diff --git a/nest/proto.c b/nest/proto.c
index fadce6c7..ab92d90f 100644
--- a/nest/proto.c
+++ b/nest/proto.c
@@ -1696,8 +1696,8 @@ channel_show_stats(struct channel *c)
     cli_msg(-1006, "    Routes:         %u imported, %u filtered, %u exported",
 	    s->imp_routes, s->filt_routes, s->exp_routes);
   else
-    cli_msg(-1006, "    Routes:         %u imported, %u exported",
-	    s->imp_routes, s->exp_routes);
+    cli_msg(-1006, "    Routes:         %u imported, %u exported, %u preferred",
+	    s->imp_routes, s->exp_routes, s->pref_routes);
 
   cli_msg(-1006, "    Route change stats:     received   rejected   filtered    ignored   accepted");
   cli_msg(-1006, "      Import updates:     %10u %10u %10u %10u %10u",
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index 7f539aef..6c04071b 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ struct proto_stats {
   /* Import - from protocol to core */
   u32 imp_routes;		/* Number of routes successfully imported to the (adjacent) routing table */
   u32 filt_routes;		/* Number of routes rejected in import filter but kept in the routing table */
+  u32 pref_routes;		/* Number of routes selected as best in the (adjacent) routing table */
   u32 imp_updates_received;	/* Number of route updates received */
   u32 imp_updates_invalid;	/* Number of route updates rejected as invalid */
   u32 imp_updates_filtered;	/* Number of route updates rejected by filters */
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 9952d91a..0224d434 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -901,8 +901,16 @@ rte_announce(rtable *tab, unsigned type, net *net, rte *new, rte *old,
   if (!old && !new)
     return;
 
-  if ((type == RA_OPTIMAL) && tab->hostcache)
-    rt_notify_hostcache(tab, net);
+  if (type == RA_OPTIMAL)
+  {
+    if (new)
+      new->sender->stats.pref_routes++;
+    if (old)
+      old->sender->stats.pref_routes--;
+
+    if (tab->hostcache)
+      rt_notify_hostcache(tab, net);
+  }
 
   struct channel *c; node *n;
   WALK_LIST2(c, n, tab->channels, table_node)