diff --git a/zebra/interface.c b/zebra/interface.c
index 4a2adbf01d..9d0a0c9d3d 100644
--- a/zebra/interface.c
+++ b/zebra/interface.c
@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ nd_dump_vty (struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp)
 	       rtadv->AdvReachableTime, VTY_NEWLINE);
       vty_out (vty, "  ND advertised retransmit interval is %d milliseconds%s",
 	       rtadv->AdvRetransTimer, VTY_NEWLINE);
+      vty_out (vty, "  ND router advertisements sent: %d rcvd: %d%s",
+	       zif->ra_sent, zif->ra_rcvd, VTY_NEWLINE);
       interval = rtadv->MaxRtrAdvInterval;
       if (interval % 1000)
         vty_out (vty, "  ND router advertisements are sent every "
diff --git a/zebra/interface.h b/zebra/interface.h
index f58596db2d..2857198373 100644
--- a/zebra/interface.h
+++ b/zebra/interface.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct zebra_if
 
 #if defined(HAVE_RTADV)
   struct rtadvconf rtadv;
+  unsigned int ra_sent, ra_rcvd;
 #endif /* HAVE_RTADV */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IRDP
diff --git a/zebra/rtadv.c b/zebra/rtadv.c
index 909b8cd646..22fbf0b9c6 100644
--- a/zebra/rtadv.c
+++ b/zebra/rtadv.c
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ static void rtadv_event (struct zebra_ns *, enum rtadv_event, int);
 static int if_join_all_router (int, struct interface *);
 static int if_leave_all_router (int, struct interface *);
 
+static int rtadv_increment_received(unsigned int *ifindex) {
+  int ret = -1;
+  struct interface *iface;
+  struct zebra_if *zif;
+
+  iface = if_lookup_by_index_vrf(*ifindex, VRF_DEFAULT);
+  if (iface && iface->info) {
+    zif = iface->info;
+    zif->ra_rcvd++;
+    ret = 0;
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 rtadv_recv_packet (int sock, u_char *buf, int buflen,
 		   struct sockaddr_in6 *from, unsigned int *ifindex,
@@ -119,6 +133,10 @@ rtadv_recv_packet (int sock, u_char *buf, int buflen,
 	  *hoplimit = *hoptr;
 	}
     }
+
+  if(rtadv_increment_received(ifindex) < 0)
+    zlog_err("%s: could not increment RA received counter", __func__);
+
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -367,6 +385,8 @@ rtadv_send_packet (int sock, struct interface *ifp)
       zlog_err ("%s(%u): Tx RA failed, socket %u error %d (%s)",
                 ifp->name, ifp->ifindex, sock, errno, safe_strerror(errno));
     }
+  else
+    zif->ra_sent++;
 }
 
 static int