diff --git a/configs/development.ini b/configs/development.ini
--- a/configs/development.ini
+++ b/configs/development.ini
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ rc_cache.repo_object.expiration_time = 2
 ; more Redis options: https://dogpilecache.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/api.html#redis-backends
 #rc_cache.repo_object.arguments.distributed_lock = true
 
+; Statsd client config
+#statsd.enabled = false
+#statsd.statsd_host = 0.0.0.0
+#statsd.statsd_port = 8125
+#statsd.statsd_prefix =
+#statsd.statsd_ipv6 = false
 
 ; #####################
 ; LOGGING CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/configs/production.ini b/configs/production.ini
--- a/configs/production.ini
+++ b/configs/production.ini
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ rc_cache.repo_object.expiration_time = 2
 ; more Redis options: https://dogpilecache.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/api.html#redis-backends
 #rc_cache.repo_object.arguments.distributed_lock = true
 
+; Statsd client config
+#statsd.enabled = false
+#statsd.statsd_host = 0.0.0.0
+#statsd.statsd_port = 8125
+#statsd.statsd_prefix =
+#statsd.statsd_ipv6 = false
 
 ; #####################
 ; LOGGING CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/vcsserver/http_main.py b/vcsserver/http_main.py
--- a/vcsserver/http_main.py
+++ b/vcsserver/http_main.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import uuid
 import wsgiref.util
 import traceback
 import tempfile
-import resource
 import psutil
 from itertools import chain
 from cStringIO import StringIO
@@ -261,6 +260,7 @@ class HTTPApplication(object):
             self.remote_wsgi = remote_wsgi_stub
 
         self._configure_settings(global_config, settings)
+
         self._configure()
 
     def _configure_settings(self, global_config, app_settings):
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ class HTTPApplication(object):
             'vcsserver.lib.request_counter.get_request_counter',
             'request_count')
 
+        self.config.add_request_method(
+            'vcsserver.lib._vendor.statsd.get_statsd_client',
+            'statsd', reify=True)
+
     def wsgi_app(self):
         return self.config.make_wsgi_app()
 
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/__init__.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# RhodeCode VCSServer provides access to different vcs backends via network.
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2020 RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
+
+# This package contains non rhodecode licensed packages that are
+# vendored for various reasons
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+vendor_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+sys.path.append(vendor_dir)
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
+
+import logging
+
+from .stream import TCPStatsClient, UnixSocketStatsClient  # noqa
+from .udp import StatsClient  # noqa
+
+HOST = 'localhost'
+PORT = 8125
+IPV6 = False
+PREFIX = None
+MAXUDPSIZE = 512
+
+log = logging.getLogger('rhodecode.statsd')
+
+
+def statsd_config(config, prefix='statsd.'):
+    _config = {}
+    for key in config.keys():
+        if key.startswith(prefix):
+            _config[key[len(prefix):]] = config[key]
+    return _config
+
+
+def client_from_config(configuration, prefix='statsd.', **kwargs):
+    from pyramid.settings import asbool
+
+    _config = statsd_config(configuration, prefix)
+    statsd_enabled = asbool(_config.pop('enabled', False))
+    if not statsd_enabled:
+        log.debug('statsd client not enabled by statsd.enabled =  flag, skipping...')
+        return
+
+    host = _config.pop('statsd_host', HOST)
+    port = _config.pop('statsd_port', PORT)
+    prefix = _config.pop('statsd_prefix', PREFIX)
+    maxudpsize = _config.pop('statsd_maxudpsize', MAXUDPSIZE)
+    ipv6 = asbool(_config.pop('statsd_ipv6', IPV6))
+    log.debug('configured statsd client %s:%s', host, port)
+
+    return StatsClient(
+        host=host, port=port, prefix=prefix, maxudpsize=maxudpsize, ipv6=ipv6)
+
+
+def get_statsd_client(request):
+    return client_from_config(request.registry.settings)
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
+
+import random
+from collections import deque
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from .timer import Timer
+
+
+class StatsClientBase(object):
+    """A Base class for various statsd clients."""
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Used to close and clean up any underlying resources."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _send(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def pipeline(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def timer(self, stat, rate=1):
+        return Timer(self, stat, rate)
+
+    def timing(self, stat, delta, rate=1):
+        """
+        Send new timing information.
+
+        `delta` can be either a number of milliseconds or a timedelta.
+        """
+        if isinstance(delta, timedelta):
+            # Convert timedelta to number of milliseconds.
+            delta = delta.total_seconds() * 1000.
+        self._send_stat(stat, '%0.6f|ms' % delta, rate)
+
+    def incr(self, stat, count=1, rate=1):
+        """Increment a stat by `count`."""
+        self._send_stat(stat, '%s|c' % count, rate)
+
+    def decr(self, stat, count=1, rate=1):
+        """Decrement a stat by `count`."""
+        self.incr(stat, -count, rate)
+
+    def gauge(self, stat, value, rate=1, delta=False):
+        """Set a gauge value."""
+        if value < 0 and not delta:
+            if rate < 1:
+                if random.random() > rate:
+                    return
+            with self.pipeline() as pipe:
+                pipe._send_stat(stat, '0|g', 1)
+                pipe._send_stat(stat, '%s|g' % value, 1)
+        else:
+            prefix = '+' if delta and value >= 0 else ''
+            self._send_stat(stat, '%s%s|g' % (prefix, value), rate)
+
+    def set(self, stat, value, rate=1):
+        """Set a set value."""
+        self._send_stat(stat, '%s|s' % value, rate)
+
+    def _send_stat(self, stat, value, rate):
+        self._after(self._prepare(stat, value, rate))
+
+    def _prepare(self, stat, value, rate):
+        if rate < 1:
+            if random.random() > rate:
+                return
+            value = '%s|@%s' % (value, rate)
+
+        if self._prefix:
+            stat = '%s.%s' % (self._prefix, stat)
+
+        return '%s:%s' % (stat, value)
+
+    def _after(self, data):
+        if data:
+            self._send(data)
+
+
+class PipelineBase(StatsClientBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        self._client = client
+        self._prefix = client._prefix
+        self._stats = deque()
+
+    def _send(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _after(self, data):
+        if data is not None:
+            self._stats.append(data)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, typ, value, tb):
+        self.send()
+
+    def send(self):
+        if not self._stats:
+            return
+        self._send()
+
+    def pipeline(self):
+        return self.__class__(self)
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/stream.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/stream.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
+
+import socket
+
+from .base import StatsClientBase, PipelineBase
+
+
+class StreamPipeline(PipelineBase):
+    def _send(self):
+        self._client._after('\n'.join(self._stats))
+        self._stats.clear()
+
+
+class StreamClientBase(StatsClientBase):
+    def connect(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._sock and hasattr(self._sock, 'close'):
+            self._sock.close()
+        self._sock = None
+
+    def reconnect(self):
+        self.close()
+        self.connect()
+
+    def pipeline(self):
+        return StreamPipeline(self)
+
+    def _send(self, data):
+        """Send data to statsd."""
+        if not self._sock:
+            self.connect()
+        self._do_send(data)
+
+    def _do_send(self, data):
+        self._sock.sendall(data.encode('ascii') + b'\n')
+
+
+class TCPStatsClient(StreamClientBase):
+    """TCP version of StatsClient."""
+
+    def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=8125, prefix=None,
+                 timeout=None, ipv6=False):
+        """Create a new client."""
+        self._host = host
+        self._port = port
+        self._ipv6 = ipv6
+        self._timeout = timeout
+        self._prefix = prefix
+        self._sock = None
+
+    def connect(self):
+        fam = socket.AF_INET6 if self._ipv6 else socket.AF_INET
+        family, _, _, _, addr = socket.getaddrinfo(
+            self._host, self._port, fam, socket.SOCK_STREAM)[0]
+        self._sock = socket.socket(family, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self._sock.settimeout(self._timeout)
+        self._sock.connect(addr)
+
+
+class UnixSocketStatsClient(StreamClientBase):
+    """Unix domain socket version of StatsClient."""
+
+    def __init__(self, socket_path, prefix=None, timeout=None):
+        """Create a new client."""
+        self._socket_path = socket_path
+        self._timeout = timeout
+        self._prefix = prefix
+        self._sock = None
+
+    def connect(self):
+        self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self._sock.settimeout(self._timeout)
+        self._sock.connect(self._socket_path)
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/timer.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/timer.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/timer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
+
+import functools
+
+# Use timer that's not susceptible to time of day adjustments.
+try:
+    # perf_counter is only present on Py3.3+
+    from time import perf_counter as time_now
+except ImportError:
+    # fall back to using time
+    from time import time as time_now
+
+
+def safe_wraps(wrapper, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Safely wraps partial functions."""
+    while isinstance(wrapper, functools.partial):
+        wrapper = wrapper.func
+    return functools.wraps(wrapper, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class Timer(object):
+    """A context manager/decorator for statsd.timing()."""
+
+    def __init__(self, client, stat, rate=1):
+        self.client = client
+        self.stat = stat
+        self.rate = rate
+        self.ms = None
+        self._sent = False
+        self._start_time = None
+
+    def __call__(self, f):
+        """Thread-safe timing function decorator."""
+        @safe_wraps(f)
+        def _wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            start_time = time_now()
+            try:
+                return f(*args, **kwargs)
+            finally:
+                elapsed_time_ms = 1000.0 * (time_now() - start_time)
+                self.client.timing(self.stat, elapsed_time_ms, self.rate)
+        return _wrapped
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self.start()
+
+    def __exit__(self, typ, value, tb):
+        self.stop()
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.ms = None
+        self._sent = False
+        self._start_time = time_now()
+        return self
+
+    def stop(self, send=True):
+        if self._start_time is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('Timer has not started.')
+        dt = time_now() - self._start_time
+        self.ms = 1000.0 * dt  # Convert to milliseconds.
+        if send:
+            self.send()
+        return self
+
+    def send(self):
+        if self.ms is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('No data recorded.')
+        if self._sent:
+            raise RuntimeError('Already sent data.')
+        self._sent = True
+        self.client.timing(self.stat, self.ms, self.rate)
diff --git a/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/udp.py b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/udp.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcsserver/lib/_vendor/statsd/udp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
+
+import socket
+
+from .base import StatsClientBase, PipelineBase
+
+
+class Pipeline(PipelineBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        super(Pipeline, self).__init__(client)
+        self._maxudpsize = client._maxudpsize
+
+    def _send(self):
+        data = self._stats.popleft()
+        while self._stats:
+            # Use popleft to preserve the order of the stats.
+            stat = self._stats.popleft()
+            if len(stat) + len(data) + 1 >= self._maxudpsize:
+                self._client._after(data)
+                data = stat
+            else:
+                data += '\n' + stat
+        self._client._after(data)
+
+
+class StatsClient(StatsClientBase):
+    """A client for statsd."""
+
+    def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=8125, prefix=None,
+                 maxudpsize=512, ipv6=False):
+        """Create a new client."""
+        fam = socket.AF_INET6 if ipv6 else socket.AF_INET
+        family, _, _, _, addr = socket.getaddrinfo(
+            host, port, fam, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)[0]
+        self._addr = addr
+        self._sock = socket.socket(family, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+        self._prefix = prefix
+        self._maxudpsize = maxudpsize
+
+    def _send(self, data):
+        """Send data to statsd."""
+        try:
+            self._sock.sendto(data.encode('ascii'), self._addr)
+        except (socket.error, RuntimeError):
+            # No time for love, Dr. Jones!
+            pass
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._sock and hasattr(self._sock, 'close'):
+            self._sock.close()
+        self._sock = None
+
+    def pipeline(self):
+        return Pipeline(self)
diff --git a/vcsserver/tweens/request_wrapper.py b/vcsserver/tweens/request_wrapper.py
--- a/vcsserver/tweens/request_wrapper.py
+++ b/vcsserver/tweens/request_wrapper.py
@@ -43,17 +43,23 @@ class RequestWrapperTween(object):
 
     def __call__(self, request):
         start = time.time()
+        log.debug('Starting request time measurement')
         try:
             response = self.handler(request)
         finally:
-            end = time.time()
-            total = end - start
             count = request.request_count()
             _ver_ = vcsserver.__version__
+            statsd = request.statsd
+            total = time.time() - start
+            if statsd:
+                statsd.timing('vcsserver.req.timing', total)
+                statsd.incr('vcsserver.req.count')
             log.info(
                 'Req[%4s] IP: %s %s Request to %s time: %.4fs [%s], VCSServer %s',
                 count, '127.0.0.1', request.environ.get('REQUEST_METHOD'),
-                safe_str(get_access_path(request)), total, get_user_agent(request.environ), _ver_)
+                safe_str(get_access_path(request)), total,
+                get_user_agent(request.environ), _ver_
+            )
 
         return response