diff --git a/templates/haproxy_head.erb b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
index 9da72a9..3f7145b 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_head.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ global
 <% end -%>    
 <% if @hy_hard_stop == true -%>
     hard-stop-after <%= @hy_hard_stop_value %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @hy_show_stats == true -%>
+    stats socket /run/haproxy/admin.sock mode 660 level admin expose-fd listeners
+    stats timeout 30s
 <% end -%>
     chroot      <%= @hy_chroot %>
     pidfile     <%= @hy_pid %>