diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index 234eea84..426ec246 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ var config = {
         max_size: 500
     }
     ,mapnik_version: undefined
+    ,statsd: {
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 8125
+        // support all allowed node-statsd options
+    }
     ,renderer: {
       // Milliseconds since last access before renderer cache item expires
       cache_ttl: 60000,
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index 6b603c4c..277bb77d 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ var config = {
         max_size: 500
     }
     ,mapnik_version: undefined
+    ,statsd: {
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 8125
+        // support all allowed node-statsd options
+    }
     ,renderer: {
       // Milliseconds since last access before renderer cache item expires
       cache_ttl: 60000,
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index e2da484e..de8002d1 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ var config = {
         max_size: 500
     }
     ,mapnik_version: '2.0.2'
+    ,statsd: {
+        host: 'localhost',
+        port: 8125
+        // support all allowed node-statsd options
+    }
     ,renderer: {
       // Milliseconds since last access before renderer cache item expires
       cache_ttl: 60000,