diff --git a/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go b/watchtower/wtclient/stats.go
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+package wtclient
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type clientStats struct {
+	numTasksReceived     int
+	numTasksAccepted     int
+	numTasksIneligible   int
+	numSessionsAcquired  int
+	numSessionsExhausted int
+}
+
+// taskReceived increments the number to backup requests the client has received
+// from active channels.
+func (s *clientStats) taskReceived() {
+	s.numTasksReceived++
+}
+
+// taskAccepted increments the number of tasks that have been assigned to active
+// session queues, and are awaiting upload to a tower.
+func (s *clientStats) taskAccepted() {
+	s.numTasksAccepted++
+}
+
+// taskIneligible increments the number of tasks that were unable to satisfy the
+// active session queue's policy. These can potentially be retried later, but
+// typically this means that the balance created dust outputs, so it may not be
+// worth backing up at all.
+func (s *clientStats) taskIneligible() {
+	s.numTasksIneligible++
+}
+
+// sessionAcquired increments the number of sessions that have been successfully
+// negotiated by the client during this execution.
+func (s *clientStats) sessionAcquired() {
+	s.numSessionsAcquired++
+}
+
+// sessionExhausted increments the number of session that have become full as a
+// result of accepting backup tasks.
+func (s *clientStats) sessionExhausted() {
+	s.numSessionsExhausted++
+}
+
+// String returns a human readable summary of the client's metrics.
+func (s clientStats) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("tasks(received=%d accepted=%d ineligible=%d) "+
+		"sessions(acquired=%d exhausted=%d)", s.numTasksReceived,
+		s.numTasksAccepted, s.numTasksIneligible, s.numSessionsAcquired,
+		s.numSessionsExhausted)
+}