diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
index 63fc9227b..40d651959 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ start_servers(Sup) ->
             {"emqttd pubsub", {supervisor, emqttd_pubsub_sup}, PubSubOpts},
             %{"emqttd router", emqttd_router},
             {"emqttd broker", emqttd_broker, BrokerOpts},
+            {"emqttd stats", emqttd_stats},
             {"emqttd metrics", emqttd_metrics, MetricOpts},
             {"emqttd bridge supervisor", {supervisor, emqttd_bridge_sup}},
             {"emqttd access control", emqttd_access_control, AccessOpts},
diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_broker.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_broker.erl
index 17d685156..3fe16180c 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_broker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_broker.erl
@@ -96,59 +96,6 @@ datetime() ->
         io_lib:format(
             "~4..0w-~2..0w-~2..0w ~2..0w:~2..0w:~2..0w", [Y, M, D, H, MM, S])).
 
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @doc Generate stats fun
-%% @end
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec statsfun(Stat :: atom()) -> fun().
-statsfun(Stat) ->
-    fun(Val) -> setstat(Stat, Val) end.
-    
--spec statsfun(Stat :: atom(), MaxStat :: atom()) -> fun().
-statsfun(Stat, MaxStat) -> 
-    fun(Val) -> setstats(Stat, MaxStat, Val) end.
-
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @doc Get broker statistics
-%% @end
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec getstats() -> [{atom(), non_neg_integer()}].
-getstats() ->
-    ets:tab2list(?BROKER_TAB).
-
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @doc Get stats by name
-%% @end
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec getstat(atom()) -> non_neg_integer() | undefined.
-getstat(Name) ->
-    case ets:lookup(?BROKER_TAB, Name) of
-        [{Name, Val}] -> Val;
-        [] -> undefined
-    end.
-
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @doc Set broker stats
-%% @end
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec setstat(Stat :: atom(), Val :: pos_integer()) -> boolean().
-setstat(Stat, Val) ->
-    ets:update_element(?BROKER_TAB, Stat, {2, Val}).
-
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @doc Set stats with max
-%% @end
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec setstats(Stat :: atom(), MaxStat :: atom(), Val :: pos_integer()) -> boolean().
-setstats(Stat, MaxStat, Val) ->
-    MaxVal = ets:lookup_element(?BROKER_TAB, MaxStat, 2),
-    if
-        Val > MaxVal -> 
-            ets:update_element(?BROKER_TAB, MaxStat, {2, Val});
-        true -> ok
-    end,
-    ets:update_element(?BROKER_TAB, Stat, {2, Val}).
-
 %%%=============================================================================
 %%% gen_server callbacks
 %%%=============================================================================
@@ -156,11 +103,9 @@ setstats(Stat, MaxStat, Val) ->
 init([Options]) ->
     random:seed(now()),
     ets:new(?BROKER_TAB, [set, public, named_table, {write_concurrency, true}]),
-    Topics = ?SYSTOP_CLIENTS ++ ?SYSTOP_SESSIONS ++ ?SYSTOP_PUBSUB,
     [ets:insert(?BROKER_TAB, {Topic, 0}) || Topic <- Topics],
     % Create $SYS Topics
     [ok = create(systop(Topic)) || Topic <- ?SYSTOP_BROKERS],
-    [ok = create(systop(Topic)) || Topic <- Topics],
     SysInterval = proplists:get_value(sys_interval, Options, 60),
     State = #state{started_at = os:timestamp(), sys_interval = SysInterval},
     Delay = if 
diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_stats.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_stats.erl
index 0af6fc827..9a2933f92 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_stats.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_stats.erl
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ setstats(Stat, MaxStat, Val) ->
 init([]) ->
     random:seed(now()),
     ets:new(?STATS_TAB, [set, public, named_table, {write_concurrency, true}]),
+    Topics = ?SYSTOP_CLIENTS ++ ?SYSTOP_SESSIONS ++ ?SYSTOP_PUBSUB,
+    [ets:insert(?STATS_TAB, {Topic, 0}) || Topic <- Topics],
+    % Create $SYS Topics
+    [ok = emqttd_pubsub:create(systop(Topic)) || Topic <- Topics],
+    SysInterval = proplists:get_value(sys_interval, Options, 60),
     {ok, #state{}}.
 
 handle_call(_Request, _From, State) ->
@@ -127,6 +132,11 @@ handle_call(_Request, _From, State) ->
 handle_cast(_Msg, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
+handle_info(tick, State) ->
+    [publish(systop(Stat), i2b(Val)) 
+        || {Stat, Val} <- ets:tab2list(?STATS_TAB)],
+    {noreply, State};
+
 handle_info(_Info, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
@@ -140,4 +150,6 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
 %%% Internal functions
 %%%=============================================================================
 
+systop(Name) when is_atom(Name) ->
+    list_to_binary(lists:concat(["$SYS/brokers/", node(), "/", Name])).