diff --git a/TODO-RELEASE b/TODO-RELEASE
index 90ec16bba..89bc1cb9d 100644
--- a/TODO-RELEASE
+++ b/TODO-RELEASE
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ libosmovty	>1.5.1		needs vty_read_config_filep()
 libosmosgsm     >1.5.1          needs GSM_PCHAN_OSMO_DYN
 libosmocore     >1.5.1          RSL_IPAC_EIE_OSMO*, struct osmo_preproc_*
 libosmocore	>1.5.1		needs osmo_str_to_int()
+libosmocore	>1.5.1		needs new osmo_stat_item implementation (omits FIFO size for stat item)
diff --git a/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h b/include/osmocom/bsc/bts.h
index 5ff798bc8..f09d06848 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_TOTAL,
 };
 
 extern const struct osmo_stat_item_desc bts_stat_desc[];
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
index f33e6c88c..3b96fedf2 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_stats.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ 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_TOTAL),
+				   num_trx);
+
 		num_trx_total += num_trx;
 		trx_rsl_connected_total += trx_rsl_connected;
 
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
index 3f782c1ea..4bda72155 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bts.c
@@ -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_TOTAL] = \
+		{ "num_trx:total",
+		  "Number of configured TRX in this BTS",
+		  "" },
 };
 
 const struct osmo_stat_item_group_desc bts_statg_desc = {