diff --git a/src/base.h b/src/base.h
index 42f8de98..9d079b45 100644
--- a/src/base.h
+++ b/src/base.h
@@ -559,6 +559,21 @@ typedef struct server {
 	connections *fdwaitqueue;
 	
 	stat_cache  *stat_cache;
+
+	/**
+	 * The status array can carry all the status information you want
+	 * the key to the array is <module-prefix>.<name>
+	 * and the values are counters
+	 *
+	 * example:
+	 *   fastcgi.backends        = 10
+	 *   fastcgi.active-backends = 6
+	 *   fastcgi.backend.<key>.load = 24
+	 *   fastcgi.backend.<key>....
+	 *
+	 *   fastcgi.backend.<key>.disconnects = ...
+	 */
+	array *status;
 	
 	fdevent_handler_t event_handler;
 
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 33648be8..9326f844 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static server *server_init(void) {
 	
 	CLEAN(config_context);
 	CLEAN(config_touched);
+	CLEAN(status);
 #undef CLEAN
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < FILE_CACHE_MAX; i++) {
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ static void server_free(server *srv) {
 	
 	CLEAN(config_context);
 	CLEAN(config_touched);
+	CLEAN(status);
 #undef CLEAN
 	
 	joblist_free(srv, srv->joblist);