diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6af897d79..1affe57cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ at anytime.
 ### Added
   * Add `claim_send_to_address`
   * Add `change_address` argument to `publish`
+  * Add `unique_contacts` count to `status` response
 
 ### Changed
   * Support resolution of multiple uris with `resolve`, all results are keyed by uri
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/protocol.py b/lbrynet/dht/protocol.py
index 6cf24733f..d17a8befb 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/protocol.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/protocol.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class KademliaProtocol(protocol.DatagramProtocol):
         self._history_tx = {}
         self._bytes_rx = {}
         self._bytes_tx = {}
+        self._unique_contacts = []
         self._queries_rx_per_second = 0
         self._queries_tx_per_second = 0
         self._kbps_tx = 0
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ class KademliaProtocol(protocol.DatagramProtocol):
         self._total_bytes_tx = sum(v for (k, v) in self._bytes_tx.iteritems())
         self._total_bytes_rx = sum(v for (k, v) in self._bytes_rx.iteritems())
 
+    @property
+    def unique_contacts(self):
+        return self._unique_contacts
+
     @property
     def queries_rx_per_second(self):
         return self._queries_rx_per_second
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ class KademliaProtocol(protocol.DatagramProtocol):
             "queries_received": self.queries_rx_per_second,
             "queries_sent": self.queries_tx_per_second,
             "recent_contacts": self.recent_contact_count,
+            "unique_contacts": len(self.unique_contacts)
         }
         return response
 
@@ -256,6 +262,8 @@ class KademliaProtocol(protocol.DatagramProtocol):
         bytes_rx = self._bytes_rx.get(address, 0)
         bytes_rx += len(datagram)
         self._bytes_rx[address] = bytes_rx
+        if address not in self.unique_contacts:
+            self._unique_contacts.append(address)
 
         # Refresh the remote node's details in the local node's k-buckets
         self._node.addContact(remoteContact)
@@ -315,6 +323,8 @@ class KademliaProtocol(protocol.DatagramProtocol):
         bytes_tx = self._bytes_tx.get(address, 0)
         bytes_tx += len(data)
         self._bytes_tx[address] = bytes_tx
+        if address not in self.unique_contacts:
+            self._unique_contacts.append(address)
 
         if len(data) > self.msgSizeLimit:
             # We have to spread the data over multiple UDP datagrams,
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
index b255c2f5a..972adc8a1 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -994,6 +994,46 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         Options:
             -s  : include session status in results
             -d  : include dht network and peer status
+
+        Returns:
+            (dict) lbrynet-daemon status
+            {
+                'lbry_id': lbry peer id, base58
+                'installation_id': installation id, base58
+                'is_running': bool
+                'is_first_run': bool
+                'startup_status': {
+                    'code': status code
+                    'message': status message
+                },
+                'connection_status': {
+                    'code': connection status code
+                    'message': connection status message
+                },
+                'blockchain_status': {
+                    'blocks': local blockchain height,
+                    'blocks_behind': remote_height - local_height,
+                    'best_blockhash': block hash of most recent block,
+                },
+
+                If given the session status option:
+                    'session_status': {
+                        'managed_blobs': count of blobs in the blob manager,
+                        'managed_streams': count of streams in the file manager
+                    }
+
+                If given the dht status option:
+                    'dht_status': {
+                        'kbps_received': current kbps receiving,
+                        'kbps_sent': current kdps being sent,
+                        'total_bytes_sent': total bytes sent
+                        'total_bytes_received': total bytes received
+                        'queries_received': number of queries received per second
+                        'queries_sent': number of queries sent per second
+                        'recent_contacts': count of recently contacted peers
+                        'unique_contacts': count of unique peers
+                    }
+            }
         """
 
         # on startup, the wallet or network won't be available but we still need this call to work