diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/sgsn.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/sgsn.h
index 59126fe9b..19496cbf8 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/sgsn.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/sgsn.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ enum sgsn_auth_policy {
 
 
 enum sgsn_rate_ctr_keys {
+	CTR_LLC_DL_BYTES,
+	CTR_LLC_UL_BYTES,
+	CTR_LLC_DL_PACKETS,
+	CTR_LLC_UL_PACKETS,
 	CTR_GPRS_ATTACH_REQUEST,
 	CTR_GPRS_ATTACH_ACKED,
 	CTR_GPRS_ATTACH_REJECTED,
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_llc.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_llc.c
index 7724ebb5b..c77fc0580 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_llc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_llc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/timer.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/rate_ctr.h>
 #include <osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
@@ -331,6 +332,9 @@ int gprs_llc_tx_u(struct msgb *msg, uint8_t sapi, int command,
 
 	/* Identifiers passed down: (BVCI, NSEI) */
 
+	rate_ctr_inc(&sgsn->rate_ctrs->ctr[CTR_LLC_DL_PACKETS]);
+	rate_ctr_add(&sgsn->rate_ctrs->ctr[CTR_LLC_DL_BYTES], msg->len);
+
 	/* Send BSSGP-DL-UNITDATA.req */
 	return _bssgp_tx_dl_ud(msg, NULL);
 }
@@ -673,6 +677,9 @@ int gprs_llc_rcvmsg(struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tv)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
+	rate_ctr_inc(&sgsn->rate_ctrs->ctr[CTR_LLC_UL_PACKETS]);
+	rate_ctr_add(&sgsn->rate_ctrs->ctr[CTR_LLC_UL_BYTES], msg->len);
+
 	/* llhp.data is only set when we need to send LL_[UNIT]DATA_IND up */
 	if (llhp.cmd == GPRS_LLC_UI && llhp.data && llhp.data_len) {
 		msgb_gmmh(msg) = llhp.data;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
index 502ba4a98..038e6f0eb 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sgsn.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ static const struct rate_ctr_group_desc pdpctx_ctrg_desc = {
 };
 
 static const struct rate_ctr_desc sgsn_ctr_description[] = {
+	{ "llc.dl_bytes", "Count sent LLC bytes before giving it to the bssgp layer" },
+	{ "llc.ul_bytes", "Count sucessful received LLC bytes (encrypt & fcs correct)" },
+	{ "llc.dl_packets", "Count sucessful sent LLC packets before giving it to the bssgp layer" },
+	{ "llc.ul_packets", "Count sucessful received LLC packets (encrypt & fcs correct)" },
 	{ "gprs.attach_requested", "Received attach requests" },
 	{ "gprs.attach_accepted", "Sent attach accepts" },
 	{ "gprs.attach_rejected", "Sent attach rejects" },