diff --git a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj
index 133b3efa..8af43a88 100644
--- a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj
+++ b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc-etw.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc-new-delete.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc-override.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc-stats.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc\atomic.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc\internal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc\prim.h" />
diff --git a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj.filters b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj.filters
index 00d677d3..a63eef84 100644
--- a/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/ide/vs2022/mimalloc-override-dll.vcxproj.filters
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc\prim.h">
       <Filter>Headers</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\mimalloc-stats.h">
+      <Filter>Headers</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Filter Include="Headers">
diff --git a/include/mimalloc-stats.h b/include/mimalloc-stats.h
index 7c1ed770..c952af7e 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc-stats.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc-stats.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct mi_stat_counter_s {
   \
   /* internal statistics */ \
   MI_STAT_COUNTER(arena_rollback_count) \
+  MI_STAT_COUNTER(arena_purges) \
   MI_STAT_COUNTER(pages_extended)           /* number of page extensions */ \
   MI_STAT_COUNTER(pages_retire)             /* number of pages that are retired */ \
   MI_STAT_COUNTER(page_searches)            /* searches for a fresh page */ \
diff --git a/src/arena.c b/src/arena.c
index d88aeaa3..c2689897 100644
--- a/src/arena.c
+++ b/src/arena.c
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ static bool mi_arena_try_purge(mi_arena_t* arena, mi_msecs_t now, bool force)
 
   // reset expire (if not already set concurrently)
   mi_atomic_casi64_strong_acq_rel(&arena->purge_expire, &expire, (mi_msecs_t)0);
-  
+  _mi_stat_counter_increase(&_mi_stats_main.arena_purges, 1);
+
   // potential purges scheduled, walk through the bitmap
   bool any_purged = false;
   bool full_purge = true;
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index f4fc6798..a759ac21 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ const mi_page_t _mi_page_empty = {
   { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, \
   { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, \
   \
-  { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, \
-  MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL(), MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL(), MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL(), MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL(), \
-  { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, \
+  { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, \
+  MI_INIT4(MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL), \
+  { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 },  \
   \
   { MI_INIT4(MI_STAT_COUNT_NULL) }, \
   { { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 }, { 0 } }, \