diff --git a/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.cpp b/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.cpp
index 34de750ee..31e9b3f10 100644
--- a/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.cpp
+++ b/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.cpp
@@ -571,6 +571,11 @@ class StandardStatHandler : public TFunctionStatHandler {
 
 } // namespace
 
+std::shared_ptr<TFunctionStatHandler> createDefaultStatHandler(
+    const char* serviceName) {
+  return std::make_shared<StandardStatHandler>(serviceName);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<TFunctionStatHandler> addThriftFunctionStatHandler(
     const char* serviceName) {
   auto handler = std::make_shared<StandardStatHandler>(serviceName);
diff --git a/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.h b/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.h
index 878b7e6ce..eab022918 100644
--- a/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.h
+++ b/fb303/TFunctionStatHandler.h
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ class TFunctionStatHandler
       const folly::exception_wrapper& ew_) final;
 };
 
+std::shared_ptr<TFunctionStatHandler> createDefaultStatHandler(
+    const char* serviceName);
+
 /**
  * Enable Thrift handler call counters
  */