diff --git a/cli/mmcli-bearer.c b/cli/mmcli-bearer.c
index 279e568a..2dfdab35 100644
--- a/cli/mmcli-bearer.c
+++ b/cli/mmcli-bearer.c
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ print_bearer_info (MMBearer *bearer)
         gchar *duration = NULL;
         gchar *bytes_rx = NULL;
         gchar *bytes_tx = NULL;
+        gchar *attempts = NULL;
+        gchar *failed_attempts = NULL;
 
         if (stats) {
             guint64 val;
@@ -261,11 +263,19 @@ print_bearer_info (MMBearer *bearer)
             val = mm_bearer_stats_get_tx_bytes (stats);
             if (val)
                 bytes_tx = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, val);
+            val = mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts (stats);
+            if (val)
+                attempts = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, val);
+            val = mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts (stats);
+            if (val)
+                failed_attempts = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, val);
         }
 
-        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_DURATION, duration);
-        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_RX, bytes_rx);
-        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_TX, bytes_tx);
+        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_DURATION,        duration);
+        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_RX,        bytes_rx);
+        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_TX,        bytes_tx);
+        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_ATTEMPTS,        attempts);
+        mmcli_output_string_take (MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_FAILED_ATTEMPTS, failed_attempts);
     }
 
     mmcli_output_dump ();
diff --git a/cli/mmcli-output.c b/cli/mmcli-output.c
index 25877b0b..7418fc18 100644
--- a/cli/mmcli-output.c
+++ b/cli/mmcli-output.c
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ static FieldInfo field_infos[] = {
     [MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_DURATION]             = { "bearer.stats.duration",                           "duration",                 MMC_S_BEARER_STATS,            },
     [MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_RX]             = { "bearer.stats.bytes-rx",                           "bytes rx",                 MMC_S_BEARER_STATS,            },
     [MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_TX]             = { "bearer.stats.bytes-tx",                           "bytes tx",                 MMC_S_BEARER_STATS,            },
+    [MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_ATTEMPTS]             = { "bearer.stats.attempts",                           "attempts",                 MMC_S_BEARER_STATS,            },
+    [MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_FAILED_ATTEMPTS]      = { "bearer.stats.failed-attempts",                    "attempts",                 MMC_S_BEARER_STATS,            },
     [MMC_F_CALL_GENERAL_DBUS_PATH]            = { "call.dbus-path",                                  "dbus path",                MMC_S_CALL_GENERAL,            },
     [MMC_F_CALL_PROPERTIES_NUMBER]            = { "call.properties.number",                          "number",                   MMC_S_CALL_PROPERTIES,         },
     [MMC_F_CALL_PROPERTIES_DIRECTION]         = { "call.properties.direction",                       "direction",                MMC_S_CALL_PROPERTIES,         },
diff --git a/cli/mmcli-output.h b/cli/mmcli-output.h
index bd7b317a..76ca2026 100644
--- a/cli/mmcli-output.h
+++ b/cli/mmcli-output.h
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ typedef enum {
     MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_DURATION,
     MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_RX,
     MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_BYTES_TX,
+    MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_ATTEMPTS,
+    MMC_F_BEARER_STATS_FAILED_ATTEMPTS,
     MMC_F_CALL_GENERAL_DBUS_PATH,
     MMC_F_CALL_PROPERTIES_NUMBER,
     MMC_F_CALL_PROPERTIES_DIRECTION,
diff --git a/docs/reference/libmm-glib/libmm-glib-sections.txt b/docs/reference/libmm-glib/libmm-glib-sections.txt
index 64bd2e02..83dd52f8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libmm-glib/libmm-glib-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/libmm-glib/libmm-glib-sections.txt
@@ -1128,6 +1128,8 @@ MMBearerStats
 mm_bearer_stats_get_duration
 mm_bearer_stats_get_rx_bytes
 mm_bearer_stats_get_tx_bytes
+mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts
+mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts
 <SUBSECTION Private>
 mm_bearer_stats_get_dictionary
 mm_bearer_stats_new
@@ -1135,6 +1137,8 @@ mm_bearer_stats_new_from_dictionary
 mm_bearer_stats_set_duration
 mm_bearer_stats_set_rx_bytes
 mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes
+mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts
+mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 MMBearerStatsClass
 MMBearerStatsPrivate
diff --git a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml
index e86ef00d..b82c9d36 100644
--- a/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml
+++ b/introspection/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml
@@ -244,28 +244,50 @@
     <!--
         Stats:
 
-        If the modem supports it, this property will show statistics of the
-        ongoing connection.
+        If the modem supports it, this property will show statistics associated
+        to the bearer.
+
+        There are two main different statistic types reported: either applicable
+        to the ongoing connection, or otherwise compiled for all connections
+        that have been done on this bearer object.
 
         When the connection is disconnected automatically or explicitly by the
-        user, the values in this property will show the last values cached.
-        The statistics are reset
+        user, the values applicable to the ongoing connection will show the last
+        values cached.
 
         The following items may appear in the list of statistics:
         <variablelist>
           <varlistentry><term><literal>"rx-bytes"</literal></term>
             <listitem>
-              Number of bytes received without error, given as an unsigned 64-bit integer value (signature <literal>"t"</literal>).
+              Number of bytes received without error in the ongoing connection,
+              given as an unsigned 64-bit integer value (signature
+              <literal>"t"</literal>).
             </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
           <varlistentry><term><literal>"tx-bytes"</literal></term>
             <listitem>
-              Number bytes transmitted without error, given as an unsigned 64-bit integer value (signature <literal>"t"</literal>).
+              Number bytes transmitted without error in the ongoing connection,
+              given as an unsigned 64-bit integer value (signature
+              <literal>"t"</literal>).
             </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
           <varlistentry><term><literal>"duration"</literal></term>
             <listitem>
-              Duration of the connection, in seconds, given as an unsigned integer value (signature <literal>"u"</literal>).
+              Duration of the ongoing connection, in seconds, given as an
+              unsigned integer value (signature <literal>"u"</literal>).
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+          <varlistentry><term><literal>"attempts"</literal></term>
+            <listitem>
+              Total number of connection attempts done with this bearer, given
+              as an unsigned integer value (signature <literal>"u"</literal>).
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+          <varlistentry><term><literal>"failed-attempts"</literal></term>
+            <listitem>
+              Number of failed connection attempts done with this bearer,
+              given as an unsigned integer value (signature
+              <literal>"u"</literal>).
             </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
         </variablelist>
diff --git a/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.c b/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.c
index df499ca5..42e63839 100644
--- a/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.c
+++ b/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.c
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details:
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015 Azimut Electronics
- *
- * Author: Aleksander Morgado <aleksander@aleksander.es>
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Aleksander Morgado <aleksander@aleksander.es>
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -34,14 +33,18 @@
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MMBearerStats, mm_bearer_stats, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
-#define PROPERTY_DURATION "duration"
-#define PROPERTY_RX_BYTES "rx-bytes"
-#define PROPERTY_TX_BYTES "tx-bytes"
+#define PROPERTY_DURATION        "duration"
+#define PROPERTY_RX_BYTES        "rx-bytes"
+#define PROPERTY_TX_BYTES        "tx-bytes"
+#define PROPERTY_ATTEMPTS        "attempts"
+#define PROPERTY_FAILED_ATTEMPTS "failed-attempts"
 
 struct _MMBearerStatsPrivate {
     guint   duration;
     guint64 rx_bytes;
     guint64 tx_bytes;
+    guint   attempts;
+    guint   failed_attempts;
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -142,6 +145,70 @@ mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes (MMBearerStats *self,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+/**
+ * mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts:
+ * @self: a #MMBearerStats.
+ *
+ * Gets the number of connection attempts done with this bearer.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #guint.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.14
+ */
+guint
+mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts (MMBearerStats *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail (MM_IS_BEARER_STATS (self), 0);
+
+    return self->priv->attempts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts: (skip)
+ */
+void
+mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts (MMBearerStats *self,
+                              guint          attempts)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail (MM_IS_BEARER_STATS (self));
+
+    self->priv->attempts = attempts;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts:
+ * @self: a #MMBearerStats.
+ *
+ * Gets the number of failed connection attempts done with this bearer.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #guint.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.14
+ */
+guint
+mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts (MMBearerStats *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail (MM_IS_BEARER_STATS (self), 0);
+
+    return self->priv->failed_attempts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts: (skip)
+ */
+void
+mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts (MMBearerStats *self,
+                                     guint          failed_attempts)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail (MM_IS_BEARER_STATS (self));
+
+    self->priv->failed_attempts = failed_attempts;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 /**
  * mm_bearer_stats_get_dictionary: (skip)
  */
@@ -167,6 +234,14 @@ mm_bearer_stats_get_dictionary (MMBearerStats *self)
                             "{sv}",
                             PROPERTY_TX_BYTES,
                             g_variant_new_uint64 (self->priv->tx_bytes));
+    g_variant_builder_add  (&builder,
+                            "{sv}",
+                            PROPERTY_ATTEMPTS,
+                            g_variant_new_uint32 (self->priv->attempts));
+    g_variant_builder_add  (&builder,
+                            "{sv}",
+                            PROPERTY_FAILED_ATTEMPTS,
+                            g_variant_new_uint32 (self->priv->failed_attempts));
     return g_variant_builder_end (&builder);
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +287,14 @@ mm_bearer_stats_new_from_dictionary (GVariant *dictionary,
             mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes (
                 self,
                 g_variant_get_uint64 (value));
+        } else if (g_str_equal (key, PROPERTY_ATTEMPTS)) {
+            mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts (
+                self,
+                g_variant_get_uint32 (value));
+        } else if (g_str_equal (key, PROPERTY_FAILED_ATTEMPTS)) {
+            mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts (
+                self,
+                g_variant_get_uint32 (value));
         }
         g_free (key);
         g_variant_unref (value);
diff --git a/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.h b/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.h
index dceb5aeb..000bd07b 100644
--- a/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.h
+++ b/libmm-glib/mm-bearer-stats.h
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ struct _MMBearerStatsClass {
 GType mm_bearer_stats_get_type (void);
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MMBearerStats, g_object_unref)
 
-guint   mm_bearer_stats_get_duration (MMBearerStats *self);
-guint64 mm_bearer_stats_get_rx_bytes (MMBearerStats *self);
-guint64 mm_bearer_stats_get_tx_bytes (MMBearerStats *self);
+guint   mm_bearer_stats_get_duration        (MMBearerStats *self);
+guint64 mm_bearer_stats_get_rx_bytes        (MMBearerStats *self);
+guint64 mm_bearer_stats_get_tx_bytes        (MMBearerStats *self);
+guint   mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts        (MMBearerStats *self);
+guint   mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts (MMBearerStats *self);
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* ModemManager/libmm-glib/mmcli specific methods */
@@ -73,9 +75,11 @@ MMBearerStats *mm_bearer_stats_new (void);
 MMBearerStats *mm_bearer_stats_new_from_dictionary (GVariant *dictionary,
                                                     GError **error);
 
-void mm_bearer_stats_set_duration (MMBearerStats *self, guint duration);
-void mm_bearer_stats_set_rx_bytes (MMBearerStats *self, guint64 rx_bytes);
-void mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes (MMBearerStats *self, guint64 tx_bytes);
+void mm_bearer_stats_set_duration             (MMBearerStats *self, guint   duration);
+void mm_bearer_stats_set_rx_bytes             (MMBearerStats *self, guint64 rx_bytes);
+void mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes             (MMBearerStats *self, guint64 tx_bytes);
+void mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts             (MMBearerStats *self, guint   attempts);
+void mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts      (MMBearerStats *self, guint   failed_attempts);
 
 GVariant *mm_bearer_stats_get_dictionary (MMBearerStats *self);
 
diff --git a/src/mm-base-bearer.c b/src/mm-base-bearer.c
index 461c4058..718956fd 100644
--- a/src/mm-base-bearer.c
+++ b/src/mm-base-bearer.c
@@ -254,18 +254,19 @@ bearer_update_interface_stats (MMBaseBearer *self)
 }
 
 static void
-bearer_reset_interface_stats (MMBaseBearer *self)
+bearer_reset_ongoing_interface_stats (MMBaseBearer *self)
 {
-    g_clear_object (&self->priv->stats);
-    mm_gdbus_bearer_set_stats (MM_GDBUS_BEARER (self), NULL);
+    mm_bearer_stats_set_duration (self->priv->stats, 0);
+    mm_bearer_stats_set_tx_bytes (self->priv->stats, 0);
+    mm_bearer_stats_set_rx_bytes (self->priv->stats, 0);
+    bearer_update_interface_stats (self);
 }
 
 static void
 bearer_stats_stop (MMBaseBearer *self)
 {
     if (self->priv->duration_timer) {
-        if (self->priv->stats)
-            mm_bearer_stats_set_duration (self->priv->stats, (guint64) g_timer_elapsed (self->priv->duration_timer, NULL));
+        mm_bearer_stats_set_duration (self->priv->stats, (guint64) g_timer_elapsed (self->priv->duration_timer, NULL));
         g_timer_destroy (self->priv->duration_timer);
         self->priv->duration_timer = NULL;
     }
@@ -337,11 +338,6 @@ stats_update_cb (MMBaseBearer *self)
 static void
 bearer_stats_start (MMBaseBearer *self)
 {
-    /* Allocate new stats object. If there was one already created from a
-     * previous run, deallocate it */
-    g_assert (!self->priv->stats);
-    self->priv->stats = mm_bearer_stats_new ();
-
     /* Start duration timer */
     g_assert (!self->priv->duration_timer);
     self->priv->duration_timer = g_timer_new ();
@@ -731,7 +727,13 @@ connect_ready (MMBaseBearer *self,
     /* NOTE: connect() implementations *MUST* handle cancellations themselves */
     result = MM_BASE_BEARER_GET_CLASS (self)->connect_finish (self, res, &error);
     if (!result) {
-        mm_obj_dbg (self, "couldn't connect: '%s'", error->message);
+        mm_obj_dbg (self, "couldn't connect: %s", error->message);
+
+        /* Update failed attempts */
+        mm_bearer_stats_set_failed_attempts (self->priv->stats,
+                                             mm_bearer_stats_get_failed_attempts (self->priv->stats) + 1);
+        bearer_update_interface_stats (self);
+
         if (g_error_matches (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED)) {
             /* Will launch disconnection */
             launch_disconnect = TRUE;
@@ -862,11 +864,15 @@ mm_base_bearer_connect (MMBaseBearer *self,
         return;
     }
 
+    /* Update total attempts */
+    mm_bearer_stats_set_attempts (self->priv->stats,
+                                  mm_bearer_stats_get_attempts (self->priv->stats) + 1);
+    bearer_reset_ongoing_interface_stats (self);
+
     /* Connecting! */
     mm_obj_dbg (self, "connecting...");
     self->priv->connect_cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
     bearer_update_status (self, MM_BEARER_STATUS_CONNECTING);
-    bearer_reset_interface_stats (self);
     MM_BASE_BEARER_GET_CLASS (self)->connect (
         self,
         self->priv->connect_cancellable,
@@ -1450,6 +1456,7 @@ mm_base_bearer_init (MMBaseBearer *self)
     self->priv->reason_3gpp = CONNECTION_FORBIDDEN_REASON_NONE;
     self->priv->reason_cdma = CONNECTION_FORBIDDEN_REASON_NONE;
     self->priv->default_ip_family = MM_BEARER_IP_FAMILY_IPV4;
+    self->priv->stats = mm_bearer_stats_new ();
 
     /* Set defaults */
     mm_gdbus_bearer_set_interface   (MM_GDBUS_BEARER (self), NULL);
@@ -1462,6 +1469,7 @@ mm_base_bearer_init (MMBaseBearer *self)
                                      mm_bearer_ip_config_get_dictionary (NULL));
     mm_gdbus_bearer_set_ip6_config  (MM_GDBUS_BEARER (self),
                                      mm_bearer_ip_config_get_dictionary (NULL));
+    bearer_update_interface_stats (self);
 }
 
 static void