diff --git a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
index d97bdc59..e1af234f 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
@@ -170,10 +170,27 @@ result_t BusHandler::sendAndWait(SymbolString& master, SymbolString& slave)
 
 void BusHandler::run()
 {
+	unsigned int symCount = 0;
+	time_t lastTime;
+	time(&lastTime);
 	do {
-		if (m_device->isValid() == true)
-			handleSymbol();
-		else {
+		if (m_device->isValid() == true) {
+			result_t result = handleSymbol();
+			if (result != RESULT_ERR_TIMEOUT)
+				symCount++;
+			time_t now;
+			time(&now);
+			if (now != lastTime) {
+				m_symPerSec = symCount / (now-lastTime);
+				if (m_symPerSec > m_maxSymPerSec) {
+					m_maxSymPerSec = m_symPerSec;
+					if (m_maxSymPerSec > 100)
+						logNotice(lf_bus, "max. symbols per second: %d", m_maxSymPerSec);
+				}
+				lastTime = now;
+				symCount = 0;
+			}
+		} else {
 			if (Wait(10) == false)
 				break;
 			result_t result = m_device->open();
@@ -182,6 +199,7 @@ void BusHandler::run()
 				logNotice(lf_bus, "re-opened %s", m_device->getName());
 			else
 				logError(lf_bus, "unable to open %s: %s", m_device->getName(), getResultCode(result));
+			symCount = 0;
 		}
 	} while (isRunning() == true);
 }
diff --git a/src/ebusd/bushandler.h b/src/ebusd/bushandler.h
index 176d2ce0..bda74470 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/bushandler.h
+++ b/src/ebusd/bushandler.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ public:
 		  m_lockCount(lockCount), m_remainLockCount(lockCount),
 		  m_pollInterval(pollInterval), m_lastReceive(0), m_lastPoll(0),
 		  m_currentRequest(NULL), m_nextSendPos(0),
+		  m_symPerSec(0), m_maxSymPerSec(0),
 		  m_state(bs_noSignal), m_repeat(false),
 		  m_command(false), m_commandCrcValid(false), m_response(false), m_responseCrcValid(false),
 		  m_scanMessage(NULL) {
@@ -327,6 +328,18 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool hasSignal() { return m_state != bs_noSignal; }
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the current symbol rate.
+	 * @return the number of received symbols in the last second.
+	 */
+	unsigned int getSymbolRate() { return m_symPerSec; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the maximum seen symbol rate.
+	 * @return the maximum number of received symbols per second ever seen.
+	 */
+	unsigned int getMaxSymbolRate() { return m_maxSymPerSec; }
+
 private:
 
 	/**
@@ -404,6 +417,12 @@ private:
 	 * (only relevant if m_request is set and state is @a bs_command or @a bs_response). */
 	unsigned char m_nextSendPos;
 
+	/** the number of received symbols in the last second. */
+	unsigned int m_symPerSec;
+
+	/** the maximum number of received symbols per second ever seen. */
+	unsigned int m_maxSymPerSec;
+
 	/** the current @a BusState. */
 	BusState m_state;
 
diff --git a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
index 56997a33..be53f12d 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ string MainLoop::decodeMessage(const string& data, bool& connected, bool& listen
 		return executeFind(args);
 	if (strcasecmp(str, "L") == 0 || strcasecmp(str, "LISTEN") == 0)
 		return executeListen(args, listening);
-	if (strcasecmp(str, "STATE") == 0)
+	if (strcasecmp(str, "S") == 0 || strcasecmp(str, "STATE") == 0)
 		return executeState(args);
 	if (strcasecmp(str, "SCAN") == 0)
 		return executeScan(args);
@@ -522,9 +522,13 @@ string MainLoop::executeState(vector<string> &args)
 		return "usage: 'state'\n"
 			   " Report bus state.";
 
-	if (m_busHandler->hasSignal() == true)
-		return "signal acquired";
-
+	if (m_busHandler->hasSignal() == true) {
+		ostringstream result;
+		result << "signal acquired, "
+			   << static_cast<unsigned>(m_busHandler->getSymbolRate()) << " symbols/sec, max. "
+			   << static_cast<unsigned>(m_busHandler->getMaxSymbolRate()) << " symbols/sec";
+		return result.str();
+	}
 	return "no signal";
 }