diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
index 0578f5c3a..adfbb6c86 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ int CmdStatistics::execute (std::string& output)
     if (*tx == "---")
       ++undoCount;
 
+  // Count the backlog transactions.
+  std::vector <std::string> backlogTxns = context.tdb2.backlog.get_lines ();
+  int backlogCount = 0;
+  for (tx = backlogTxns.begin (); tx != backlogTxns.end (); ++tx)
+    if ((*tx)[0] == '[')
+      ++backlogCount;
+
   // Get all the tasks.
   std::vector <Task> all = context.tdb2.all_tasks ();
   std::vector <Task> filtered;
@@ -205,6 +212,10 @@ int CmdStatistics::execute (std::string& output)
   view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_UNDO_TXNS);
   view.set (row, 1, undoCount);
 
+  row = view.addRow ();
+  view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_BACKLOG);
+  view.set (row, 1, backlogCount);
+
   if (totalT)
   {
     row = view.addRow ();
diff --git a/src/en-US.h b/src/en-US.h
index cef234dca..144ca6a75 100644
--- a/src/en-US.h
+++ b/src/en-US.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_PROJECTS    "Projects"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_DATA_SIZE   "Data size"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_UNDO_TXNS   "Undo transactions"
+#define STRING_CMD_STATS_BACKLOG     "Sync backlog transactions"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_TAGGED      "Tasks tagged"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_OLDEST      "Oldest task"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_NEWEST      "Newest task"