diff --git a/include/MySQL_Thread.h b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
index 445ec6b11..05d407cc9 100644
--- a/include/MySQL_Thread.h
+++ b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
@@ -158,9 +158,14 @@ class MySQL_Thread
 	int shutdown;
 	PtrArray *mysql_sessions;
 
+	// status variables are per thread only
+	// in this way, there is no need for atomic operation and there is no cache miss
+	// when it is needed a total, all threads are checked
 	struct {
 		unsigned long long queries;
 		unsigned long long queries_slow;
+		unsigned long long queries_backends_bytes_sent;
+		unsigned long long queries_backends_bytes_recv;
 	} status_variables;
 
 
@@ -323,6 +328,8 @@ class MySQL_Threads_Handler
 	bool kill_session(uint32_t _thread_session_id);
 	unsigned long long get_total_queries();
 	unsigned long long get_slow_queries();
+	unsigned long long get_queries_backends_bytes_recv();
+	unsigned long long get_queries_backends_bytes_sent();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
index f19897d4b..35ce165ce 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
@@ -1677,6 +1677,8 @@ MySQL_Thread::MySQL_Thread() {
 
 	status_variables.queries=0;
 	status_variables.queries_slow=0;
+	status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_sent=0;
+	status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_recv=0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1787,6 +1789,18 @@ SQLite3_result * MySQL_Threads_Handler::SQL3_GlobalStatus() {
 		pta[1]=buf;
 		result->add_row(pta);
 	}
+	{	// Queries bytes recv
+		pta[0]=(char *)"Queries_backends_bytes_recv";
+		sprintf(buf,"%llu",get_queries_backends_bytes_recv());
+		pta[1]=buf;
+		result->add_row(pta);
+	}
+	{	// Queries bytes recv
+		pta[0]=(char *)"Queries_backends_bytes_sent";
+		sprintf(buf,"%llu",get_queries_backends_bytes_sent());
+		pta[1]=buf;
+		result->add_row(pta);
+	}
 	{	// Queries
 		pta[0]=(char *)"Questions";
 		sprintf(buf,"%llu",get_total_queries());
@@ -2019,3 +2033,29 @@ unsigned long long MySQL_Threads_Handler::get_slow_queries() {
 	}
 	return q;
 }
+
+unsigned long long MySQL_Threads_Handler::get_queries_backends_bytes_recv() {
+	unsigned long long q=0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	for (i=0;i<num_threads;i++) {
+		if (mysql_threads) {
+			MySQL_Thread *thr=(MySQL_Thread *)mysql_threads[i].worker;
+			if (thr)
+				q+=__sync_fetch_and_add(&thr->status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_recv,0);
+		}
+	}
+	return q;
+}
+
+unsigned long long MySQL_Threads_Handler::get_queries_backends_bytes_sent() {
+	unsigned long long q=0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	for (i=0;i<num_threads;i++) {
+		if (mysql_threads) {
+			MySQL_Thread *thr=(MySQL_Thread *)mysql_threads[i].worker;
+			if (thr)
+				q+=__sync_fetch_and_add(&thr->status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_sent,0);
+		}
+	}
+	return q;
+}
diff --git a/lib/mysql_connection.cpp b/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
index b17c479f0..520966659 100644
--- a/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
+++ b/lib/mysql_connection.cpp
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ handler_again:
 			real_query_start();
 			__sync_fetch_and_add(&parent->queries_sent,1);
 			__sync_fetch_and_add(&parent->bytes_sent,query.length);
+			myds->sess->thread->status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_sent+=query.length;
 			if (async_exit_status) {
 				next_event(ASYNC_QUERY_CONT);
 			} else {
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ handler_again:
 				if (mysql_row) {
 					unsigned int br=MyRS->add_row(mysql_row);
 					__sync_fetch_and_add(&parent->bytes_recv,br);
+					myds->sess->thread->status_variables.queries_backends_bytes_recv+=br;
 					NEXT_IMMEDIATE(ASYNC_USE_RESULT_CONT);
 				} else {
 					MyRS->add_eof();