diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index 83e46cb4..4ef99022 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
 **Features:**
 
 * [ntfy CLI](subscribe/cli.md) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) can now be installed via Homebrew (thanks to [@Moulick](https://github.com/Moulick))
+* Added `v1/stats` endpoint to expose messages stats (no ticket)
 
 **Bug fixes + maintenance:**
 
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e545e94d..ebbe147e 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -573,13 +573,15 @@ func (s *Server) handleDocs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ *visitor)
 // handleStats returns the publicly available server stats
 func (s *Server) handleStats(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor) error {
 	s.mu.RLock()
-	n := len(s.messagesHistory)
-	rate := float64(s.messagesHistory[n-1]-s.messagesHistory[0]) / (float64(n-1) * s.config.ManagerInterval.Seconds())
-	response := &apiStatsResponse{
-		Messages:     s.messages,
-		MessagesRate: rate,
+	messages, n, rate := s.messages, len(s.messagesHistory), float64(0)
+	if n > 1 {
+		rate = float64(s.messagesHistory[n-1]-s.messagesHistory[0]) / (float64(n-1) * s.config.ManagerInterval.Seconds())
 	}
 	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	response := &apiStatsResponse{
+		Messages:     messages,
+		MessagesRate: rate,
+	}
 	return s.writeJSON(w, response)
 }
 
@@ -1847,3 +1849,17 @@ func (s *Server) writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v any) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *Server) updateAndWriteStats(messagesCount int64) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.messagesHistory = append(s.messagesHistory, messagesCount)
+	if len(s.messagesHistory) > messagesHistoryMax {
+		s.messagesHistory = s.messagesHistory[1:]
+	}
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.messageCache.UpdateStats(messagesCount); err != nil {
+			log.Tag(tagManager).Err(err).Warn("Cannot write messages stats")
+		}
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/server/server_manager.go b/server/server_manager.go
index 445f830f..52e3621e 100644
--- a/server/server_manager.go
+++ b/server/server_manager.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func (s *Server) execManager() {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	messagesCount, topicsCount, visitorsCount := s.messages, len(s.topics), len(s.visitors)
 	s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Update stats
+	s.updateAndWriteStats(messagesCount)
+
+	// Log stats
 	log.
 		Tag(tagManager).
 		Fields(log.Context{
@@ -98,19 +103,6 @@ func (s *Server) execManager() {
 	mset(metricUsers, usersCount)
 	mset(metricSubscribers, subscribers)
 	mset(metricTopics, topicsCount)
-
-	// Write stats
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.messagesHistory = append(s.messagesHistory, messagesCount)
-	if len(s.messagesHistory) > messagesHistoryMax {
-		s.messagesHistory = s.messagesHistory[1:]
-	}
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-	go func() {
-		if err := s.messageCache.UpdateStats(messagesCount); err != nil {
-			log.Tag(tagManager).Err(err).Warn("Cannot write messages stats")
-		}
-	}()
 }
 
 func (s *Server) pruneVisitors() {
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 943fc3a8..ceee187e 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -2399,6 +2399,76 @@ func TestServer_SubscriberRateLimiting_ProtectedTopics_WithDefaultReadWrite(t *t
 	require.Nil(t, s.topics["announcements"].rateVisitor)
 }
 
+func TestServer_MessageHistoryAndStatsEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newTestConfig(t)
+	c.ManagerInterval = 2 * time.Second
+	s := newTestServer(t, c)
+
+	// Publish some messages, and get stats
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		response := request(t, s, "POST", "/mytopic", "some message", nil)
+		require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, int64(5), s.messages)
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{0}, s.messagesHistory)
+
+	response := request(t, s, "GET", "/v1/stats", "", nil)
+	require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"messages":5,"messages_rate":0}`+"\n", response.Body.String())
+
+	// Run manager and see message history update
+	s.execManager()
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{0, 5}, s.messagesHistory)
+
+	response = request(t, s, "GET", "/v1/stats", "", nil)
+	require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"messages":5,"messages_rate":2.5}`+"\n", response.Body.String()) // 5 messages in 2 seconds = 2.5 messages per second
+
+	// Publish some more messages
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		response := request(t, s, "POST", "/mytopic", "some message", nil)
+		require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, int64(15), s.messages)
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{0, 5}, s.messagesHistory)
+
+	response = request(t, s, "GET", "/v1/stats", "", nil)
+	require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"messages":15,"messages_rate":2.5}`+"\n", response.Body.String()) // Rate did not update yet
+
+	// Run manager and see message history update
+	s.execManager()
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{0, 5, 15}, s.messagesHistory)
+
+	response = request(t, s, "GET", "/v1/stats", "", nil)
+	require.Equal(t, 200, response.Code)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"messages":15,"messages_rate":3.75}`+"\n", response.Body.String()) // 15 messages in 4 seconds = 3.75 messages per second
+}
+
+func TestServer_MessageHistoryMaxSize(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestServer(t, newTestConfig(t))
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		s.messages = int64(i)
+		s.execManager()
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, []int64{10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19}, s.messagesHistory)
+}
+
+func TestServer_MessageCountPersistence(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newTestConfig(t)
+	s := newTestServer(t, c)
+	s.messages = 1234
+	s.execManager()
+	waitFor(t, func() bool {
+		messages, err := s.messageCache.Stats()
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		return messages == 1234
+	})
+
+	s = newTestServer(t, c)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1234), s.messages)
+}
+
 func newTestConfig(t *testing.T) *Config {
 	conf := NewConfig()
 	conf.BaseURL = "http://127.0.0.1:12345"