diff --git a/db/db_test2.cc b/db/db_test2.cc
index 1e0352e982f519e1955c6accf59f0f26b5dcce9e..e4f22ce60db773e13b79241808c8809ee962b0f6 100644
--- a/db/db_test2.cc
+++ b/db/db_test2.cc
@@ -5588,6 +5588,7 @@ TEST_F(DBTest2, MultiDBParallelOpenTest) {
 namespace {
 class DummyOldStats : public Statistics {
  public:
+  const char* Name() const override { return "DummyOldStats"; }
   uint64_t getTickerCount(uint32_t /*ticker_type*/) const override { return 0; }
   void recordTick(uint32_t /* ticker_type */, uint64_t /* count */) override {
     num_rt++;
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/statistics.h b/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
index 36f87431c445f6bab3e3957c1ccd35dc13b3ef77..57d173cd6541c6de1800b4888b79412b2d258944 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/statistics.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "rocksdb/customizable.h"
 #include "rocksdb/status.h"
 
 namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
@@ -568,10 +569,13 @@ enum StatsLevel : uint8_t {
 //  options.statistics->getTickerCount(NUMBER_BLOCK_COMPRESSED);
 //  HistogramData hist;
 //  options.statistics->histogramData(FLUSH_TIME, &hist);
-class Statistics {
+class Statistics : public Customizable {
  public:
   virtual ~Statistics() {}
   static const char* Type() { return "Statistics"; }
+  static Status CreateFromString(const ConfigOptions& opts,
+                                 const std::string& value,
+                                 std::shared_ptr<Statistics>* result);
   virtual uint64_t getTickerCount(uint32_t tickerType) const = 0;
   virtual void histogramData(uint32_t type,
                              HistogramData* const data) const = 0;
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h
index 05b8460e51ed00867386b833c1ae1e4fcb69a77b..86239b00ba26041fa17b32fef08d609b2a82c4b3 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ static Status NewManagedObject(
           return object->ConfigureFromMap(config_options, opt_map);
         });
 #else
+    (void)result;
+    (void)opt_map;
     status = Status::NotSupported("Cannot load object in LITE mode ", id);
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
     if (config_options.ignore_unsupported_options && status.IsNotSupported()) {
diff --git a/monitoring/statistics.cc b/monitoring/statistics.cc
index acc148255e2fa50ebca231dc989bfa62d8ddc73d..00533006e2c711817eeed0af908ff1c19015b667 100644
--- a/monitoring/statistics.cc
+++ b/monitoring/statistics.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <cstdio>
+
+#include "rocksdb/convenience.h"
 #include "rocksdb/statistics.h"
+#include "rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h"
+#include "rocksdb/utilities/options_type.h"
+#include "util/string_util.h"
 
 namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
 
@@ -272,8 +277,52 @@ std::shared_ptr<Statistics> CreateDBStatistics() {
   return std::make_shared<StatisticsImpl>(nullptr);
 }
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+static int RegisterBuiltinStatistics(ObjectLibrary& library,
+                                     const std::string& /*arg*/) {
+  library.Register<Statistics>(
+      StatisticsImpl::kClassName(),
+      [](const std::string& /*uri*/, std::unique_ptr<Statistics>* guard,
+         std::string* /* errmsg */) {
+        guard->reset(new StatisticsImpl(nullptr));
+        return guard->get();
+      });
+  return 1;
+}
+#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
+
+Status Statistics::CreateFromString(const ConfigOptions& config_options,
+                                    const std::string& id,
+                                    std::shared_ptr<Statistics>* result) {
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+  static std::once_flag once;
+  std::call_once(once, [&]() {
+    RegisterBuiltinStatistics(*(ObjectLibrary::Default().get()), "");
+  });
+#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
+  Status s;
+  if (id == "" || id == StatisticsImpl::kClassName()) {
+    result->reset(new StatisticsImpl(nullptr));
+  } else if (id == kNullptrString) {
+    result->reset();
+  } else {
+    s = LoadSharedObject<Statistics>(config_options, id, nullptr, result);
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, OptionTypeInfo> stats_type_info = {
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+    {"inner", OptionTypeInfo::AsCustomSharedPtr<Statistics>(
+                  0, OptionVerificationType::kByNameAllowFromNull,
+                  OptionTypeFlags::kCompareNever)},
+#endif  // !ROCKSDB_LITE
+};
+
 StatisticsImpl::StatisticsImpl(std::shared_ptr<Statistics> stats)
-    : stats_(std::move(stats)) {}
+    : stats_(std::move(stats)) {
+  RegisterOptions("StatisticsOptions", &stats_, &stats_type_info);
+}
 
 StatisticsImpl::~StatisticsImpl() {}
 
diff --git a/monitoring/statistics.h b/monitoring/statistics.h
index f633aa4efbe3a91323fc889abf44ed9f50916cc6..9ad1087634f8b744425183d2e1f997b4c9fa543e 100644
--- a/monitoring/statistics.h
+++ b/monitoring/statistics.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class StatisticsImpl : public Statistics {
  public:
   StatisticsImpl(std::shared_ptr<Statistics> stats);
   virtual ~StatisticsImpl();
+  const char* Name() const override { return kClassName(); }
+  static const char* kClassName() { return "BasicStatistics"; }
 
   virtual uint64_t getTickerCount(uint32_t ticker_type) const override;
   virtual void histogramData(uint32_t histogram_type,
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ class StatisticsImpl : public Statistics {
   virtual bool getTickerMap(std::map<std::string, uint64_t>*) const override;
   virtual bool HistEnabledForType(uint32_t type) const override;
 
+  const Customizable* Inner() const override { return stats_.get(); }
+
  private:
   // If non-nullptr, forwards updates to the object pointed to by `stats_`.
   std::shared_ptr<Statistics> stats_;
diff --git a/options/customizable_test.cc b/options/customizable_test.cc
index e4afca42c3717acd51690cfa2d52fc0d6db97890..442edffcf5ecd8fd94a58310ee6822179985bd71 100644
--- a/options/customizable_test.cc
+++ b/options/customizable_test.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/env_encryption.h"
 #include "rocksdb/flush_block_policy.h"
 #include "rocksdb/secondary_cache.h"
+#include "rocksdb/statistics.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/customizable_util.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/object_registry.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/options_type.h"
@@ -1218,6 +1219,27 @@ class TestSecondaryCache : public SecondaryCache {
   std::string GetPrintableOptions() const override { return ""; }
 };
 
+class TestStatistics : public StatisticsImpl {
+ public:
+  TestStatistics() : StatisticsImpl(nullptr) {}
+  const char* Name() const override { return kClassName(); }
+  static const char* kClassName() { return "Test"; }
+};
+
+class TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory : public FlushBlockPolicyFactory {
+ public:
+  TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory() {}
+
+  static const char* kClassName() { return "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory"; }
+  const char* Name() const override { return kClassName(); }
+
+  FlushBlockPolicy* NewFlushBlockPolicy(
+      const BlockBasedTableOptions& /*table_options*/,
+      const BlockBuilder& /*data_block_builder*/) const override {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+};
+
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
 class MockEncryptionProvider : public EncryptionProvider {
  public:
@@ -1260,23 +1282,7 @@ class MockCipher : public BlockCipher {
   Status Encrypt(char* /*data*/) override { return Status::NotSupported(); }
   Status Decrypt(char* data) override { return Encrypt(data); }
 };
-#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
-
-class TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory : public FlushBlockPolicyFactory {
- public:
-  TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory() {}
-
-  static const char* kClassName() { return "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory"; }
-  const char* Name() const override { return kClassName(); }
-
-  FlushBlockPolicy* NewFlushBlockPolicy(
-      const BlockBasedTableOptions& /*table_options*/,
-      const BlockBuilder& /*data_block_builder*/) const override {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-};
 
-#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
 static int RegisterLocalObjects(ObjectLibrary& library,
                                 const std::string& /*arg*/) {
   size_t num_types;
@@ -1302,6 +1308,14 @@ static int RegisterLocalObjects(ObjectLibrary& library,
         return guard->get();
       });
   // Load any locally defined objects here
+  library.Register<Statistics>(
+      TestStatistics::kClassName(),
+      [](const std::string& /*uri*/, std::unique_ptr<Statistics>* guard,
+         std::string* /* errmsg */) {
+        guard->reset(new TestStatistics());
+        return guard->get();
+      });
+
   library.Register<EncryptionProvider>(
       "Mock(://test)?",
       [](const std::string& uri, std::unique_ptr<EncryptionProvider>* guard,
@@ -1432,6 +1446,56 @@ TEST_F(LoadCustomizableTest, LoadComparatorTest) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST_F(LoadCustomizableTest, LoadStatisticsTest) {
+  std::shared_ptr<Statistics> stats;
+  ASSERT_NOK(Statistics::CreateFromString(
+      config_options_, TestStatistics::kClassName(), &stats));
+  ASSERT_OK(
+      Statistics::CreateFromString(config_options_, "BasicStatistics", &stats));
+  ASSERT_NE(stats, nullptr);
+  ASSERT_EQ(stats->Name(), std::string("BasicStatistics"));
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+  ASSERT_NOK(GetDBOptionsFromString(config_options_, db_opts_,
+                                    "statistics=Test", &db_opts_));
+  ASSERT_OK(GetDBOptionsFromString(config_options_, db_opts_,
+                                   "statistics=BasicStatistics", &db_opts_));
+  ASSERT_NE(db_opts_.statistics, nullptr);
+  ASSERT_STREQ(db_opts_.statistics->Name(), "BasicStatistics");
+
+  if (RegisterTests("test")) {
+    ASSERT_OK(Statistics::CreateFromString(
+        config_options_, TestStatistics::kClassName(), &stats));
+    ASSERT_NE(stats, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(stats->Name(), TestStatistics::kClassName());
+
+    ASSERT_OK(GetDBOptionsFromString(config_options_, db_opts_,
+                                     "statistics=Test", &db_opts_));
+    ASSERT_NE(db_opts_.statistics, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(db_opts_.statistics->Name(), TestStatistics::kClassName());
+
+    ASSERT_OK(GetDBOptionsFromString(
+        config_options_, db_opts_, "statistics={id=Test;inner=BasicStatistics}",
+        &db_opts_));
+    ASSERT_NE(db_opts_.statistics, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(db_opts_.statistics->Name(), TestStatistics::kClassName());
+    auto* inner = db_opts_.statistics->GetOptions<std::shared_ptr<Statistics>>(
+        "StatisticsOptions");
+    ASSERT_NE(inner, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(inner->get(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(inner->get()->Name(), "BasicStatistics");
+
+    ASSERT_OK(Statistics::CreateFromString(
+        config_options_, "id=BasicStatistics;inner=Test", &stats));
+    ASSERT_NE(stats, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(stats->Name(), "BasicStatistics");
+    inner = stats->GetOptions<std::shared_ptr<Statistics>>("StatisticsOptions");
+    ASSERT_NE(inner, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(inner->get(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_STREQ(inner->get()->Name(), TestStatistics::kClassName());
+  }
+#endif
+}
+
 TEST_F(LoadCustomizableTest, LoadMemTableRepFactoryTest) {
   std::unique_ptr<MemTableRepFactory> result;
   ASSERT_NOK(MemTableRepFactory::CreateFromString(
@@ -1567,7 +1631,7 @@ TEST_F(LoadCustomizableTest, LoadFlushBlockPolicyFactoryTest) {
   std::shared_ptr<TableFactory> table;
   std::shared_ptr<FlushBlockPolicyFactory> result;
   ASSERT_NOK(FlushBlockPolicyFactory::CreateFromString(
-      config_options_, "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory", &result));
+      config_options_, TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory::kClassName(), &result));
 
   ASSERT_OK(
       FlushBlockPolicyFactory::CreateFromString(config_options_, "", &result));
@@ -1595,16 +1659,17 @@ TEST_F(LoadCustomizableTest, LoadFlushBlockPolicyFactoryTest) {
                FlushBlockEveryKeyPolicyFactory::kClassName());
   if (RegisterTests("Test")) {
     ASSERT_OK(FlushBlockPolicyFactory::CreateFromString(
-        config_options_, "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory", &result));
+        config_options_, TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory::kClassName(), &result));
     ASSERT_NE(result, nullptr);
-    ASSERT_STREQ(result->Name(), "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory");
+    ASSERT_STREQ(result->Name(), TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory::kClassName());
     ASSERT_OK(TableFactory::CreateFromString(
-        config_options_, table_opts + "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory", &table));
+        config_options_, table_opts + TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory::kClassName(),
+        &table));
     bbto = table->GetOptions<BlockBasedTableOptions>();
     ASSERT_NE(bbto, nullptr);
     ASSERT_NE(bbto->flush_block_policy_factory.get(), nullptr);
     ASSERT_STREQ(bbto->flush_block_policy_factory->Name(),
-                 "TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory");
+                 TestFlushBlockPolicyFactory::kClassName());
   }
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 }
diff --git a/options/db_options.cc b/options/db_options.cc
index ee156942db062c3a3d8566561fa57f2de2b987c5..e6e2c25ee270c20528e2e9759f2aeb09c52c04e2 100644
--- a/options/db_options.cc
+++ b/options/db_options.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/listener.h"
 #include "rocksdb/rate_limiter.h"
 #include "rocksdb/sst_file_manager.h"
+#include "rocksdb/statistics.h"
 #include "rocksdb/system_clock.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/options_type.h"
 #include "rocksdb/wal_filter.h"
@@ -443,6 +444,15 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, OptionTypeInfo>
          {offsetof(struct ImmutableDBOptions, allow_data_in_errors),
           OptionType::kBoolean, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
           OptionTypeFlags::kNone}},
+        {"statistics",
+         OptionTypeInfo::AsCustomSharedPtr<Statistics>(
+             // Statistics should not be compared and can be null
+             // Statistics are maked "don't serialize" until they can be shared
+             // between DBs
+             offsetof(struct ImmutableDBOptions, statistics),
+             OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
+             OptionTypeFlags::kCompareNever | OptionTypeFlags::kDontSerialize |
+                 OptionTypeFlags::kAllowNull)},
         // Allow EventListeners that have a non-empty Name() to be read/written
         // as options Each listener will either be
         // - A simple name (e.g. "MyEventListener")
diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 5ff8c4e250cea1f9a373f8b2fd8c3880e9238413..dc32c10753d21ef82425df5503fb1d9d3bbc19e1 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -8017,6 +8017,7 @@ class Benchmark {
 
 int db_bench_tool(int argc, char** argv) {
   ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::port::InstallStackTraceHandler();
+  ConfigOptions config_options;
   static bool initialized = false;
   if (!initialized) {
     SetUsageMessage(std::string("\nUSAGE:\n") + std::string(argv[0]) +
@@ -8033,8 +8034,8 @@ int db_bench_tool(int argc, char** argv) {
     exit(1);
   }
   if (!FLAGS_statistics_string.empty()) {
-    Status s = ObjectRegistry::NewInstance()->NewSharedObject<Statistics>(
-        FLAGS_statistics_string, &dbstats);
+    Status s = Statistics::CreateFromString(config_options,
+                                            FLAGS_statistics_string, &dbstats);
     if (dbstats == nullptr) {
       fprintf(stderr,
               "No Statistics registered matching string: %s status=%s\n",
@@ -8080,7 +8081,7 @@ int db_bench_tool(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
 
   if (env_opts == 1) {
-    Status s = Env::CreateFromUri(ConfigOptions(), FLAGS_env_uri, FLAGS_fs_uri,
+    Status s = Env::CreateFromUri(config_options, FLAGS_env_uri, FLAGS_fs_uri,
                                   &FLAGS_env, &env_guard);
     if (!s.ok()) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Failed creating env: %s\n", s.ToString().c_str());