diff --git a/include/types/obj_type.h b/include/types/obj_type.h
index e141d69..9410718 100644
--- a/include/types/obj_type.h
+++ b/include/types/obj_type.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	OBJ_TYPE_CONN,         /* object is a struct connection */
 	OBJ_TYPE_SRVRQ,        /* object is a struct dns_srvrq */
 	OBJ_TYPE_CS,           /* object is a struct conn_stream */
+	OBJ_TYPE_STREAM,       /* object is a struct stream */
 	OBJ_TYPE_ENTRIES       /* last one : number of entries */
 } __attribute__((packed)) ;
 
diff --git a/include/types/stream.h b/include/types/stream.h
index 93a39a3..b6a3e84 100644
--- a/include/types/stream.h
+++ b/include/types/stream.h
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@
 		struct stktable *table;
 	} store[8];                     /* tracked stickiness values to store */
 	int store_count;
-	/* 4 unused bytes here */
+
+	enum obj_type obj_type;         /* object type == OBJ_TYPE_STREAM */
+	/* 3 unused bytes here */
 
 	struct stkctr stkctr[MAX_SESS_STKCTR];  /* content-aware stick counters */