diff --git a/src/metrics.cpp b/src/metrics.cpp
index 8b41b5bfc..4d339b919 100644
--- a/src/metrics.cpp
+++ b/src/metrics.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 AtomicCounter transactionsValidated;
 AtomicCounter ehSolverRuns;
+AtomicCounter solutionTargetChecks;
 AtomicCounter minedBlocks;
 
 boost::synchronized_value<std::list<std::string>> messageBox;
@@ -111,8 +112,11 @@ int printMetrics(size_t cols, int64_t nStart, bool mining)
     std::cout << "- " << strprintf(_("You have validated %d transactions."), transactionsValidated.get()) << std::endl;
 
     if (mining) {
+        double hps = uptime > 0 ? (double)solutionTargetChecks.get() / uptime : 0;
+        std::string strHps = strprintf("%.4f H/s", hps);
+        std::cout << "- " << strprintf(_("You have contributed %s on average to the network hash rate."), strHps) << std::endl;
         std::cout << "- " << strprintf(_("You have completed %d Equihash solver runs."), ehSolverRuns.get()) << std::endl;
-        lines++;
+        lines += 2;
 
         int mined = minedBlocks.get();
         if (mined > 0) {
diff --git a/src/metrics.h b/src/metrics.h
index 5d8cca0dc..4a2ca2264 100644
--- a/src/metrics.h
+++ b/src/metrics.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct AtomicCounter {
 
 extern AtomicCounter transactionsValidated;
 extern AtomicCounter ehSolverRuns;
+extern AtomicCounter solutionTargetChecks;
 extern AtomicCounter minedBlocks;
 
 void ConnectMetricsScreen();
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 2a5c070b8..bde9babd5 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
                     // Write the solution to the hash and compute the result.
                     LogPrint("pow", "- Checking solution against target\n");
                     pblock->nSolution = soln;
+                    solutionTargetChecks.increment();
 
                     if (UintToArith256(pblock->GetHash()) > hashTarget) {
                         return false;
diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 935d2b201..faa02b6db 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ Value generate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             std::function<bool(std::vector<unsigned char>)> validBlock =
                     [&pblock](std::vector<unsigned char> soln) {
                 pblock->nSolution = soln;
+                solutionTargetChecks.increment();
                 return CheckProofOfWork(pblock->GetHash(), pblock->nBits, Params().GetConsensus());
             };
             bool found = EhBasicSolveUncancellable(n, k, curr_state, validBlock);