diff --git a/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h b/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h
index f09d06848..68654f2cc 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ enum {
 	BTS_STAT_RSL_CONNECTED,
 	BTS_STAT_LCHAN_BORKEN,
 	BTS_STAT_TS_BORKEN,
+	BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_RSL_CONNECTED,
 	BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_TOTAL,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
index 3b96fedf2..717680956 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void bsc_update_connection_stats(struct gsm_network *net)
 				trx_rsl_connected++;
 		}
 
+		osmo_stat_item_set(osmo_stat_item_group_get_item(bts->bts_statg, BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_RSL_CONNECTED),
+				   trx_rsl_connected);
 		osmo_stat_item_set(osmo_stat_item_group_get_item(bts->bts_statg, BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_TOTAL),
 				   num_trx);
 
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
index 4bda72155..1e202dff1 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ const struct osmo_stat_item_desc bts_stat_desc[] = {
 		  "", 16, 0   },
 	[BTS_STAT_RSL_CONNECTED] = \
 		{ "rsl_connected",
-		  "Number of RSL links connected",
+		  "Number of RSL links connected (same as num_trx:rsl_connected)",
 		  "", 16, 0   },
 	[BTS_STAT_LCHAN_BORKEN] = \
 		{ "lchan_borken",
@@ -1311,6 +1311,10 @@ const struct osmo_stat_item_desc bts_stat_desc[] = {
 		{ "ts_borken",
 		  "Number of timeslots in the BORKEN state",
 		  "", 16, 0 },
+	[BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_RSL_CONNECTED] = \
+		{ "num_trx:rsl_connected",
+		  "Number of TRX in this BTS where RSL is up",
+		  "" },
 	[BTS_STAT_NUM_TRX_TOTAL] = \
 		{ "num_trx:total",
 		  "Number of configured TRX in this BTS",