diff --git a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
index 5dba69cb7d..328443048c 100644
--- a/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
+++ b/src/include/private/switch_core_pvt.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ struct switch_runtime {
 	uint32_t sps_total;
 	int32_t sps;
 	int32_t sps_last;
+	int32_t sps_peak;
 	switch_log_level_t hard_log_level;
 	char *mailer_app;
 	char *mailer_app_args;
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 9e17785645..be9116a5d0 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1861,7 +1861,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	SCSC_DEBUG_SQL,
 	SCSC_SQL,
 	SCSC_API_EXPANSION,
-	SCSC_RECOVER
+	SCSC_RECOVER,
+	SCSC_SPS_PEAK
 } switch_session_ctl_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 1837328356..2c6195c431 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(lan_addr_function)
 SWITCH_STANDARD_API(status_function)
 {
 	switch_core_time_duration_t duration = { 0 };
-	int sps = 0, last_sps = 0;
+	int sps = 0, last_sps = 0, max_sps = 0;
 	switch_bool_t html = SWITCH_FALSE;	/* shortcut to format.html	*/
 	char * nl = "\n";					/* shortcut to format.nl	*/
 	stream_format format = { 0 };
@@ -2058,7 +2058,8 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(status_function)
 	stream->write_function(stream, "%" SWITCH_SIZE_T_FMT " session(s) since startup%s", switch_core_session_id() - 1, nl);
 	switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_LAST_SPS, &last_sps);
 	switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_SPS, &sps);
-	stream->write_function(stream, "%d session(s) - %d out of max %d per sec %s", switch_core_session_count(), last_sps, sps, nl);
+	switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_SPS_PEAK, &max_sps);
+	stream->write_function(stream, "%d session(s) - %d out of max %d per sec peak %d %s", switch_core_session_count(), last_sps, sps, max_sps, nl);
 	stream->write_function(stream, "%d session(s) max%s", switch_core_session_limit(0), nl);
 	stream->write_function(stream, "min idle cpu %0.2f/%0.2f%s", switch_core_min_idle_cpu(-1.0), switch_core_idle_cpu(), nl);
 
@@ -2067,7 +2068,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(status_function)
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-#define CTL_SYNTAX "[recover|send_sighup|hupall|pause [inbound|outbound]|resume [inbound|outbound]|shutdown [cancel|elegant|asap|now|restart]|sps|sync_clock|sync_clock_when_idle|reclaim_mem|max_sessions|min_dtmf_duration [num]|max_dtmf_duration [num]|default_dtmf_duration [num]|min_idle_cpu|loglevel [level]|debug_level [level]]"
+#define CTL_SYNTAX "[recover|send_sighup|hupall|pause [inbound|outbound]|resume [inbound|outbound]|shutdown [cancel|elegant|asap|now|restart]|sps|sps_peak_reset|sync_clock|sync_clock_when_idle|reclaim_mem|max_sessions|min_dtmf_duration [num]|max_dtmf_duration [num]|default_dtmf_duration [num]|min_idle_cpu|loglevel [level]|debug_level [level]]"
 SWITCH_STANDARD_API(ctl_function)
 {
 	int argc;
@@ -2289,6 +2290,10 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(ctl_function)
 			switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_DEBUG_LEVEL, &arg);
 			stream->write_function(stream, "+OK DEBUG level: %d\n", arg);
 
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], "sps_peak_reset")) {
+			arg = -1;
+			switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_SPS_PEAK, &arg);
+			stream->write_function(stream, "+OK max sessions per second counter reset\n");
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], "last_sps")) {
 			switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_LAST_SPS, &arg);
 			stream->write_function(stream, "+OK last sessions per second: %d\n", arg);
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.c
index 3232f026c6..0a6771c137 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.c
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ int handle_systemStats(netsnmp_mib_handler *handler, netsnmp_handler_registratio
 			switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_SPS, &int_val);
 			snmp_set_var_typed_integer(requests->requestvb, ASN_GAUGE, int_val);
 			break;
+		case SS_PEAK_SESSIONS_PER_SECOND:
+			switch_core_session_ctl(SCSC_SPS_PEAK, &int_val);
+			snmp_set_var_typed_integer(requests->requestvb, ASN_GAUGE, int_val);
+			break;
 		default:
 			snmp_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unregistered OID-suffix requested (%d)\n", (int) subid);
 			netsnmp_set_request_error(reqinfo, request, SNMP_NOSUCHOBJECT);
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.h b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.h
index 47a982ce4f..60bd7e5735 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.h
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_snmp/subagent.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define SS_CURRENT_CALLS		5
 #define SS_SESSIONS_PER_SECOND		6
 #define SS_MAX_SESSIONS_PER_SECOND	7
+#define SS_PEAK_SESSIONS_PER_SECOND	8
 
 /* .1.3.6.1.4.1.27880.1.9 */
 #define CH_INDEX			1
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index bf23033458..de6fda4bb7 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static void send_heartbeat(void)
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Session-Count", "%u", switch_core_session_count());
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Max-Sessions", "%u", switch_core_session_limit(0));
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Session-Per-Sec", "%u", runtime.sps);
+		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Session-Per-Sec-Max", "%u", runtime.sps_peak);
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Session-Since-Startup", "%" SWITCH_SIZE_T_FMT, switch_core_session_id() - 1);
 		switch_event_add_header(event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Idle-CPU", "%f", switch_core_idle_cpu());
 		switch_event_fire(&event);
@@ -2464,6 +2465,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int32_t) switch_core_session_ctl(switch_session_ctl_t cmd, void *
 	case SCSC_LAST_SPS:
 		newintval = runtime.sps_last;
 		break;
+	case SCSC_SPS_PEAK:
+		if (oldintval == -1) {
+			runtime.sps_peak = 0;
+		}
+		newintval = runtime.sps_peak;
+		break;
 	case SCSC_MAX_DTMF_DURATION:
 		newintval = switch_core_max_dtmf_duration(oldintval);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/switch_time.c b/src/switch_time.c
index c5f07af687..1c25b11e69 100644
--- a/src/switch_time.c
+++ b/src/switch_time.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,10 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION(softtimer_runtime)
 			}
 			switch_mutex_lock(runtime.throttle_mutex);
 			runtime.sps_last = runtime.sps_total - runtime.sps;
+
+			if (runtime.sps_last > runtime.sps_peak) {
+				runtime.sps_peak = runtime.sps_last;
+			}
 			runtime.sps = runtime.sps_total;
 			switch_mutex_unlock(runtime.throttle_mutex);
 			tick = 0;