diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index c294764..8b8f5e9 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ algorithm itself -- it just streams the response straight to the panel.
 - `GET /api/battery-log` -- `{"log": [[timestamp, percent], ...]}`, the
   full permanent battery history above; used by the web UI's "Battery
   history" chart
+- `GET /api/stats` -- lifetime, never-reset counters: `first_seen`,
+  `device_wakes`, `photos_displayed`, `photos_removed`,
+  `battery_reports`, `recharge_cycles`, `ota_updates_applied`,
+  `config_saves` (see `FrameStats` in `app/config.py`). Purely
+  informational -- nothing else reads these back -- shown in a
+  collapsed "Stats" section in the web UI
 - `POST /api/firmware` -- multipart upload (`file`) of a built
   `espresso_frame.bin`. Parses the embedded `esp_app_desc_t` (rejects
   anything that isn't a valid image for this project) and stores it as
diff --git a/server/app/config.py b/server/app/config.py
index 0e4a168..6ad91c2 100644
--- a/server/app/config.py
+++ b/server/app/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ CONFIG_PATH = Path(os.environ.get("CONFIG_PATH", "/data/config.json"))
 _lock = RLock()
 
 
+class FrameStats(BaseModel):
+    """Cumulative, lifetime counters -- purely informational, never read
+    back to drive any behavior, so there's no harm in them being a little
+    approximate at the edges. Shown in a collapsed "Stats" section in the
+    web UI (GET /api/stats). Never reset except by deleting config.json."""
+    first_seen: float = 0.0  # first time this frame ever checked in
+    device_wakes: int = 0  # wake cycles, counted once each via GET /frame/config
+    photos_displayed: int = 0  # times the current photo actually changed (any cause)
+    photos_removed: int = 0  # times a photo was permanently excluded from rotation
+    battery_reports: int = 0  # POST /frame/battery calls
+    recharge_cycles: int = 0  # times a battery recharge was detected
+    ota_updates_applied: int = 0  # times the device's reported firmware version changed
+    config_saves: int = 0  # POST /api/config calls
+
+
 class FrameConfig(BaseModel):
     immich_url: str = ""
     immich_api_key: str = ""
@@ -84,6 +99,8 @@ class FrameConfig(BaseModel):
     # (POST /api/firmware); "" = none uploaded yet.
     firmware_available_version: str = ""
 
+    stats: FrameStats = FrameStats()
+
 
 def load() -> FrameConfig:
     with _lock:
diff --git a/server/app/main.py b/server/app/main.py
index 87d6625..163c099 100644
--- a/server/app/main.py
+++ b/server/app/main.py
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ def frame_config(request: Request):
     with config.locked():
         cfg = config.load()
         cfg.last_seen = time.time()
+        if cfg.stats.first_seen == 0:
+            cfg.stats.first_seen = cfg.last_seen
+        cfg.stats.device_wakes += 1
         if reported_version:
+            if cfg.device_firmware_version and reported_version != cfg.device_firmware_version:
+                cfg.stats.ota_updates_applied += 1
             cfg.device_firmware_version = reported_version
         config.save(cfg)
     return {
@@ -283,10 +288,16 @@ def api_config_save(
             cfg.quiet_hours_end = quiet_hours_end
         if timezone in ALL_TIMEZONES:
             cfg.timezone = timezone
+        cfg.stats.config_saves += 1
         config.save(cfg)
     return {"status": "saved"}
 
 
+@app.get("/api/stats", dependencies=[Depends(require_access_token)])
+def api_stats():
+    return config.load().stats.model_dump()
+
+
 def _require_configured(cfg: config.FrameConfig) -> None:
     if not cfg.immich_url or not cfg.immich_api_key:
         raise HTTPException(400, "Immich URL/API key not configured yet")
@@ -404,11 +415,13 @@ def frame_battery(body: BatteryReport):
     now = time.time()
     with config.locked():
         cfg = config.load()
+        cfg.stats.battery_reports += 1
         if cfg.battery_history and body.percent >= cfg.battery_history[-1][1] + RECHARGE_JUMP_PCT:
             # Percent jumped up meaningfully -- the battery was recharged
             # (or swapped). Start a fresh discharge cycle so runtime and
             # discharge-rate estimates never span a charge.
             cfg.battery_history = []
+            cfg.stats.recharge_cycles += 1
         cfg.battery_history.append([now, body.percent])
         cfg.battery_history = cfg.battery_history[-BATTERY_HISTORY_MAX:]
         cfg.battery_log.append([now, body.percent])
diff --git a/server/app/photo_queue.py b/server/app/photo_queue.py
index d40df06..101195a 100644
--- a/server/app/photo_queue.py
+++ b/server/app/photo_queue.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def advance_forced(cfg: FrameConfig, assets: list[dict]) -> None:
         # only asset is already current) -- keep showing what we have.
         cfg.current_asset_id = assets[0]["id"]
     cfg.current_asset_set_at = time.time()
+    cfg.stats.photos_displayed += 1
     # Refill back up to queue_target_len now that current_asset_id has
     # changed -- otherwise the queue is left one short until the *next*
     # advance, since the pop above consumes one of the items _top_up just
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ def back_forced(cfg: FrameConfig, assets: list[dict]) -> bool:
             cfg.queue.insert(0, cfg.current_asset_id)
         cfg.current_asset_id = previous_id
         cfg.current_asset_set_at = time.time()
+        cfg.stats.photos_displayed += 1
         return True
     return False
 
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ def remove_from_rotation(cfg: FrameConfig, assets: list[dict], asset_id: str) ->
     changed as a result."""
     if asset_id not in cfg.excluded_asset_ids:
         cfg.excluded_asset_ids.append(asset_id)
+        cfg.stats.photos_removed += 1
     cfg.queue = [a for a in cfg.queue if a != asset_id]
     cfg.history = [a for a in cfg.history if a != asset_id]
 
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ def remove_from_rotation(cfg: FrameConfig, assets: list[dict], asset_id: str) ->
         remaining = [a["id"] for a in assets if a["id"] not in excluded_ids]
         cfg.current_asset_id = remaining[0] if remaining else ""
     cfg.current_asset_set_at = time.time()
+    cfg.stats.photos_displayed += 1
     _top_up(cfg, assets)
     return True
 
diff --git a/server/app/templates/base.html b/server/app/templates/base.html
index f2d7309..180b7f2 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/base.html
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     .icon-btn:hover { background: var(--surface-alt); }
     .icon-btn:active { transform: scale(0.94); }
 
-    h2.card-title {
+    h2.card-title, summary.card-title {
       font-size: 14.5px;
       font-weight: 650;
       margin: 0 0 14px;
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
       text-transform: uppercase;
       color: var(--text-muted);
     }
+    summary.card-title { cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0; }
+    details.card[open] summary.card-title { margin-bottom: 14px; }
+    details.card .sub { margin-top: 8px; }
 
     .card {
       background: var(--surface);
diff --git a/server/app/templates/index.html b/server/app/templates/index.html
index f75344e..1cebf45 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/index.html
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
         <input type="file" id="firmware-file" accept=".bin">
         <button type="button" class="secondary" id="firmware-upload">Upload firmware</button>
       </section>
+
+      <details class="card">
+        <summary class="card-title">Stats</summary>
+        <div id="stats-box"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
+      </details>
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -609,8 +614,45 @@
       }
     }
 
+    function renderStats(stats) {
+      const el = document.getElementById('stats-box');
+      el.innerHTML = '';
+      const now = Date.now() / 1000;
+      const rows = [
+        ['Running since', stats.first_seen ? formatDuration(Math.max(0, now - stats.first_seen)) + ' ago' : 'never checked in'],
+        ['Wake cycles', stats.device_wakes],
+        ['Photos displayed', stats.photos_displayed],
+        ['Photos removed from rotation', stats.photos_removed],
+        ['Battery reports received', stats.battery_reports],
+        ['Battery recharge cycles', stats.recharge_cycles],
+        ['OTA updates applied', stats.ota_updates_applied],
+        ['Settings saved', stats.config_saves],
+      ];
+      for (const [label, value] of rows) {
+        const p = document.createElement('p');
+        p.className = 'sub';
+        p.textContent = `${label}: ${value}`;
+        el.appendChild(p);
+      }
+    }
+
+    async function loadStats() {
+      const el = document.getElementById('stats-box');
+      try {
+        const resp = await fetch('/api/stats');
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+          el.innerHTML = '<p class="sub">Could not load.</p>';
+          return;
+        }
+        renderStats(await resp.json());
+      } catch (e) {
+        el.innerHTML = '<p class="sub">Could not load.</p>';
+      }
+    }
+
     loadQueue();
     loadBatteryLog();
+    loadStats();
 
     // Redraw the canvas chart (and the "Last seen" alert color) with the
     // new theme's colors as soon as the toggle in the header is used --