diff --git a/images/router/haproxy/conf/haproxy-config.template b/images/router/haproxy/conf/haproxy-config.template
index c267867265ff..6ef1e0e47aff 100644
--- a/images/router/haproxy/conf/haproxy-config.template
+++ b/images/router/haproxy/conf/haproxy-config.template
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ defaults
   # Long timeout for WebSocket connections.
   timeout tunnel 1h
 
+listen stats :1936
+    mode http
+    stats enable
+    stats hide-version
+    stats realm Haproxy\ Statistics
+    stats uri /
+    stats auth admin:cEVu2hUb
+
 frontend public
   bind :80
   mode http
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/experimental/router/router.go b/pkg/cmd/experimental/router/router.go
index 5af0cf00ce1b..2258a7948b57 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/experimental/router/router.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/experimental/router/router.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewCmdRouter(f *clientcmd.Factory, parentName, name string, out io.Writer)
 		ImageTemplate: variable.NewDefaultImageTemplate(),
 
 		Labels:   defaultLabel,
-		Ports:    "80:80,443:443",
+		Ports:    "80:80,443:443,1936:1936",
 		Replicas: 1,
 	}