diff --git a/operserv/src/lib.rs b/operserv/src/lib.rs
index b66c81f..26f2b91 100644
--- a/operserv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/operserv/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ mod kick;
 mod mode;
 #[path = "ignore.rs"]
 mod ignore;
+#[path = "stats.rs"]
+mod stats;
 
 pub struct OperServ {
     pub uid: String,
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ impl Service for OperServ {
             Some(cmd) if cmd.eq_ignore_ascii_case("KICK") => kick::handle(me, from, args, ctx, net),
             Some(cmd) if cmd.eq_ignore_ascii_case("MODE") => mode::handle(me, from, args, ctx, net),
             Some(cmd) if cmd.eq_ignore_ascii_case("IGNORE") => ignore::handle(me, from, args, ctx, db),
+            Some(cmd) if cmd.eq_ignore_ascii_case("STATS") => stats::handle(me, from, db, ctx),
             Some(cmd) if cmd.eq_ignore_ascii_case("HELP") => help(me, from, ctx),
             None => help(me, from, ctx),
             Some(other) => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("I don't know \x02{other}\x02. Try \x02HELP\x02.")),
@@ -56,5 +59,5 @@ impl Service for OperServ {
 }
 
 fn help(me: &str, from: &Sender, ctx: &mut ServiceCtx) {
-    ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "OperServ holds network operator tools (Priv::Admin): \x02AKILL\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (user@host bans), \x02SQLINE\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (nick bans), \x02GLOBAL\x02 <message> (announce to everyone), \x02KILL\x02 <nick> [reason] (disconnect a user), \x02KICK\x02 <#chan> <nick> [reason], \x02MODE\x02 <#chan> <modes> [params], \x02IGNORE\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (silence a user from services).");
+    ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "OperServ holds network operator tools (Priv::Admin): \x02AKILL\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (user@host bans), \x02SQLINE\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (nick bans), \x02GLOBAL\x02 <message> (announce to everyone), \x02KILL\x02 <nick> [reason] (disconnect a user), \x02KICK\x02 <#chan> <nick> [reason], \x02MODE\x02 <#chan> <modes> [params], \x02IGNORE\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST (silence a user from services), \x02STATS\x02 (enforcement overview).");
 }
diff --git a/operserv/src/stats.rs b/operserv/src/stats.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d5b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operserv/src/stats.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use fedserv_api::{Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
+
+// STATS: an at-a-glance summary of the enforcement state OperServ holds — how
+// many network bans of each kind and how many services ignores are live.
+// Read-only, so any operator may run it (the module is already oper-gated).
+pub fn handle(me: &str, from: &Sender, db: &mut dyn Store, ctx: &mut ServiceCtx) {
+    let akills = db.akills();
+    let glines = akills.iter().filter(|a| a.kind == "G").count();
+    let qlines = akills.iter().filter(|a| a.kind == "Q").count();
+    let ignores = db.ignores().len();
+    ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Live network bans: \x02{glines}\x02 AKILL, \x02{qlines}\x02 SQLINE. Services ignores: \x02{ignores}\x02."));
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/mod.rs b/src/engine/mod.rs
index d68581b..26d5c89 100644
--- a/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -3947,6 +3947,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(out.iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::AddLine { kind, mask, .. } if kind == "Q" && mask == "*bot*")), "Q-line added: {out:?}");
         // A rejected @-shaped mask (that belongs to AKILL, not SQLINE).
         assert!(os(&mut e, "000AAAAAS", "SQLINE ADD a@b spam").iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Notice { text, .. } if text.contains("valid"))), "nick mask rejects user@host");
+        // STATS reflects the live ban counts.
+        assert!(os(&mut e, "000AAAAAS", "STATS").iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Notice { text, .. } if text.contains("1") && text.contains("SQLINE"))), "stats shows the sqline count");
 
         // GLOBAL fans out to every user via the $* server glob.
         let out = os(&mut e, "000AAAAAS", "GLOBAL rebooting in 5");