diff --git a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h
index 8183cbc..62e5392 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/hashtable.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/write_queue.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/timer.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/rate_ctr.h>
 #include <osmocom/sigtran/sccp_sap.h>
 #include <osmocom/sigtran/osmo_ss7.h>
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_if.h>
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ struct hnbgw_cnpool {
 	/* Emergency calls potentially select a different set of MSCs, so to not mess up the normal round-robin
 	 * behavior, emergency calls need a separate round-robin counter. */
 	unsigned int round_robin_next_emerg_nr;
+
+	/* rate counter group that child hnbgw_cnlinks should use (points to msc_ctrg_desc or sgsn_ctrg_desc) */
+	const struct rate_ctr_group_desc *cnlink_ctrg_desc;
+
+	/* Running counters for this pool */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *ctrs;
 };
 
 /* A CN peer, like 'msc 0' or 'sgsn 23' */
@@ -164,6 +171,8 @@ struct hnbgw_cnlink {
 
 	bool allow_attach;
 	bool allow_emerg;
+
+	struct rate_ctr_group *ctrs;
 };
 
 #define LOG_CNLINK(CNLINK, SUBSYS, LEVEL, FMT, ARGS...) \
diff --git a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.h b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.h
index 79d3c27..bd54a1f 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <osmocom/core/rate_ctr.h>
 #include <osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h>
 
 struct hnbgw_cnlink *hnbgw_cnlink_find_by_addr(const struct hnbgw_sccp_user *hsu,
@@ -13,3 +14,33 @@ int hnbgw_cnlink_start_or_restart(struct hnbgw_cnlink *cnlink);
 
 char *cnlink_sccp_addr_to_str(struct hnbgw_cnlink *cnlink, const struct osmo_sccp_addr *addr);
 
+enum hnbgw_cnpool_ctr {
+	/* TODO: basic counters completely missing
+	 * ...
+	 */
+
+	/* Counters related to link selection from a CN pool. */
+	CNPOOL_CTR_SUBSCR_NO_CNLINK,
+	CNPOOL_CTR_EMERG_FORWARDED,
+	CNPOOL_CTR_EMERG_LOST,
+};
+
+extern const struct rate_ctr_group_desc iucs_ctrg_desc;
+extern const struct rate_ctr_group_desc iups_ctrg_desc;
+
+enum hnbgw_cnlink_ctr {
+	/* TODO: basic counters completely missing
+	 * ...
+	 */
+
+	/* Counters related to link selection from a CN pool. */
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_NEW,
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_REATTACH,
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_KNOWN,
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_PAGED,
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_ATTACH_LOST,
+	CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_EMERG_FORWARDED,
+};
+
+extern const struct rate_ctr_group_desc msc_ctrg_desc;
+extern const struct rate_ctr_group_desc sgsn_ctrg_desc;
diff --git a/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw.c b/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw.c
index e76dfde..4166ab3 100644
--- a/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw.c
+++ b/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw.h>
 #include <osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_hnbap.h>
 #include <osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_rua.h>
+#include <osmocom/hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.h>
 #include <osmocom/hnbgw/context_map.h>
 
 struct hnbgw *g_hnbgw = NULL;
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ void g_hnbgw_alloc(void *ctx)
 			.nri_bitlen = OSMO_NRI_BITLEN_DEFAULT,
 			.null_nri_ranges = osmo_nri_ranges_alloc(g_hnbgw),
 		},
+		.cnlink_ctrg_desc = &msc_ctrg_desc,
+
+		.ctrs = rate_ctr_group_alloc(g_hnbgw, &iucs_ctrg_desc, 0),
 	};
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&g_hnbgw->sccp.cnpool_iucs.cnlinks);
 
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@ void g_hnbgw_alloc(void *ctx)
 			.nri_bitlen = OSMO_NRI_BITLEN_DEFAULT,
 			.null_nri_ranges = osmo_nri_ranges_alloc(g_hnbgw),
 		},
+		.cnlink_ctrg_desc = &sgsn_ctrg_desc,
+
+		.ctrs = rate_ctr_group_alloc(g_hnbgw, &iups_ctrg_desc, 0),
 	};
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&g_hnbgw->sccp.cnpool_iups.cnlinks);
 }
diff --git a/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.c b/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.c
index 9dc2016..486d30a 100644
--- a/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.c
+++ b/src/osmo-hnbgw/hnbgw_cn.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/timer.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/stats.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/gsm/gsm23236.h>
 
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ static struct hnbgw_cnlink *cnlink_alloc(struct hnbgw_cnpool *cnpool, int nr)
 			.nri_ranges = osmo_nri_ranges_alloc(cnlink),
 		},
 		.allow_attach = true,
+		.ctrs = rate_ctr_group_alloc(g_hnbgw, cnpool->cnlink_ctrg_desc, nr),
 	};
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&cnlink->map_list);
 
@@ -724,3 +726,81 @@ char *cnlink_sccp_addr_to_str(struct hnbgw_cnlink *cnlink, const struct osmo_scc
 		return osmo_sccp_addr_dump(addr);
 	return osmo_sccp_inst_addr_to_str_c(OTC_SELECT, sccp, addr);
 }
+
+static const struct rate_ctr_desc cnlink_ctr_description[] = {
+
+	/* Indicators for CN pool usage */
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_NEW] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:new",
+		"Complete Layer 3 requests assigned to this CN link by round-robin (no NRI was assigned yet).",
+	},
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_REATTACH] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:reattach",
+		"Complete Layer 3 requests assigned to this CN link by round-robin because the subscriber indicates a"
+		" NULL-NRI (previously assigned by another CN link).",
+	},
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_KNOWN] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:known",
+		"Complete Layer 3 requests directed to this CN link because the subscriber indicates an NRI of this CN link.",
+	},
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_PAGED] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:paged",
+		"Paging Response directed to this CN link because the subscriber was recently paged by this CN link.",
+	},
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_SUBSCR_ATTACH_LOST] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:attach_lost",
+		"A subscriber indicates an NRI value matching this CN link, but the CN link is not connected:"
+		" a re-attach to another CN link (if available) was forced, with possible service failure.",
+	},
+	[CNLINK_CTR_CNPOOL_EMERG_FORWARDED] = {
+		"cnpool:emerg:forwarded",
+		"Emergency call requests forwarded to this CN link.",
+	},
+};
+
+const struct rate_ctr_group_desc msc_ctrg_desc = {
+	"msc",
+	"MSC",
+	OSMO_STATS_CLASS_GLOBAL,
+	ARRAY_SIZE(cnlink_ctr_description),
+	cnlink_ctr_description,
+};
+
+const struct rate_ctr_group_desc sgsn_ctrg_desc = {
+	"sgsn",
+	"SGSN",
+	OSMO_STATS_CLASS_GLOBAL,
+	ARRAY_SIZE(cnlink_ctr_description),
+	cnlink_ctr_description,
+};
+
+static const struct rate_ctr_desc cnpool_ctr_description[] = {
+	[CNPOOL_CTR_SUBSCR_NO_CNLINK] = {
+		"cnpool:subscr:no_cnlink",
+		"Complete Layer 3 requests lost because no connected CN link is found available",
+	},
+	[CNPOOL_CTR_EMERG_FORWARDED] = {
+		"cnpool:emerg:forwarded",
+		"Emergency call requests forwarded to a CN link (see also per-CN-link counters)",
+	},
+	[CNPOOL_CTR_EMERG_LOST] = {
+		"cnpool:emerg:lost",
+		"Emergency call requests lost because no CN link was found available",
+	},
+};
+
+const struct rate_ctr_group_desc iucs_ctrg_desc = {
+	"iucs",
+	"IuCS",
+	OSMO_STATS_CLASS_GLOBAL,
+	ARRAY_SIZE(cnpool_ctr_description),
+	cnpool_ctr_description,
+};
+
+const struct rate_ctr_group_desc iups_ctrg_desc = {
+	"iups",
+	"IuPS",
+	OSMO_STATS_CLASS_GLOBAL,
+	ARRAY_SIZE(cnpool_ctr_description),
+	cnpool_ctr_description,
+};
diff --git a/src/osmo-hnbgw/osmo_hnbgw_main.c b/src/osmo-hnbgw/osmo_hnbgw_main.c
index 30f3de9..d371914 100644
--- a/src/osmo-hnbgw/osmo_hnbgw_main.c
+++ b/src/osmo-hnbgw/osmo_hnbgw_main.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/stats.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/vty/vty.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/vty/misc.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/telnet_interface.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/ports.h>
+#include <osmocom/vty/stats.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/control_vty.h>
 #include <osmocom/ctrl/ports.h>
@@ -194,6 +196,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		exit(1);
 
+	osmo_stats_init(g_hnbgw);
+	rc = rate_ctr_init(g_hnbgw);
+	if (rc) {
+		LOGP(DMAIN, LOGL_FATAL, "rate_ctr_init() failed with rc=%d\n", rc);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	osmo_fsm_log_timeouts(true);
 
 	rc = osmo_ss7_init();
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ctrl_vty_init(g_hnbgw);
 	logging_vty_add_cmds();
 	osmo_talloc_vty_add_cmds();
+	osmo_stats_vty_add_cmds();
 
 	/* Handle options after vty_init(), for --version */
 	handle_options(argc, argv);