diff --git a/backend_server.go b/backend_server.go
index fb0cfb0..fc3d73f 100644
--- a/backend_server.go
+++ b/backend_server.go
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ const (
 	sessionIdNotInMeeting = "0"
 )
 
+func parseIPNet(s string) (*net.IPNet, error) {
+	var ipnet *net.IPNet
+	if strings.ContainsRune(s, '/') {
+		var err error
+		if _, ipnet, err = net.ParseCIDR(s); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address/subnet %s: %w", s, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		ip := net.ParseIP(s)
+		if ip == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address %s", s)
+		}
+
+		ipnet = &net.IPNet{
+			IP:   ip,
+			Mask: net.CIDRMask(len(ip)*8, len(ip)*8),
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ipnet, nil
+}
+
 type BackendServer struct {
 	hub          *Hub
 	events       AsyncEvents
@@ -65,7 +87,7 @@ type BackendServer struct {
 	turnvalid   time.Duration
 	turnservers []string
 
-	statsAllowedIps map[string]bool
+	statsAllowedIps []*net.IPNet
 	invalidSecret   []byte
 }
 
@@ -100,20 +122,26 @@ func NewBackendServer(config *goconf.ConfigFile, hub *Hub, version string) (*Bac
 	}
 
 	statsAllowed, _ := config.GetString("stats", "allowed_ips")
-	var statsAllowedIps map[string]bool
-	if statsAllowed == "" {
-		log.Printf("No IPs configured for the stats endpoint, only allowing access from 127.0.0.1")
-		statsAllowedIps = map[string]bool{
-			"127.0.0.1": true,
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Printf("Only allowing access to the stats endpoing from %s", statsAllowed)
-		statsAllowedIps = make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, ip := range strings.Split(statsAllowed, ",") {
-			ip = strings.TrimSpace(ip)
-			if ip != "" {
-				statsAllowedIps[ip] = true
+	var statsAllowedIps []*net.IPNet
+	for _, ip := range strings.Split(statsAllowed, ",") {
+		ip = strings.TrimSpace(ip)
+		if ip != "" {
+			i, err := parseIPNet(ip)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
+			statsAllowedIps = append(statsAllowedIps, i)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(statsAllowedIps) > 0 {
+		log.Printf("Only allowing access to the stats endpoint from %s", statsAllowed)
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("No IPs configured for the stats endpoint, only allowing access from 127.0.0.1")
+		statsAllowedIps = []*net.IPNet{
+			{
+				IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+				Mask: net.CIDRMask(32, 32),
+			},
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -745,15 +773,33 @@ func (b *BackendServer) roomHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, body
 	w.Write([]byte("{}")) // nolint
 }
 
+func (b *BackendServer) allowStatsAccess(r *http.Request) bool {
+	addr := getRealUserIP(r)
+	if strings.Contains(addr, ":") {
+		if host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr); err == nil {
+			addr = host
+		}
+	}
+
+	ip := net.ParseIP(addr)
+	if ip == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	allowed := false
+	for _, i := range b.statsAllowedIps {
+		if i.Contains(ip) {
+			allowed = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allowed
+}
+
 func (b *BackendServer) validateStatsRequest(f func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		addr := getRealUserIP(r)
-		if strings.Contains(addr, ":") {
-			if host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr); err == nil {
-				addr = host
-			}
-		}
-		if !b.statsAllowedIps[addr] {
+		if !b.allowStatsAccess(r) {
 			http.Error(w, "Authentication check failed", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/backend_server_test.go b/backend_server_test.go
index dbd7446..82f3ee8 100644
--- a/backend_server_test.go
+++ b/backend_server_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/textproto"
 	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -1689,3 +1690,73 @@ func TestBackendServer_TurnCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected the list of servers as %s, got %s", turnServers, cred.URIs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBackendServer_StatsAllowedIps(t *testing.T) {
+	config := goconf.NewConfigFile()
+	config.AddOption("stats", "allowed_ips", "127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1/24")
+	_, backend, _, _, _, _ := CreateBackendServerForTestFromConfig(t, config)
+
+	allowed := []string{
+		"127.0.0.1",
+		"127.0.0.1:1234",
+		"192.168.0.1:1234",
+		"192.168.1.1:1234",
+		"192.168.1.100:1234",
+	}
+	notAllowed := []string{
+		"192.168.0.2:1234",
+		"10.1.2.3:1234",
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range allowed {
+		t.Run(addr, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r1 := &http.Request{
+				RemoteAddr: addr,
+			}
+			if !backend.allowStatsAccess(r1) {
+				t.Errorf("should allow %s", addr)
+			}
+
+			r2 := &http.Request{
+				RemoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:12345",
+				Header: http.Header{
+					textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey("x-real-ip"): []string{addr},
+				},
+			}
+			if !backend.allowStatsAccess(r2) {
+				t.Errorf("should allow %s", addr)
+			}
+
+			r3 := &http.Request{
+				RemoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:12345",
+				Header: http.Header{
+					textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey("x-forwarded-for"): []string{addr},
+				},
+			}
+			if !backend.allowStatsAccess(r3) {
+				t.Errorf("should allow %s", addr)
+			}
+
+			r4 := &http.Request{
+				RemoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:12345",
+				Header: http.Header{
+					textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey("x-forwarded-for"): []string{addr + ", 1.2.3.4:23456"},
+				},
+			}
+			if !backend.allowStatsAccess(r4) {
+				t.Errorf("should allow %s", addr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range notAllowed {
+		t.Run(addr, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := &http.Request{
+				RemoteAddr: addr,
+			}
+			if backend.allowStatsAccess(r) {
+				t.Errorf("should not allow %s", addr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}