diff --git a/src/core/ngx_connection.c b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
index 09ad15fcc..60f4d5145 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ ngx_reusable_connection(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_uint_t reusable)
 
     if (c->reusable) {
         ngx_queue_remove(&c->queue);
+
+#if (NGX_STAT_STUB)
+        (void) ngx_atomic_fetch_add(ngx_stat_waiting, -1);
+#endif
     }
 
     c->reusable = reusable;
@@ -979,6 +983,10 @@ ngx_reusable_connection(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_uint_t reusable)
 
         ngx_queue_insert_head(
             (ngx_queue_t *) &ngx_cycle->reusable_connections_queue, &c->queue);
+
+#if (NGX_STAT_STUB)
+        (void) ngx_atomic_fetch_add(ngx_stat_waiting, 1);
+#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.c b/src/event/ngx_event.c
index cbae0ee6a..b7205f45b 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ ngx_atomic_t   ngx_stat_reading0;
 ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_reading = &ngx_stat_reading0;
 ngx_atomic_t   ngx_stat_writing0;
 ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_writing = &ngx_stat_writing0;
+ngx_atomic_t   ngx_stat_waiting0;
+ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_waiting = &ngx_stat_waiting0;
 
 #endif
 
@@ -511,7 +513,8 @@ ngx_event_module_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
            + cl          /* ngx_stat_requests */
            + cl          /* ngx_stat_active */
            + cl          /* ngx_stat_reading */
-           + cl;         /* ngx_stat_writing */
+           + cl          /* ngx_stat_writing */
+           + cl;         /* ngx_stat_waiting */
 
 #endif
 
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ ngx_event_module_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
     ngx_stat_active = (ngx_atomic_t *) (shared + 6 * cl);
     ngx_stat_reading = (ngx_atomic_t *) (shared + 7 * cl);
     ngx_stat_writing = (ngx_atomic_t *) (shared + 8 * cl);
+    ngx_stat_waiting = (ngx_atomic_t *) (shared + 9 * cl);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.h b/src/event/ngx_event.h
index 2096da234..93c457c7b 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.h
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ extern ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_requests;
 extern ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_active;
 extern ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_reading;
 extern ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_writing;
+extern ngx_atomic_t  *ngx_stat_waiting;
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_stub_status_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_stub_status_module.c
index e2ac94928..83a35cda8 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_stub_status_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_stub_status_module.c
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ static ngx_http_variable_t  ngx_http_stub_status_vars[] = {
     { ngx_string("connections_writing"), NULL, ngx_http_stub_status_variable,
       2, NGX_HTTP_VAR_NOCACHEABLE, 0 },
 
+    { ngx_string("connections_waiting"), NULL, ngx_http_stub_status_variable,
+      3, NGX_HTTP_VAR_NOCACHEABLE, 0 },
+
     { ngx_null_string, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_status_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
     ngx_int_t          rc;
     ngx_buf_t         *b;
     ngx_chain_t        out;
-    ngx_atomic_int_t   ap, hn, ac, rq, rd, wr;
+    ngx_atomic_int_t   ap, hn, ac, rq, rd, wr, wa;
 
     if (r->method != NGX_HTTP_GET && r->method != NGX_HTTP_HEAD) {
         return NGX_HTTP_NOT_ALLOWED;
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_status_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
     rq = *ngx_stat_requests;
     rd = *ngx_stat_reading;
     wr = *ngx_stat_writing;
+    wa = *ngx_stat_waiting;
 
     b->last = ngx_sprintf(b->last, "Active connections: %uA \n", ac);
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_status_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
     b->last = ngx_sprintf(b->last, " %uA %uA %uA \n", ap, hn, rq);
 
     b->last = ngx_sprintf(b->last, "Reading: %uA Writing: %uA Waiting: %uA \n",
-                          rd, wr, ac - (rd + wr));
+                          rd, wr, wa);
 
     r->headers_out.status = NGX_HTTP_OK;
     r->headers_out.content_length_n = b->last - b->pos;
@@ -177,6 +181,10 @@ ngx_http_stub_status_variable(ngx_http_request_t *r,
         value = *ngx_stat_writing;
         break;
 
+    case 3:
+        value = *ngx_stat_waiting;
+        break;
+
     /* suppress warning */
     default:
         value = 0;