diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f3411017..469c26066 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ nav_order: 5
 
     *Tomasz Kowalewski*
 
+* Register stats directories with `Rails::CodeStatistics.register_directory` to support `rails stats` in Rails 8.
+
+    *Petrik de Heus*
+
 ## 3.14.0
 
 * Defer to built-in caching for language environment setup, rather than manually using `actions/cache` in CI.
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 7ee5b460b..309d7e564 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ ViewComponent is built by over a hundred members of the community, including:
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/nielsslot?s=64" alt="nshki" width="32" />
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/nshki?s=64" alt="nshki" width="32" />
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/ozydingo?s=64" alt="ozydingo" width="32" />
+<img src="https://github.com/avatars/p8?s=64" alt="p8" width="32" />
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/patrickarnett?s=64" alt="patrickarnett" width="32" />
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/rainerborene?s=64" alt="rainerborene" width="32" />
 <img src="https://github.com/avatars/rdavid1099?s=64" alt="rdavid1099" width="32" />
diff --git a/lib/view_component/engine.rb b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
index 8932ad800..2e822f767 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,16 @@ module ViewComponent
   class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
     config.view_component = ViewComponent::Config.current
 
-    rake_tasks do
-      load "view_component/rails/tasks/view_component.rake"
+    if Rails.version.to_f < 8.0
+      rake_tasks do
+        load "view_component/rails/tasks/view_component.rake"
+      end
+    else
+      initializer "view_component.stats_directories" do |app|
+        require "rails/code_statistics"
+        dir = ViewComponent::Base.view_component_path
+        Rails::CodeStatistics.register_directory("ViewComponents", dir)
+      end
     end
 
     initializer "view_component.set_configs" do |app|
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/rake_tasks_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/rake_tasks_test.rb
index f486eff18..35d493226 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/rake_tasks_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/rake_tasks_test.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
 require "test_helper"
 
-module ViewComponent
-  class RakeTasksTest < TestCase
-    def setup
-      Kernel.silence_warnings do
-        Sandbox::Application.load_tasks
+if Rails.version.to_f < 8.0
+  module ViewComponent
+    class RakeTasksTest < TestCase
+      def setup
+        Kernel.silence_warnings do
+          Sandbox::Application.load_tasks
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    def test_statsetup_task
-      Rake::Task["view_component:statsetup"].invoke
-      assert_includes ::STATS_DIRECTORIES, ["ViewComponents", "app/components"]
+      def test_statsetup_task
+        Rake::Task["view_component:statsetup"].invoke
+        assert_includes ::STATS_DIRECTORIES, ["ViewComponents", "app/components"]
+      end
     end
   end
 end