diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 623997c3c..fc8909242 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -6770,6 +6770,7 @@ tgt_name                    | Optional | string      | Parent NVMe-oF target nam
 ### Response
 
 The response is an object containing NVMf subsystem statistics.
+In the response, `admin_qpairs` and `io_qpairs` are reflecting cumulative queue pair counts while `current_admin_qpairs` and `current_io_qpairs` are showing the current number.
 
 ### Example
 
@@ -6794,6 +6795,8 @@ Example response:
         "name": "app_thread",
         "admin_qpairs": 1,
         "io_qpairs": 4,
+        "current_admin_qpairs": 1,
+        "current_io_qpairs": 2,
         "pending_bdev_io": 1721,
         "transports": [
           {
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf.h b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
index cf8b52ad4..5a22b9426 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
@@ -120,8 +120,14 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_listen_opts {
 void spdk_nvmf_listen_opts_init(struct spdk_nvmf_listen_opts *opts, size_t opts_size);
 
 struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group_stat {
+	/* cumulative admin qpair count */
 	uint32_t admin_qpairs;
+	/* cumulative io qpair count */
 	uint32_t io_qpairs;
+	/* current admin qpair count */
+	uint32_t current_admin_qpairs;
+	/* current io qpair count */
+	uint32_t current_io_qpairs;
 	uint64_t pending_bdev_io;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index ff684ceec..a0b7a3306 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -711,8 +711,10 @@ _nvmf_ctrlr_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 
 	if (0 == qpair->qid) {
 		qpair->group->stat.admin_qpairs++;
+		qpair->group->stat.current_admin_qpairs++;
 	} else {
 		qpair->group->stat.io_qpairs++;
+		qpair->group->stat.current_io_qpairs++;
 	}
 
 	if (cmd->qid == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index d1ebe2331..eb6ba3935 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -999,6 +999,16 @@ _nvmf_qpair_destroy(void *ctx, int status)
 	assert(qpair->state == SPDK_NVMF_QPAIR_DEACTIVATING);
 	qpair_ctx->qid = qpair->qid;
 
+	if (ctrlr) {
+		if (0 == qpair->qid) {
+			assert(qpair->group->stat.current_admin_qpairs > 0);
+			qpair->group->stat.current_admin_qpairs--;
+		} else {
+			assert(qpair->group->stat.current_io_qpairs > 0);
+			qpair->group->stat.current_io_qpairs--;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!ctrlr || !ctrlr->thread) {
 		spdk_nvmf_poll_group_remove(qpair);
 		nvmf_transport_qpair_fini(qpair, _nvmf_transport_qpair_fini_complete, qpair_ctx);
@@ -1607,6 +1617,8 @@ spdk_nvmf_poll_group_dump_stat(struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *group, struct spdk_j
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "name", spdk_thread_get_name(spdk_get_thread()));
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "admin_qpairs", group->stat.admin_qpairs);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "io_qpairs", group->stat.io_qpairs);
+	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "current_admin_qpairs", group->stat.current_admin_qpairs);
+	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "current_io_qpairs", group->stat.current_io_qpairs);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "pending_bdev_io", group->stat.pending_bdev_io);
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(w, "transports");