diff --git a/util/socket.cpp b/util/socket.cpp
index 6482b0a3..c7379470 100644
--- a/util/socket.cpp
+++ b/util/socket.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #endif
 
+std::string uint2string(unsigned int i){
+  std::stringstream st;
+  st << i;
+  return st.str();
+}
+
 /// Create a new base socket. This is a basic constructor for converting any valid socket to a Socket::Connection.
 /// \param sockNo Integer representing the socket to convert.
 Socket::Connection::Connection(int sockNo){
   sock = sockNo;
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
+  conntime = time(0);
   Error = false;
   Blocking = false;
 }//Socket::Connection basic constructor
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(){
   sock = -1;
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
+  conntime = time(0);
   Error = false;
   Blocking = false;
 }//Socket::Connection basic constructor
@@ -64,6 +72,7 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string address, bool nonblock){
   Blocking = false;
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
+  conntime = time(0);
   sockaddr_un addr;
   addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
   strncpy(addr.sun_path, address.c_str(), address.size()+1);
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
   Blocking = false;
   up = 0;
   down = 0;
+  conntime = time(0);
   std::stringstream ss;
   ss << port;
 
@@ -205,6 +215,11 @@ unsigned int Socket::Connection::dataDown(){
   return down;
 }
 
+/// Returns a std::string of stats, ended by a newline.
+std::string Socket::Connection::getStats(){
+  return getHost() + uint2string(time(0) - conntime) + " " + uint2string(up) + uint2string(down) + "\n";
+}
+
 /// Writes data to socket. This function blocks if the socket is blocking and all data cannot be written right away.
 /// If the socket is nonblocking and not all data can be written, this function sets internal variable Blocking to true
 /// and returns false.
diff --git a/util/socket.h b/util/socket.h
index 95c28d82..b1238abc 100644
--- a/util/socket.h
+++ b/util/socket.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Socket{
       std::string remotehost; ///< Stores remote host address.
       unsigned int up;
       unsigned int down;
+      unsigned int conntime;
     public:
       Connection(); ///< Create a new disconnected base socket.
       Connection(int sockNo); ///< Create a new base socket.
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Socket{
       std::string getError(); ///< Returns a string describing the last error that occured.
       unsigned int dataUp(); ///< Returns total amount of bytes sent.
       unsigned int dataDown(); ///< Returns total amount of bytes received.
+      std::string getStats(); ///< Returns a std::string of stats, ended by a newline.
       friend class Server;
       bool Error; ///< Set to true if a socket error happened.
       bool Blocking; ///< Set to true if a socket is currently or wants to be blocking.