diff --git a/client/src/http_sender.rs b/client/src/http_sender.rs
index 79d5c4ed85..e8763ce478 100644
--- a/client/src/http_sender.rs
+++ b/client/src/http_sender.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use {
         rpc_custom_error,
         rpc_request::{RpcError, RpcRequest, RpcResponseErrorData},
         rpc_response::RpcSimulateTransactionResult,
-        rpc_sender::RpcSender,
+        rpc_sender::*,
     },
     log::*,
     reqwest::{
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use {
     std::{
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
-            Arc,
+            Arc, RwLock,
         },
         thread::sleep,
-        time::Duration,
+        time::{Duration, Instant},
     },
 };
 
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct HttpSender {
     client: Arc<reqwest::blocking::Client>,
     url: String,
     request_id: AtomicU64,
+    stats: RwLock<RpcTransportStats>,
 }
 
 /// The standard [`RpcSender`] over HTTP.
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ impl HttpSender {
             client,
             url,
             request_id: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            stats: RwLock::new(RpcTransportStats::default()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -69,8 +71,43 @@ struct RpcErrorObject {
     message: String,
 }
 
+struct StatsUpdater<'a> {
+    stats: &'a RwLock<RpcTransportStats>,
+    request_start_time: Instant,
+    rate_limited_time: Duration,
+}
+
+impl<'a> StatsUpdater<'a> {
+    fn new(stats: &'a RwLock<RpcTransportStats>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stats,
+            request_start_time: Instant::now(),
+            rate_limited_time: Duration::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn add_rate_limited_time(&mut self, duration: Duration) {
+        self.rate_limited_time += duration;
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for StatsUpdater<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let mut stats = self.stats.write().unwrap();
+        stats.request_count += 1;
+        stats.elapsed_time += Instant::now().duration_since(self.request_start_time);
+        stats.rate_limited_time += self.rate_limited_time;
+    }
+}
+
 impl RpcSender for HttpSender {
+    fn get_transport_stats(&self) -> RpcTransportStats {
+        self.stats.read().unwrap().clone()
+    }
+
     fn send(&self, request: RpcRequest, params: serde_json::Value) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
+        let mut stats_updater = StatsUpdater::new(&self.stats);
+
         let request_id = self.request_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         let request_json = request.build_request_json(request_id, params).to_string();
 
@@ -114,6 +151,7 @@ impl RpcSender for HttpSender {
                             );
 
                             sleep(duration);
+                            stats_updater.add_rate_limited_time(duration);
                             continue;
                         }
                         return Err(response.error_for_status().unwrap_err().into());
diff --git a/client/src/mock_sender.rs b/client/src/mock_sender.rs
index b8b456e14d..44b561d514 100644
--- a/client/src/mock_sender.rs
+++ b/client/src/mock_sender.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use {
             RpcResponseContext, RpcSimulateTransactionResult, RpcStakeActivation, RpcSupply,
             RpcVersionInfo, RpcVoteAccountInfo, RpcVoteAccountStatus, StakeActivationState,
         },
-        rpc_sender::RpcSender,
+        rpc_sender::*,
     },
     serde_json::{json, Number, Value},
     solana_sdk::{
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ impl MockSender {
 }
 
 impl RpcSender for MockSender {
+    fn get_transport_stats(&self) -> RpcTransportStats {
+        RpcTransportStats::default()
+    }
+
     fn send(&self, request: RpcRequest, params: serde_json::Value) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
         if let Some(value) = self.mocks.write().unwrap().remove(&request) {
             return Ok(value);
diff --git a/client/src/rpc_client.rs b/client/src/rpc_client.rs
index 25be7485d9..fa3f69ea90 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use {
         rpc_config::*,
         rpc_request::{RpcError, RpcRequest, RpcResponseErrorData, TokenAccountsFilter},
         rpc_response::*,
-        rpc_sender::RpcSender,
+        rpc_sender::*,
     },
     bincode::serialize,
     indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle},
@@ -3820,6 +3820,10 @@ impl RpcClient {
         serde_json::from_value(response)
             .map_err(|err| ClientError::new_with_request(err.into(), request))
     }
+
+    pub fn get_transport_stats(&self) -> RpcTransportStats {
+        self.sender.get_transport_stats()
+    }
 }
 
 fn serialize_encode_transaction(
diff --git a/client/src/rpc_sender.rs b/client/src/rpc_sender.rs
index 75e5aab0e0..8bf45af522 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc_sender.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc_sender.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 //! A transport for RPC calls.
 
-use crate::{client_error::Result, rpc_request::RpcRequest};
+use {
+    crate::{client_error::Result, rpc_request::RpcRequest},
+    std::time::Duration,
+};
+
+#[derive(Default, Clone)]
+pub struct RpcTransportStats {
+    /// Number of RPC requests issued
+    pub request_count: usize,
+
+    /// Total amount of time spent transacting with the RPC server
+    pub elapsed_time: Duration,
+
+    /// Total amount of waiting time due to RPC server rate limiting
+    /// (a subset of `elapsed_time`)
+    pub rate_limited_time: Duration,
+}
 
 /// A transport for RPC calls.
 ///
@@ -15,4 +31,5 @@ use crate::{client_error::Result, rpc_request::RpcRequest};
 /// [`MockSender`]: crate::mock_sender::MockSender
 pub trait RpcSender {
     fn send(&self, request: RpcRequest, params: serde_json::Value) -> Result<serde_json::Value>;
+    fn get_transport_stats(&self) -> RpcTransportStats;
 }