diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
index a88e0b6a..ae1beae4 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct RepeaterStats {
   uint32_t n_sent_flood, n_sent_direct;
   uint32_t n_recv_flood, n_recv_direct;
   uint32_t n_full_events;
+  uint16_t n_direct_dups, n_flood_dups;
 };
 
 struct ClientInfo {
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ class MyMesh : public mesh::Mesh {
         stats.n_recv_flood = getNumRecvFlood();
         stats.n_recv_direct = getNumRecvDirect();
         stats.n_full_events = getNumFullEvents();
+        stats.n_direct_dups = ((SimpleMeshTables *)getTables())->getNumDirectDups();
+        stats.n_flood_dups = ((SimpleMeshTables *)getTables())->getNumFloodDups();
 
         memcpy(&reply_data[4], &stats, sizeof(stats));
 
@@ -467,7 +470,7 @@ protected:
   }
 
 public:
-  MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard& board, RadioLibWrapper& radio, mesh::MillisecondClock& ms, mesh::RNG& rng, mesh::RTCClock& rtc, mesh::MeshTables& tables)
+  MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard& board, RadioLibWrapper& radio, mesh::MillisecondClock& ms, mesh::RNG& rng, mesh::RTCClock& rtc, SimpleMeshTables& tables)
      : mesh::Mesh(radio, ms, rng, rtc, *new StaticPoolPacketManager(32), tables), _board(&board)
   {
     my_radio = &radio;
@@ -734,7 +737,7 @@ void setup() {
 #else
   float tcxo = 1.6f;
 #endif
-
+  
 #if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM)
   SPI.setPins(P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MOSI);
   SPI.begin();
diff --git a/src/Mesh.h b/src/Mesh.h
index e5da9406..d6e8a1b1 100644
--- a/src/Mesh.h
+++ b/src/Mesh.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ protected:
   {
   }
 
+  MeshTables* getTables() const { return _tables; }
+
 public:
   void begin();
   void loop();
diff --git a/src/helpers/SimpleMeshTables.h b/src/helpers/SimpleMeshTables.h
index c98704a7..87fd65b8 100644
--- a/src/helpers/SimpleMeshTables.h
+++ b/src/helpers/SimpleMeshTables.h
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 class SimpleMeshTables : public mesh::MeshTables {
   uint8_t _hashes[MAX_PACKET_HASHES*MAX_HASH_SIZE];
   int _next_idx;
+  uint32_t _direct_dups, _flood_dups;
 
 public:
   SimpleMeshTables() { 
     memset(_hashes, 0, sizeof(_hashes));
     _next_idx = 0;
+    _direct_dups = _flood_dups = 0;
   }
 
 #ifdef ESP32
@@ -35,7 +37,14 @@ public:
 
     const uint8_t* sp = _hashes;
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PACKET_HASHES; i++, sp += MAX_HASH_SIZE) {
-      if (memcmp(hash, sp, MAX_HASH_SIZE) == 0) return true;
+      if (memcmp(hash, sp, MAX_HASH_SIZE) == 0) { 
+        if (packet->isRouteDirect()) {
+          _direct_dups++;   // keep some stats
+        } else {
+          _flood_dups++;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }
     }
 
     memcpy(&_hashes[_next_idx*MAX_HASH_SIZE], hash, MAX_HASH_SIZE);
@@ -44,5 +53,7 @@ public:
     return false;
   }
 
+  uint32_t getNumDirectDups() const { return _direct_dups; }
+  uint32_t getNumFloodDups() const { return _flood_dups; }
 
 };