diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 004d5e43d..5dd79de1f 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct xmlrpc_helper {
 /* XXX rework these */
 struct stats rtpe_statsps;
 struct stats rtpe_stats;
+struct stats rtpe_stats_cumulative;
 
 rwlock_t rtpe_callhash_lock;
 GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
@@ -494,8 +495,7 @@ destroy:
 			diff_ ## x = 0;					\
 		else							\
 			diff_ ## x = ke->stats.x - ks_val;		\
-		atomic64_add(&ps->stats.x, diff_ ## x);			\
-		atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.x, diff_ ## x);		\
+		RTPE_STATS_INC(x, diff_ ## x);				\
 	} while (0)
 
 static void update_requests_per_second_stats(struct requests_ps *request, uint64_t new_val) {
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 08f1c493b..46ea24954 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ static void media_packet_rtp(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc)
 					phc->payload_type,
 					FMT_M(endpoint_print_buf(&phc->mp.fsin)));
 			atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats.errors);
-			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.errors);
+			RTPE_STATS_INC(errors, 1);
 		}
 		else {
 			atomic64_inc(&rtp_s->packets);
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ static int stream_packet(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc) {
 		ilog(LOG_WARNING | LOG_FLAG_LIMIT, "Media packet from %s%s%s discarded due to lack of sink",
 				FMT_M(endpoint_print_buf(&phc->mp.fsin)));
 		atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats.errors);
-		atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.errors);
+		RTPE_STATS_INC(errors, 1);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ static int stream_packet(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc) {
 		ret = -errno;
                 ilog(LOG_DEBUG,"Error when sending message. Error: %s",strerror(errno));
 		atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats.errors);
-		atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.errors);
+		RTPE_STATS_INC(errors, 1);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2142,8 +2142,8 @@ drop:
 	atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats.packets);
 	atomic64_add(&phc->mp.stream->stats.bytes, phc->s.len);
 	atomic64_set(&phc->mp.stream->last_packet, rtpe_now.tv_sec);
-	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.packets);
-	atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.bytes, phc->s.len);
+	RTPE_STATS_INC(packets, 1);
+	RTPE_STATS_INC(bytes, phc->s.len);
 
 out:
 	if (phc->unkernelize) {
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 8afc54c91..9792f95d8 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -493,8 +493,15 @@ extern GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
 extern struct call_iterator_list rtpe_call_iterators[NUM_CALL_ITERATORS];
 
 extern struct stats rtpe_statsps;	/* per second stats, running timer */
+extern struct stats rtpe_stats_cumulative;	// total, cumulative
 extern struct stats rtpe_stats;		/* copied from statsps once a second */
 
+#define RTPE_STATS_INC(field, num) \
+	do { \
+		atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.field, num); \
+		atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats_cumulative.field, num); \
+	} while (0)
+
 
 int call_init(void);
 void call_free(void);