diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index 6249366a..1895479f 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ async fn run_stat_generator() {
 }
 
 async fn generate_host_stats() {
-    use proxmox::sys::linux::procfs::{read_meminfo, read_proc_stat};
+    use proxmox::sys::linux::procfs::{
+        read_meminfo, read_proc_stat, read_proc_net_dev};
     use proxmox_backup::rrd;
 
     match read_proc_stat() {
@@ -627,4 +628,27 @@ async fn generate_host_stats() {
             eprintln!("read_meminfo failed - {}", err);
         }
     }
+
+    match read_proc_net_dev() {
+        Ok(netdev) => {
+            use proxmox_backup::config::network::is_physical_nic;
+            let mut netin = 0;
+            let mut netout = 0;
+            for item in netdev {
+                if !is_physical_nic(&item.device) { continue; }
+                netin += item.receive;
+                netout += item.send;
+            }
+            if let Err(err) = rrd::update_value("host/netin", netin as f64, rrd::DST::Derive) {
+                eprintln!("rrd::update_value 'host/netin' failed - {}", err);
+            }
+            if let Err(err) = rrd::update_value("host/netout", netout as f64, rrd::DST::Derive) {
+                eprintln!("rrd::update_value 'host/netout' failed - {}", err);
+            }
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            eprintln!("read_prox_net_dev failed - {}", err);
+        }
+    }
+
 }