diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5e1fef9a5..39c374f08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 Features
  + Added Feature #685, which provides a 'blocking' report, and new color rule
    (thanks to Michelle Crane).
+ + Added Feature #953, which includes the total number of blocked and blocking
+   tasks to the 'statistics' command output (thanks to T. Charles Yun).
  + Added Feature #1069, which gives a clearer error when a UDA
    is added without the uda.<uda-name>.type variable.
  + The 'projects' command now outputs abstract parents and reduces
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4b6ce1c4e..62989f562 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ New Features in taskwarrior 2.2.0
     appear as orphaned UDAs.
   - Tasks now have a 'modified' attribute, which indicates the last time, if at
     all, that they were modified.
+  - Statistics now report total number of blocked and blocking tasks.
 
 New commands in taskwarrior 2.2.0
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
index 198f28125..daa23801f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStatistics.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ int CmdStatistics::execute (std::string& output)
   int taggedT       = 0;
   int annotationsT  = 0;
   int recurringT    = 0;
+  int blockingT     = 0;
+  int blockedT      = 0;
   float daysPending = 0.0;
   int descLength    = 0;
   std::map <std::string, int> allTags;
@@ -114,6 +116,9 @@ int CmdStatistics::execute (std::string& output)
     case Task::waiting:   ++waitingT;   break;
     }
 
+    if (task->is_blocked)  ++blockedT;
+    if (task->is_blocking) ++blockingT;
+
     time_t entry = strtol (task->get ("entry").c_str (), NULL, 10);
     if (entry < earliest) earliest = entry;
     if (entry > latest)   latest   = entry;
@@ -189,6 +194,14 @@ int CmdStatistics::execute (std::string& output)
   view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_PROJECTS);
   view.set (row, 1, (int)allProjects.size ());
 
+  row = view.addRow ();
+  view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_BLOCKED);
+  view.set (row, 1, blockedT);
+
+  row = view.addRow ();
+  view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_BLOCKING);
+  view.set (row, 1, blockingT);
+
   row = view.addRow ();
   view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_STATS_DATA_SIZE);
   view.set (row, 1, formatBytes (dataSize));
diff --git a/src/en-US.h b/src/en-US.h
index 8e6c98cde..a13cf0668 100644
--- a/src/en-US.h
+++ b/src/en-US.h
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_DESC_LEN    "Average desc length"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_CHARS       "{1} characters"
 #define STRING_CMD_STATS_LAST_SYNCH  "Last server synchronization"
+#define STRING_CMD_STATS_BLOCKED     "Blocked tasks"
+#define STRING_CMD_STATS_BLOCKING    "Blocking tasks"
 #define STRING_CMD_REPORTS_USAGE     "Lists all supported reports"
 #define STRING_CMD_REPORTS_REPORT    "Report"
 #define STRING_CMD_REPORTS_DESC      "Description"