diff --git a/include/types/global.h b/include/types/global.h
index 4b9d019ed..18cc63e6c 100644
--- a/include/types/global.h
+++ b/include/types/global.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ extern unsigned long pid_bit;   /* bit corresponding to the process id */
 extern int  actconn;            /* # of active sessions */
 extern int  listeners;
 extern int  jobs;               /* # of active jobs (listeners, sessions, open devices) */
+extern int  active_peers;       /* # of active peers (connection attempts and successes) */
 extern THREAD_LOCAL struct buffer trash;
 extern int nb_oldpids;          /* contains the number of old pids found */
 extern const int zero;
diff --git a/include/types/stats.h b/include/types/stats.h
index 8df848978..e59a240dd 100644
--- a/include/types/stats.h
+++ b/include/types/stats.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ enum info_field {
 	INF_STOPPING,
 	INF_JOBS,
 	INF_LISTENERS,
+	INF_ACTIVE_PEERS,
 
 	/* must always be the last one */
 	INF_TOTAL_FIELDS
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 81db3e0fd..129ff1d5e 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct activity activity[MAX_THREADS] __attribute__((aligned(64))) = { };
 int stopping;	/* non zero means stopping in progress */
 int killed;	/* non zero means a hard-stop is triggered */
 int jobs = 0;   /* number of active jobs (conns, listeners, active tasks, ...) */
+int active_peers = 0; /* number of active peers (connection attempts and connected) */
 
 /* Here we store informations about the pids of the processes we may pause
  * or kill. We will send them a signal every 10 ms until we can bind to all
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index a99d8e166..1d6dac122 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ static void peer_session_release(struct appctx *appctx)
 
 	/* peer session identified */
 	if (peer) {
+		HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&active_peers, 1);
 		HA_SPIN_LOCK(PEER_LOCK, &peer->lock);
 		if (peer->appctx == appctx) {
 			/* Re-init current table pointers to force announcement on re-connect */
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ switchstate:
 				curpeer->appctx = appctx;
 				appctx->ctx.peers.ptr = curpeer;
 				appctx->st0 = PEER_SESS_ST_SENDSUCCESS;
+				HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&active_peers, 1);
 				/* fall through */
 			}
 			case PEER_SESS_ST_SENDSUCCESS: {
@@ -1979,6 +1981,7 @@ static struct appctx *peer_session_create(struct peers *peers, struct peer *peer
 
 	peer->appctx = appctx;
 	task_wakeup(s->task, TASK_WOKEN_INIT);
+	HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&active_peers, 1);
 	return appctx;
 
 	/* Error unrolling */
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index cbb987002..231c17292 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ const char *info_field_names[INF_TOTAL_FIELDS] = {
 	[INF_STOPPING]                       = "Stopping",
 	[INF_JOBS]                           = "Jobs",
 	[INF_LISTENERS]                      = "Listeners",
+	[INF_ACTIVE_PEERS]                   = "ActivePeers",
 };
 
 const char *stat_field_names[ST_F_TOTAL_FIELDS] = {
@@ -3298,6 +3299,7 @@ int stats_fill_info(struct field *info, int len)
 	info[INF_STOPPING]                       = mkf_u32(0, stopping);
 	info[INF_JOBS]                           = mkf_u32(0, jobs);
 	info[INF_LISTENERS]                      = mkf_u32(0, listeners);
+	info[INF_ACTIVE_PEERS]                   = mkf_u32(0, active_peers);
 
 	return 1;
 }