diff --git a/src/ice.c b/src/ice.c
index 09cdcfd242..2c1bb9c32b 100644
--- a/src/ice.c
+++ b/src/ice.c
@@ -396,6 +396,12 @@ gboolean janus_ice_event_get_combine_media_stats(void) {
 	return janus_ice_event_combine_media_stats;
 }
 
+/* Number of active PeerConnection (for stats) */
+static volatile gint pc_num = 0;
+int janus_ice_get_peerconnection_num(void) {
+	return g_atomic_int_get(&pc_num);
+}
+
 /* RTP/RTCP port range */
 static uint16_t rtp_range_min = 0;
 static uint16_t rtp_range_max = 0;
@@ -1617,6 +1623,8 @@ void janus_ice_webrtc_hangup(janus_ice_handle *handle, const char *reason) {
 #endif
 		g_main_context_wakeup(handle->mainctx);
 	}
+	if(g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&handle->has_pc))
+		g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&pc_num);
 }
 
 static void janus_ice_webrtc_free(janus_ice_handle *handle) {
@@ -5186,4 +5194,6 @@ void janus_ice_dtls_handshake_done(janus_ice_handle *handle) {
 		janus_events_notify_handlers(JANUS_EVENT_TYPE_WEBRTC, JANUS_EVENT_SUBTYPE_WEBRTC_STATE,
 			session->session_id, handle->handle_id, handle->opaque_id, info);
 	}
+	g_atomic_int_set(&handle->has_pc, 1);
+	g_atomic_int_inc(&pc_num);
 }
diff --git a/src/ice.h b/src/ice.h
index 36509770cd..c65eb1a486 100644
--- a/src/ice.h
+++ b/src/ice.h
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ void janus_ice_set_event_stats_period(int period);
 /*! \brief Method to get the current event handler statistics period (see above)
  * @returns The current event handler stats period */
 int janus_ice_get_event_stats_period(void);
+/*! \brief Method to get the number of active PeerConnection (for stats)
+ * @returns The current number of active PeerConnections */
+int janus_ice_get_peerconnection_num(void);
 
 /*! \brief Method to define wether the media stats shall be dispatched in one event (true) or in dedicated single events (false - default)
  * @param[in] combine_media_stats_to_one_event true to combine media statistics in on event or false to send dedicated events */
@@ -402,6 +405,8 @@ struct janus_ice_handle {
 	janus_text2pcap *text2pcap;
 	/*! \brief Mutex to lock/unlock the ICE session */
 	janus_mutex mutex;
+	/*! \brief Atomic flag to check whether a PeerConnection was established */
+	volatile gint has_pc;
 	/*! \brief Whether a close_pc was requested recently on the PeerConnection */
 	volatile gint closepc;
 	/*! \brief Atomic flag to check if this instance has been destroyed */
diff --git a/src/janus.c b/src/janus.c
index fc8d705f52..9e993fa48e 100644
--- a/src/janus.c
+++ b/src/janus.c
@@ -641,6 +641,9 @@ static janus_mutex sessions_mutex;
 static GHashTable *sessions = NULL;
 static GMainContext *sessions_watchdog_context = NULL;
 
+/* Counters */
+static volatile gint sessions_num = 0;
+static volatile gint handles_num = 0;
 
 static void janus_ice_handle_dereference(janus_ice_handle *handle) {
 	if(handle)
@@ -744,6 +747,20 @@ static gpointer janus_sessions_watchdog(gpointer user_data) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static gboolean janus_status_sessions(gpointer user_data) {
+	if(janus_events_is_enabled()) {
+		json_t *info = json_object();
+		json_object_set_new(info, "status", json_string("update"));
+		json_t *details = json_object();
+		json_object_set_new(details, "sessions", json_integer(g_atomic_int_get(&sessions_num)));
+		json_object_set_new(details, "handles", json_integer(g_atomic_int_get(&handles_num)));
+		json_object_set_new(details, "peerconnections", json_integer(janus_ice_get_peerconnection_num()));
+		json_object_set_new(details, "stats-period", json_integer(janus_ice_get_event_stats_period()));
+		json_object_set_new(info, "info", details);
+		janus_events_notify_handlers(JANUS_EVENT_TYPE_CORE, JANUS_EVENT_SUBTYPE_CORE_STARTUP, 0, info);
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
 
 janus_session *janus_session_create(guint64 session_id) {
 	janus_session *session = NULL;
@@ -772,6 +789,7 @@ janus_session *janus_session_create(guint64 session_id) {
 	janus_mutex_init(&session->mutex);
 	janus_mutex_lock(&sessions_mutex);
 	g_hash_table_insert(sessions, janus_uint64_dup(session->session_id), session);
+	g_atomic_int_inc(&sessions_num);
 	janus_mutex_unlock(&sessions_mutex);
 	return session;
 }
@@ -840,13 +858,15 @@ void janus_session_handles_insert(janus_session *session, janus_ice_handle *hand
 		session->ice_handles = g_hash_table_new_full(g_int64_hash, g_int64_equal, (GDestroyNotify)g_free, (GDestroyNotify)janus_ice_handle_dereference);
 	janus_refcount_increase(&handle->ref);
 	g_hash_table_insert(session->ice_handles, janus_uint64_dup(handle->handle_id), handle);
+	g_atomic_int_inc(&handles_num);
 	janus_mutex_unlock(&session->mutex);
 }
 
 gint janus_session_handles_remove(janus_session *session, janus_ice_handle *handle) {
 	janus_mutex_lock(&session->mutex);
 	gint error = janus_ice_handle_destroy(session, handle);
-	g_hash_table_remove(session->ice_handles, &handle->handle_id);
+	if(g_hash_table_remove(session->ice_handles, &handle->handle_id))
+		g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&handles_num);
 	janus_mutex_unlock(&session->mutex);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -864,6 +884,7 @@ void janus_session_handles_clear(janus_session *session) {
 				continue;
 			janus_ice_handle_destroy(session, handle);
 			g_hash_table_iter_remove(&iter);
+			g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&handles_num);
 		}
 	}
 	janus_mutex_unlock(&session->mutex);
@@ -1260,7 +1281,8 @@ int janus_process_incoming_request(janus_request *request) {
 			goto jsondone;
 		}
 		janus_mutex_lock(&sessions_mutex);
-		g_hash_table_remove(sessions, &session->session_id);
+		if(g_hash_table_remove(sessions, &session->session_id))
+			g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&sessions_num);
 		janus_mutex_unlock(&sessions_mutex);
 		/* Notify the source that the session has been destroyed */
 		janus_request *source = janus_session_get_request(session);
@@ -2826,7 +2848,8 @@ int janus_process_incoming_admin_request(janus_request *request) {
 		/* Session-related */
 		if(!strcasecmp(message_text, "destroy_session")) {
 			janus_mutex_lock(&sessions_mutex);
-			g_hash_table_remove(sessions, &session->session_id);
+			if(g_hash_table_remove(sessions, &session->session_id))
+				g_atomic_int_dec_and_test(&sessions_num);
 			janus_mutex_unlock(&sessions_mutex);
 			/* Notify the source that the session has been destroyed */
 			janus_request *source = janus_session_get_request(session);
@@ -5587,6 +5610,11 @@ gint main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			janus_options_destroy();
 			exit(1);
 		}
+		/* Send a status event every once in a while */
+		GSource *timeout_source = g_timeout_source_new_seconds(15);
+		g_source_set_callback(timeout_source, janus_status_sessions, sessions_watchdog_context, NULL);
+		g_source_attach(timeout_source, sessions_watchdog_context);
+		g_source_unref(timeout_source);
 	}
 
 	/* Load plugins */