diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_query.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_query.c
index e7c48f4aa..54833abde 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_query.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_query.c
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 #include "vici_builder.h"
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <daemon.h>
 
@@ -39,6 +43,11 @@ struct private_vici_query_t {
 	 * Dispatcher
 	 */
 	vici_dispatcher_t *dispatcher;
+
+	/**
+	 * Daemon startup timestamp
+	 */
+	time_t uptime;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -832,6 +841,152 @@ CALLBACK(version, vici_message_t*,
 	return b->finalize(b);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Callback function for memusage summary
+ */
+CALLBACK(sum_usage, void,
+	vici_builder_t *b, int count, size_t bytes, int whitelisted)
+{
+	b->begin_section(b, "mem");
+	b->add_kv(b, "total", "%zu", bytes);
+	b->add_kv(b, "allocs", "%d", count);
+	b->end_section(b);
+}
+
+CALLBACK(stats, vici_message_t*,
+	private_vici_query_t *this, char *name, u_int id, vici_message_t *request)
+{
+	vici_builder_t *b;
+	enumerator_t *enumerator;
+	plugin_t *plugin;
+	time_t since, now;
+	int i;
+
+	b = vici_builder_create();
+
+	now = time_monotonic(NULL);
+	since = time(NULL) - (now - this->uptime);
+
+	b->begin_section(b, "uptime");
+	b->add_kv(b, "running", "%V", &now, &this->uptime);
+	b->add_kv(b, "since", "%T", &since, FALSE);
+	b->end_section(b);
+
+	b->begin_section(b, "workers");
+	b->add_kv(b, "total", "%d",
+		lib->processor->get_total_threads(lib->processor));
+	b->add_kv(b, "idle", "%d",
+		lib->processor->get_idle_threads(lib->processor));
+	b->begin_section(b, "active");
+	for (i = 0; i < JOB_PRIO_MAX; i++)
+	{
+		b->add_kv(b, enum_to_name(job_priority_names, i), "%d",
+			lib->processor->get_working_threads(lib->processor, i));
+	}
+	b->end_section(b);
+	b->end_section(b);
+
+	b->begin_section(b, "queues");
+	for (i = 0; i < JOB_PRIO_MAX; i++)
+	{
+		b->add_kv(b, enum_to_name(job_priority_names, i), "%d",
+			lib->processor->get_job_load(lib->processor, i));
+	}
+	b->end_section(b);
+
+	b->add_kv(b, "scheduled", "%d",
+		lib->scheduler->get_job_load(lib->scheduler));
+
+	b->begin_section(b, "ikesas");
+	b->add_kv(b, "total", "%u",
+		charon->ike_sa_manager->get_count(charon->ike_sa_manager));
+	b->add_kv(b, "half-open", "%u",
+		charon->ike_sa_manager->get_half_open_count(charon->ike_sa_manager,
+													NULL));
+	b->end_section(b);
+
+	b->begin_list(b, "plugins");
+	enumerator = lib->plugins->create_plugin_enumerator(lib->plugins);
+	while (enumerator->enumerate(enumerator, &plugin, NULL))
+	{
+		b->add_li(b, "%s", plugin->get_name(plugin));
+	}
+	enumerator->destroy(enumerator);
+	b->end_list(b);
+
+	if (lib->leak_detective)
+	{
+		lib->leak_detective->usage(lib->leak_detective, NULL, sum_usage, b);
+	}
+#ifdef WIN32
+	else
+	{
+		DWORD lasterr = ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
+		HANDLE heaps[32];
+		int i, count;
+		char buf[16];
+		size_t total = 0;
+		int allocs = 0;
+
+		b->begin_section(b, "mem");
+		count = GetProcessHeaps(countof(heaps), heaps);
+		for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+		{
+			PROCESS_HEAP_ENTRY entry = {};
+			size_t heap_total = 0;
+			int heap_allocs = 0;
+
+			if (HeapLock(heaps[i]))
+			{
+				while (HeapWalk(heaps[i], &entry))
+				{
+					if (entry.wFlags & PROCESS_HEAP_ENTRY_BUSY)
+					{
+						heap_total += entry.cbData;
+						heap_allocs++;
+					}
+				}
+				lasterr = GetLastError();
+				HeapUnlock(heaps[i]);
+			}
+			if (lasterr != ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS)
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "heap-%d", i);
+			b->begin_section(b, buf);
+			b->add_kv(b, "total", "%zu", heap_total);
+			b->add_kv(b, "allocs", "%d", heap_allocs);
+			b->end_section(b);
+
+			total += heap_total;
+			allocs += heap_allocs;
+		}
+		if (lasterr == ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS)
+		{
+			b->add_kv(b, "total", "%zu", total);
+			b->add_kv(b, "allocs", "%d", allocs);
+		}
+		b->end_section(b);
+	}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLINFO
+	{
+		struct mallinfo mi = mallinfo();
+
+		b->begin_section(b, "mallinfo");
+		b->add_kv(b, "sbrk", "%d", mi.arena);
+		b->add_kv(b, "mmap", "%d", mi.hblkhd);
+		b->add_kv(b, "used", "%d", mi.uordblks);
+		b->add_kv(b, "free", "%d", mi.fordblks);
+		b->end_section(b);
+	}
+#endif /* HAVE_MALLINFO */
+
+	return b->finalize(b);
+}
+
 static void manage_command(private_vici_query_t *this,
 						   char *name, vici_command_cb_t cb, bool reg)
 {
@@ -853,6 +1008,7 @@ static void manage_commands(private_vici_query_t *this, bool reg)
 	manage_command(this, "list-conns", list_conns, reg);
 	manage_command(this, "list-certs", list_certs, reg);
 	manage_command(this, "version", version, reg);
+	manage_command(this, "stats", stats, reg);
 }
 
 METHOD(vici_query_t, destroy, void,
@@ -874,6 +1030,7 @@ vici_query_t *vici_query_create(vici_dispatcher_t *dispatcher)
 			.destroy = _destroy,
 		},
 		.dispatcher = dispatcher,
+		.uptime = time_monotonic(NULL),
 	);
 
 	manage_commands(this, TRUE);
diff --git a/src/swanctl/Makefile.am b/src/swanctl/Makefile.am
index a262a2fa7..385737ad4 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/swanctl/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ swanctl_SOURCES = \
 	commands/load_pools.c \
 	commands/log.c \
 	commands/version.c \
+	commands/stats.c \
 	swanctl.c swanctl.h
 
 swanctl_LDADD = \
diff --git a/src/swanctl/command.h b/src/swanctl/command.h
index 3c21484cd..8510fa44d 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/command.h
+++ b/src/swanctl/command.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /**
  * Maximum number of commands (+1).
  */
-#define MAX_COMMANDS 15
+#define MAX_COMMANDS 16
 
 /**
  * Maximum number of options in a command (+3)
diff --git a/src/swanctl/commands/stats.c b/src/swanctl/commands/stats.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5425f504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/swanctl/commands/stats.c
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Martin Willi
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 revosec AG
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.  See <http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ */
+
+#include "command.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+static int stats(vici_conn_t *conn)
+{
+	vici_req_t *req;
+	vici_res_t *res;
+	char *arg;
+	command_format_options_t format = COMMAND_FORMAT_NONE;
+
+	while (TRUE)
+	{
+		switch (command_getopt(&arg))
+		{
+			case 'h':
+				return command_usage(NULL);
+			case 'P':
+				format |= COMMAND_FORMAT_PRETTY;
+				/* fall through to raw */
+			case 'r':
+				format |= COMMAND_FORMAT_RAW;
+				continue;
+			case EOF:
+				break;
+			default:
+				return command_usage("invalid --stats option");
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	req = vici_begin("stats");
+	res = vici_submit(req, conn);
+	if (!res)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "stats request failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		return errno;
+	}
+	if (format & COMMAND_FORMAT_RAW)
+	{
+		vici_dump(res, "stats reply", format & COMMAND_FORMAT_PRETTY, stdout);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		printf("uptime: %s, since %s\n",
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "uptime.running"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "uptime.since"));
+
+		printf("worker threads: %s total, %s idle, working: %s/%s/%s/%s\n",
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.total"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.idle"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.active.critical"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.active.high"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.active.medium"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "workers.active.low"));
+
+		printf("job queues: %s/%s/%s/%s\n",
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "queues.critical"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "queues.high"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "queues.medium"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "queues.low"));
+
+		printf("jobs scheduled: %s\n",
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "scheduled"));
+
+		printf("IKE_SAs: %s total, %s half-open\n",
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "ikesas.total"),
+			vici_find_str(res, "", "ikesas.half-open"));
+
+		if (vici_find_str(res, NULL, "mem.total"))
+		{
+			printf("memory usage: %s bytes, %s allocations\n",
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mem.total"),
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mem.allocs"));
+		}
+		if (vici_find_str(res, NULL, "mallinfo.sbrk"))
+		{
+			printf("mallinfo: sbrk %s, mmap %s, used %s, free %s\n",
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mallinfo.sbrk"),
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mallinfo.mmap"),
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mallinfo.used"),
+				vici_find_str(res, "", "mallinfo.free"));
+		}
+	}
+	vici_free_res(res);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Register the command.
+ */
+static void __attribute__ ((constructor))reg()
+{
+	command_register((command_t) {
+		stats, 'S', "stats", "show daemon stats information",
+		{"[--raw|--pretty]"},
+		{
+			{"help",		'h', 0, "show usage information"},
+			{"raw",			'r', 0, "dump raw response message"},
+			{"pretty",		'P', 0, "dump raw response message in pretty print"},
+		}
+	});
+}