diff --git a/include/common/hathreads.h b/include/common/hathreads.h
index 8b32cf6..3a77bd1 100644
--- a/include/common/hathreads.h
+++ b/include/common/hathreads.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 	STK_TABLE_LOCK,
 	STK_SESS_LOCK,
 	APPLETS_LOCK,
+	PEER_LOCK,
 	LOCK_LABELS
 };
 struct lock_stat {
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
 					   "TASK_RQ", "TASK_WQ", "POOL",
 					   "LISTENER", "LISTENER_QUEUE", "PROXY", "SERVER",
 					   "UPDATED_SERVERS", "LBPRM", "SIGNALS", "STK_TABLE", "STK_SESS",
-					   "APPLETS" };
+					   "APPLETS", "PEER" };
 	int lbl;
 
 	for (lbl = 0; lbl < LOCK_LABELS; lbl++) {
diff --git a/include/types/applet.h b/include/types/applet.h
index e96b703..b56c563 100644
--- a/include/types/applet.h
+++ b/include/types/applet.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 	union {
 		struct {
-			void *ptr;              /* multi-purpose pointer for peers */
+			void *ptr;              /* current peer or NULL, do not use for something else */
 		} peers;                        /* used by the peers applet */
 		struct {
 			int connected;
diff --git a/include/types/peers.h b/include/types/peers.h
index a77a094..2fc7435 100644
--- a/include/types/peers.h
+++ b/include/types/peers.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 	struct shared_table *remote_table;
 	struct shared_table *last_local_table;
 	struct shared_table *tables;
+#ifdef USE_THREAD
+	HA_SPINLOCK_T lock;	 /* lock used to handle this peer section */
+#endif
 	struct peer *next;	  /* next peer in the list */
 };