diff --git a/changes/bug17354 b/changes/bug17354
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53da007fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug17354
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (sandbox):
+    - Add the "hidserv-stats" filename to our sandbox filter for the
+      HiddenServiceStatistics option to work properly. Fixes bug 17354;
+      bugfix on tor-0.2.6.2-alpha~54^2~1. Patch from David Goulet.
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 693d13cd13..9b3dbb5586 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -3200,6 +3200,7 @@ sandbox_init_filter(void)
     RENAME_SUFFIX2("stats", "exit-stats", ".tmp");
     RENAME_SUFFIX2("stats", "buffer-stats", ".tmp");
     RENAME_SUFFIX2("stats", "conn-stats", ".tmp");
+    RENAME_SUFFIX2("stats", "hidserv-stats", ".tmp");
     RENAME_SUFFIX("hashed-fingerprint", ".tmp");
     RENAME_SUFFIX("router-stability", ".tmp");