diff --git a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
index 44cbe4f6b5..2715a14cab 100644
--- a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
+++ b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
@@ -346,6 +346,18 @@ ipcMain.on('seshat', async function(ev, payload) {
             }
             break;
 
+        case 'getStats':
+            if (eventIndex === null) ret = 0;
+            else {
+                try {
+                    ret = await eventIndex.getStats();
+                } catch (e) {
+                    sendError(payload.id, e);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+
         case 'removeCrawlerCheckpoint':
             if (eventIndex === null) ret = false;
             else {
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index 6c1d45c2cf..d2d27aecc5 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ class SeshatIndexManager extends BaseEventIndexManager {
         return this._ipcCall('closeEventIndex');
     }
 
+    async getStats(): Promise<> {
+        return this._ipcCall('getStats');
+    }
+
     async deleteEventIndex(): Promise<> {
         return this._ipcCall('deleteEventIndex');
     }