diff --git a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
index f2fee0fce..35ca0a076 100644
--- a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
+++ b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-MaxScale.md
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ GET /v1/maxscale/threads/:id
                 "event_queue_length": 1,
                 "max_event_queue_length": 1,
                 "max_exec_time": 0,
-                "max_queue_time": 0
+                "max_queue_time": 0,
+                "current_descriptors": 1,
+                "total_descriptors": 1,
+                "load": {
+                    "last_second": 0,
+                    "last_minute": 0,
+                    "last_hour": 0
+                }
             }
         },
         "links": {
@@ -166,7 +173,14 @@ GET /v1/maxscale/threads
                     "event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_exec_time": 0,
-                    "max_queue_time": 0
+                    "max_queue_time": 0,
+                    "current_descriptors": 1,
+                    "total_descriptors": 1,
+                    "load": {
+                        "last_second": 0,
+                        "last_minute": 0,
+                        "last_hour": 0
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "links": {
@@ -187,7 +201,14 @@ GET /v1/maxscale/threads
                     "event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_exec_time": 0,
-                    "max_queue_time": 0
+                    "max_queue_time": 0,
+                    "current_descriptors": 1,
+                    "total_descriptors": 1,
+                    "load": {
+                        "last_second": 0,
+                        "last_minute": 0,
+                        "last_hour": 0
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "links": {
@@ -208,7 +229,14 @@ GET /v1/maxscale/threads
                     "event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_exec_time": 0,
-                    "max_queue_time": 0
+                    "max_queue_time": 0,
+                    "current_descriptors": 1,
+                    "total_descriptors": 1,
+                    "load": {
+                        "last_second": 0,
+                        "last_minute": 0,
+                        "last_hour": 0
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "links": {
@@ -229,7 +257,14 @@ GET /v1/maxscale/threads
                     "event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_event_queue_length": 1,
                     "max_exec_time": 0,
-                    "max_queue_time": 0
+                    "max_queue_time": 0,
+                    "current_descriptors": 1,
+                    "total_descriptors": 1,
+                    "load": {
+                        "last_second": 0,
+                        "last_minute": 0,
+                        "last_hour": 0
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "links": {
diff --git a/server/core/worker.cc b/server/core/worker.cc
index 5bd87526b..c8f380e9e 100644
--- a/server/core/worker.cc
+++ b/server/core/worker.cc
@@ -973,6 +973,18 @@ public:
         json_object_set_new(pStats, "max_exec_time", json_integer(s.maxexectime));
         json_object_set_new(pStats, "max_queue_time", json_integer(s.maxqtime));
 
+        uint32_t nCurrent;
+        uint64_t nTotal;
+        worker.get_descriptor_counts(&nCurrent, &nTotal);
+        json_object_set_new(pStats, "current_descriptors", json_integer(nCurrent));
+        json_object_set_new(pStats, "total_descriptors", json_integer(nTotal));
+
+        json_t* load = json_object();
+        json_object_set_new(load, "last_second", json_integer(worker.load(Worker::Load::ONE_SECOND)));
+        json_object_set_new(load, "last_minute", json_integer(worker.load(Worker::Load::ONE_MINUTE)));
+        json_object_set_new(load, "last_hour", json_integer(worker.load(Worker::Load::ONE_HOUR)));
+        json_object_set_new(pStats, "load", load);
+
         json_t* pAttr = json_object();
         json_object_set_new(pAttr, "stats", pStats);