diff --git a/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/__init__.py b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/__init__.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2021-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+from .instance import InstanceConfig
+from .shared import SharedConfig
+
+
+class ConfigMixin:
+    _config_model_instance: InstanceConfig
+    _config_model_shared: SharedConfig
+
+    @property
+    def config(self) -> InstanceConfig:
+        return self._config_model_instance
+
+    @property
+    def shared_config(self) -> SharedConfig:
+        return self._config_model_shared
diff --git a/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/defaults.py b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/defaults.py
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+++ b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/defaults.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2021-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.models.fields import get_default_field_value
+
+
+def shared_service(field, value):
+    return get_default_field_value(field, value)
+
+
+def instance_empty_default_hostname(field, value):
+    return False
+
+
+def instance_min_collection_interval(field, value):
+    return 15
+
+
+def instance_service(field, value):
+    return get_default_field_value(field, value)
+
+
+def instance_tags(field, value):
+    return get_default_field_value(field, value)
+
+
+def instance_timeout(field, value):
+    return 10
diff --git a/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/instance.py b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/instance.py
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+++ b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/instance.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2021-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional, Sequence
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, root_validator, validator
+
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.functions import identity
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.models import validation
+
+from . import defaults, validators
+
+
+class InstanceConfig(BaseModel):
+    class Config:
+        allow_mutation = False
+
+    empty_default_hostname: Optional[bool]
+    host: str
+    min_collection_interval: Optional[float]
+    port: int
+    service: Optional[str]
+    tags: Optional[Sequence[str]]
+    timeout: Optional[int]
+
+    @root_validator(pre=True)
+    def _initial_validation(cls, values):
+        return validation.core.initialize_config(getattr(validators, 'initialize_instance', identity)(values))
+
+    @validator('*', pre=True, always=True)
+    def _ensure_defaults(cls, v, field):
+        if v is not None or field.required:
+            return v
+
+        return getattr(defaults, f'instance_{field.name}')(field, v)
+
+    @validator('*')
+    def _run_validations(cls, v, field):
+        if not v:
+            return v
+
+        return getattr(validators, f'instance_{field.name}', identity)(v, field=field)
+
+    @root_validator(pre=False)
+    def _final_validation(cls, values):
+        return validation.core.finalize_config(getattr(validators, 'finalize_instance', identity)(values))
diff --git a/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/shared.py b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/shared.py
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+++ b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/shared.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2021-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, root_validator, validator
+
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.functions import identity
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.models import validation
+
+from . import defaults, validators
+
+
+class SharedConfig(BaseModel):
+    class Config:
+        allow_mutation = False
+
+    service: Optional[str]
+
+    @root_validator(pre=True)
+    def _initial_validation(cls, values):
+        return validation.core.initialize_config(getattr(validators, 'initialize_shared', identity)(values))
+
+    @validator('*', pre=True, always=True)
+    def _ensure_defaults(cls, v, field):
+        if v is not None or field.required:
+            return v
+
+        return getattr(defaults, f'shared_{field.name}')(field, v)
+
+    @validator('*')
+    def _run_validations(cls, v, field):
+        if not v:
+            return v
+
+        return getattr(validators, f'shared_{field.name}', identity)(v, field=field)
+
+    @root_validator(pre=False)
+    def _final_validation(cls, values):
+        return validation.core.finalize_config(getattr(validators, 'finalize_shared', identity)(values))
diff --git a/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/validators.py b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/validators.py
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+++ b/statsd/datadog_checks/statsd/config_models/validators.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2021-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)