diff --git a/apps/modes_gui b/apps/modes_gui
index 5183070..450edf6 100755
--- a/apps/modes_gui
+++ b/apps/modes_gui
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.kmlgen = None #necessary bc we stop its thread in shutdown
         self.dbinput = None
         self.dbname = "air_modes.db"
+        self.num_reports = 0
+        self.last_report = 0
 
         self.datamodel = dashboard_data_model(None)
         self.ui.list_aircraft.setModel(self.datamodel)
@@ -107,6 +109,16 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             bearing = index.model().data(index.model().index(index.row(), self.datamodel._colnames.index("bearing"))).toDouble()[0]
             self.ui.compass_bearing.setValue(bearing)
 
+    def increment_reportspersec(self, msg):
+        self.num_reports += 1
+
+    def update_reportspersec(self):
+        dt = time.time() - self.last_report
+        if dt >= 1.0:
+            self.last_report = time.time()
+            self.ui.line_reports.setText("%i" % self.num_reports)
+            self.num_reports = 0
+
     def compass_widgets_dataChanged(self, startIndex, endIndex):
         index = self.ui.list_aircraft.selectionModel().currentIndex()
         if index.row() in range(startIndex.row(), endIndex.row()+1): #the current aircraft was affected
@@ -191,6 +203,9 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             if self.dbinput is not None: self.dbinput.close()
             self.dbinput = None
 
+            self.num_reports = 0
+            self.ui.line_reports.setText("0")
+
             self.ui.button_start.setText("Start")
 
         else: #we aren't already running, let's get this party started
@@ -246,6 +261,10 @@ class mainwindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.dbwriter = air_modes.modes_output_sql(my_position, self.dbname)
             self.outputs.append(self.dbwriter.output) #now the db will update itself
 
+            #output to update reports/sec widget
+            self.outputs.append(self.increment_reportspersec)
+            self.updates.append(self.update_reportspersec)
+
             #create output handler thread
             self.output_handler = output_handler(self.outputs, self.updates, self.queue)
             
diff --git a/res/modes_rx.ui b/res/modes_rx.ui
index 30a57de..161b3e9 100644
--- a/res/modes_rx.ui
+++ b/res/modes_rx.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>686</width>
-    <height>413</height>
+    <height>449</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -917,6 +917,37 @@
      <bool>true</bool>
     </property>
    </widget>
+   <widget class="QLineEdit" name="line_reports">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>630</x>
+      <y>370</y>
+      <width>41</width>
+      <height>27</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <widget class="QLabel" name="label_33">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>515</x>
+      <y>370</y>
+      <width>111</width>
+      <height>20</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="text">
+     <string>Reports/second</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <zorder>tab_dataview</zorder>
+   <zorder>label_14</zorder>
+   <zorder>button_start</zorder>
+   <zorder>check_adsbonly</zorder>
+   <zorder>list_aircraft</zorder>
+   <zorder>lineEdit</zorder>
+   <zorder>line_reports</zorder>
+   <zorder>label_33</zorder>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
    <property name="geometry">