diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c b/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
index 6c85edb8635d..c53d516459fc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ static ssize_t cifs_stats_proc_write(struct file *file,
 					spin_lock(&tcon->stat_lock);
 					tcon->bytes_read = 0;
 					tcon->bytes_written = 0;
+					tcon->stats_from_time = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 					spin_unlock(&tcon->stat_lock);
 					if (server->ops->clear_stats)
 						server->ops->clear_stats(tcon);
@@ -743,8 +744,9 @@ static int cifs_stats_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 				seq_printf(m, "\n%d) %s", i, tcon->tree_name);
 				if (tcon->need_reconnect)
 					seq_puts(m, "\tDISCONNECTED ");
-				seq_printf(m, "\nSMBs: %d",
-					   atomic_read(&tcon->num_smbs_sent));
+				seq_printf(m, "\nSMBs: %d since %ptTs UTC",
+					   atomic_read(&tcon->num_smbs_sent),
+					   &tcon->stats_from_time);
 				if (server->ops->print_stats)
 					server->ops->print_stats(m, tcon);
 			}
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index a878b1e5aa31..01d703119467 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1208,6 +1208,7 @@ struct cifs_tcon {
 	__u64    bytes_read;
 	__u64    bytes_written;
 	spinlock_t stat_lock;  /* protects the two fields above */
+	time64_t stats_from_time;
 	FILE_SYSTEM_DEVICE_INFO fsDevInfo;
 	FILE_SYSTEM_ATTRIBUTE_INFO fsAttrInfo; /* ok if fs name truncated */
 	FILE_SYSTEM_UNIX_INFO fsUnixInfo;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/misc.c b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
index ef573e3f8e52..51413cb00e19 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ tcon_info_alloc(bool dir_leases_enabled)
 	spin_lock_init(&ret_buf->stat_lock);
 	atomic_set(&ret_buf->num_local_opens, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ret_buf->num_remote_opens, 0);
+	ret_buf->stats_from_time = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ret_buf->dfs_ses_list);
 #endif