diff --git a/src/capture.c b/src/capture.c
index f985d69..dc9ca74 100644
--- a/src/capture.c
+++ b/src/capture.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
 
 static struct {
     int connfd;
@@ -113,6 +116,11 @@ void capture_init()
 {
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.connfd = -1;
+
+    if(sem_open(CAPTURE_STATS_SEM, O_CREAT, 0644, 0) == SEM_FAILED)
+    {
+        hlog("sem_open error %s", strerror(errno));
+    }
 }
 
 void capture_update_socket()
diff --git a/src/capture.h b/src/capture.h
index d8e4b4d..194b948 100644
--- a/src/capture.h
+++ b/src/capture.h
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ struct capture_control_data {
 #define CAPTURE_CONTROL_DATA_SIZE 32
 static_assert(sizeof(struct capture_control_data) == CAPTURE_CONTROL_DATA_SIZE, "size mismatch");
 
+struct capture_stats_data
+{
+    uint32_t time;
+    uint64_t bytes;
+};
+#define CAPTURE_STATS_SHM "/com_obsproject_vkcapture_CaptureStats"
+#define CAPTURE_STATS_SEM "/com_obsproject_vkcapture_CaptureStatsSem"
+
 void capture_init();
 void capture_update_socket();
 void capture_init_shtex(
diff --git a/src/vkcapture.c b/src/vkcapture.c
index 31e65b7..301b020 100644
--- a/src/vkcapture.c
+++ b/src/vkcapture.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 #include <obs-module.h>
 #include <obs-nix-platform.h>
+#include <obs-frontend-api.h>
 
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
 
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "capture.h"
@@ -83,6 +85,11 @@ static struct {
     pthread_mutex_t mutex;
     DARRAY(struct pollfd) fds;
     DARRAY(vkcapture_client_t) clients;
+    bool recording, consumed;
+    struct obs_output* output;
+    struct capture_stats_data* sdata;
+    double time_hires;
+    sem_t* capture_stats_sem;
 } server;
 
 static int source_instances = 0;
@@ -520,10 +527,16 @@ static void vkcapture_source_video_tick(void *data, float seconds)
             ctx->client_id = client->id;
         }
     }
+    
+    if(server.recording && server.sdata)
+    {
+        server.time_hires += seconds;
+        server.sdata->time = server.time_hires;
+    }
 
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&server.mutex);
 
-    UNUSED_PARAMETER(seconds);
+    /*UNUSED_PARAMETER(seconds);*/
 }
 
 static void vkcapture_source_render(void *data, gs_effect_t *effect)
@@ -605,6 +618,12 @@ static void vkcapture_source_render(void *data, gs_effect_t *effect)
         }
     }
 
+    if(server.recording && server.sdata)
+    {
+        server.consumed = true;
+        server.sdata->bytes = obs_output_get_total_bytes(server.output);
+        /*printf("%lu %u\n", server.sdata->bytes, server.sdata->time);*/
+    }
     gs_enable_framebuffer_srgb(previous);
 }
 
@@ -713,6 +732,59 @@ static struct obs_source_info vkcapture_input = {
     .video_get_color_space = vkcapture_get_color_space,
 };
 
+
+void vkcapture_frontend_event_callback(enum obs_frontend_event event, void* private_data)
+{
+    switch (event) {
+
+        case OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_RECORDING_STARTING:
+            {
+                /* afaict refs seem to persist */
+                if(!server.output)
+                    server.output = obs_frontend_get_recording_output();
+                server.recording = true;
+                server.consumed = false;
+                server.time_hires = 0;
+                server.sdata = NULL;
+
+                int fd_shm;
+                if((fd_shm = shm_open(CAPTURE_STATS_SHM, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0666)) < 0)
+                {
+                    hlog("shm_open error %s", strerror(errno));
+                }
+                if(fd_shm > 0 && ftruncate(fd_shm, sizeof(struct capture_stats_data)) < 0)
+                {
+                    hlog("ftruncate error %s", strerror(errno));
+                }
+
+                if((server.sdata = mmap(NULL, sizeof(struct capture_stats_data), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd_shm, 0)))
+                {
+                    memset(server.sdata, 0, sizeof(struct capture_stats_data));
+                    close(fd_shm);
+                }
+
+                if((server.capture_stats_sem = sem_open(CAPTURE_STATS_SEM, O_CREAT, 0644, 0)) == SEM_FAILED)
+                {
+                    hlog("sem_open error %s", strerror(errno));
+                }
+
+                sem_post(server.capture_stats_sem);
+            }
+
+        case OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_RECORDING_STOPPING:
+            {
+                if(server.consumed){
+                    sem_post(server.capture_stats_sem);
+                    shm_unlink(CAPTURE_STATS_SHM);
+                    server.recording = false;
+                }
+            }
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
 static bool server_wakeup()
 {
     uint64_t q = 1;
@@ -945,6 +1017,8 @@ static void *server_thread_run(void *data)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+
+
 bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
     enum obs_nix_platform_type platform = obs_get_nix_platform();
@@ -968,8 +1042,8 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
         blog(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create thread");
         return false;
     }
-    pthread_setname_np(server.thread, PLUGIN_NAME);
-
+    pthread_setname_np(server.thread, PLUGIN_NAME); 
+    obs_frontend_add_event_callback(vkcapture_frontend_event_callback, NULL);
     obs_register_source(&vkcapture_input);
     blog(LOG_INFO, "plugin loaded successfully (version %s)", PLUGIN_VERSION);
 
@@ -982,7 +1056,7 @@ void obs_module_unload()
     if (server_wakeup()) {
         pthread_join(server.thread, NULL);
     }
-
+    obs_output_release(server.output);
     blog(LOG_INFO, "plugin unloaded");
 }