diff --git a/contrib/graphite_uwsgi.py b/contrib/graphite_uwsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90b18660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/graphite_uwsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# uwsgi --chdir /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite --module graphite_uwsgi ...
+#
+#
+# this module will update a carbon server (used by the graphite tool: http://graphite.wikidot.com/)
+# with requests count made by a Django app (and can track graphite itself as it is a Django app ;)
+#
+#
+
+import os
+import uwsgi
+import time
+from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIHandler
+
+os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'settings'
+
+CARBON_SERVER = "127.0.0.1:2003"
+
+def update_carbon(signum):
+    # connect to the carbon server
+    carbon_fd = uwsgi.connect(CARBON_SERVER)
+    # send data to the carbon server
+    uwsgi.send(carbon_fd, "uwsgi.%s.requests %d %d\n" % (uwsgi.hostname, uwsgi.total_requests(), int(time.time())))
+    # close the connection wit hthe carbon server
+    uwsgi.close(carbon_fd)
+
+# register a new uwsgi signal (signum: 17)
+uwsgi.register_signal(17, '', update_carbon)
+
+# attach a timer of 10 seconds to signal 17
+uwsgi.add_timer(17, 10)
+
+# the Django app
+application = WSGIHandler()
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 2bef206e..4ef45605 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ void init_uwsgi_embedded_module() {
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "hostname", PyString_FromStringAndSize(uwsgi.hostname, uwsgi.hostname_len))) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (uwsgi.mode) {
 		if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "mode", PyString_FromString(uwsgi.mode))) {
 			PyErr_Print();