diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc9e7bc..9e890e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ When installing APC, depending on the system and whether running PHP as a webser
 
     php_apc_cache_by_default: "1"
     php_apc_shm_size: "96M"
+    php_apc_stat: "1"
 
 Two APC ini directives that are often customized on a system. Set `php_apc_cache_by_default` to 0 to disable APC by default (so you could enable it on a host-by-host basis). Set the `php_apc_shm_size` so it will hold all your application code in memory with a little overhead (fragmentation or APC running out of memory will slow down PHP dramatically).
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 87b1156..9e54203 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ php_enable_apc: true
 php_apc_enabled_in_ini: false
 php_apc_cache_by_default: "1"
 php_apc_shm_size: "96M"
+php_apc_stat: "1"
 
 # If this is set to false, none of the following options will have any effect.
 # Any and all changes to /etc/php.ini will be your responsibility.
diff --git a/templates/apc.ini.j2 b/templates/apc.ini.j2
index effc0bd..b6fddeb 100644
--- a/templates/apc.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/apc.ini.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 extension=apc.so
 {% endif %}
 apc.shm_size={{ php_apc_shm_size }}
+apc.stat={{ php_apc_stat }}
 apc.enable_cli=0
 apc.rfc1867=1
 apc.cache_by_default={{ php_apc_cache_by_default }}