diff --git a/daemon/kernel.c b/daemon/kernel.c
index 6877061c0..5cb251a48 100644
--- a/daemon/kernel.c
+++ b/daemon/kernel.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ bool kernel_setup_table(unsigned int id) {
 	kernel.is_open = true;
 
 	shm_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(kernel_alloc, kernel_free);
+	static_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(kernel_alloc, kernel_free);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index d0bf361ec..270553af7 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static GQueue rtpe_cli = G_QUEUE_INIT;
 GQueue rtpe_control_ng = G_QUEUE_INIT;
 GQueue rtpe_control_ng_tcp = G_QUEUE_INIT;
 struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 struct bufferpool *rtpe_bufferpool;
 memory_arena_t rtpe_arena;
 
@@ -1611,7 +1612,9 @@ static void kernel_setup(void) {
 	return;
 
 fallback:
-	shm_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free); // fallback userspace bufferpool
+	// fallback userspace bufferpool
+	shm_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
+	static_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
 }
 
 
@@ -2046,6 +2049,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 	ng_client_cleanup();
 	bufferpool_destroy(shm_bufferpool);
+	bufferpool_destroy(static_bufferpool);
 	kernel_shutdown_table();
 	options_free();
 	bufferpool_cleanup();
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 677cb022d..ab02eaf93 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static void __interface_append(struct intf_config *ifa, sockfamily_t *fam, bool
 	ifc->advertised_address = ifa->advertised_address;
 	ifc->spec = spec;
 	ifc->logical = lif;
-	ifc->stats = bufferpool_alloc0(shm_bufferpool, sizeof(*ifc->stats));
+	ifc->stats = bufferpool_alloc0(static_bufferpool, sizeof(*ifc->stats));
 
 	t_queue_push_tail(&all_local_interfaces, ifc);
 
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index bce75d511..79e8b5a27 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 
 	bpool_stats(ret, "main", rtpe_bufferpool);
 	bpool_stats(ret, "shared", shm_bufferpool);
+	bpool_stats(ret, "static", static_bufferpool);
 
 	HEADER("}", NULL);
 
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ TYPED_GHASHTABLE_IMPL(codec_stats_ht, c_str_hash, c_str_equal, NULL, codec_stats
 
 void statistics_init(void) {
 	rtpe_started = now_us();
-	rtpe_stats = bufferpool_alloc0(shm_bufferpool, sizeof(*rtpe_stats));
+	rtpe_stats = bufferpool_alloc0(static_bufferpool, sizeof(*rtpe_stats));
 
 	mutex_init(&rtpe_codec_stats_lock);
 	rtpe_codec_stats = codec_stats_ht_new();
diff --git a/include/main.h b/include/main.h
index d6957304d..4d1b01f30 100644
--- a/include/main.h
+++ b/include/main.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ extern GQueue rtpe_control_ng;
 extern GQueue rtpe_control_ng_tcp;
 
 extern struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+extern struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 extern struct bufferpool *rtpe_bufferpool;
 extern memory_arena_t rtpe_arena;
 
diff --git a/t/test-mix-buffer.c b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
index 0f405d17f..d24875000 100644
--- a/t/test-mix-buffer.c
+++ b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_graphite_min_max_sampled;
 __thread struct bufferpool *media_bufferpool;
 void append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr(void) {}
 struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 
 int get_local_log_level(unsigned int u) {
 	return -1;
diff --git a/t/test-payload-tracker.c b/t/test-payload-tracker.c
index 8271de769..93ce0d99a 100644
--- a/t/test-payload-tracker.c
+++ b/t/test-payload-tracker.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_graphite_min_max_sampled;
 __thread struct bufferpool *media_bufferpool;
 void append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr(void) {}
 struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 
 static void most_cmp(struct payload_tracker *t, const char *cmp, const char *file, int line) {
 	char buf[1024] = "";
diff --git a/t/test-stats.c b/t/test-stats.c
index 252d4913f..f04c30e7a 100644
--- a/t/test-stats.c
+++ b/t/test-stats.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ unsigned int rtpe_poller_rr_iter;
 GString *dtmf_logs;
 GQueue rtpe_control_ng = G_QUEUE_INIT;
 struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 struct bufferpool *rtpe_bufferpool;
 memory_arena_t rtpe_arena;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	rtpe_common_config_ptr = &rtpe_config.common;
 	bufferpool_init();
 	shm_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
+	static_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
 
 	endpoint_parse_any(&rtpe_config.graphite_ep, "1.2.3.4:4567");
 
@@ -1398,6 +1400,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -2729,6 +2739,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -4057,6 +4075,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -5404,6 +5430,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -6740,6 +6774,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -8070,6 +8112,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -9403,6 +9453,14 @@ int main(void) {
 			"shared\n"
 			"{\n"
 			"num_shards\n"
+			"0\n"
+			"shards\n"
+			"[\n"
+			"]\n"
+			"}\n"
+			"static\n"
+			"{\n"
+			"num_shards\n"
 			"1\n"
 			"shards\n"
 			"[\n"
@@ -9429,6 +9487,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	dtls_cert_free();
 	ice_free();
 	bufferpool_destroy(shm_bufferpool);
+	bufferpool_destroy(static_bufferpool);
 	call_memory_arena_release();
 	bufferpool_cleanup();
 
diff --git a/t/test-transcode.c b/t/test-transcode.c
index 49fbab8dc..d9229f0c1 100644
--- a/t/test-transcode.c
+++ b/t/test-transcode.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ unsigned int rtpe_poller_rr_iter;
 GString *dtmf_logs;
 GQueue rtpe_control_ng = G_QUEUE_INIT;
 struct bufferpool *shm_bufferpool;
+struct bufferpool *static_bufferpool;
 struct bufferpool *rtpe_bufferpool;
 memory_arena_t rtpe_arena;
 
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	bufferpool_init();
 	media_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
 	shm_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
+	static_bufferpool = bufferpool_new(bufferpool_aligned_alloc, bufferpool_aligned_free);
 
 	unsigned long random_seed = 0;
 
@@ -1748,6 +1750,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	statistics_free();
 	bufferpool_destroy(media_bufferpool);
 	bufferpool_destroy(shm_bufferpool);
+	bufferpool_destroy(static_bufferpool);
 	bufferpool_cleanup();
 
 	return 0;