diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
index 8a30f438..b73708e6 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasilctl/main.go
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ func run() int {
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(recv.Response, &resp); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"URI", "State", "Dir", "IP Address", "Uptime", "RTT", "RX", "TX", "Pr", "Cost", "Last Error"})
+		table.SetHeader([]string{"URI", "State", "Dir", "IP Address", "Uptime", "RTT", "RX", "TX", "Down", "Up", "Pr", "Cost", "Last Error"})
 		for _, peer := range resp.Peers {
-			state, lasterr, dir, rtt := "Up", "-", "Out", "-"
+			state, lasterr, dir, rtt, rxr, txr := "Up", "-", "Out", "-", "-", "-"
 			if !peer.Up {
 				state, lasterr = "Down", fmt.Sprintf("%s ago: %s", peer.LastErrorTime.Round(time.Second), peer.LastError)
 			} else if rttms := float64(peer.Latency.Microseconds()) / 1000; rttms > 0 {
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ func run() int {
 				uri.RawQuery = ""
 				uristring = uri.String()
 			}
+			if peer.RXRate > 0 {
+				rxr = peer.RXRate.String() + "/s"
+			}
+			if peer.TXRate > 0 {
+				txr = peer.TXRate.String() + "/s"
+			}
 			table.Append([]string{
 				uristring,
 				state,
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ func run() int {
 				rtt,
 				peer.RXBytes.String(),
 				peer.TXBytes.String(),
+				rxr,
+				txr,
 				fmt.Sprintf("%d", peer.Priority),
 				fmt.Sprintf("%d", peer.Cost),
 				lasterr,
diff --git a/src/admin/admin.go b/src/admin/admin.go
index 996cabd5..54c1a124 100644
--- a/src/admin/admin.go
+++ b/src/admin/admin.go
@@ -356,13 +356,15 @@ type DataUnit uint64
 
 func (d DataUnit) String() string {
 	switch {
-	case d > 1024*1024*1024*1024:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.ftb", float64(d)/1024/1024/1024/1024)
-	case d > 1024*1024*1024:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.fgb", float64(d)/1024/1024/1024)
-	case d > 1024*1024:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.fmb", float64(d)/1024/1024)
+	case d >= 1024*1024*1024*1024:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.1fTB", float64(d)/1024/1024/1024/1024)
+	case d >= 1024*1024*1024:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.1fGB", float64(d)/1024/1024/1024)
+	case d >= 1024*1024:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.1fMB", float64(d)/1024/1024)
+	case d >= 100:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.1fKB", float64(d)/1024)
 	default:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%2.fkb", float64(d)/1024)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dB", d)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/getpeers.go b/src/admin/getpeers.go
index 2c2f8d8a..34eca243 100644
--- a/src/admin/getpeers.go
+++ b/src/admin/getpeers.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type PeerEntry struct {
 	Cost          uint64        `json:"cost"`
 	RXBytes       DataUnit      `json:"bytes_recvd,omitempty"`
 	TXBytes       DataUnit      `json:"bytes_sent,omitempty"`
+	RXRate        DataUnit      `json:"rate_recvd,omitempty"`
+	TXRate        DataUnit      `json:"rate_sent,omitempty"`
 	Uptime        float64       `json:"uptime,omitempty"`
 	Latency       time.Duration `json:"latency_ms,omitempty"`
 	LastErrorTime time.Duration `json:"last_error_time,omitempty"`
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ func (a *AdminSocket) getPeersHandler(_ *GetPeersRequest, res *GetPeersResponse)
 			URI:      p.URI,
 			RXBytes:  DataUnit(p.RXBytes),
 			TXBytes:  DataUnit(p.TXBytes),
+			RXRate:   DataUnit(p.RXRate),
+			TXRate:   DataUnit(p.TXRate),
 			Uptime:   p.Uptime.Seconds(),
 		}
 		if p.Latency > 0 {
diff --git a/src/core/api.go b/src/core/api.go
index 2aa1ba87..cc1bde32 100644
--- a/src/core/api.go
+++ b/src/core/api.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ type PeerInfo struct {
 	Cost          uint64
 	RXBytes       uint64
 	TXBytes       uint64
+	RXRate        uint64
+	TXRate        uint64
 	Uptime        time.Duration
 	Latency       time.Duration
 }
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ func (c *Core) GetPeers() []PeerInfo {
 				peerinfo.Inbound = state.linkType == linkTypeIncoming
 				peerinfo.RXBytes = atomic.LoadUint64(&c.rx)
 				peerinfo.TXBytes = atomic.LoadUint64(&c.tx)
+				peerinfo.RXRate = atomic.LoadUint64(&c.rxrate)
+				peerinfo.TXRate = atomic.LoadUint64(&c.txrate)
 				peerinfo.Uptime = time.Since(c.up)
 			}
 			if p, ok := conns[conn]; ok {
diff --git a/src/core/link.go b/src/core/link.go
index d7e5b110..c21b8db5 100644
--- a/src/core/link.go
+++ b/src/core/link.go
@@ -99,9 +99,36 @@ func (l *links) init(c *Core) error {
 	l._links = make(map[linkInfo]*link)
 	l._listeners = make(map[*Listener]context.CancelFunc)
 
+	l.Act(nil, l._updateAverages)
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (l *links) _updateAverages() {
+	select {
+	case <-l.core.ctx.Done():
+		return
+	default:
+	}
+
+	for _, l := range l._links {
+		if l._conn == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		rx := atomic.LoadUint64(&l._conn.rx)
+		tx := atomic.LoadUint64(&l._conn.tx)
+		lastrx := atomic.LoadUint64(&l._conn.lastrx)
+		lasttx := atomic.LoadUint64(&l._conn.lasttx)
+		atomic.StoreUint64(&l._conn.rxrate, rx-lastrx)
+		atomic.StoreUint64(&l._conn.txrate, tx-lasttx)
+		atomic.StoreUint64(&l._conn.lastrx, rx)
+		atomic.StoreUint64(&l._conn.lasttx, tx)
+	}
+
+	time.AfterFunc(time.Second, func() {
+		l.Act(nil, l._updateAverages)
+	})
+}
+
 func (l *links) shutdown() {
 	phony.Block(l, func() {
 		for listener := range l._listeners {
@@ -699,9 +726,13 @@ func urlForLinkInfo(u url.URL) url.URL {
 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
+	rx     uint64
+	tx     uint64
+	rxrate uint64
+	txrate uint64
+	lastrx uint64
+	lasttx uint64
+	up     time.Time
 	net.Conn
 }