diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 732c98654..1b0f0e6b7 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ __This version of EPICS has not been released yet.__
 
 __Add new items below here__
 
+### New `dbServerStats()` API for iocStats
+
+A new routine provides the ability to request channel and client counts from
+name server layers that implement the `stats()` method. A preprocessor macro
+`HAS_DBSERVER_STATS` macro is defined in the `dbServer.h` header file to
+simplify code that needs to support older versions of Base as well.
+
 -----
 
 ## EPICS Release 7.0.9
diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
index d816311dd..86c3f7d82 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbServer.h
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ DBCORE_API void dbsr(unsigned level);
  */
 DBCORE_API int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
 
+/** @brief CPP Macro indicating the dbServerStats() routine exists.
+ * @since UNRELEASED
+ */
+#define HAS_DBSERVER_STATS
+
 /** @brief Fetch statistics from named server.
  *
  * This is an API for iocStats and similar to fetch the number of channels
@@ -151,6 +156,8 @@ DBCORE_API int dbServerClient(char *pBuf, size_t bufSize);
  * @param clients Where to return the client count
  * @returns 0 on success; -1 if IOC isn't running, no such named server,
  *  or that server doesn't implement the stats method.
+ *
+ * @since UNRELEASED
  */
 DBCORE_API int dbServerStats(const char *name, unsigned *channels, unsigned *clients);