diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
index 4371a319f..e0556ffef 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ ftl_process_io_queue(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&dev->rd_sq, io, queue_entry);
 		assert(io->type == FTL_IO_READ);
 		ftl_io_pin(io);
+		ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
 	}
 
 	while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&dev->wr_sq) && !ftl_nv_cache_throttle(dev)) {
@@ -654,6 +655,7 @@ ftl_process_io_queue(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 			TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->wr_sq, io, queue_entry);
 			break;
 		}
+		ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&dev->unmap_sq) && dev->unmap_qd == 0) {
@@ -669,6 +671,8 @@ ftl_process_io_queue(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		 */
 		if (!ftl_process_unmap(io)) {
 			TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->unmap_sq, io, queue_entry);
+		} else {
+			ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
index b24cfafc6..5ca4f631b 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ ftl_get_core_thread(const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 	return dev->core_thread;
 }
 
+static inline void
+ftl_add_io_activity(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
+{
+	dev->stats.io_activity_total++;
+}
+
 static inline uint64_t
 ftl_get_num_bands(const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
index 981a644f9..92f88f86f 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_l2p_cache.c
@@ -1332,6 +1332,8 @@ ftl_l2p_cache_process_page_sets(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_l2p_cache *
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
+
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&cache->deferred_page_set_list, page_set, list_entry);
 	page_set->deferred = 0;
 	page_set->locked = 1;
@@ -1477,6 +1479,8 @@ ftl_l2p_cache_process_eviction(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_l2p_cache *c
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
+
 	page = eviction_get_page(dev, cache);
 	if (spdk_unlikely(!page)) {
 		return;
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_nv_cache.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_nv_cache.c
index a99a19fed..a3c656392 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_nv_cache.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_nv_cache.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ ftl_nv_cache_process(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		nv_cache->chunk_free_count--;
 		chunk->md->seq_id = ftl_get_next_seq_id(dev);
 		ftl_chunk_open(chunk);
+		ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (is_compaction_required(nv_cache) && !TAILQ_EMPTY(&nv_cache->compactor_list)) {
@@ -1338,6 +1339,7 @@ ftl_nv_cache_process(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&nv_cache->compactor_list, comp, entry);
 
 		compaction_process_start(comp);
+		ftl_add_io_activity(dev);
 	}
 
 	ftl_chunk_persist_free_state(nv_cache);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
index 894f32a2c..9dfbe0380 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ move_run(struct ftl_reloc *reloc, struct ftl_reloc_move *mv)
 
 	case FTL_RELOC_STATE_PIN:
 		move_pin(mv);
+		ftl_add_io_activity(reloc->dev);
 		break;
 
 	case FTL_RELOC_STATE_WRITE:
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ move_run(struct ftl_reloc *reloc, struct ftl_reloc_move *mv)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		ftl_add_io_activity(reloc->dev);
 		move_write(reloc, mv);
 		break;