diff --git a/src/node/net/p2p.ml b/src/node/net/p2p.ml
index 870ff96ba..0f9ac312f 100644
--- a/src/node/net/p2p.ml
+++ b/src/node/net/p2p.ml
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ module Make (P: PARAMS) = struct
     try_send : msg -> bool ;
     reader : event Lwt_pipe.t ;
     writer : msg Lwt_pipe.t ;
+    total_sent : unit -> int ;
+    total_received : unit -> int ;
+    inflow : unit -> float ;
+    outflow : unit -> float ;
   }
 
   type peer_info = {
@@ -401,10 +405,11 @@ module Make (P: PARAMS) = struct
     (* a non exception-based cancelation mechanism *)
     let cancelation, cancel, on_cancel = Lwt_utils.canceler () in
     (* a cancelable encrypted reception *)
-    let recv ?uncrypt buf =
+    let recv ?received ?uncrypt buf =
       Lwt.pick [ recv_msg ?uncrypt socket buf ;
                  (cancelation () >>= fun () -> Error_monad.fail Canceled) ]
-      >>=? fun (_size, message) ->
+      >>=? fun (size, message) ->
+      Utils.iter_option received ~f:(fun r -> r := !r + size) ;
       return message in
     (* First step: send and receive credentials, makes no difference
        whether we're trying to connect to a peer or checking an incoming
@@ -480,12 +485,27 @@ module Make (P: PARAMS) = struct
           debug "(%a) connection rejected (bad connection request) from %a:%d"
             pp_gid my_gid Ipaddr.pp_hum addr port ;
           cancel ()
+
     (* Them we can build the net object and launch the worker. *)
     and connected buf local_nonce version gid public_key nonce listening_port =
+      let feed_ma ?(freq=1.) ma counter =
+        let rec inner old_received =
+          Lwt_unix.sleep freq >>= fun () ->
+          let received = !counter in
+          ma#add_int (received - old_received);
+          inner received in
+        Lwt.async (fun () -> inner !counter)
+      in
       (* net object state *)
       let last = ref (Unix.gettimeofday ()) in
       let local_nonce = ref local_nonce in
       let remote_nonce = ref nonce in
+      let received = ref 0 in
+      let sent = ref 0 in
+      let received_ema = new Moving_average.ema ~init:0. ~alpha:0.2 () in
+      let sent_ema = new Moving_average.ema ~init:0. ~alpha:0.2 () in
+      feed_ma received_ema received ;
+      feed_ma sent_ema sent ;
       (* net object callbaks *)
       let last_seen () = !last in
       let get_nonce nonce =
@@ -500,10 +520,15 @@ module Make (P: PARAMS) = struct
       let send p = Lwt_pipe.push writer p in
       let try_send p = Lwt_pipe.push_now writer p in
       let reader = Lwt_pipe.create 2 in
+      let total_sent () = !sent in
+      let total_received () = !received in
+      let inflow () = received_ema#get in
+      let outflow () = sent_ema#get in
       (* net object construction *)
       let peer = { gid ; public_key ; point = (addr, port) ;
                    listening_port ; version ; last_seen ;
-                   disconnect ; send ; try_send ; reader ; writer } in
+                   disconnect ; send ; try_send ; reader ; writer ;
+                   total_sent ; total_received ; inflow ; outflow } in
       let uncrypt buf =
         let nonce = get_nonce local_nonce in
         match Crypto_box.box_open my_secret_key public_key buf nonce with
@@ -514,7 +539,7 @@ module Make (P: PARAMS) = struct
         | Some _ as res -> res in
       (* The message reception loop. *)
       let rec receiver () =
-        recv ~uncrypt buf >>= function
+        recv ~received ~uncrypt buf >>= function
         | Error err ->
             debug "(%a) error receiving: %a"
               pp_gid my_gid Error_monad.pp_print_error err ;