diff --git a/core/net/ipv6/uip-icmp6.c b/core/net/ipv6/uip-icmp6.c
index a9dc9e352..8f5772833 100644
--- a/core/net/ipv6/uip-icmp6.c
+++ b/core/net/ipv6/uip-icmp6.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 /**
  * \file
  *    ICMPv6 (RFC 4443) implementation, with message and error handling
- * \author Julien Abeille <jabeille@cisco.com> 
+ * \author Julien Abeille <jabeille@cisco.com>
  * \author Mathilde Durvy <mdurvy@cisco.com>
  */
 
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ uip_icmp6_send(const uip_ipaddr_t *dest, int type, int code, int payload_len)
   UIP_ICMP_BUF->icmpchksum = ~uip_icmp6chksum();
 
   uip_len = UIP_IPH_LEN + UIP_ICMPH_LEN + payload_len;
+
+  UIP_STAT(++uip_stat.icmp.sent);
+  UIP_STAT(++uip_stat.ip.sent);
+
   tcpip_ipv6_output();
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/