diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
index c37a5f2346..ca1b57ad6a 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ AudioMixer::AudioMixer(ReceivedMessage& message) :
     auto& packetReceiver = nodeList->getPacketReceiver();
 
     packetReceiver.registerListenerForTypes({ PacketType::MicrophoneAudioNoEcho, PacketType::MicrophoneAudioWithEcho,
-                                              PacketType::InjectAudio, PacketType::SilentAudioFrame,
-                                              PacketType::AudioStreamStats },
-                                            this, "handleNodeAudioPacket");
+                                              PacketType::InjectAudio, PacketType::AudioStreamStats },
+                                            this, "handleAudioPacket");
+    packetReceiver.registerListenerForTypes({ PacketType::SilentAudioFrame }, this, "handleSilentAudioPacket");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::NegotiateAudioFormat, this, "handleNegotiateAudioFormat");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::MuteEnvironment, this, "handleMuteEnvironmentPacket");
     packetReceiver.registerListener(PacketType::NodeIgnoreRequest, this, "handleNodeIgnoreRequestPacket");
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ AudioMixer::AudioMixer(ReceivedMessage& message) :
     connect(nodeList.data(), &NodeList::nodeKilled, this, &AudioMixer::handleNodeKilled);
 }
 
-void AudioMixer::handleNodeAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer sendingNode) {
+void AudioMixer::handleAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer sendingNode) {
+    getOrCreateClientData(sendingNode.data());
+    DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->updateNodeWithDataFromPacket(message, sendingNode);
+}
+
+void AudioMixer::handleSilentAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer sendingNode) {
+    _numSilentPackets++;
     getOrCreateClientData(sendingNode.data());
     DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->updateNodeWithDataFromPacket(message, sendingNode);
 }
@@ -300,6 +306,8 @@ void AudioMixer::sendStatsPacket() {
     statsObject["avg_streams_per_frame"] = (float)_stats.sumStreams / (float)_numStatFrames;
     statsObject["avg_listeners_per_frame"] = (float)_stats.sumListeners / (float)_numStatFrames;
 
+    statsObject["silent_packets_per_frame"] = (float)_numSilentPackets / (float)_numStatFrames;
+
     // timing stats
     QJsonObject timingStats;
 
@@ -338,7 +346,7 @@ void AudioMixer::sendStatsPacket() {
 
     statsObject["mix_stats"] = mixStats;
 
-    _numStatFrames = 0;
+    _numStatFrames = _numSilentPackets = 0;
     _stats.reset();
 
     // add stats for each listerner
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
index f9c4252ecf..07359f4aef 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ public slots:
 
 private slots:
     // packet handlers
-    void handleNodeAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
+    void handleAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
+    void handleSilentAudioPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
     void handleMuteEnvironmentPacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
     void handleNegotiateAudioFormat(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
     void handleNodeKilled(SharedNodePointer killedNode);
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ private:
     float _trailingMixRatio { 0.0f };
     float _throttlingRatio { 0.0f };
 
+    int _numSilentPackets { 0 };
+
     int _numStatFrames { 0 };
     AudioMixerStats _stats;