diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index debb0a9..4d6222f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@ package main
 
 import "C"
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/boltdb/bolt"
 )
 
+const (
+	ERROR_AND_STOP_CALLING int64 = 100
+	ERROR_AND_KEEP_CALLING       = 101
+	FINISHED_OK                  = 102
+	REAL_MESSAGE                 = 103
+)
+
 const Magic int64 = 0x10203040
 
 //export GetMagic
@@ -73,6 +81,23 @@ type CallResponse struct {
 	e error
 }
 
+//export Bolt_DBStats
+func Bolt_DBStats(b ObjectReference) (int64, *C.char, int) {
+	var stats bolt.Stats
+
+	err := withBoltDBReference(b, func(db *bolt.DB) error {
+		stats = db.Stats()
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	jBytes, err := json.Marshal(stats)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ERROR_AND_STOP_CALLING, C.CString(err.Error()), len(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return REAL_MESSAGE, C.CString(string(jBytes)), len(jBytes)
+}
+
 type NextCall struct {
 	content chan CallResponse
 }
@@ -129,13 +154,6 @@ func Bolt_ListBuckets(b ObjectReference, browse []string) ObjectReference {
 	return pNC_Ref
 }
 
-const (
-	ERROR_AND_STOP_CALLING int64 = 100
-	ERROR_AND_KEEP_CALLING       = 101
-	FINISHED_OK                  = 102
-	REAL_MESSAGE                 = 103
-)
-
 //export GetNext
 func GetNext(oRef ObjectReference) (int64, *C.char, int) {
 	pNC_Iface, ok := gms.Get(oRef)
diff --git a/qbolt.h b/qbolt.h
index 83962d6..2ef1c00 100644
--- a/qbolt.h
+++ b/qbolt.h
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ struct Bolt_Open_return {
 
 extern struct Bolt_Open_return Bolt_Open(GoString p0, GoUint32 p1, GoInt64 p2);
 
+/* Return type for Bolt_DBStats */
+struct Bolt_DBStats_return {
+	GoInt64 r0;
+	char* r1;
+	GoInt r2;
+};
+
+extern struct Bolt_DBStats_return Bolt_DBStats(GoInt64 p0);
+
 extern GoInt64 Bolt_ListBuckets(GoInt64 p0, GoSlice p1);
 
 /* Return type for GetNext */
diff --git a/qbolt/boltdb.cpp b/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
index 5f9dbaf..86386d6 100644
--- a/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
+++ b/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ bool BoltDB::listBucketsAtRoot(QString& errorOut, NameReciever cb)
     return (errorOut.length() == 0);
 }
 
+bool BoltDB::getStatsJSON(std::function<void(QString)> onSuccess, std::function<void(QString)> onError)
+{
+    auto statresp = Bolt_DBStats(this->gmsDbRef);
+
+    if (statresp.r0 == ERROR_AND_STOP_CALLING) {
+        QString err = QString::fromUtf8(statresp.r1, statresp.r2);
+        free(statresp.r1);
+        onError(err);
+        return false;
+
+    } else if (statresp.r0 == REAL_MESSAGE) {
+        QString json = QString::fromUtf8(statresp.r1, statresp.r2);
+        free(statresp.r1);
+        onSuccess(json);
+        return true;
+
+    } else {
+        // ?? shouldn't be reachable
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 BoltDB::~BoltDB()
 {
     auto err = ::Bolt_Close(this->gmsDbRef);
diff --git a/qbolt/boltdb.h b/qbolt/boltdb.h
index 6ab2e20..9c8de3d 100644
--- a/qbolt/boltdb.h
+++ b/qbolt/boltdb.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public:
 
     bool listBucketsAtRoot(QString& errorOut, NameReciever cb);
 
+    bool getStatsJSON(std::function<void(QString)> onSuccess, std::function<void(QString)> onError);
+
     ~BoltDB();
 };
 
diff --git a/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp b/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
index 38420de..20b011e 100644
--- a/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ void MainWindow::on_bucketTree_currentItemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem *current, QTre
     }
 
     ui->tabWidget->setVisible(true);
+
+    if (current->parent() == nullptr) {
+        // Selected a database
+        auto *bdb = GET_BDB(current);
+        ui->propertiesArea->clear();
+        bdb->getStatsJSON([=](QString j) {
+            ui->propertiesArea->setPlainText(j);
+        }, [=](QString error) {
+            QMessageBox qmb;
+            qmb.setText(tr("Error retrieving database statistics: %1").arg(error));
+            qmb.exec();
+        });
+
+    } else {
+        // Selected a bucket
+        // Load the data tab
+        // TODO
+
+        ui->propertiesArea->clear();
+    }
     // refresh properties for the currently selected tree item...
 }
 
diff --git a/qbolt/mainwindow.ui b/qbolt/mainwindow.ui
index 360aca1..54c52d4 100644
--- a/qbolt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/qbolt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
           <number>3</number>
          </property>
          <item row="0" column="0">
-          <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="plainTextEdit">
+          <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="propertiesArea">
            <property name="frameShape">
             <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
            </property>