diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index bd68aae2..c41add5c 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -1655,3 +1655,14 @@ class StatsdHost(Setting):
     desc = """\
     host:port of the statsd server to log to
     """
+
+class StatsdPrefix(Setting):
+    name = "statsd_prefix"
+    section = "Logging"
+    cli = ["--statsd-prefix"]
+    meta = "STATSD_PREFIX"
+    default = ""
+    validator = validate_string
+    desc = """\
+    prefix to use when emitting statsd metrics (a trailing . is added, if not provided)
+    """
diff --git a/gunicorn/instrument/statsd.py b/gunicorn/instrument/statsd.py
index 8c177cab..0baf3431 100644
--- a/gunicorn/instrument/statsd.py
+++ b/gunicorn/instrument/statsd.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import socket
 import logging
+from re import sub
 from gunicorn.glogging import Logger
 
 # Instrumentation constants
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Statsd(Logger):
         """host, port: statsD server
         """
         Logger.__init__(self, cfg)
+        self.prefix = sub(r"^(.+[^.]+)\.*$", "\g<1>.", cfg.statsd_prefix)
         try:
             host, port = cfg.statsd_host
             self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
@@ -98,27 +100,27 @@ class Statsd(Logger):
     def gauge(self, name, value):
         try:
             if self.sock:
-                self.sock.send("{0}:{1}|g".format(name, value))
+                self.sock.send("{0}{1}:{2}|g".format(self.prefix, name, value))
         except Exception:
             pass
 
     def increment(self, name, value, sampling_rate=1.0):
         try:
             if self.sock:
-                self.sock.send("{0}:{1}|c|@{2}".format(name, value, sampling_rate))
+                self.sock.send("{0}{1}:{2}|c|@{3}".format(self.prefix, name, value, sampling_rate))
         except Exception:
             pass
 
     def decrement(self, name, value, sampling_rate=1.0):
         try:
             if self.sock:
-                self.sock.send("{0}:-{1}|c|@{2}".format(name, value, sampling_rate))
+                self.sock.send("{0){1}:-{2}|c|@{3}".format(self.prefix, name, value, sampling_rate))
         except Exception:
             pass
 
     def histogram(self, name, value):
         try:
             if self.sock:
-                self.sock.send("{0}:{1}|ms".format(name, value))
+                self.sock.send("{0}{1}:{2}|ms".format(self.prefix, name, value))
         except Exception:
             pass
diff --git a/tests/test_010-statsd.py b/tests/test_010-statsd.py
index 340341fc..56a295cd 100644
--- a/tests/test_010-statsd.py
+++ b/tests/test_010-statsd.py
@@ -77,3 +77,39 @@ def test_instrument():
     t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[0], "gunicorn.request.duration:7000.0|ms")
     t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[1], "gunicorn.requests:1|c|@1.0")
     t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[2], "gunicorn.request.status.200:1|c|@1.0")
+
+def test_prefix():
+    c = Config()
+    c.set("statsd_prefix", "test.")
+    logger = Statsd(c)
+    logger.sock = MockSocket(False)
+
+    logger.info("Blah", extra={"mtype": "gauge", "metric": "gunicorn.test", "value": 666})
+    t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[0], "test.gunicorn.test:666|g")
+
+def test_prefix_no_dot():
+    c = Config()
+    c.set("statsd_prefix", "test")
+    logger = Statsd(c)
+    logger.sock = MockSocket(False)
+
+    logger.info("Blah", extra={"mtype": "gauge", "metric": "gunicorn.test", "value": 666})
+    t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[0], "test.gunicorn.test:666|g")
+
+def test_prefix_multiple_dots():
+    c = Config()
+    c.set("statsd_prefix", "test...")
+    logger = Statsd(c)
+    logger.sock = MockSocket(False)
+
+    logger.info("Blah", extra={"mtype": "gauge", "metric": "gunicorn.test", "value": 666})
+    t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[0], "test.gunicorn.test:666|g")
+
+def test_prefix_nested():
+    c = Config()
+    c.set("statsd_prefix", "test.asdf.")
+    logger = Statsd(c)
+    logger.sock = MockSocket(False)
+
+    logger.info("Blah", extra={"mtype": "gauge", "metric": "gunicorn.test", "value": 666})
+    t.eq(logger.sock.msgs[0], "test.asdf.gunicorn.test:666|g")