diff --git a/consumer_test.go b/consumer_test.go
index 945f5c0c..7363ef09 100644
--- a/consumer_test.go
+++ b/consumer_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ func SendMessage(t *testing.T, port int, topic string, method string, body []byt
 	resp.Body.Close()
 }
 
+func SendDeferMessage(t *testing.T, port int, topic string, ds time.Duration, body []byte) {
+	httpclient := &http.Client{}
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d/pub?topic=%s&defer=%d", port, topic, ds/time.Millisecond)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", endpoint, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+	resp, err := httpclient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+}
+
 func TestConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	consumerTest(t, nil)
 }
@@ -258,3 +273,39 @@ func consumerTest(t *testing.T, cb func(c *Config)) {
 		t.Fatal("failed message not done")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestChannelStats(t *testing.T) {
+	config := NewConfig()
+	laddr := "127.0.0.1"
+	// so that the test can simulate binding consumer to specified address
+	config.LocalAddr, _ = net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", laddr+":0")
+	// so that the test can simulate reaching max requeues and a call to LogFailedMessage
+	config.DefaultRequeueDelay = 0
+	// so that the test wont timeout from backing off
+	config.MaxBackoffDuration = time.Millisecond * 50
+	topicName := "channel_stats_test"
+	q, _ := NewConsumer(topicName, "ch", config)
+
+	h := &MyTestHandler{
+		t: t,
+		q: q,
+	}
+	q.AddHandler(h)
+
+	// SendMessage(t, 4151, topicName, "mpub", []byte("{\"msg\":\"double\"}\n{\"msg\":\"double\"}"))
+	// SendDeferMessage(t, 4151, topicName, time.Minute, []byte(`{"msg":"single"}`))
+	// time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	addr := "127.0.0.1:4150"
+	err := q.ConnectToNSQD(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	m, err := q.ChannelStats(time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(m)
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+}