diff --git a/include/types/session.h b/include/types/session.h
index 62c3a95fe..35a17e191 100644
--- a/include/types/session.h
+++ b/include/types/session.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 struct session {
 	struct proxy *fe;               /* the proxy this session depends on for the client side */
 	struct listener *listener;      /* the listener by which the request arrived */
+	struct list streams;            /* list of streams attached to this session */
 	enum obj_type *origin;          /* the connection / applet which initiated this session */
 	struct timeval accept_date;     /* date of the session's accept() in user date */
 	struct timeval tv_accept;       /* date of the session's accept() in internal date (monotonic) */
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 429577716..a226559da 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct session *session_new(struct proxy *fe, struct listener *li, enum obj_type
 	if (sess) {
 		sess->listener = li;
 		sess->fe = fe;
+		LIST_INIT(&sess->streams);
 		sess->origin = origin;
 		sess->accept_date = date; /* user-visible date for logging */
 		sess->tv_accept   = now;  /* corrected date for internal use */