diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsdataservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsdataservice.cc
index 4c8044e1c..2511f53d4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsdataservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsdataservice.cc
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ RsGxsGrpMetaData* RsDataService::locked_getGrpMeta(RetroCursor &c)
 
     grpMeta->mPublishTs = c.getInt32(COL_TIME_STAMP);
     grpMeta->mGroupFlags = c.getInt32(COL_NXS_FLAGS);
+    grpMeta->mGrpSize = c.getInt32(COL_NXS_FILE_LEN);
 
     offset = 0;
 
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ RsGxsMsgMetaData* RsDataService::locked_getMsgMeta(RetroCursor &c)
     offset = 0;
     data = (char*)c.getData(COL_SIGN_SET, data_len);
     msgMeta->signSet.GetTlv(data, data_len, &offset);
-
+    msgMeta->mMsgSize = c.getInt32(COL_NXS_FILE_LEN);
 
     msgMeta->mMsgFlags = c.getInt32(COL_NXS_FLAGS);
     msgMeta->mPublishTs = c.getInt32(COL_TIME_STAMP);
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdata.h b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdata.h
index 5e804e5e7..2835861d0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdata.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdata.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
     uint32_t    mMsgCount; // ???
     uint32_t      mLastPost; // ???
     uint32_t    mReputationCutOff;
+    uint32_t    mGrpSize;
 
     uint32_t    mGroupStatus;
     uint32_t    mRecvTS;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public:
     // normally READ / UNREAD flags. LOCAL Data.
 
     uint32_t    mMsgStatus;
+    uint32_t    mMsgSize;
     time_t      mChildTs;
     uint32_t recvTS;
     RsFileHash mHash;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
index 550dc723c..517be721a 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
@@ -1435,6 +1435,55 @@ bool RsGxsDataAccess::getMsgRelatedInfo(MsgRelatedInfoReq *req)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool RsGxsDataAccess::getGroupStatistic(GroupStatisticRequest *req)
+{
+    // filter based on options
+    GxsMsgIdResult metaReq;
+    metaReq[req->mGrpId] = std::vector<RsGxsMessageId>();
+    GxsMsgMetaResult metaResult;
+    mDataStore->retrieveGxsMsgMetaData(metaReq, metaResult);
+
+    std::vector<RsGxsMsgMetaData*>& msgMetaV = metaResult[req->mGrpId];
+
+    req->mGroupStatistic.mNumMsgs = msgMetaV.size();
+    req->mGroupStatistic.mTotalSizeOfMsgs = 0;
+    for(int i = 0; i < msgMetaV.size(); i++)
+    {
+        RsGxsMsgMetaData* m = msgMetaV[i];
+        req->mGroupStatistic.mTotalSizeOfMsgs += m->mMsgSize + m->serial_size();
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+// potentially very expensive!
+bool RsGxsDataAccess::getServiceStatistic(ServiceStatisticRequest *req)
+{
+    std::map<RsGxsGroupId, RsGxsGrpMetaData*> grpMeta;
+
+    mDataStore->retrieveGxsGrpMetaData(grpMeta);
+
+    std::map<RsGxsGroupId, RsGxsGrpMetaData*>::iterator mit = grpMeta.begin();
+
+    req->mServiceStatistic.mNumGrps = grpMeta.size();
+    req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfGrps = 0;
+    req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfMsgs = 0;
+
+    for(; mit != grpMeta.end(); mit++)
+    {
+        RsGxsGrpMetaData* m = mit->second;
+        req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfGrps += m->mGrpSize + m->serial_size();
+        GroupStatisticRequest gr;
+        gr.mGrpId = m->mGroupId;
+        getGroupStatistic(&gr);
+        req->mServiceStatistic.mNumMsgs += gr.mGroupStatistic.mNumMsgs;
+        req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfMsgs += gr.mGroupStatistic.mTotalSizeOfMsgs;
+    }
+
+    req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeStore = req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfGrps + req->mServiceStatistic.mSizeOfMsgs;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool RsGxsDataAccess::getMsgList(MsgIdReq* req)
 {
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.h b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.h
index 7efa19516..3c32d8d10 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.h
@@ -399,12 +399,26 @@ private:
 
     /*!
      * Attempts to retrieve messages related to msgIds of associated equest
-     * @param token request token to be redeemed
-     * @param msgIds
+     * @param req Request object to satisfy
      * @return false if data cannot be found for token
      */
     bool getMsgRelatedInfo(MsgRelatedInfoReq* req);
 
+
+    /*!
+     *
+     * Attempts to retrieve group statistic
+     * @param req Request object to satisfy
+     */
+    bool getGroupStatistic(GroupStatisticRequest* req);
+
+    /*!
+     *
+     * Attempts to service statistic
+     * @param req request object to satisfy
+     */
+    bool getServiceStatistic(ServiceStatisticRequest* req);
+
     /*!
      * This filter msgs based of options supplied (at the moment just status masks)
      * @param msgIds The msgsIds to filter