diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/vty.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/vty.h
index 40e2191..f1b1148 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/vty.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/vty.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef OPENBSC_VTY_H
 #define OPENBSC_VTY_H
 
+struct gsm_network;
+struct vty;
+
 void openbsc_vty_add_cmds(void);
+void openbsc_vty_print_statistics(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_network *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
index f74a041..bcf4a87 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
@@ -875,46 +875,6 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN(show_stats,
-      show_stats_cmd,
-      "show statistics",
-	SHOW_STR "Display network statistics\n")
-{
-	struct gsm_network *net = gsmnet;
-
-	vty_out(vty, "Channel Requests        : %lu total, %lu no channel%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.chreq.total),
-		counter_get(net->stats.chreq.no_channel), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "Location Update         : %lu attach, %lu normal, %lu periodic%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.attach),
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.normal),
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.periodic), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "IMSI Detach Indications : %lu%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.detach), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "Location Update Response: %lu accept, %lu reject%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_resp.accept),
-		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_resp.reject), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "Paging                  : %lu attempted, %lu complete, %lu expired%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.paging.attempted),
-		counter_get(net->stats.paging.completed),
-		counter_get(net->stats.paging.expired), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "Handover                : %lu attempted, %lu no_channel, %lu timeout, "
-		"%lu completed, %lu failed%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.handover.attempted),
-		counter_get(net->stats.handover.no_channel),
-		counter_get(net->stats.handover.timeout),
-		counter_get(net->stats.handover.completed),
-		counter_get(net->stats.handover.failed), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "SMS MO                  : %lu submitted, %lu no receiver%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.sms.submitted),
-		counter_get(net->stats.sms.no_receiver), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	vty_out(vty, "SMS MT                  : %lu delivered, %lu no memory, %lu other error%s",
-		counter_get(net->stats.sms.delivered),
-		counter_get(net->stats.sms.rp_err_mem),
-		counter_get(net->stats.sms.rp_err_other), VTY_NEWLINE);
-	return CMD_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 DEFUN(cfg_net,
       cfg_net_cmd,
       "network",
@@ -1756,7 +1716,6 @@
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &show_e1ts_cmd);
 
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &show_paging_cmd);
-	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &show_stats_cmd);
 
 	openbsc_vty_add_cmds();
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface_cmds.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface_cmds.c
index d494584..623aa30 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface_cmds.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface_cmds.c
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void openbsc_vty_print_statistics(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_network *net)
+{
+	vty_out(vty, "Channel Requests        : %lu total, %lu no channel%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.chreq.total),
+		counter_get(net->stats.chreq.no_channel), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "Paging                  : %lu attempted, %lu complete, %lu expired%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.paging.attempted),
+		counter_get(net->stats.paging.completed),
+		counter_get(net->stats.paging.expired), VTY_NEWLINE);
+}
+
 void openbsc_vty_add_cmds()
 {
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &enable_logging_cmd);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface_layer3.c
index b824c3d..5e30982 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/signal.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/vty.h>
 
 static struct gsm_network *gsmnet;
 
@@ -502,6 +503,41 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+DEFUN(show_stats,
+      show_stats_cmd,
+      "show statistics",
+	SHOW_STR "Display network statistics\n")
+{
+	struct gsm_network *net = gsmnet;
+
+	openbsc_vty_print_statistics(vty, net);
+	vty_out(vty, "Location Update         : %lu attach, %lu normal, %lu periodic%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.attach),
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.normal),
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.periodic), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "IMSI Detach Indications : %lu%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_type.detach), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "Location Update Response: %lu accept, %lu reject%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_resp.accept),
+		counter_get(net->stats.loc_upd_resp.reject), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "Handover                : %lu attempted, %lu no_channel, %lu timeout, "
+		"%lu completed, %lu failed%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.handover.attempted),
+		counter_get(net->stats.handover.no_channel),
+		counter_get(net->stats.handover.timeout),
+		counter_get(net->stats.handover.completed),
+		counter_get(net->stats.handover.failed), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "SMS MO                  : %lu submitted, %lu no receiver%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.sms.submitted),
+		counter_get(net->stats.sms.no_receiver), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	vty_out(vty, "SMS MT                  : %lu delivered, %lu no memory, %lu other error%s",
+		counter_get(net->stats.sms.delivered),
+		counter_get(net->stats.sms.rp_err_mem),
+		counter_get(net->stats.sms.rp_err_other), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 int bsc_vty_init_extra(struct gsm_network *net)
 {
 	gsmnet = net;
@@ -517,6 +553,7 @@
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &subscriber_silent_sms_cmd);
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &subscriber_silent_call_start_cmd);
 	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &subscriber_silent_call_stop_cmd);
+	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &show_stats_cmd);
 
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_subscr_cmd);
 	install_node(&subscr_node, dummy_config_write);