diff --git a/include/common/uri_auth.h b/include/common/uri_auth.h
index 132be21..3a7fd9c 100644
--- a/include/common/uri_auth.h
+++ b/include/common/uri_auth.h
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@
 };
 
 #define	ST_HIDEVER	0x00000001	/* do not report the version and reldate */
+#define	ST_SHNODE	0x00000002	/* show node name */
+#define	ST_SHDESC	0x00000004	/* show description */
 
 /* later we may link them to support multiple URI matching */
 struct uri_auth {
 	int uri_len;			/* the prefix length */
 	char *uri_prefix;		/* the prefix we want to match */
 	char *auth_realm;		/* the realm reported to the client */
-	char *node_name;		/* the node name reported to the client */
+	char *node, *desc;		/* node name & description reported in this stats */
 	int refresh;			/* refresh interval for the browser (in seconds) */
 	int flags;			/* some flags describing the statistics page */
 	struct user_auth *users;	/* linked list of valid user:passwd couples */
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@
 struct uri_auth *stats_set_flag(struct uri_auth **root, int flag);
 struct uri_auth *stats_add_auth(struct uri_auth **root, char *user);
 struct uri_auth *stats_add_scope(struct uri_auth **root, char *scope);
-struct uri_auth *stats_set_node_name(struct uri_auth **root, char *name);
+struct uri_auth *stats_set_node(struct uri_auth **root, char *name);
+struct uri_auth *stats_set_desc(struct uri_auth **root, char *desc);
 
 #endif /* _COMMON_URI_AUTH_H */
 
diff --git a/include/types/global.h b/include/types/global.h
index 4d349c3..3a8faa9 100644
--- a/include/types/global.h
+++ b/include/types/global.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	int spread_checks;
 	char *chroot;
 	char *pidfile;
+	char *node, *desc;		/* node name & description */
 	int logfac1, logfac2;
 	int loglev1, loglev2;
 	int minlvl1, minlvl2;
diff --git a/include/types/proxy.h b/include/types/proxy.h
index 8c93e55..2cdf689 100644
--- a/include/types/proxy.h
+++ b/include/types/proxy.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 		int httpreq;                    /* maximum time for complete HTTP request */
 		int check;                      /* maximum time for complete check */
 	} timeout;
-	char *id;				/* proxy id */
+	char *id, *desc;			/* proxy id (name) and description */
 	struct list pendconns;			/* pending connections with no server assigned yet */
 	int nbpend, nbpend_max;			/* number of pending connections with no server assigned yet */
 	int totpend;				/* total number of pending connections on this instance (for stats) */