diff --git a/asink/client.go b/asink/client.go
index 94d6249..9a9b44c 100644
--- a/asink/client.go
+++ b/asink/client.go
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ func ProcessLocalEvent(globals AsinkGlobals, event *asink.Event) {
 	}
 
 	//finally, send it off to the server
+	StatStartSending()
 	err = SendEvent(globals, event)
+	StatStopSending()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err) //TODO handle sensibly
 	}
diff --git a/asink/status.go b/asink/status.go
index 7dbb5a4..b20bb67 100644
--- a/asink/status.go
+++ b/asink/status.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var localUpdates int32 = 0
 var remoteUpdates int32 = 0
 var fileUploads int32 = 0
 var fileDownloads int32 = 0
+var sendingUpdates int32 = 0
 
 func GetStats() string {
 	local := atomic.LoadInt32(&localUpdates)
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ func GetStats() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`Asink client statistics:
 	Processing %d file updates (%d local, %d remote)
 	Uploading %d files
-	Downloading %d files`, local + remote, local, remote, uploads, downloads)
+	Downloading %d files
+	Sending %d updates`, local+remote, local, remote, uploads, downloads, sendingUpdates)
 }
 
 func StatStartLocalUpdate() {
@@ -50,3 +52,9 @@ func StatStartDownload() {
 func StatStopDownload() {
 	atomic.AddInt32(&fileDownloads, -1)
 }
+func StatStartSending() {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&sendingUpdates, 1)
+}
+func StatStopSending() {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&sendingUpdates, -1)
+}