diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 1910beecdd..2f8e2783c3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2114,6 +2114,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
             || ((rightHandPose.valid || lastRightHandPose.valid) && (rightHandPose != lastRightHandPose));
         lastLeftHandPose = leftHandPose;
         lastRightHandPose = rightHandPose;
+        properties["avatar_identity_requests_sent"] = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getIdentityRequestsSent();
 
         UserActivityLogger::getInstance().logAction("stats", properties);
     });
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
index 0ab87fcab9..4d2f9c5002 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptValue& value);
 
     float getMyAvatarSendRate() const { return _myAvatarSendRate.rate(); }
+    int getIdentityRequestsSent() const { return _identityRequestsSent; }
 
 public slots:
 
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ private:
     int _numAvatarsNotUpdated { 0 };
     float _avatarSimulationTime { 0.0f };
     bool _shouldRender { true };
+    int _identityRequestsSent { 0 };
 
     static const quint64 REQUEST_UNKNOWN_IDENTITY_DELAY;
 };