diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
index 5e4d58937..c3f131a9a 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HAProxy/forms/main.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@
                 <help><![CDATA[Grant access to HAProxy statistics page. Please provide both user and password in clear text separated by a ':', i.e. john:secret123 or jdoe:anonymous. Use TAB key to complete adding a user.]]></help>
                 <hint>Enter user:password here. Finish with TAB.</hint>
             </field>
+            <field>
+                <id>haproxy.general.stats.customOptions</id>
+                <label>Custom options</label>
+                <type>textbox</type>
+                <help><![CDATA[These lines will be added to the statistics settings of to the HAProxy configuration file.<br/><div class="text-info"><b>NOTE:</b> The syntax will not be checked, use at your own risk!</div>]]></help>
+                <advanced>true</advanced>
+            </field>
         </subtab>
     </tab>
 
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
index d28bfeaea..de0949104 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/HAProxy/HAProxy.xml
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@
                     <mask>/^((([0-9a-zA-Z._\-]+:[0-9a-zA-Z._\-]+)([,]){0,1}))*/u</mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>Please provide a valid user and password, i.e. user:secret123.</ValidationMessage>
                 </users>
+                <customOptions type="TextField">
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                </customOptions>
             </stats>
         </general>
         <frontends>
diff --git a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
index 34f9989a1..e1996d3e5 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
+++ b/net/haproxy/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/HAProxy/haproxy.conf
@@ -796,6 +796,12 @@ listen local_statistics
     stats uri       /haproxy?stats
     stats realm     HAProxy\ statistics
     stats admin     if TRUE
+{%   if OPNsense.HAProxy.general.stats.customOptions|default("") != "" %}
+    # WARNING: pass through options below this line
+{%     for customOpt in OPNsense.HAProxy.general.stats.customOptions.split("\n") %}
+    {{customOpt}}
+{%     endfor %}
+{%   endif %}
 
 {# # remote stats are optional #}
 {%   if OPNsense.HAProxy.general.stats.remoteEnabled|default("") == "1" %}
@@ -816,9 +822,15 @@ listen  remote_statistics
 {%           endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%       endif %}
-{%    else %}
+{%       if OPNsense.HAProxy.general.stats.customOptions|default("") != "" %}
+    # WARNING: pass through options below this line
+{%         for customOpt in OPNsense.HAProxy.general.stats.customOptions.split("\n") %}
+    {{customOpt}}
+{%         endfor %}
+{%       endif %}
+{%     else %}
 # ERROR: remote statistics disabled, because no listen address was specified
-{%    endif %}
+{%     endif %}
 {%   endif %}
 {% else %}
 # statistics are DISABLED