diff --git a/include/proto/stats.h b/include/proto/stats.h
index dfd8bff..7fab87d 100644
--- a/include/proto/stats.h
+++ b/include/proto/stats.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 int stats_emit_raw_data_field(struct chunk *out, const struct field *f);
 int stats_emit_typed_data_field(struct chunk *out, const struct field *f);
 int stats_emit_field_tags(struct chunk *out, const struct field *f, char delim);
-int stats_dump_stat_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si, struct uri_auth *uri);
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_STATS_H */
 
diff --git a/include/types/cli.h b/include/types/cli.h
index 5c703d4..9c7bed5 100644
--- a/include/types/cli.h
+++ b/include/types/cli.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 	STAT_CLI_O_TAB,      /* dump tables */
 	STAT_CLI_O_CLR,      /* clear tables */
 	STAT_CLI_O_SET,      /* set entries in tables */
-	STAT_CLI_O_STAT,     /* dump stats */
 	STAT_CLI_O_ENV,      /* dump environment */
 	STAT_CLI_O_CUSTOM,   /* custom callback pointer */
 };
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 3662c50..cdfbebf 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@
 	"  quit           : disconnect\n"
 	"  show env [var] : dump environment variables known to the process\n"
 	"  show info      : report information about the running process\n"
-	"  show stat      : report counters for each proxy and server\n"
 	"  show errors    : report last request and response errors for each proxy\n"
 	"  show table [id]: report table usage stats or dump this table's contents\n"
 	"  set table [id] : update or create a table entry's data\n"
@@ -1077,21 +1076,6 @@
 				appctx->st2 = STAT_ST_END;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (strcmp(args[1], "stat") == 0) {
-			if (*args[2] && *args[3] && *args[4]) {
-				appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_BOUND;
-				appctx->ctx.stats.iid = atoi(args[2]);
-				appctx->ctx.stats.type = atoi(args[3]);
-				appctx->ctx.stats.sid = atoi(args[4]);
-				if (strcmp(args[5], "typed") == 0)
-					appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_FMT_TYPED;
-			}
-			else if (strcmp(args[2], "typed") == 0)
-				appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_FMT_TYPED;
-
-			appctx->st2 = STAT_ST_INIT;
-			appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_O_STAT; // stats_dump_stat_to_buffer
-		}
 		else if (strcmp(args[1], "info") == 0) {
 			if (strcmp(args[2], "typed") == 0)
 				appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_FMT_TYPED;
@@ -1827,10 +1811,6 @@
 				if (stats_dump_info_to_buffer(si))
 					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
 				break;
-			case STAT_CLI_O_STAT:
-				if (stats_dump_stat_to_buffer(si, NULL))
-					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
-				break;
 			case STAT_CLI_O_ERR:	/* errors dump */
 				if (stats_dump_errors_to_buffer(si))
 					appctx->st0 = STAT_CLI_PROMPT;
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index aef6299..e879614 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <common/base64.h>
 
 #include <types/applet.h>
+#include <types/cli.h>
 #include <types/global.h>
 #include <types/dns.h>
 #include <types/stats.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <proto/backend.h>
 #include <proto/channel.h>
 #include <proto/checks.h>
+#include <proto/cli.h>
 #include <proto/compression.h>
 #include <proto/stats.h>
 #include <proto/fd.h>
@@ -2199,7 +2201,7 @@
  * and the stream must be closed, or -1 in case of any error. This function is
  * used by both the CLI and the HTTP handlers.
  */
-int stats_dump_stat_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si, struct uri_auth *uri)
+static int stats_dump_stat_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si, struct uri_auth *uri)
 {
 	struct appctx *appctx = __objt_appctx(si->end);
 	struct channel *rep = si_ic(si);
@@ -2811,6 +2813,37 @@
 	/* just to make gcc happy */ ;
 }
 
+static int cli_parse_show_stat(char **args, struct appctx *appctx, void *private)
+{
+	if (*args[2] && *args[3] && *args[4]) {
+		appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_BOUND;
+		appctx->ctx.stats.iid = atoi(args[2]);
+		appctx->ctx.stats.type = atoi(args[3]);
+		appctx->ctx.stats.sid = atoi(args[4]);
+		if (strcmp(args[5], "typed") == 0)
+			appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_FMT_TYPED;
+	}
+	else if (strcmp(args[2], "typed") == 0)
+		appctx->ctx.stats.flags |= STAT_FMT_TYPED;
+
+	appctx->st2 = STAT_ST_INIT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This I/O handler runs as an applet embedded in a stream interface. It is
+ * used to send raw stats over a socket.
+ */
+static int cli_io_handler_dump_stat(struct appctx *appctx)
+{
+	return stats_dump_stat_to_buffer(appctx->owner, NULL);
+}
+
+/* register cli keywords */
+static struct cli_kw_list cli_kws = {{ },{
+	{ { "show", "stat",  NULL }, "show stat      : report counters for each proxy and server", cli_parse_show_stat, cli_io_handler_dump_stat, NULL },
+	{{},}
+}};
+
 struct applet http_stats_applet = {
 	.obj_type = OBJ_TYPE_APPLET,
 	.name = "<STATS>", /* used for logging */
@@ -2818,6 +2851,12 @@
 	.release = NULL,
 };
 
+__attribute__((constructor))
+static void __stat_init(void)
+{
+	cli_register_kw(&cli_kws);
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  *  c-indent-level: 8