diff --git a/services/copier/service_test.go b/services/copier/service_test.go
index aa7f398721..a68a413b87 100644
--- a/services/copier/service_test.go
+++ b/services/copier/service_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func MustOpenShard(id uint64) *Shard {
 
 	sh := &Shard{
 		Shard: tsdb.NewShard(id,
-			tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex(),
+			tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db"),
 			filepath.Join(path, "data"),
 			filepath.Join(path, "wal"),
 			tsdb.NewEngineOptions(),
diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine_test.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine_test.go
index eadd9a725e..fcd867fdb7 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestEngine_LoadMetadataIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Load metadata index.
-	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	if err := e.LoadMetadataIndex(nil, index, make(map[string]*tsdb.MeasurementFields)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestEngine_LoadMetadataIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Load metadata index.
-	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	if err := e.LoadMetadataIndex(nil, index, make(map[string]*tsdb.MeasurementFields)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestEngine_LoadMetadataIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Load metadata index.
-	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	if err := e.LoadMetadataIndex(nil, index, make(map[string]*tsdb.MeasurementFields)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ func MustOpenEngine() *Engine {
 	if err := e.Open(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	if err := e.LoadMetadataIndex(nil, tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex(), make(map[string]*tsdb.MeasurementFields)); err != nil {
+	if err := e.LoadMetadataIndex(nil, tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db"), make(map[string]*tsdb.MeasurementFields)); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	return e
diff --git a/tsdb/meta.go b/tsdb/meta.go
index 6b0bc5c5a3..2e50d6984c 100644
--- a/tsdb/meta.go
+++ b/tsdb/meta.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tsdb
 
 import (
+	"expvar"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/influxql"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pkg/escape"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tsdb/internal"
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	maxStringLength = 64 * 1024
+
+	statDatabaseSeries       = "numSeries"       // number of series in this database
+	statDatabaseMeasurements = "numMeasurements" // number of measurements in this database
 )
 
 // DatabaseIndex is the in memory index of a collection of measurements, time series, and their tags.
@@ -29,13 +34,19 @@ type DatabaseIndex struct {
 	measurements map[string]*Measurement // measurement name to object and index
 	series       map[string]*Series      // map series key to the Series object
 	lastID       uint64                  // last used series ID. They're in memory only for this shard
+
+	name string // name of the database represented by this index
+
+	statMap *expvar.Map
 }
 
 // NewDatabaseIndex returns a new initialized DatabaseIndex.
-func NewDatabaseIndex() *DatabaseIndex {
+func NewDatabaseIndex(name string) *DatabaseIndex {
 	return &DatabaseIndex{
 		measurements: make(map[string]*Measurement),
 		series:       make(map[string]*Series),
+		name:         name,
+		statMap:      influxdb.NewStatistics("database:"+name, "database", map[string]string{"database": name}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +114,8 @@ func (d *DatabaseIndex) CreateSeriesIndexIfNotExists(measurementName string, ser
 
 	m.AddSeries(series)
 
+	d.statMap.Add(statDatabaseSeries, 1)
+
 	return series
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +126,7 @@ func (d *DatabaseIndex) CreateMeasurementIndexIfNotExists(name string) *Measurem
 	if m == nil {
 		m = NewMeasurement(name, d)
 		d.measurements[name] = m
+		d.statMap.Add(statDatabaseMeasurements, 1)
 	}
 	return m
 }
@@ -311,12 +325,19 @@ func (d *DatabaseIndex) DropMeasurement(name string) {
 	for _, s := range m.seriesByID {
 		delete(d.series, s.Key)
 	}
+
+	m.drop()
+
+	d.statMap.Add(statDatabaseSeries, int64(-len(m.seriesByID)))
+	d.statMap.Add(statDatabaseMeasurements, -1)
 }
 
 // DropSeries removes the series keys and their tags from the index
 func (d *DatabaseIndex) DropSeries(keys []string) {
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var nDeleted int64
 	for _, k := range keys {
 		series := d.series[k]
 		if series == nil {
@@ -324,9 +345,16 @@ func (d *DatabaseIndex) DropSeries(keys []string) {
 		}
 		series.measurement.DropSeries(series.id)
 		delete(d.series, k)
+		nDeleted++
 	}
+
+	d.statMap.Add(statDatabaseSeries, -nDeleted)
 }
 
+const (
+	statMeasurementSeries = "numSeries" // number of series contained in this measurement
+)
+
 // Measurement represents a collection of time series in a database. It also contains in memory
 // structures for indexing tags. Exported functions are goroutine safe while un-exported functions
 // assume the caller will use the appropriate locks
@@ -341,6 +369,8 @@ type Measurement struct {
 	measurement         *Measurement
 	seriesByTagKeyValue map[string]map[string]SeriesIDs // map from tag key to value to sorted set of series ids
 	seriesIDs           SeriesIDs                       // sorted list of series IDs in this measurement
+
+	statMap *expvar.Map
 }
 
 // NewMeasurement allocates and initializes a new Measurement.
@@ -353,6 +383,12 @@ func NewMeasurement(name string, idx *DatabaseIndex) *Measurement {
 		seriesByID:          make(map[uint64]*Series),
 		seriesByTagKeyValue: make(map[string]map[string]SeriesIDs),
 		seriesIDs:           make(SeriesIDs, 0),
+
+		statMap: influxdb.NewStatistics(
+			fmt.Sprintf("measurement:%s.%s", name, idx.name),
+			"measurement",
+			map[string]string{"database": idx.name, "measurement": name},
+		),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -445,6 +481,7 @@ func (m *Measurement) AddSeries(s *Series) bool {
 		valueMap[v] = ids
 	}
 
+	m.statMap.Add(statMeasurementSeries, 1)
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -492,9 +529,17 @@ func (m *Measurement) DropSeries(seriesID uint64) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	m.statMap.Add(statMeasurementSeries, -1)
+
 	return
 }
 
+// drop handles any cleanup for when a measurement is dropped.
+// Currently only cleans up stats.
+func (m *Measurement) drop() {
+	m.statMap.Add(statMeasurementSeries, int64(-len(m.seriesIDs)))
+}
+
 // filters walks the where clause of a select statement and returns a map with all series ids
 // matching the where clause and any filter expression that should be applied to each
 func (m *Measurement) filters(condition influxql.Expr) (map[uint64]influxql.Expr, error) {
diff --git a/tsdb/meta_test.go b/tsdb/meta_test.go
index 1a18b5c28f..df6bec89d6 100644
--- a/tsdb/meta_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/meta_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func BenchmarkCreateSeriesIndex_1M(b *testing.B) {
 func benchmarkCreateSeriesIndex(b *testing.B, series []*TestSeries) {
 	idxs := make([]*tsdb.DatabaseIndex, 0, b.N)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		idxs = append(idxs, tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex())
+		idxs = append(idxs, tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex(fmt.Sprintf("db%d", i)))
 	}
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
diff --git a/tsdb/shard_test.go b/tsdb/shard_test.go
index dd460f8378..8a798e0c95 100644
--- a/tsdb/shard_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/shard_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestShardWriteAndIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpShard := path.Join(tmpDir, "shard")
 	tmpWal := path.Join(tmpDir, "wal")
 
-	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	opts := tsdb.NewEngineOptions()
 	opts.Config.WALDir = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "wal")
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestShardWriteAndIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	// ensure the index gets loaded after closing and opening the shard
 	sh.Close()
 
-	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index = tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	sh = tsdb.NewShard(1, index, tmpShard, tmpWal, opts)
 	if err := sh.Open(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error openeing shard: %s", err.Error())
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestShardWriteAddNewField(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpShard := path.Join(tmpDir, "shard")
 	tmpWal := path.Join(tmpDir, "wal")
 
-	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	opts := tsdb.NewEngineOptions()
 	opts.Config.WALDir = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "wal")
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func benchmarkWritePoints(b *testing.B, mCnt, tkCnt, tvCnt, pntCnt int) {
 	// Generate test series (measurements + unique tag sets).
 	series := genTestSeries(mCnt, tkCnt, tvCnt)
 	// Create index for the shard to use.
-	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	// Generate point data to write to the shard.
 	points := []models.Point{}
 	for _, s := range series {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func benchmarkWritePointsExistingSeries(b *testing.B, mCnt, tkCnt, tvCnt, pntCnt
 	// Generate test series (measurements + unique tag sets).
 	series := genTestSeries(mCnt, tkCnt, tvCnt)
 	// Create index for the shard to use.
-	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex()
+	index := tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db")
 	// Generate point data to write to the shard.
 	points := []models.Point{}
 	for _, s := range series {
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func NewShard() *Shard {
 
 	return &Shard{
 		Shard: tsdb.NewShard(0,
-			tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex(),
+			tsdb.NewDatabaseIndex("db"),
 			filepath.Join(path, "data"),
 			filepath.Join(path, "wal"),
 			opt,
diff --git a/tsdb/store.go b/tsdb/store.go
index f18ec0b08a..aad1579c52 100644
--- a/tsdb/store.go
+++ b/tsdb/store.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *Store) loadIndexes() error {
 			s.Logger.Printf("Skipping database dir: %s. Not a directory", db.Name())
 			continue
 		}
-		s.databaseIndexes[db.Name()] = NewDatabaseIndex()
+		s.databaseIndexes[db.Name()] = NewDatabaseIndex(db.Name())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (s *Store) CreateShard(database, retentionPolicy string, shardID uint64) er
 	// create the database index if it does not exist
 	db, ok := s.databaseIndexes[database]
 	if !ok {
-		db = NewDatabaseIndex()
+		db = NewDatabaseIndex(database)
 		s.databaseIndexes[database] = db
 	}