diff --git a/noq-proto/src/connection/mod.rs b/noq-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
index 5a89682297..2460bc554e 100644
--- a/noq-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/noq-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -1871,8 +1871,6 @@ impl Connection {
 
         builder.finish_and_track(now, self, path_id, PadDatagram::ToSize(probe_size));
 
-        self.path_stats.get_mut(path_id).sent_plpmtud_probes += 1;
-
         Some(self.build_transmit(path_id, transmit))
     }
 
@@ -3356,8 +3354,10 @@ impl Connection {
             if packet_too_old || largest_acked_packet_pn >= packet + packet_threshold {
                 // The packet should be declared lost.
                 if Some(packet) == in_flight_mtu_probe {
-                    // Lost MTU probes are not included in `lost_packets`, because they
-                    // should not trigger a congestion control response
+                    // MTU probes are handled separately: they should not trigger
+                    // retransmission or a congestion control response. They are still
+                    // counted in the `lost_packets`/`lost_bytes` stats (in
+                    // `handle_lost_packets`), consistent with `sent_packets`.
                     lost_mtu_probe = in_flight_mtu_probe;
                 } else {
                     lost_packets.push(packet);
@@ -3561,7 +3561,12 @@ impl Connection {
                 .unwrap()
                 .remove_in_flight(&info);
             self.path_data_mut(path_id).mtud.on_probe_lost();
-            self.path_stats.get_mut(path_id).lost_plpmtud_probes += 1;
+            let path_stats = self.path_stats.get_mut(path_id);
+            path_stats.lost_plpmtud_probes += 1;
+            // MTUD probes are also counted in the general lost_packets/lost_bytes
+            // counters, consistent with sent_packets/sent_bytes counting all packets.
+            path_stats.lost_packets += 1;
+            path_stats.lost_bytes += info.size as u64;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/noq-proto/src/connection/packet_builder.rs b/noq-proto/src/connection/packet_builder.rs
index 59bab52083..d219aaab20 100644
--- a/noq-proto/src/connection/packet_builder.rs
+++ b/noq-proto/src/connection/packet_builder.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ impl<'a, 'b> PacketBuilder<'a, 'b> {
             false => 0,
         };
 
+        let is_mtud_probe =
+            conn.path_data(path_id).mtud.in_flight_mtu_probe() == Some(packet_number);
+        {
+            let path_stats = conn.path_stats.get_mut(path_id);
+            path_stats.sent_packets += 1;
+            path_stats.sent_bytes += size as u64;
+            path_stats.sent_plpmtud_probes += is_mtud_probe as u64;
+        }
+
         let packet = SentPacket {
             path_generation: conn.paths.get_mut(&path_id).unwrap().data.generation(),
             largest_acked: sent.largest_acked,
diff --git a/noq-proto/src/connection/stats.rs b/noq-proto/src/connection/stats.rs
index a5121a46de..708f7a1269 100644
--- a/noq-proto/src/connection/stats.rs
+++ b/noq-proto/src/connection/stats.rs
@@ -232,17 +232,46 @@ pub struct PathStats {
     pub congestion_events: u64,
     /// Spurious congestion events on the connection.
     pub spurious_congestion_events: u64,
+    /// The number of QUIC packets sent on this path.
+    ///
+    /// This counts all packets that are tracked for acknowledgement, including MTUD probes
+    /// and other probes. It does *not* count off-path packets (e.g. off-path path challenges,
+    /// off-path path responses, or NAT traversal probes) which are sent via a different code
+    /// path and are not tracked for acknowledgement.
+    ///
+    /// More specific counters such as [`Self::sent_plpmtud_probes`] allow breaking this number
+    /// down further. To get the number of non-probe packets sent, subtract
+    /// [`Self::sent_plpmtud_probes`] from this value.
+    ///
+    /// This counts individual QUIC packets, which may differ from [`UdpStats::datagrams`] when
+    /// packets are coalesced into a single UDP datagram.
+    pub sent_packets: u64,
+    /// The total number of QUIC bytes sent on this path (sum of all sent packet sizes).
+    ///
+    /// This counts only the QUIC packet payload bytes, not UDP/IP header bytes.
+    /// It does not count bytes for ACK-only (non-ack-eliciting, non-padded) packets, in an
+    /// effort to stay consistent with [`Self::lost_bytes`].
+    ///
+    /// If you're interested in the full amount of bytes transmitted, consider looking
+    /// at [`ConnectionStats::udp_tx`].
+    pub sent_bytes: u64,
     /// The number of packets lost on this path.
+    ///
+    /// This counts all packets declared lost, including MTUD probes. More specific counters
+    /// such as [`Self::lost_plpmtud_probes`] allow breaking this number down further.
     pub lost_packets: u64,
     /// The number of bytes lost on this path.
+    ///
+    /// This does not count bytes for ACK-only (non-ack-eliciting, non-padded) packets.
     pub lost_bytes: u64,
     /// The number of PLPMTUD probe packets sent on this path.
     ///
-    /// These are also counted by [`UdpStats::datagrams`].
+    /// These are also counted by [`Self::sent_packets`] and [`Self::sent_bytes`].
+    /// They are also counted by [`UdpStats::datagrams`].
     pub sent_plpmtud_probes: u64,
     /// The number of PLPMTUD probe packets lost on this path.
     ///
-    /// These are not included in [`Self::lost_packets`] and [`Self::lost_bytes`].
+    /// These are also counted by [`Self::lost_packets`] and [`Self::lost_bytes`].
     pub lost_plpmtud_probes: u64,
     /// The number of times a black hole was detected in the path.
     pub black_holes_detected: u64,
@@ -265,9 +294,21 @@ pub struct ConnectionStats {
     pub frame_tx: FrameStats,
     /// Statistics about frames received on the connection.
     pub frame_rx: FrameStats,
+    /// The number of QUIC packets sent on the connection (sum across all paths).
+    ///
+    /// See also [`PathStats::sent_packets`].
+    pub sent_packets: u64,
+    /// The total number of QUIC bytes sent on the connection (sum across all paths).
+    ///
+    /// See also [`PathStats::sent_bytes`].
+    pub sent_bytes: u64,
     /// The number of packets lost on the connection.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`PathStats::lost_packets`].
     pub lost_packets: u64,
     /// The number of bytes lost on the connection.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`PathStats::lost_bytes`].
     pub lost_bytes: u64,
 
     /// Number of [`super::Transmit`] produced by this connection.
@@ -290,6 +331,8 @@ impl std::ops::Add<PathStats> for ConnectionStats {
             cwnd: _,
             congestion_events: _,
             spurious_congestion_events: _,
+            sent_packets,
+            sent_bytes,
             lost_packets,
             lost_bytes,
             sent_plpmtud_probes: _,
@@ -302,6 +345,8 @@ impl std::ops::Add<PathStats> for ConnectionStats {
             udp_rx: self.udp_rx + udp_rx,
             frame_tx: self.frame_tx + frame_tx,
             frame_rx: self.frame_rx + frame_rx,
+            sent_packets: self.sent_packets + sent_packets,
+            sent_bytes: self.sent_bytes + sent_bytes,
             lost_packets: self.lost_packets + lost_packets,
             lost_bytes: self.lost_bytes + lost_bytes,
             #[cfg(test)]
@@ -323,6 +368,8 @@ impl std::ops::AddAssign<PathStats> for ConnectionStats {
             cwnd: _,
             congestion_events: _,
             spurious_congestion_events: _,
+            sent_packets: path_sent_packets,
+            sent_bytes: path_sent_bytes,
             lost_packets: path_lost_packets,
             lost_bytes: path_lost_bytes,
             sent_plpmtud_probes: _,
@@ -335,6 +382,8 @@ impl std::ops::AddAssign<PathStats> for ConnectionStats {
             udp_rx,
             frame_tx,
             frame_rx,
+            sent_packets,
+            sent_bytes,
             lost_packets,
             lost_bytes,
             #[cfg(test)]
@@ -344,6 +393,8 @@ impl std::ops::AddAssign<PathStats> for ConnectionStats {
         *udp_rx += path_udp_rx;
         *frame_tx += path_frame_tx;
         *frame_rx += path_frame_rx;
+        *sent_packets += path_sent_packets;
+        *sent_bytes += path_sent_bytes;
         *lost_packets += path_lost_packets;
         *lost_bytes += path_lost_bytes;
     }
diff --git a/noq-proto/src/tests/mod.rs b/noq-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
index 50ad621e56..8925293716 100644
--- a/noq-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/noq-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -5111,3 +5111,27 @@ fn regression_initial_coalescing_large_cid() {
     pair.time += Duration::from_secs(5);
     pair.drive_client(); // this used to try to build a packet without enough datagram space
 }
+
+/// Snapshot test to prevent accidentally skipping code-paths related to `sent_packets` stats.
+#[test]
+fn sent_packets_stats_snapshot_test() {
+    let _guard = subscribe();
+    let mut pair = Pair::default();
+    let (client_ch, server_ch) = pair.connect();
+    pair.drive();
+
+    let client_stats = pair.client_conn_mut(client_ch).stats();
+    let server_stats = pair.server_conn_mut(server_ch).stats();
+    assert_eq!(client_stats.sent_packets, 13);
+    assert_eq!(server_stats.sent_packets, 10);
+
+    let s = pair.client_streams(client_ch).open(Dir::Uni).unwrap();
+    const MSG: &[u8] = b"Hello, World!";
+    pair.client_send(client_ch, s).write(MSG).unwrap();
+    pair.drive();
+
+    let client_stats2 = pair.client_conn_mut(client_ch).stats();
+    let server_stats2 = pair.server_conn_mut(server_ch).stats();
+    assert_eq!(client_stats2.sent_packets, 14);
+    assert_eq!(server_stats2.sent_packets, 11);
+}