diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 1c79948..8eb4f68 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -87,16 +87,24 @@ f2b_backend_destroy(f2b_backend_t *backend) {
   free(backend);
 }
 
-bool
-f2b_backend_ban(f2b_backend_t *backend, const char *ip) {
-  assert(backend != NULL);
+#define BACKEND_CMD_ARG0(CMD) \
+bool \
+f2b_backend_ ## CMD(f2b_backend_t *backend) { \
+  assert(backend != NULL); \
+  return backend->CMD(backend->cfg); \
+}
 
-  return backend->ban(backend->cfg, ip);
+#define BACKEND_CMD_ARG1(CMD) \
+bool \
+f2b_backend_ ## CMD(f2b_backend_t *backend, const char *ip) { \
+  assert(backend != NULL); \
+  return backend->CMD(backend->cfg, ip); \
 }
 
-bool
-f2b_backend_unban(f2b_backend_t *backend, const char *ip) {
-  assert(backend != NULL);
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG0(ping)
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG0(start)
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG0(stop)
 
-  return backend->unban(backend->cfg, ip);
-}
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG1(check)
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG1(ban)
+BACKEND_CMD_ARG1(unban)
diff --git a/src/backend.h b/src/backend.h
index 779f6ab..c88b640 100644
--- a/src/backend.h
+++ b/src/backend.h
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ typedef struct f2b_backend_t {
 f2b_backend_t * f2b_backend_create (f2b_config_section_t *config, const char *id);
 void            f2b_backend_destroy(f2b_backend_t *b);
 
+bool f2b_backend_start (f2b_backend_t *b);
+bool f2b_backend_stop  (f2b_backend_t *b);
+bool f2b_backend_ping  (f2b_backend_t *b);
+
 bool f2b_backend_ban   (f2b_backend_t *b, const char *ip);
+bool f2b_backend_check (f2b_backend_t *b, const char *ip);
 bool f2b_backend_unban (f2b_backend_t *b, const char *ip);
 
 #endif /* BACKEND_H_ */