diff --git a/src/core/mainloop/connection.c b/src/core/mainloop/connection.c
index 9271a70914..c6af478c44 100644
--- a/src/core/mainloop/connection.c
+++ b/src/core/mainloop/connection.c
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ listener_connection_new(int type, int socket_family)
   listener_connection_t *listener_conn =
     tor_malloc_zero(sizeof(listener_connection_t));
   connection_init(time(NULL), TO_CONN(listener_conn), type, socket_family);
+  /* Listener connections aren't accounted for with note_connection() so do
+   * this explicitly so to count them. */
+  rep_hist_note_conn_opened(false, type);
   return listener_conn;
 }
 
@@ -1160,6 +1163,9 @@ connection_mark_for_close_internal_, (connection_t *conn,
    * the number of seconds since last successful write, so
    * we get our whole 15 seconds */
   conn->timestamp_last_write_allowed = time(NULL);
+
+  /* Note the connection close. */
+  rep_hist_note_conn_closed(conn->from_listener, conn->type);
 }
 
 /** Find each connection that has hold_open_until_flushed set to
@@ -2074,6 +2080,9 @@ connection_handle_listener_read(connection_t *conn, int new_type)
     tor_assert(0);
   };
 
+  /* We are receiving this connection. */
+  newconn->from_listener = 1;
+
   if (connection_add(newconn) < 0) { /* no space, forget it */
     connection_free(newconn);
     return 0; /* no need to tear down the parent */
@@ -2085,7 +2094,7 @@ connection_handle_listener_read(connection_t *conn, int new_type)
     return 0;
   }
 
-  note_connection(true /* inbound */, conn->socket_family);
+  note_connection(true /* inbound */, newconn);
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -2258,7 +2267,7 @@ connection_connect_sockaddr,(connection_t *conn,
     }
   }
 
-  note_connection(false /* outbound */, conn->socket_family);
+  note_connection(false /* outbound */, conn);
 
   /* it succeeded. we're connected. */
   log_fn(inprogress ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_INFO, LD_NET,
diff --git a/src/core/or/connection_st.h b/src/core/or/connection_st.h
index 6326afbc6e..d3a230daa0 100644
--- a/src/core/or/connection_st.h
+++ b/src/core/or/connection_st.h
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ struct connection_t {
   /** True iff we've called connection_close_immediate() on this linked
    * connection. */
   unsigned int linked_conn_is_closed:1;
+  /** True iff this connection was opened from a listener and thus we've
+   * recevied this connection. Else, it means we've initiated an outbound
+   * connection. */
+  unsigned int from_listener:1;
 
   /** CONNECT/SOCKS proxy client handshake state (for outgoing connections). */
   unsigned int proxy_state:4;
diff --git a/src/core/or/status.c b/src/core/or/status.c
index 1e599aafb3..601c03becc 100644
--- a/src/core/or/status.c
+++ b/src/core/or/status.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "app/config/statefile.h"
 #include "feature/hs/hs_stats.h"
 #include "feature/hs/hs_service.h"
+#include "core/or/connection_st.h"
 #include "core/or/dos.h"
 #include "feature/stats/geoip_stats.h"
 
@@ -130,21 +131,23 @@ static unsigned n_outgoing_ipv6;
  * heartbeat message.
  **/
 void
-note_connection(bool inbound, int family)
+note_connection(bool inbound, const connection_t *conn)
 {
-  if (family == AF_INET) {
+  if (conn->socket_family == AF_INET) {
     if (inbound) {
       ++n_incoming_ipv4;
     } else {
       ++n_outgoing_ipv4;
     }
-  } else if (family == AF_INET6) {
+  } else if (conn->socket_family == AF_INET6) {
     if (inbound) {
       ++n_incoming_ipv6;
     } else {
       ++n_outgoing_ipv6;
     }
   }
+
+  rep_hist_note_conn_opened(inbound, conn->type);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/core/or/status.h b/src/core/or/status.h
index 57e28002fc..55492d24da 100644
--- a/src/core/or/status.h
+++ b/src/core/or/status.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "lib/testsupport/testsupport.h"
 
-void note_connection(bool inbound, int family);
+void note_connection(bool inbound, const connection_t *conn);
 void note_circ_closed_for_unrecognized_cells(time_t n_seconds,
                                              uint32_t n_cells);
 
diff --git a/src/feature/stats/rephist.c b/src/feature/stats/rephist.c
index 52bd94aba9..b272f27909 100644
--- a/src/feature/stats/rephist.c
+++ b/src/feature/stats/rephist.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define REPHIST_PRIVATE
 #include "core/or/or.h"
 #include "app/config/config.h"
+#include "core/mainloop/connection.h"
 #include "core/or/circuitlist.h"
 #include "core/or/connection_or.h"
 #include "feature/dirauth/authmode.h"
@@ -1638,6 +1639,62 @@ rep_hist_note_exit_stream_opened(uint16_t port)
   log_debug(LD_HIST, "Opened exit stream to port %d", port);
 }
 
+/******* Connections statistics *******/
+
+#define CONN_DIRECTION_INITIATED 0
+#define CONN_DIRECTION_RECEIVED  1
+
+#define CONN_DIRECTION(from_listener) \
+  (from_listener) ? CONN_DIRECTION_RECEIVED : CONN_DIRECTION_INITIATED
+
+/** Number of connections created as in seen per direction per type. */
+static uint64_t conn_num_created[2][CONN_TYPE_MAX_];
+/** Number of connections opened per direction per type. */
+static uint64_t conn_num_opened[2][CONN_TYPE_MAX_];
+
+/** Note that a connection has opened of the given type. */
+void
+rep_hist_note_conn_opened(bool from_listener, unsigned int type)
+{
+  tor_assert(type <= CONN_TYPE_MAX_);
+
+  unsigned int dir = CONN_DIRECTION(from_listener);
+
+  conn_num_created[dir][type]++;
+  conn_num_opened[dir][type]++;
+}
+
+/** Note that a connection has closed of the given type. */
+void
+rep_hist_note_conn_closed(bool from_listener, unsigned int type)
+{
+  tor_assert(type <= CONN_TYPE_MAX_);
+
+  unsigned int dir = CONN_DIRECTION(from_listener);
+
+  if (conn_num_opened[dir][type] > 0) {
+    conn_num_opened[dir][type]--;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Return number of created connections of the given type. */
+uint64_t
+rep_hist_get_conn_created(bool from_listener, unsigned int type)
+{
+  tor_assert(type <= CONN_TYPE_MAX_);
+  unsigned int dir = CONN_DIRECTION(from_listener);
+  return conn_num_created[dir][type];
+}
+
+/** Return number of opened connections of the given type. */
+uint64_t
+rep_hist_get_conn_opened(bool from_listener, unsigned int type)
+{
+  tor_assert(type <= CONN_TYPE_MAX_);
+  unsigned int dir = CONN_DIRECTION(from_listener);
+  return conn_num_opened[dir][type];
+}
+
 /*** cell statistics ***/
 
 /** Start of the current buffer stats interval or 0 if we're not
diff --git a/src/feature/stats/rephist.h b/src/feature/stats/rephist.h
index e8f43fbb1d..21808cdee8 100644
--- a/src/feature/stats/rephist.h
+++ b/src/feature/stats/rephist.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ void rep_hist_note_exit_bytes(uint16_t port, size_t num_written,
                               size_t num_read);
 void rep_hist_note_exit_stream_opened(uint16_t port);
 
+void rep_hist_note_conn_opened(bool initiated, unsigned int type);
+void rep_hist_note_conn_closed(bool initiated, unsigned int type);
+uint64_t rep_hist_get_conn_created(bool initiated, unsigned int type);
+uint64_t rep_hist_get_conn_opened(bool initiated, unsigned int type);
+
 void rep_hist_buffer_stats_init(time_t now);
 void rep_hist_buffer_stats_add_circ(circuit_t *circ,
                                     time_t end_of_interval);