diff --git a/apps/smp-server/Main.hs b/apps/smp-server/Main.hs
index 7bc13b3fb..9cb56e08a 100644
--- a/apps/smp-server/Main.hs
+++ b/apps/smp-server/Main.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 module Main where
 
+import Control.Logger.Simple
 import Simplex.Messaging.Server (runSMPServer)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Server.CLI (ServerCLIConfig (..), protocolServerCLI)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Server.Env.STM (ServerConfig (..), defaultInactiveClientExpiration, defaultMessageExpiration)
@@ -17,8 +18,13 @@ cfgPath = "/etc/opt/simplex"
 logPath :: FilePath
 logPath = "/var/opt/simplex"
 
+logCfg :: LogConfig
+logCfg = LogConfig {lc_file = Nothing, lc_stderr = True}
+
 main :: IO ()
-main = protocolServerCLI smpServerCLIConfig runSMPServer
+main = do
+  setLogLevel LogInfo
+  withGlobalLogging logCfg $ protocolServerCLI smpServerCLIConfig runSMPServer
 
 smpServerCLIConfig :: ServerCLIConfig ServerConfig
 smpServerCLIConfig =
@@ -52,6 +58,8 @@ smpServerCLIConfig =
                 storeLogFile,
                 allowNewQueues = True,
                 messageExpiration = Just defaultMessageExpiration,
-                inactiveClientExpiration = Just defaultInactiveClientExpiration
+                inactiveClientExpiration = Just defaultInactiveClientExpiration,
+                logStatsInterval = Just 86400, -- seconds
+                logStatsStartTime = 0 -- seconds from 00:00 UTC
               }
         }
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
index f2cbe2d68..901f0ee94 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NumericUnderscores #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ module Simplex.Messaging.Server
   )
 where
 
+import Control.Logger.Simple
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Except
 import Control.Monad.IO.Unlift
@@ -40,8 +42,12 @@ import Crypto.Random
 import Data.ByteString.Char8 (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as B
 import Data.Functor (($>))
+import Data.List (intercalate)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
 import Data.Maybe (isNothing)
+import qualified Data.Set as S
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime (..), diffTimeToPicoseconds, getCurrentTime)
 import Data.Time.Clock.System (SystemTime (..), getSystemTime)
 import Data.Type.Equality
 import Network.Socket (ServiceName)
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ smpServer started = do
   raceAny_
     ( serverThread s subscribedQ subscribers subscriptions cancelSub :
       serverThread s ntfSubscribedQ notifiers ntfSubscriptions (\_ -> pure ()) :
-      map runServer transports <> expireMessagesThread_ cfg
+      map runServer transports <> expireMessagesThread_ cfg <> serverStatsThread_ cfg
     )
     `finally` withLog closeStoreLog
   where
@@ -140,6 +146,29 @@ smpServer started = do
           atomically (getMsgQueue ms rId quota)
             >>= atomically . (`deleteExpiredMsgs` old)
 
+    serverStatsThread_ :: ServerConfig -> [m ()]
+    serverStatsThread_ ServerConfig {logStatsInterval, logStatsStartTime} =
+      maybe [] ((: []) . logServerStats logStatsStartTime) logStatsInterval
+
+    logServerStats :: Int -> Int -> m ()
+    logServerStats startAt logInterval = do
+      initialDelay <- (startAt -) . fromIntegral . (`div` 1000000_000000) . diffTimeToPicoseconds . utctDayTime <$> liftIO getCurrentTime
+      logInfo $ "fromTime,qCreated,qSecured,qDeleted,msgSent,msgRecv,msgQueues"
+      threadDelay $ 1000000 * (initialDelay + if initialDelay < 0 then 86400 else 0)
+      ServerStats {fromTime, qCreated, qSecured, qDeleted, msgSent, msgRecv, msgQueues} <- asks serverStats
+      let interval = 1000000 * logInterval
+      forever $ do
+        ts <- liftIO getCurrentTime
+        fromTime' <- atomically $ swapTVar fromTime ts
+        qCreated' <- atomically $ swapTVar qCreated 0
+        qSecured' <- atomically $ swapTVar qSecured 0
+        qDeleted' <- atomically $ swapTVar qDeleted 0
+        msgSent' <- atomically $ swapTVar msgSent 0
+        msgRecv' <- atomically $ swapTVar msgRecv 0
+        msgQueues' <- atomically $ S.size <$> swapTVar msgQueues S.empty
+        logInfo . T.pack $ intercalate "," [show fromTime', show qCreated', show qSecured', show qDeleted', show msgSent', show msgRecv', show msgQueues']
+        threadDelay interval
+
     runClient :: Transport c => TProxy c -> c -> m ()
     runClient _ h = do
       kh <- asks serverIdentity
@@ -311,6 +340,8 @@ client clnt@Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ} Server {subscri
                 Left e -> pure $ ERR e
                 Right _ -> do
                   withLog (`logCreateById` rId)
+                  stats <- asks serverStats
+                  atomically $ modifyTVar (qCreated stats) (+ 1)
                   subscribeQueue rId $> IDS (qik ids)
 
             logCreateById :: StoreLog 'WriteMode -> RecipientId -> IO ()
@@ -327,6 +358,8 @@ client clnt@Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ} Server {subscri
         secureQueue_ :: QueueStore -> SndPublicVerifyKey -> m (Transmission BrokerMsg)
         secureQueue_ st sKey = do
           withLog $ \s -> logSecureQueue s queueId sKey
+          stats <- asks serverStats
+          atomically $ modifyTVar (qSecured stats) (+ 1)
           atomically $ (corrId,queueId,) . either ERR (const OK) <$> secureQueue st queueId sKey
 
         addQueueNotifier_ :: QueueStore -> NtfPublicVerifyKey -> m (Transmission BrokerMsg)
@@ -373,7 +406,11 @@ client clnt@Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ} Server {subscri
         acknowledgeMsg =
           atomically (withSub queueId $ \s -> const s <$$> tryTakeTMVar (delivered s))
             >>= \case
-              Just (Just s) -> deliverMessage tryDelPeekMsg queueId s
+              Just (Just s) -> do
+                stats <- asks serverStats
+                atomically $ modifyTVar (msgRecv stats) (+ 1)
+                atomically $ modifyTVar (msgQueues stats) (S.insert queueId)
+                deliverMessage tryDelPeekMsg queueId s
               _ -> return $ err NO_MSG
 
         withSub :: RecipientId -> (Sub -> STM a) -> STM (Maybe a)
@@ -396,13 +433,18 @@ client clnt@Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ} Server {subscri
                     ms <- asks msgStore
                     ServerConfig {messageExpiration, msgQueueQuota} <- asks config
                     old <- liftIO $ mapM expireBeforeEpoch messageExpiration
-                    atomically $ do
+                    resp@(_, _, sent) <- atomically $ do
                       q <- getMsgQueue ms (recipientId qr) msgQueueQuota
                       mapM_ (deleteExpiredMsgs q) old
                       ifM (isFull q) (pure $ err QUOTA) $ do
                         trySendNotification
                         writeMsg q msg
                         pure ok
+                    when (sent == OK) $ do
+                      stats <- asks serverStats
+                      atomically $ modifyTVar (msgSent stats) (+ 1)
+                      atomically $ modifyTVar (msgQueues stats) (S.insert $ recipientId qr)
+                    pure resp
               where
                 mkMessage :: m (Either C.CryptoError Message)
                 mkMessage = do
@@ -460,6 +502,8 @@ client clnt@Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ} Server {subscri
         delQueueAndMsgs st = do
           withLog (`logDeleteQueue` queueId)
           ms <- asks msgStore
+          stats <- asks serverStats
+          atomically $ modifyTVar (qDeleted stats) (+ 1)
           atomically $
             deleteQueue st queueId >>= \case
               Left e -> pure $ err e
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
index 6ca63df7b..163979d61 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/Env/STM.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-}
 
 module Simplex.Messaging.Server.Env.STM where
 
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ import Crypto.Random
 import Data.ByteString.Char8 (ByteString)
 import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
+import Data.Set (Set)
+import qualified Data.Set as S
+import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime, getCurrentTime)
 import Data.Time.Clock.System (SystemTime)
 import Data.X509.Validation (Fingerprint (..))
 import Network.Socket (ServiceName)
@@ -45,7 +49,12 @@ data ServerConfig = ServerConfig
     -- | time after which the socket with inactive client can be disconnected (without any messages or commands, incl. PING),
     -- and check interval, seconds
     inactiveClientExpiration :: Maybe ExpirationConfig,
-    -- CA certificate private key is not needed for initialization
+    -- | log SMP server usage statistics, only aggregates are logged, seconds
+    logStatsInterval :: Maybe Int,
+    -- | time of the day when the stats are logged first, to log at consistent times,
+    -- irrespective of when the server is started (seconds from 00:00 UTC)
+    logStatsStartTime :: Int,
+    -- | CA certificate private key is not needed for initialization
     caCertificateFile :: FilePath,
     privateKeyFile :: FilePath,
     certificateFile :: FilePath
@@ -73,7 +82,8 @@ data Env = Env
     msgStore :: STMMsgStore,
     idsDrg :: TVar ChaChaDRG,
     storeLog :: Maybe (StoreLog 'WriteMode),
-    tlsServerParams :: T.ServerParams
+    tlsServerParams :: T.ServerParams,
+    serverStats :: ServerStats
   }
 
 data Server = Server
@@ -93,6 +103,16 @@ data Client = Client
     activeAt :: TVar SystemTime
   }
 
+data ServerStats = ServerStats
+  { qCreated :: TVar Int,
+    qSecured :: TVar Int,
+    qDeleted :: TVar Int,
+    msgSent :: TVar Int,
+    msgRecv :: TVar Int,
+    msgQueues :: TVar (Set RecipientId),
+    fromTime :: TVar UTCTime
+  }
+
 data SubscriptionThread = NoSub | SubPending | SubThread ThreadId
 
 data Sub = Sub
@@ -118,6 +138,17 @@ newClient qSize sessionId ts = do
   activeAt <- newTVar ts
   return Client {subscriptions, ntfSubscriptions, rcvQ, sndQ, sessionId, connected, activeAt}
 
+newServerStats :: UTCTime -> STM ServerStats
+newServerStats ts = do
+  qCreated <- newTVar 0
+  qSecured <- newTVar 0
+  qDeleted <- newTVar 0
+  msgSent <- newTVar 0
+  msgRecv <- newTVar 0
+  msgQueues <- newTVar S.empty
+  fromTime <- newTVar ts
+  pure ServerStats {qCreated, qSecured, qDeleted, msgSent, msgRecv, msgQueues, fromTime}
+
 newSubscription :: STM Sub
 newSubscription = do
   delivered <- newEmptyTMVar
@@ -134,7 +165,8 @@ newEnv config@ServerConfig {caCertificateFile, certificateFile, privateKeyFile,
   tlsServerParams <- liftIO $ loadTLSServerParams caCertificateFile certificateFile privateKeyFile
   Fingerprint fp <- liftIO $ loadFingerprint caCertificateFile
   let serverIdentity = KeyHash fp
-  return Env {config, server, serverIdentity, queueStore, msgStore, idsDrg, storeLog = s', tlsServerParams}
+  serverStats <- atomically . newServerStats =<< liftIO getCurrentTime
+  return Env {config, server, serverIdentity, queueStore, msgStore, idsDrg, storeLog = s', tlsServerParams, serverStats}
   where
     restoreQueues :: QueueStore -> StoreLog 'ReadMode -> m (StoreLog 'WriteMode)
     restoreQueues QueueStore {queues, senders, notifiers} s = do
diff --git a/tests/SMPClient.hs b/tests/SMPClient.hs
index 0dc15a1af..5e5f7e611 100644
--- a/tests/SMPClient.hs
+++ b/tests/SMPClient.hs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ cfg =
       allowNewQueues = True,
       messageExpiration = Just defaultMessageExpiration,
       inactiveClientExpiration = Just defaultInactiveClientExpiration,
+      logStatsInterval = Nothing,
+      logStatsStartTime = 0,
       caCertificateFile = "tests/fixtures/ca.crt",
       privateKeyFile = "tests/fixtures/server.key",
       certificateFile = "tests/fixtures/server.crt"