diff --git a/include/types/protocol.h b/include/types/protocol.h
index e03692a..74b20e8 100644
--- a/include/types/protocol.h
+++ b/include/types/protocol.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 	int (*get_src)(int fd, struct sockaddr *, socklen_t, int dir); /* syscall used to retrieve src addr */
 	int (*get_dst)(int fd, struct sockaddr *, socklen_t, int dir); /* syscall used to retrieve dst addr */
 	int (*drain)(int fd);                           /* indicates whether we can safely close the fd */
+	int (*pause)(struct listener *l);               /* temporarily pause this listener for a soft restart */
 
 	struct list listeners;				/* list of listeners using this protocol */
 	int nb_listeners;				/* number of listeners */