diff --git a/common/client-core/src/client/mod.rs b/common/client-core/src/client/mod.rs
index 9a3a3a33c9..f8226da387 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub(crate) mod helpers;
 pub mod inbound_messages;
 pub mod key_manager;
 pub mod mix_traffic;
-pub(crate) mod packet_statistics_control;
+pub mod packet_statistics_control;
 pub mod real_messages_control;
 pub mod received_buffer;
 pub mod replies;
diff --git a/common/client-core/src/client/packet_statistics_control.rs b/common/client-core/src/client/packet_statistics_control.rs
index 60f0d36e6e..bfdca3c38a 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/client/packet_statistics_control.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/client/packet_statistics_control.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::fmt;
 use std::{
     collections::VecDeque,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -189,29 +190,64 @@ impl std::ops::Sub for PacketStatistics {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct MixnetBandwidthStatisticsEvent {
+    pub rates: PacketRates,
+}
+
+impl MixnetBandwidthStatisticsEvent {
+    pub fn new(rates: PacketRates) -> Self {
+        Self { rates }
+    }
+}
+
+impl nym_task::TaskStatusEvent for MixnetBandwidthStatisticsEvent {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for MixnetBandwidthStatisticsEvent {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.rates.summary())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-struct PacketRates {
-    real_packets_sent: f64,
-    real_packets_sent_size: f64,
-    cover_packets_sent: f64,
-    cover_packets_sent_size: f64,
+pub struct PacketRates {
+    pub real_packets_sent: f64,
+    pub real_packets_sent_size: f64,
+    pub cover_packets_sent: f64,
+    pub cover_packets_sent_size: f64,
 
-    real_packets_received: f64,
-    real_packets_received_size: f64,
-    cover_packets_received: f64,
-    cover_packets_received_size: f64,
+    pub real_packets_received: f64,
+    pub real_packets_received_size: f64,
+    pub cover_packets_received: f64,
+    pub cover_packets_received_size: f64,
 
-    total_acks_received: f64,
-    total_acks_received_size: f64,
-    real_acks_received: f64,
-    real_acks_received_size: f64,
-    cover_acks_received: f64,
-    cover_acks_received_size: f64,
+    pub total_acks_received: f64,
+    pub total_acks_received_size: f64,
+    pub real_acks_received: f64,
+    pub real_acks_received_size: f64,
+    pub cover_acks_received: f64,
+    pub cover_acks_received_size: f64,
 
-    real_packets_queued: f64,
-    retransmissions_queued: f64,
-    reply_surbs_queued: f64,
-    additional_reply_surbs_queued: f64,
+    pub real_packets_queued: f64,
+    pub retransmissions_queued: f64,
+    pub reply_surbs_queued: f64,
+    pub additional_reply_surbs_queued: f64,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for PacketRates {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "down: {}/s, up: {}/s (cover down: {}/s, cover up: {}/s)",
+            bibytes2(self.real_packets_received_size),
+            bibytes2(self.real_packets_sent_size),
+            bibytes2(self.cover_packets_received_size),
+            bibytes2(self.cover_packets_sent_size),
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<PacketStatistics> for PacketRates {
@@ -456,11 +492,13 @@ impl PacketStatisticsControl {
         }
     }
 
-    fn report_rates(&self) {
+    fn report_rates(&self) -> Option<PacketRates> {
         if let Some((_, rates)) = self.rates.back() {
             log::debug!("{}", rates.summary());
             log::debug!("{}", rates.detailed_summary());
+            return Some(rates.clone());
         }
+        None
     }
 
     fn report_counters(&self) {
@@ -499,7 +537,7 @@ impl PacketStatisticsControl {
         // IDEA: if there is a burst of acks, that could indicate tokio task starvation.
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: nym_task::TaskClient) {
+    pub(crate) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut task_client: nym_task::TaskClient) {
         log::debug!("Started PacketStatisticsControl with graceful shutdown support");
 
         let report_interval = Duration::from_secs(PACKET_REPORT_INTERVAL_SECS);
@@ -583,11 +621,16 @@ impl PacketStatisticsControl {
                     self.update_rates();
                 }
                 _ = report_interval.tick() => {
-                    self.report_rates();
+                    let rates = self.report_rates();
                     self.check_for_notable_events();
                     self.report_counters();
+
+                    // Report our current bandwidth used to e.g a GUI client
+                    if let Some(rates) = rates {
+                        task_client.send_status_msg(Box::new(MixnetBandwidthStatisticsEvent::new(rates)));
+                    }
                 }
-                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
+                _ = task_client.recv_with_delay() => {
                     log::trace!("PacketStatisticsControl: Received shutdown");
                     break;
                 },