diff --git a/src/or/dos.c b/src/or/dos.c
index 4d1797eec..2cb347058 100644
--- a/src/or/dos.c
+++ b/src/or/dos.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "networkstatus.h"
 #include "nodelist.h"
+#include "relay.h"
 #include "router.h"
 
 #include "dos.h"
@@ -622,10 +623,12 @@ dos_log_heartbeat(void)
   char *conn_msg = NULL;
   char *cc_msg = NULL;
   char *single_hop_client_msg = NULL;
+  char *circ_stats_msg = NULL;
 
-  if (!dos_is_enabled()) {
-    goto end;
-  }
+  /* Stats number coming from relay.c append_cell_to_circuit_queue(). */
+  tor_asprintf(&circ_stats_msg,
+               " %" PRIu64 " circuits killed with too many cells.",
+               stats_n_circ_max_cell_reached);
 
   if (dos_cc_enabled) {
     tor_asprintf(&cc_msg,
@@ -647,7 +650,8 @@ dos_log_heartbeat(void)
   }
 
   log_notice(LD_HEARTBEAT,
-             "DoS mitigation since startup:%s%s%s",
+             "DoS mitigation since startup:%s%s%s%s",
+             circ_stats_msg,
              (cc_msg != NULL) ? cc_msg : " [cc not enabled]",
              (conn_msg != NULL) ? conn_msg : " [conn not enabled]",
              (single_hop_client_msg != NULL) ? single_hop_client_msg : "");
@@ -655,8 +659,7 @@ dos_log_heartbeat(void)
   tor_free(conn_msg);
   tor_free(cc_msg);
   tor_free(single_hop_client_msg);
-
- end:
+  tor_free(circ_stats_msg);
   return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/or/relay.c b/src/or/relay.c
index 5a3c43e05..b3571d6cd 100644
--- a/src/or/relay.c
+++ b/src/or/relay.c
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ uint64_t stats_n_relay_cells_relayed = 0;
  * hop?
  */
 uint64_t stats_n_relay_cells_delivered = 0;
+/** Stats: how many circuits have we closed due to the cell queue limit being
+ * reached (see append_cell_to_circuit_queue()) */
+uint64_t stats_n_circ_max_cell_reached = 0;
 
 /** Used to tell which stream to read from first on a circuit. */
 static tor_weak_rng_t stream_choice_rng = TOR_WEAK_RNG_INIT;
@@ -3041,6 +3044,7 @@ append_cell_to_circuit_queue(circuit_t *circ, channel_t *chan,
            (exitward) ? "Outbound" : "Inbound", queue->n,
            max_circuit_cell_queue_size);
     circuit_mark_for_close(circ, END_CIRC_REASON_RESOURCELIMIT);
+    stats_n_circ_max_cell_reached++;
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/or/relay.h b/src/or/relay.h
index c9281c5ea..e96639170 100644
--- a/src/or/relay.h
+++ b/src/or/relay.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 extern uint64_t stats_n_relay_cells_relayed;
 extern uint64_t stats_n_relay_cells_delivered;
+extern uint64_t stats_n_circ_max_cell_reached;
 
 void relay_consensus_has_changed(const networkstatus_t *ns);
 int circuit_receive_relay_cell(cell_t *cell, circuit_t *circ,
diff --git a/src/test/test_status.c b/src/test/test_status.c
index 50ea203e4..b4ca17891 100644
--- a/src/test/test_status.c
+++ b/src/test/test_status.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ NS(test_main)(void *arg)
   actual = log_heartbeat(0);
 
   tt_int_op(actual, OP_EQ, expected);
-  tt_int_op(CALLED(logv), OP_EQ, 5);
+  tt_int_op(CALLED(logv), OP_EQ, 6);
 
   done:
     NS_UNMOCK(tls_get_write_overhead_ratio);
@@ -439,6 +439,16 @@ NS(logv)(int severity, log_domain_mask_t domain,
       tt_ptr_op(strstr(funcname, "rep_hist_log_link_protocol_counts"),
                 OP_NE, NULL);
       break;
+    case 5:
+      tt_int_op(severity, OP_EQ, LOG_NOTICE);
+      tt_int_op(domain, OP_EQ, LD_HEARTBEAT);
+      tt_str_op(format, OP_EQ, "DoS mitigation since startup:%s%s%s%s");
+      tt_str_op(va_arg(ap, char *), OP_EQ,
+                " 0 circuits killed with too many cells.");
+      tt_str_op(va_arg(ap, char *), OP_EQ, " [cc not enabled]");
+      tt_str_op(va_arg(ap, char *), OP_EQ, " [conn not enabled]");
+      tt_str_op(va_arg(ap, char *), OP_EQ, "");
+      break;
     default:
       tt_abort_msg("unexpected call to logv()");  // TODO: prettyprint args
       break;