diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
index 03cd2b49e6..5d3b5b556b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -3801,7 +3801,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             m_udpClient.NeedAcks.Remove(oPacket.SequenceNumber);
 
             // Count this as a resent packet since we are going to requeue all of the updates contained in it
-            Interlocked.Increment(ref m_udpClient.PacketsResent);
+            Interlocked.Increment(ref m_udpClient.PacketsResent);           
+
+            // We're not going to worry about interlock yet since its not currently critical that this total count
+            // is 100% correct
+            m_udpServer.PacketsResentCount++;
 
             foreach (EntityUpdate update in updates)
                 ResendPrimUpdate(update);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index 218c2b2444..ca17771ac6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     stat => stat.Value = m_udpServer.UdpSends,
                     StatVerbosity.Debug));
 
+            StatsManager.RegisterStat(
+                new Stat(
+                    "OutgoingPacketsResentCount",
+                    "Number of packets resent because a client did not acknowledge receipt",
+                    "",
+                    "",
+                    "clientstack",
+                    scene.Name,
+                    StatType.Pull,
+                    MeasuresOfInterest.AverageChangeOverTime,
+                    stat => stat.Value = m_udpServer.PacketsResentCount,
+                    StatVerbosity.Debug));
+
             StatsManager.RegisterStat(
                 new Stat(
                     "AverageUDPProcessTime",
@@ -294,6 +307,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
         public Socket Server { get { return null; } }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Record how many packets have been resent
+        /// </summary>
+        internal int PacketsResentCount { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Record how many packets have been sent
+        /// </summary>
+        internal int PacketsSentCount { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Record how many inbound packets could not be recognized as LLUDP packets.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1221,6 +1244,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             // Stats tracking
             Interlocked.Increment(ref udpClient.PacketsSent);
 
+            // We're not going to worry about interlock yet since its not currently critical that this total count
+            // is 100% correct
+            PacketsSentCount++;
+
             // Put the UDP payload on the wire
             AsyncBeginSend(buffer);