diff --git a/deluge/core/core.py b/deluge/core/core.py
index e3217169a..f63d60479 100644
--- a/deluge/core/core.py
+++ b/deluge/core/core.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Core(
         self.client_address = None
 
         self.prefmanager = PreferencesManager()
-        
+
         # Get config
         self.config = deluge.configmanager.ConfigManager("core.conf")
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Core(
         # Start the libtorrent session
         log.debug("Starting libtorrent session..")
         self.session = lt.session(fingerprint)
-        
+
         # Load the session state if available
         self.load_session_state()
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Core(
 
         # New release check information
         self.new_release = None
-        
+
         component.start()
 
         self._should_shutdown = False
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ class Core(
         # Save the DHT state if necessary
         if self.config["dht"]:
             self.save_dht_state()
-        
+
         # Save the libtorrent session state
         self.save_session_state()
-            
+
         # Shutdown the socket
         try:
             self.socket.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Core(
                 lt.bencode(self.session.state()))
         except Exception, e:
             log.warning("Failed to save lt state: %s", e)
-    
+
     def load_session_state(self):
         """Loads the libtorrent session state"""
         try:
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class Core(
                 open(deluge.common.get_default_config_dir("session.state"), "rb").read()))
         except Exception, e:
             log.warning("Failed to load lt state: %s", e)
-            
+
     def save_dht_state(self):
         """Saves the dht state to a file"""
         try:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class Core(
                 self.signals.emit("new_version_available", self.new_release)
                 return self.new_release
         return False
-            
+
     # Exported Methods
     def export_ping(self):
         """A method to see if the core is running"""
@@ -349,6 +349,32 @@ class Core(
         # Run the plugin hooks for 'post_torrent_add'
         self.plugins.run_post_torrent_add(torrent_id)
 
+
+    def export_get_stats(self):
+        """
+        returns: {
+        'download_rate':float(),
+        'upload_rate':float(),
+        'num_connections':int(),
+        'dht_nodes',int(),
+        'max_num_connections':int(),
+        'max_download':float(),
+        'max_upload':float()
+        }
+        """
+        return {
+            #dynamic stats:
+            "download_rate":self.session.status().payload_download_rate,
+            "upload_rate":self.session.status().payload_upload_rate,
+            "num_connections":self.session.num_connections(),
+            "dht_nodes":self.session.status().dht_nodes,
+            #max config values:
+            "max_download":self.config["max_download_speed"],
+            "max_upload":self.config["max_upload_speed"],
+            "max_num_connections":self.config["max_connections_global"],
+        }
+
+
     def export_add_torrent_url(self, url, save_path, options):
         log.info("Attempting to add url %s", url)
 
@@ -524,7 +550,7 @@ class Core(
         """Sets the torrent options for torrent_ids"""
         for torrent_id in torrent_ids:
             self.torrents[torrent_id].set_options(options)
-            
+
     def export_set_torrent_trackers(self, torrent_id, trackers):
         """Sets a torrents tracker list.  trackers will be [{"url", "tier"}]"""
         return self.torrents[torrent_id].set_trackers(trackers)
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_stats.py b/deluge/tests/test_stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97cb7fc64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from deluge.ui.client import sclient
+sclient.set_core_uri()
+
+for key, val in sclient.get_stats().iteritems():
+    print "%s:%s" % (key,val)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py b/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
index 84e48d3d3..b7dd3c111 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class json_rpc:
     * methods : http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Development/UiClient#Remoteapi
     """
     #extra exposed methods
-    json_exposed = ["update_ui","get_stats","system_listMethods",
+    json_exposed = ["update_ui","system_listMethods",
         "get_webui_config","set_webui_config","get_webui_templates"]
     cache = {}
 
@@ -139,36 +139,6 @@ class json_rpc:
         "system.listMethods() see json/xmlrpc docs"
         return sclient.list_methods() + self.json_exposed
 
-    def get_stats(self):
-        """
-        todo: move to core.
-        returns:
-        {
-        'download_rate':float(),
-        'upload_rate':float(),
-        'max_download':float(),
-        'max_upload':float(),
-        'num_connections':int(),
-        'max_num_connections':int(),
-        'dht_nodes',int()
-        }
-        """
-        stats = {}
-
-        aclient.get_download_rate(dict_cb('download_rate',stats))
-        aclient.get_upload_rate(dict_cb('upload_rate',stats))
-        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_download',stats)
-            ,"max_download_speed")
-        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_upload',stats)
-            ,"max_upload_speed")
-        aclient.get_num_connections(dict_cb("num_connections",stats))
-        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_num_connections',stats)
-            ,"max_connections_global")
-        aclient.get_dht_nodes(dict_cb('dht_nodes',stats))
-
-        aclient.force_call(block=True)
-
-        return stats
 
     def update_ui(self, keys ,filter_dict , cache_id = None ):
         """
@@ -191,7 +161,7 @@ class json_rpc:
         return {
             "torrents":sclient.get_torrents_status(filter_dict , keys),
             "filters":filters,
-            "stats":self.get_stats(),
+            "stats":sclient.get_stats(),
             "cache_id":-1
         }