diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 8fdcaee54..5a23a38c3 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::chat::*;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
-use crate::dc_tools::{dc_get_filebytes, duration_to_str};
+use crate::dc_tools::{dc_get_dirbytes, dc_get_filebytes, duration_to_str};
 use crate::error::*;
 use crate::events::{Event, EventEmitter, EventType, Events};
 use crate::key::{DcKey, SignedPublicKey};
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ impl Context {
      ******************************************************************************/
 
     pub async fn get_info(&self) -> BTreeMap<&'static str, String> {
+        let blobdir = self.get_blobdir();
+        let (blobdir_files, blobdir_bytes) = dc_get_dirbytes(self, blobdir).await;
+
         let unset = "0";
         let l = LoginParam::from_database(self, "").await;
         let l2 = LoginParam::from_database(self, "configured_").await;
@@ -330,7 +333,9 @@ impl Context {
             dc_get_filebytes(self, self.get_dbfile()).await.to_string(),
         );
         res.insert("journal_mode", journal_mode);
-        res.insert("blobdir", self.get_blobdir().display().to_string());
+        res.insert("blobdir", blobdir.display().to_string());
+        res.insert("blobdir_files", blobdir_files.to_string());
+        res.insert("blobdir_bytes", blobdir_bytes.to_string());
         res.insert("display_name", displayname.unwrap_or_else(|| unset.into()));
         res.insert(
             "selfavatar",
diff --git a/src/dc_tools.rs b/src/dc_tools.rs
index 7c64e7c9d..f6cff90c6 100644
--- a/src/dc_tools.rs
+++ b/src/dc_tools.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,24 @@ pub(crate) async fn dc_get_filebytes(context: &Context, path: impl AsRef<Path>)
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn dc_get_dirbytes(context: &Context, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> (usize, u64) {
+    let path_abs = dc_get_abs_path(context, &path);
+    let mut files: usize = 0;
+    let mut bytes: u64 = 0;
+    if let Ok(mut read_dir) = async_std::fs::read_dir(path_abs).await {
+        while let Some(entry) = read_dir.next().await {
+            if let Ok(entry) = entry {
+                files += 1;
+                bytes += match entry.metadata().await {
+                    Ok(meta) => meta.len(),
+                    Err(_err) => 0,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    (files, bytes)
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn dc_delete_file(context: &Context, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
     let path_abs = dc_get_abs_path(context, &path);
     if !path_abs.exists().await {