diff --git a/llm_server/config.py b/llm_server/config.py
index db87c9e..eaaf00d 100644
--- a/llm_server/config.py
+++ b/llm_server/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config_default_vars = {
     'analytics_tracking_code': '',
     'average_generation_time_mode': 'database',
     'info_html': None,
+    'show_total_output_tokens': True,
 }
 config_required_vars = ['token_limit', 'concurrent_gens', 'mode', 'llm_middleware_name']
 
diff --git a/llm_server/database.py b/llm_server/database.py
index e3bdafd..9273a28 100644
--- a/llm_server/database.py
+++ b/llm_server/database.py
@@ -101,3 +101,12 @@ def average_column(table_name, column_name):
     result = cursor.fetchone()
     conn.close()
     return result[0]
+
+
+def sum_column(table_name, column_name):
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(opts.database_path)
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute(f"SELECT SUM({column_name}) FROM {table_name}")
+    result = cursor.fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+    return result[0] if result[0] else 0
diff --git a/llm_server/opts.py b/llm_server/opts.py
index 9a3cb28..e6038d5 100644
--- a/llm_server/opts.py
+++ b/llm_server/opts.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Read-only global variables
 
+# TODO: rewrite the config system so I don't have to add every single config default here
+
 running_model = 'none'
 concurrent_gens = 3
 mode = 'oobabooga'
@@ -15,3 +17,4 @@ verify_ssl = True
 show_num_prompts = True
 show_uptime = True
 average_generation_time_mode = 'database'
+show_total_output_tokens = True
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/__init__.py b/llm_server/routes/__init__.py
index e69de29..c13144e 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# TODO: move the inference API to /api/infer/ and the stats api to /api/v1/stats
diff --git a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
index 33d8da0..ad32b54 100644
--- a/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
+++ b/llm_server/routes/v1/generate_stats.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import time
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from llm_server import opts
+from llm_server.database import sum_column
 from llm_server.helpers import deep_sort
 from llm_server.llm.info import get_running_model
 from llm_server.routes.cache import redis
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ from llm_server.routes.queue import priority_queue
 from llm_server.routes.stats import SemaphoreCheckerThread, calculate_avg_gen_time, get_active_gen_workers, get_total_proompts, server_start_time
 
 
+# TODO: have routes/__init__.py point to the latest API version generate_stats()
+
 def generate_stats():
     model_list, error = get_running_model()  # will return False when the fetch fails
     if isinstance(model_list, bool):
@@ -40,10 +43,11 @@ def generate_stats():
         'stats': {
             'proompts_in_queue': proompters_in_queue,
             'proompters_1_min': SemaphoreCheckerThread.proompters_1_min,
-            'total_proompts': get_total_proompts() if opts.show_num_prompts else None,
+            'proompts': get_total_proompts() if opts.show_num_prompts else None,
             'uptime': int((datetime.now() - server_start_time).total_seconds()) if opts.show_uptime else None,
             'average_generation_elapsed_sec': average_generation_time,
             'average_tps': average_tps,
+            'tokens_generated': sum_column('prompts', 'response_tokens') if opts.show_total_output_tokens else None,
         },
         'online': online,
         'endpoints': {
diff --git a/llm_server/threads.py b/llm_server/threads.py
index 1a89238..437472d 100644
--- a/llm_server/threads.py
+++ b/llm_server/threads.py
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ from llm_server.database import average_column
 from llm_server.routes.cache import redis
 
 
-class BackendHealthCheck(Thread):
+class MainBackgroundThread(Thread):
     backend_online = False
 
+    # TODO: do I really need to put everything in Redis?
+    # TODO: call generate_stats() every minute, cache the results, put results in a DB table, then have other parts of code call this cache
+
     def __init__(self):
         Thread.__init__(self)
         self.daemon = True
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 092e5ae..2fe59d8 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from llm_server.routes.queue import start_workers
 from llm_server.routes.stats import SemaphoreCheckerThread, process_avg_gen_time
 from llm_server.routes.v1 import bp
 from llm_server.routes.v1.generate_stats import generate_stats
-from llm_server.threads import BackendHealthCheck
+from llm_server.threads import MainBackgroundThread
 
 script_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ opts.context_size = config['token_limit']
 opts.show_num_prompts = config['show_num_prompts']
 opts.show_uptime = config['show_uptime']
 opts.backend_url = config['backend_url'].strip('/')
+opts.show_total_output_tokens = config['show_total_output_tokens']
 
 opts.verify_ssl = config['verify_ssl']
 if not opts.verify_ssl:
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ start_workers(opts.concurrent_gens)
 process_avg_gen_time_background_thread = Thread(target=process_avg_gen_time)
 process_avg_gen_time_background_thread.daemon = True
 process_avg_gen_time_background_thread.start()
-BackendHealthCheck().start()
+MainBackgroundThread().start()
 SemaphoreCheckerThread().start()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)