diff --git a/plugins/Messages/populate_message_log_stats.plx b/plugins/Messages/populate_message_log_stats.plx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ca74772a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Messages/populate_message_log_stats.plx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+# run this to generate stats for existing log entries
+#
+#  perl populate_message_log_stats.plx VIRTUAL_USER
+#
+# you probably only want to run it once, but running it multiple times
+# shouldn't hurt anything
+
+use strict;
+use Slash::Test shift;
+my $messages = getObject('Slash::Messages');
+my $x = shift || 60;
+
+for (my $n = 0; $n < $x; $n++) {
+	my @time1 = localtime( time() - (86400 * (1 + $n)) );
+	my $date1 = sprintf "%4d%02d%02d000000", $time1[5] + 1900, $time1[4] + 1, $time1[3];
+
+	my @time2 = localtime( time() - (86400 * $n) );
+	my $date2 = sprintf "%4d%02d%02d000000", $time2[5] + 1900, $time2[4] + 1, $time2[3];
+
+	my $table = $messages->{_log_table};
+	my $msg_log = $messages->sqlSelectAll(
+		'code, mode, count(*) as count',
+		$table,
+		"date >= '$date1' AND date < '$date2'",
+		"GROUP BY code, mode"
+	);
+
+
+	my $statsSave = getObject('Slash::Stats::Writer', { nocache => 1 }, {
+		day => sprintf("%4d-%02d-%02d", $time1[5] + 1900, $time1[4] + 1, $time1[3])
+	});
+
+	my %msg_codes;
+	for my $type (@$msg_log) {
+		my($code, $mode, $count) = @$type;
+		$msg_codes{$code} += $count;
+		$statsSave->createStatDaily("msg_${code}_${mode}", $count);
+	}
+
+	for my $code (keys %msg_codes) {
+		$statsSave->createStatDaily("msg_${code}", $msg_codes{$code});
+	}
+
+	printf "%s : %s : %d\n", $date1, $date2, scalar @$msg_log;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/Stats/adminmail.pl b/plugins/Stats/adminmail.pl
index a2c2aca57..66a2f85b4 100644
--- a/plugins/Stats/adminmail.pl
+++ b/plugins/Stats/adminmail.pl
@@ -486,8 +486,26 @@
 		Return => 1, Page => 'modmail', Nocomm => 1
 	}) if $constants->{mod_stats};
 
-	# Send a message to the site admin.
 	my $messages = getObject('Slash::Messages');
+
+	# do message log stuff
+	if ($messages) {
+		my $msg_log = $messages->getDailyLog( $statsSave->{_day} );
+		my %msg_codes;
+
+		# msg_12_1 -> code 12, mode 1 (relationship change, web)
+		for my $type (@$msg_log) {
+			my($code, $mode, $count) = @$type;
+			$msg_codes{$code} += $count;
+			$statsSave->createStatDaily("msg_${code}_${mode}", $count);
+		}
+
+		for my $code (keys %msg_codes) {
+			$statsSave->createStatDaily("msg_${code}", $msg_codes{$code});
+		}
+	}
+
+	# Send a message to the site admin.
 	if ($messages) {
 		$data{template_name} = 'display';
 		$data{subject} = getData('email subject', {