diff --git a/btrfs-snapshots-diff.py b/btrfs-snapshots-diff.py
index 8cd1ce4..2a9ff6a 100755
--- a/btrfs-snapshots-diff.py
+++ b/btrfs-snapshots-diff.py
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         '-j', '--json', action='store_true', help='JSON output (commands only)'
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--stats', action='store_true', help='Print simple statistics'
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         '--pretty', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS
     )
@@ -619,6 +622,16 @@ def main():
         exit(1)
     commands, paths = stream.decode(bogus=args.bogus)
 
+    if args.stats:
+        from collections import Counter
+
+        print('Commands:')
+        command_counts = Counter(d["command"] for d in commands)
+        for key, count in command_counts.most_common():
+            print(f'{count}\t{key}')
+
+        exit(0)
+
     if args.by_path:
         print(f'Found a valid Btrfs stream header, version {stream.version}\n')
         print_by_paths(paths, commands, args.filter, args.csv)