diff --git a/src/include/private/switch_core.h b/src/include/private/switch_core.h
index 162c5297aa..721c4789dd 100644
--- a/src/include/private/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/private/switch_core.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 
 struct switch_core_session {
-	uint32_t id;
+	switch_size_t id;
 	char name[80];
 	switch_session_flag_t flags;
 	int thread_running;
diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index bb3cedaedf..b83adbd9a3 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -441,6 +441,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_session_destroy(switch_core_session_t **session
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_count(void);
 
+/*! 
+  \brief Provide the current session_id
+  \return the total number of allocated sessions since core startup
+*/
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_size_t) switch_core_session_id(void);
+
 /*! 
   \brief Allocate and return a new session from the core based on a given endpoint module name
   \param endpoint_name the name of the endpoint module
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 0e1217288e..f40d4751bb 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static switch_status_t status_function(char *cmd, switch_core_session_t *session
 						   duration.sec, duration.sec == 1 ? "" : "s", duration.ms, duration.ms == 1 ? "" : "s", duration.mms,
 						   duration.mms == 1 ? "" : "s");
 
+	stream->write_function(stream, "%"SWITCH_SIZE_T_FMT" sessions since startup\n", switch_core_session_id() - 1 );
 	stream->write_function(stream, "%d sessions\n", switch_core_session_count());
 
 	if (html) {
diff --git a/src/switch_core_session.c b/src/switch_core_session.c
index 43226eedc8..0e7d62e9c6 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_session.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_session.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static struct {
 	switch_mutex_t *session_table_mutex;
 	uint32_t session_count;
 	uint32_t session_limit;
-	uint32_t session_id;
+	switch_size_t session_id;
 } runtime;
 
 
@@ -820,6 +820,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_session_count(void)
 	return runtime.session_count;
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_size_t) switch_core_session_id(void)
+{
+	return runtime.session_id;
+}
+
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_core_session_t *) switch_core_session_request_by_name(char *endpoint_name, switch_memory_pool_t **pool)
 {
 	const switch_endpoint_interface_t *endpoint_interface;