diff --git a/p2p/src/net/stats.rs b/p2p/src/net/stats.rs
index 3e04f643..61cb6fd0 100644
--- a/p2p/src/net/stats.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/net/stats.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-use message::Command;
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use util::interval::{Interval, RealInterval};
 
-#[derive(Default, Clone)]
+use message::{Command, Payload};
+use message::types::{Ping, Pong};
+
+// delay somewhere near communication timeout
+const ENORMOUS_PING_DELAY: f64 = 10f64;
+
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct RunningAverage {
 	count: u64,
 	bytes: u64,
@@ -28,10 +35,16 @@ impl RunningAverage {
 		// qed
 		self.bytes = (self.bytes as i64 + ((bytes as i64 - self.bytes as i64) / self.count as i64)) as u64;
 	}
+
+	pub fn val(&self) -> u64 {
+		self.bytes
+	}
 }
 
+pub enum Flow { Receive, Send }
+
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
-pub struct PeerStats {
+pub struct PeerStats<T: Interval = RealInterval> {
 	pub last_send: u32,
 	pub last_recv: u32,
 
@@ -39,19 +52,34 @@ pub struct PeerStats {
 	pub total_recv: u64,
 
 	pub avg_ping: f64,
-	pub min_ping: f64,
-	pub total_ping: u64,
+	pub min_ping: Option<f64>,
 
-	pub synced_blocks: u32,
-	pub synced_headers: u32,
-	pub send_avg: HashMap<Command, RunningAverage>,
-	pub recv_avg: HashMap<Command, RunningAverage>,
+	send_avg: HashMap<Command, RunningAverage>,
+	recv_avg: HashMap<Command, RunningAverage>,
+
+	last_ping: Option<Instant>,
+	ping_count: u64,
+
+	interval: T,
 }
 
-impl PeerStats {
+impl<I: Interval> PeerStats<I> {
+
+	pub fn with_interval(interval: I) -> PeerStats<I> {
+		PeerStats {
+			interval: interval,
+			.. PeerStats::default()
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn report_send(&mut self, command: Command, bytes: usize) {
 		self.total_send += bytes as u64;
 		self.last_send = ::time::get_time().sec as u32;
+
+		if command == Ping::command() {
+			self.report_ping_send();
+		}
+
 		match self.send_avg.entry(command) {
 			Entry::Occupied(mut avg) => {
 				avg.get_mut().add(bytes);
@@ -62,9 +90,34 @@ impl PeerStats {
 		}
 	}
 
+	fn report_ping_send(&mut self) {
+		self.last_ping = Some(self.interval.now());
+		self.ping_count += 1;
+	}
+
+	fn report_pong_recv(&mut self) {
+		if let Some(last_ping) = self.last_ping {
+			let dur = self.interval.elapsed(last_ping);
+			let update = if dur.as_secs() > 10 {
+				ENORMOUS_PING_DELAY
+			}
+			else {
+				// max is 10, checked above, dur.as_secs() as u32 cannot overflow; qed
+				f64::from(dur.as_secs() as u32) + f64::from(dur.subsec_nanos()) / 1e9
+			};
+			self.min_ping = Some(self.min_ping.unwrap_or(ENORMOUS_PING_DELAY).min(update));
+			self.avg_ping += (update - self.avg_ping) / (self.ping_count as f64);
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn report_recv(&mut self, command: Command, bytes: usize) {
 		self.total_recv += bytes as u64;
 		self.last_recv = ::time::get_time().sec as u32;
+
+		if command == Pong::command() {
+			self.report_pong_recv();
+		}
+
 		match self.recv_avg.entry(command) {
 			Entry::Occupied(mut avg) => {
 				avg.get_mut().add(bytes);
@@ -74,12 +127,22 @@ impl PeerStats {
 			},
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub fn avg<T>(&self, dir: Flow, cmd: T) -> u64
+		where T: Into<Command>
+	{
+		match dir {
+			Flow::Receive => self.recv_avg.get(&cmd.into()).and_then(|x| Some(x.val())).unwrap_or_default(),
+			Flow::Send => self.send_avg.get(&cmd.into()).and_then(|x| Some(x.val())).unwrap_or_default(),
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
-	use super::RunningAverage;
+	use super::{RunningAverage, PeerStats, Flow};
+	use util::interval::{FixedIntervalSpawner, RealInterval};
 
 	#[test]
 	fn avg() {
@@ -99,4 +162,31 @@ mod tests {
 
 		assert_eq!(avg.bytes, 16);
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn smoky() {
+		let mut stats = PeerStats::<FixedIntervalSpawner>::with_interval(FixedIntervalSpawner::new(50));
+		stats.report_send("ping".into(), 200);
+
+		assert_eq!(stats.send_avg[&"ping".into()].val(), 200);
+
+		stats.report_recv("pong".into(), 50);
+		assert!(stats.avg_ping > 0.03);
+		assert!(stats.avg_ping < 0.1);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn avg_t() {
+		let mut stats = PeerStats::<RealInterval>::default();
+		stats.report_send("inv".into(), 200);
+		stats.report_send("inv".into(), 300);
+
+		assert_eq!(stats.avg(Flow::Send, "inv"), 250);
+
+		let mut stats = PeerStats::<RealInterval>::default();
+		stats.report_recv("inv".into(), 2000);
+		stats.report_recv("inv".into(), 3000);
+
+		assert_eq!(stats.avg(Flow::Receive, "inv"), 2500);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/util/interval.rs b/p2p/src/util/interval.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2c2d583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p2p/src/util/interval.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+
+pub trait Interval : Default {
+	fn now(&self) -> Instant {
+		Instant::now()
+	}
+
+	fn elapsed(&self, instant: Instant) -> Duration {
+		instant.elapsed()
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct RealInterval;
+
+impl Interval for RealInterval { }
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub struct FixedIntervalSpawner {
+	step_millis: u64,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl FixedIntervalSpawner {
+	pub fn new(step_millis: u64) -> Self {
+		FixedIntervalSpawner { step_millis : step_millis }
+	}
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl Interval for FixedIntervalSpawner {
+	fn now(&self) -> Instant {
+		Instant::now()
+	}
+
+	fn elapsed(&self, instant: Instant) -> Duration {
+		(instant - Duration::from_millis(self.step_millis)).elapsed()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/p2p/src/util/mod.rs b/p2p/src/util/mod.rs
index 5a8a6203..7933557a 100644
--- a/p2p/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod nonce;
 pub mod time;
+pub mod interval;
 mod internet_protocol;
 mod node_table;
 mod peer;