diff --git a/fdb/services.py b/fdb/services.py
index eceb135..774b41d 100644
--- a/fdb/services.py
+++ b/fdb/services.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import struct
 import warnings
 import datetime
+import types
 
 api = None
 
@@ -760,7 +761,8 @@ def get_statistics(self, database,
                        # 2004.06.06: False by default b/c gstat behaves that way:
                        show_system_tables_and_indexes=0,
                        show_record_versions=0,
-                       callback=None
+                       callback=None,
+                       tables=None
                        ):
         """Request database statisctics. **(ASYNC service)**
 
@@ -775,6 +777,7 @@ def get_statistics(self, database,
         :param integer show_record_versions: `1` to analyze record versions.
         :param function callback: Function to call back with each output line.
           Function must accept only one parameter: line of output.
+        :param string_or_list tables: table name or iterable of table names.
 
         If `callback` is not specified, statistical report could be retrieved
         through :meth:`readline`, :meth:`readlines`, iteration over `Connection`
@@ -812,6 +815,12 @@ def get_statistics(self, database,
 
         reqBuf.add_database_name(database)
         reqBuf.add_option_mask(optionMask)
+        if tables is not None:
+            if isinstance(tables, types.StringTypes):
+                tables = (tables,)
+            cmdline = ['-t']
+            cmdline.extend(tables)
+            reqBuf.add_string(ibase.isc_spb_command_line, ' '.join(cmdline))
         self._act(reqBuf)
         self.__fetching = True
         self.__eof = False
diff --git a/test/testfdb.py b/test/testfdb.py
index 1f3cfca..7847e1c 100644
--- a/test/testfdb.py
+++ b/test/testfdb.py
@@ -1572,6 +1572,21 @@ def fetchline(line):
         output = []
         self.svc.get_statistics('employee', callback=fetchline)
         self.assertGreater(len(output),0)
+        # fetch only selected tables
+        stats = self.svc.get_statistics('employee',
+                                        show_user_data_pages=True,
+                                        tables='COUNTRY')
+        stats = '\n'.join(self.svc.readlines())
+        self.assertIn('COUNTRY',stats)
+        self.assertNotIn('JOB',stats)
+        #
+        stats = self.svc.get_statistics('employee',
+                                        show_user_data_pages=True,
+                                        tables=('COUNTRY','PROJECT'))
+        stats = '\n'.join(self.svc.readlines())
+        self.assertIn('COUNTRY',stats)
+        self.assertIn('PROJECT',stats)
+        self.assertNotIn('JOB',stats)
     def test_backup(self):
         def fetchline(line):
             output.append(line)