diff --git a/lib/spike/index.js b/lib/spike/index.js
index 5d9cbf67..321fbbf4 100644
--- a/lib/spike/index.js
+++ b/lib/spike/index.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     clearTimeout(pending[id].timer);
 
-    // NOTE: this will only fire once per jsbin session - 
+    // NOTE: this will only fire once per jsbin session -
     // not for every panel sent - because we clear the timer
     pending[id].timer = setTimeout(function () {
       var session = sessionForBin(bin),
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (data) {
           session.res.forEach(function (res) {
             res.write('data:' + data.content.split('\n').join('\ndata:') + '\nevent:' + data.panelId + '\n\n');
+            res.write('event: stats\ndata: ' + JSON.stringify({ connections: session.res.length }) + '\n\n');
             if (res.ajax) {
               res.end(); // lets older browsers finish their xhr request
             }
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }, delayTrigger);
   },
   appendScripts: function (scripts) {
-    // TODO this should really detect that there's an active session going 
+    // TODO this should really detect that there's an active session going
     // on and the user is saving, and therefore include the spike intelligently
     scripts.push('js/vendor/eventsource.js');
     scripts.push('js/spike.js');