diff --git a/karapace/config.py b/karapace/config.py
index 9212f6348..894164586 100644
--- a/karapace/config.py
+++ b/karapace/config.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class Config(TypedDict):
     name_strategy_validation: bool
     master_election_strategy: str
     protobuf_runtime_directory: str
+    statsd_host: str
+    statsd_port: int
 
     sentry: NotRequired[Mapping[str, object]]
     tags: NotRequired[Mapping[str, object]]
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@ class ConfigDefaults(Config, total=False):
     "name_strategy_validation": True,
     "master_election_strategy": "lowest",
     "protobuf_runtime_directory": "runtime",
+    "statsd_host": "127.0.0.1",
+    "statsd_port": 8125,
 }
 SECRET_CONFIG_OPTIONS = [SASL_PLAIN_PASSWORD]
 
diff --git a/karapace/statsd.py b/karapace/statsd.py
index be37d92ef..3c32e09d8 100644
--- a/karapace/statsd.py
+++ b/karapace/statsd.py
@@ -20,19 +20,12 @@
 import socket
 import time
 
-STATSD_HOST: Final = "127.0.0.1"
-STATSD_PORT: Final = 8125
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class StatsClient:
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        config: Config,
-        host: str = STATSD_HOST,
-        port: int = STATSD_PORT,
-    ) -> None:
-        self._dest_addr: Final = (host, port)
+    def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
+        self._dest_addr: Final = (config["statsd_host"], config["statsd_port"])
         self._socket: Final = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
         self._tags: Final = config.get("tags", {})
         self.sentry_client: Final = get_sentry_client(sentry_config=config.get("sentry", None))