diff --git a/lib/channel/chat.js b/lib/channel/chat.js
index a395d521..90df4502 100644
--- a/lib/channel/chat.js
+++ b/lib/channel/chat.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var ChannelModule = require("./module");
 var util = require("../utilities");
 var Flags = require("../flags");
 var url = require("url");
+var counters = require("../counters");
 
 const SHADOW_TAG = "[shadow]";
 const LINK = /(\w+:\/\/(?:[^:\/\[\]\s]+|\[[0-9a-f:]+\])(?::\d+)?(?:\/[^\/\s]*)*)/ig;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ ChatModule.prototype.shadowMutedUsers = function () {
 
 ChatModule.prototype.handleChatMsg = function (user, data) {
     var self = this;
+    counters.add("chat:incoming");
 
     if (!this.channel || !this.channel.modules.permissions.canChat(user)) {
         return;
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ ChatModule.prototype.processChatMsg = function (user, data) {
         return;
     }
     this.sendMessage(msgobj);
+    counters.add("chat:sent");
 };
 
 ChatModule.prototype.formatMessage = function (username, data) {
diff --git a/lib/counters.js b/lib/counters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b72bbb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/counters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var Logger = require('./logger');
+var counterLog = new Logger.Logger('counters.log');
+
+var counters = {};
+
+exports.add = function (counter, value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        value = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (!counters.hasOwnProperty(counter)) {
+        counters[counter] = value;
+    } else {
+        counters[counter] += value;
+    }
+};
+
+setInterval(function () {
+    counterLog.log(JSON.stringify(counters));
+    counters = {};
+}, 60000);