entries */
 } __attribute__((packed)) ;
diff --git a/include/haproxy/obj_type.h b/include/haproxy/obj_type.h
index d10a32969..653a187c0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/obj_type.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/obj_type.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <haproxy/check-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/connection-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/hstream-t.h>
+#include <haproxy/hldstream-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/listener-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/obj_type-t.h>
 #include <haproxy/pool.h>
@@ -217,6 +218,19 @@ static inline struct acme_rslv *objt_acme_rslv(enum obj_type *t)
 	return __objt_acme_rslv(t);
 }
 
+static inline struct hldstream *__objt_hldstream(enum obj_type *t)
+{
+	return container_of(t, struct hldstream, obj_type);
+}
+
+static inline struct hldstream *objt_hldstream(enum obj_type *t)
+{
+	if (!t || *t != OBJ_TYPE_HALOAD)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return __objt_hldstream(t);
+}
+
 #ifdef USE_QUIC
 static inline struct quic_dgram *__objt_dgram(enum obj_type *t)
 {