diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ae36420..571405b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ bind9_options:
 
   transfer_format: "many-answers"
 
+bind9_statics:
+  enabled: true
+  channels:
+  - inet: "127.0.0.1"
+    port: "8053"
+    acls:
+    - "localhost"
+
+
 bind9_tsigkeys: []
 # - name: "name"
 #   algorithm: "algorithm"
diff --git a/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2 b/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
index 2474152..52f22dd 100644
--- a/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/named/named.conf.options.j2
@@ -234,4 +234,16 @@ options {
   version none;
 
   zone-statistics yes;
-};
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+};
+
+{% if bind9_statics.enabled is defined and bind9_statics.enabled is true %}
+statistics-channels {
+{% for channel in bind9_statics.channels %}
+  inet {{ channel.inet }} port {{ channel.port }} allow {
+{% for acl in channel.acls %}
+    {{ acl }};
+{% endfor %}
+  };
+{% endfor %}
+};
+{% endif %}
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