diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
index 13cd2675bc..545e566c20 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPServer.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
         {
             m_udpServer.AddScene(scene);
 
+            StatsManager.RegisterStat(
+                new Stat(
+                    "IncomingUDPReceivesCount",
+                    "Number of inbound LL protocol packets processed",
+                    "Number of inbound LL protocol packets processed",
+                    "",
+                    "clientstack",
+                    scene.Name,
+                    StatType.Pull,
+                    MeasuresOfInterest.AverageChangeOverTime,
+                    stat => stat.Value = m_udpServer.UdpReceives,
+                    StatVerbosity.Debug));
+
             StatsManager.RegisterStat(
                 new Stat(
                     "IncomingPacketsProcessedCount",
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
index 46a32615c5..b4044b510b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/OpenSimUDPBase.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
         /// <remarks>If IsRunningOut = false, then any request to send a packet is simply dropped.</remarks>
         public bool IsRunningOutbound { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Number of UDP receives.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int UdpReceives { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Number of receives over which to establish a receive time average.
         /// </summary>
@@ -295,6 +300,8 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
             // to AsyncBeginReceive
             if (IsRunningInbound)
             {
+                UdpReceives++;
+
                 // Asynchronous mode will start another receive before the
                 // callback for this packet is even fired. Very parallel :-)
                 if (m_asyncPacketHandling)
@@ -345,7 +352,6 @@ namespace OpenMetaverse
                     if (!m_asyncPacketHandling)
                         AsyncBeginReceive();
                 }
-
             }
         }