diff --git a/stats.go b/stats.go
index adcf6ea..3da0a2a 100644
--- a/stats.go
+++ b/stats.go
@@ -21,9 +21,73 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+// Semantics represents the semantics of a counter ('c', 'g', 'b', 'q', '?').
+type Semantics int
+
+const (
+	SemanticsUnknown Semantics = iota
+	SemanticsCounter           // 'c'
+	SemanticsGauge             // 'g'
+	SemanticsBitmap            // 'b'
+	SemanticsBoolean           // 'q'
+)
+
+// Flags represents the display format of a counter ('i', 'B', 'b', 'q', 'd', '?').
+type Flags int
+
+const (
+	FlagsUnknown  Flags = iota
+	FlagsInteger        // 'i'
+	FlagsBytes          // 'B'
+	FlagsBitmap         // 'b'
+	FlagsBoolean        // 'q'
+	FlagsDuration       // 'd'
+)
+
+func semanticsFromC(c C.int) Semantics {
+	switch c {
+	case 'c':
+		return SemanticsCounter
+	case 'g':
+		return SemanticsGauge
+	case 'b':
+		return SemanticsBitmap
+	case 'q':
+		return SemanticsBoolean
+	default:
+		return SemanticsUnknown
+	}
+}
+
+func flagsFromC(c C.int) Flags {
+	switch c {
+	case 'i':
+		return FlagsInteger
+	case 'B':
+		return FlagsBytes
+	case 'b':
+		return FlagsBitmap
+	case 'q':
+		return FlagsBoolean
+	case 'd':
+		return FlagsDuration
+	default:
+		return FlagsUnknown
+	}
+}
+
+// Counter represents a Varnish statistic counter with metadata.
+type Counter struct {
+	SDesc     string    `json:"description"`
+	LDesc     string    `json:"ldesc"`
+	Value     uint64    `json:"value"`
+	Semantics Semantics `json:"semantics"`
+	Flags     Flags     `json:"flags"`
+}
+
 // Stats returns a map with all stat counters and their values.
-func (v *Varnish) Stats() map[string]uint64 {
-	items := make(map[string]uint64)
+func (v *Varnish) Stats() map[string]Counter {
+	items := make(map[string]Counter)
 	handle := ptrHandles.track(items)
 	defer ptrHandles.untrack(handle)
 	C.VSC_Iter(v.vsc, v.vsm,
@@ -36,8 +100,11 @@ func (v *Varnish) Stats() map[string]uint64 {
 // 0 and false otherwise.
 func (v *Varnish) Stat(s string) (uint64, bool) {
 	stats := v.Stats()
-	value, ok := stats[s]
-	return value, ok
+	c, ok := stats[s]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	return c.Value, true
 }
 
 // do_list_cb()
@@ -49,11 +116,16 @@ func listCallback(handle unsafe.Pointer, pt *C.struct_VSC_point) C.int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	name := C.GoString(pt.name)
-	value := *(*uint64)(unsafe.Pointer(pt.ptr))
-	items, ok := priv.(map[string]uint64)
+	items, ok := priv.(map[string]Counter)
 	if !ok {
 		return 1
 	}
-	items[name] = value
+	items[name] = Counter{
+		SDesc:     C.GoString(pt.sdesc),
+		LDesc:     C.GoString(pt.ldesc),
+		Value:     *(*uint64)(unsafe.Pointer(pt.ptr)),
+		Semantics: semanticsFromC(pt.semantics),
+		Flags:     flagsFromC(pt.format),
+	}
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/vago_test.go b/vago_test.go
index 2fe11ae..d98da25 100644
--- a/vago_test.go
+++ b/vago_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package vago
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@ func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(items) == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("Expected map with elements")
 	}
+	for name, counter := range items {
+		if counter.SDesc == "" {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected non-empty SDesc", name)
+		}
+		if counter.LDesc == "" {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected non-empty LDesc", name)
+		}
+		break
+	}
 }
 
 func TestStatFail(t *testing.T) {
@@ -133,7 +143,22 @@ func TestStatOK(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected nil")
 	}
 	defer v.Close()
-	if _, ok := v.Stat("MAIN.uptime"); !ok {
-		t.Fatal("Expected some value")
+	stats := v.Stats()
+	fmt.Printf("Stats: %v\n", stats)
+	counter, ok := stats["MAIN.uptime"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Expected MAIN.uptime")
+	}
+	if counter.SDesc == "" {
+		t.Error("Expected non-empty SDesc")
+	}
+	if counter.LDesc == "" {
+		t.Error("Expected non-empty LDesc")
+	}
+	if counter.Semantics != SemanticsCounter {
+		t.Errorf("Expected SemanticsCounter, got %v", counter.Semantics)
+	}
+	if counter.Flags != FlagsDuration {
+		t.Errorf("Expected FlagsDuration, got %v", counter.Flags)
 	}
 }