diff --git a/src/admin/getpeers.go b/src/admin/getpeers.go
index 9ccf9e2f..ecb28726 100644
--- a/src/admin/getpeers.go
+++ b/src/admin/getpeers.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ type PeerEntry struct {
 	Port      uint64   `json:"port"`
 	Coords    []uint64 `json:"coords"`
 	Remote    string   `json:"remote"`
+	RXBytes   uint64   `json:"bytes_recvd"`
+	TXBytes   uint64   `json:"bytes_sent"`
+	Uptime    float64  `json:"uptime"`
 }
 
 func (a *AdminSocket) getPeersHandler(req *GetPeersRequest, res *GetPeersResponse) error {
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ func (a *AdminSocket) getPeersHandler(req *GetPeersRequest, res *GetPeersRespons
 			Port:      p.Port,
 			Coords:    p.Coords,
 			Remote:    p.Remote,
+			RXBytes:   p.RXBytes,
+			TXBytes:   p.TXBytes,
+			Uptime:    p.Uptime.Seconds(),
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/src/core/api.go b/src/core/api.go
index ae13d499..fabd7439 100644
--- a/src/core/api.go
+++ b/src/core/api.go
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
 	//"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	//"errors"
 	//"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
+
 	//"sort"
 	//"time"
 
@@ -24,11 +28,14 @@ type Self struct {
 }
 
 type Peer struct {
-	Key    ed25519.PublicKey
-	Root   ed25519.PublicKey
-	Coords []uint64
-	Port   uint64
-	Remote string
+	Key     ed25519.PublicKey
+	Root    ed25519.PublicKey
+	Coords  []uint64
+	Port    uint64
+	Remote  string
+	RXBytes uint64
+	TXBytes uint64
+	Uptime  time.Duration
 }
 
 type DHTEntry struct {
@@ -74,6 +81,11 @@ func (c *Core) GetPeers() []Peer {
 		if name := names[p.Conn]; name != "" {
 			info.Remote = name
 		}
+		if linkconn, ok := p.Conn.(*linkConn); ok {
+			info.RXBytes = atomic.LoadUint64(&linkconn.rx)
+			info.TXBytes = atomic.LoadUint64(&linkconn.tx)
+			info.Uptime = time.Since(linkconn.up)
+		}
 		peers = append(peers, info)
 	}
 	return peers
diff --git a/src/core/link.go b/src/core/link.go
index dfc8a2fe..f96c9be9 100644
--- a/src/core/link.go
+++ b/src/core/link.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	//"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"sync/atomic"
+
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/address"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/util"
 	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ type linkInfo struct {
 type link struct {
 	lname    string
 	links    *links
-	conn     net.Conn
+	conn     *linkConn
 	options  linkOptions
 	info     linkInfo
 	incoming bool
@@ -124,7 +126,10 @@ func (l *links) call(u *url.URL, sintf string) error {
 func (l *links) create(conn net.Conn, name, linkType, local, remote string, incoming, force bool, options linkOptions) (*link, error) {
 	// Technically anything unique would work for names, but let's pick something human readable, just for debugging
 	intf := link{
-		conn:    conn,
+		conn: &linkConn{
+			Conn: conn,
+			up:   time.Now(),
+		},
 		lname:   name,
 		links:   l,
 		options: options,
@@ -272,3 +277,24 @@ func (intf *link) close() {
 func (intf *link) name() string {
 	return intf.lname
 }
+
+type linkConn struct {
+	// tx and rx are at the beginning of the struct to ensure 64-bit alignment
+	// on 32-bit platforms, see https://pkg.go.dev/sync/atomic#pkg-note-BUG
+	rx uint64
+	tx uint64
+	up time.Time
+	net.Conn
+}
+
+func (c *linkConn) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = c.Conn.Read(p)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&c.rx, uint64(n))
+	return
+}
+
+func (c *linkConn) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = c.Conn.Write(p)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&c.tx, uint64(n))
+	return
+}