diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 4c03b7e8c..acc4bddb1 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, ter
 	}
 
 	timeStamp := time.Now()
+	backupStart := timeStamp
 	if opts.TimeStamp != "" {
 		timeStamp, err = time.ParseInLocation(TimeFormat, opts.TimeStamp, time.Local)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -640,6 +641,7 @@ func runBackup(ctx context.Context, opts BackupOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, ter
 	snapshotOpts := archiver.SnapshotOptions{
 		Excludes:       opts.Excludes,
 		Tags:           opts.Tags.Flatten(),
+		BackupStart:    backupStart,
 		Time:           timeStamp,
 		Hostname:       opts.Host,
 		ParentSnapshot: parentSnapshot,
diff --git a/internal/archiver/archiver.go b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
index b8d1d45bb..2be7dddd5 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/archiver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ type SnapshotOptions struct {
 	Tags           restic.TagList
 	Hostname       string
 	Excludes       []string
+	BackupStart    time.Time
 	Time           time.Time
 	ParentSnapshot *restic.Snapshot
 	ProgramVersion string
@@ -866,6 +867,23 @@ func (arch *Archiver) Snapshot(ctx context.Context, targets []string, opts Snaps
 		sn.Parent = opts.ParentSnapshot.ID()
 	}
 	sn.Tree = &rootTreeID
+	sn.Summary = &restic.SnapshotSummary{
+		BackupStart: opts.BackupStart,
+		BackupEnd:   time.Now(),
+
+		FilesNew:            arch.summary.Files.New,
+		FilesChanged:        arch.summary.Files.Changed,
+		FilesUnmodified:     arch.summary.Files.Unchanged,
+		DirsNew:             arch.summary.Dirs.New,
+		DirsChanged:         arch.summary.Dirs.Changed,
+		DirsUnmodified:      arch.summary.Dirs.Unchanged,
+		DataBlobs:           arch.summary.ItemStats.DataBlobs,
+		TreeBlobs:           arch.summary.ItemStats.TreeBlobs,
+		DataAdded:           arch.summary.ItemStats.DataSize + arch.summary.ItemStats.TreeSize,
+		DataAddedInRepo:     arch.summary.ItemStats.DataSizeInRepo + arch.summary.ItemStats.TreeSizeInRepo,
+		TotalFilesProcessed: arch.summary.Files.New + arch.summary.Files.Changed + arch.summary.Files.Unchanged,
+		TotalBytesProcessed: arch.summary.ProcessedBytes,
+	}
 
 	id, err := restic.SaveSnapshot(ctx, arch.Repo, sn)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/restic/snapshot.go b/internal/restic/snapshot.go
index 8cf651d96..5ee308879 100644
--- a/internal/restic/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/restic/snapshot.go
@@ -25,11 +25,31 @@ type Snapshot struct {
 	Tags     []string  `json:"tags,omitempty"`
 	Original *ID       `json:"original,omitempty"`
 
-	ProgramVersion string `json:"program_version,omitempty"`
+	ProgramVersion string           `json:"program_version,omitempty"`
+	Summary        *SnapshotSummary `json:"summary,omitempty"`
 
 	id *ID // plaintext ID, used during restore
 }
 
+type SnapshotSummary struct {
+	BackupStart time.Time `json:"backup_start"`
+	BackupEnd   time.Time `json:"backup_end"`
+
+	// statistics from the backup json output
+	FilesNew            uint   `json:"files_new"`
+	FilesChanged        uint   `json:"files_changed"`
+	FilesUnmodified     uint   `json:"files_unmodified"`
+	DirsNew             uint   `json:"dirs_new"`
+	DirsChanged         uint   `json:"dirs_changed"`
+	DirsUnmodified      uint   `json:"dirs_unmodified"`
+	DataBlobs           int    `json:"data_blobs"`
+	TreeBlobs           int    `json:"tree_blobs"`
+	DataAdded           uint64 `json:"data_added"`
+	DataAddedInRepo     uint64 `json:"data_added_in_repo"`
+	TotalFilesProcessed uint   `json:"total_files_processed"`
+	TotalBytesProcessed uint64 `json:"total_bytes_processed"`
+}
+
 // NewSnapshot returns an initialized snapshot struct for the current user and
 // time.
 func NewSnapshot(paths []string, tags []string, hostname string, time time.Time) (*Snapshot, error) {