diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp_internal.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp_internal.h
index a9ae33c..b4899e4 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp_internal.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/mgcp_internal.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 	/* statistics */
 	unsigned int packets;
 	unsigned int octets;
+	unsigned int dropped_packets;
 	struct in_addr addr;
 
 	/* in network byte order */
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 	int  frames_per_packet;
 	uint32_t packet_duration_ms;
 	char *fmtp_extra;
+	int output_enabled;
 
 	/* RTP patching */
 	int force_constant_ssrc; /* -1: always, 0: don't, 1: once */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
index 1c7c3da..21d52b5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_network.c
@@ -559,7 +559,9 @@
 		tap_idx = MGCP_TAP_BTS_OUT;
 	}
 
-	if (is_rtp) {
+	if (!rtp_end->output_enabled)
+		rtp_end->dropped_packets += 1;
+	else if (is_rtp) {
 		mgcp_patch_and_count(endp, rtp_state, rtp_end, addr, buf, rc);
 		forward_data(rtp_end->rtp.fd, &endp->taps[tap_idx], buf, rc);
 		return mgcp_udp_send(rtp_end->rtp.fd,
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
index ddec44d..95f3910 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_protocol.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@
 
 	end->packets = 0;
 	end->octets = 0;
+	end->dropped_packets = 0;
 	memset(&end->addr, 0, sizeof(end->addr));
 	end->rtp_port = end->rtcp_port = 0;
 	end->payload_type = -1;
@@ -1191,6 +1192,7 @@
 	end->frames_per_packet  = 0; /* unknown */
 	end->packet_duration_ms = DEFAULT_RTP_AUDIO_PACKET_DURATION_MS;
 	end->rate               = DEFAULT_RTP_AUDIO_DEFAULT_RATE;
+	end->output_enabled	= 1;
 }
 
 static void mgcp_rtp_end_init(struct mgcp_rtp_end *end)
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_vty.c
index 8411b4a..3f1ebeb 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/mgcp_vty.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 			endp->trans_net.packets, endp->trans_bts.packets,
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
 
-		if (verbose)
+		if (verbose) {
 			vty_out(vty,
 				"  Timestamp Errs: BTS %d->%d, Net %d->%d%s",
 				endp->bts_state.in_stream.err_ts_counter,
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@
 				endp->net_state.in_stream.err_ts_counter,
 				endp->net_state.out_stream.err_ts_counter,
 				VTY_NEWLINE);
+			vty_out(vty,
+				"  Dropped Packets: Net->BTS %d, BTS->Net %d%s",
+				endp->bts_end.dropped_packets,
+				endp->net_end.dropped_packets,
+				VTY_NEWLINE);
+		}
 	}
 }