diff --git a/cube/User/Inc/mbusComm.h b/cube/User/Inc/mbusComm.h
index e999deb..2cc3cb5 100644
--- a/cube/User/Inc/mbusComm.h
+++ b/cube/User/Inc/mbusComm.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef struct {
   uint32_t mbusRequestCnt;
   uint32_t mbusErrorCnt;
+  uint32_t uartOctetCnt;
   uint32_t uartOverrunCnt;
   uint32_t uartFramingErrCnt;
   uint32_t uartParityErrCnt;
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/cmdHandler.c b/cube/User/Src/cmdHandler.c
index 3b9a6ad..51b3c4b 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/cmdHandler.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/cmdHandler.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 // clear statistics
 bool clearCmd(uint8_t argc, char **args) {
-    t_mbusCommStats zeroedStats = { .mbusRequestCnt = 0, .mbusErrorCnt = 0, .uartOverrunCnt = 0, .uartFramingErrCnt = 0, .uartParityErrCnt = 0 };
+    t_mbusCommStats zeroedStats = { .mbusRequestCnt = 0, .mbusErrorCnt = 0, .uartOctetCnt = 0, .uartOverrunCnt = 0, .uartFramingErrCnt = 0, .uartParityErrCnt = 0 };
     mbusCommSetStats(zeroedStats);
     coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, true, "ch cc global statistics cleared");
     return true;
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ bool globalStatsCmd(uint8_t argc, char **args) {
       "Global statistics\n\r" \
       "  Meterbus Requests: %ld\n\r" \
       "  Meterbus Errors:   %ld\n\r" \
+      "  UART Octets:       %ld\n\r" \
       "  UART Overruns:     %ld\n\r" \
       "  UART Framing Errs: %ld\n\r" \
       "  UART Parity Errs:  %ld\n\r",
       stats->mbusRequestCnt, stats->mbusErrorCnt,
-      stats->uartOverrunCnt, stats->uartFramingErrCnt, stats->uartParityErrCnt
+      stats->uartOctetCnt, stats->uartOverrunCnt, stats->uartFramingErrCnt, stats->uartParityErrCnt
     );
     send(CMD_SOCK, (uint8_t*)buf, strlen(buf));
     return true;
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
index 3467cbb..7fe3286 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static t_mbusCommHandle mbusCommHandle = { .requestId = 0, .state = MBCS_IDLE, .retryCnt = 0, .cmd = 0, .addr = 0, .startTime = 0, .receiveCnt = 0, .waitForOctet = false };
 
-static t_mbusCommStats mbusCommStats = { .mbusRequestCnt = 0, .mbusErrorCnt = 0, .uartOverrunCnt = 0, .uartFramingErrCnt = 0, .uartParityErrCnt = 0 };
+static t_mbusCommStats mbusCommStats = { .mbusRequestCnt = 0, .mbusErrorCnt = 0, .uartOctetCnt = 0, .uartOverrunCnt = 0, .uartFramingErrCnt = 0, .uartParityErrCnt = 0 };
 
 static bool mbusCommEnabled = true;
 
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ void mbusCommISR() {
         if ((isrflags & USART_SR_PE) != RESET) {
             mbusCommStats.uartParityErrCnt += 1;
         }
+        mbusCommStats.uartOctetCnt += 1;
         // it is required to read the DR in any case here, not only when the buffer has space
         // otherwise the interrupt flag won't be disabled, particularly important in case of
         // ORE
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
index b6663cb..f0ab7b7 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ static void mqttStatusPublisher(void *handle) {
 
     char buf[256];
     uint32_t uptime = HAL_GetTick() / 1000;
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "{\"uptime\":\"%ld\", \"runningHours\":\"%ld\", \"powerCycles\":\"%ld\", \"tasks\":\"%d\", \"requests\":\"%ld\", \"errors\":\"%ld\", \"overrun\":\"%ld\", \"framing\":\"%ld\", \"parity\":\"%ld\"}", 
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "{\"uptime\":\"%ld\", \"runningHours\":\"%ld\", \"powerCycles\":\"%ld\", \"tasks\":\"%d\", \"requests\":\"%ld\", \"errors\":\"%ld\", \"octets\":\"%ld\", \"overrun\":\"%ld\", \"framing\":\"%ld\", \"parity\":\"%ld\"}", 
             uptime, globalDeviceStats->totalRunningHours, globalDeviceStats->totalPowercycles, schTaskCnt(), mbusCommStats->mbusRequestCnt, mbusCommStats->mbusErrorCnt, 
-            mbusCommStats->uartOverrunCnt, mbusCommStats->uartFramingErrCnt, mbusCommStats->uartParityErrCnt);
+            mbusCommStats->uartOctetCnt, mbusCommStats->uartOverrunCnt, mbusCommStats->uartFramingErrCnt, mbusCommStats->uartParityErrCnt);
     bool res = publish(&mqttClient, StatusTopic, (const uint8_t*)buf, strlen(buf), false);
     coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, publish returned %d", res);