diff --git a/changes/2024-05-30T150129-0400.txt b/changes/2024-05-30T150129-0400.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1401f47f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2024-05-30T150129-0400.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a logging backend for P2P stats so they aren't logged as text
diff --git a/node/ChainwebNode.hs b/node/ChainwebNode.hs
index 909c8db449..b07e4296eb 100644
--- a/node/ChainwebNode.hs
+++ b/node/ChainwebNode.hs
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ withNodeLogger logCfg chainwebCfg v f = runManaged $ do
         $ mkTelemetryLogger @DbStats mgr teleLogConfig
     pactQueueStatsBackend <- managed
         $ mkTelemetryLogger @PactQueueStats mgr teleLogConfig
+    p2pNodeStatsBackend <- managed
+        $ mkTelemetryLogger @P2pNodeStats mgr teleLogConfig
     topLevelStatusBackend <- managed
         $ mkTelemetryLogger @ChainwebStatus mgr teleLogConfig
 
@@ -445,6 +447,7 @@ withNodeLogger logCfg chainwebCfg v f = runManaged $ do
             , logHandler dbCacheBackend
             , logHandler dbStatsBackend
             , logHandler pactQueueStatsBackend
+            , logHandler p2pNodeStatsBackend
             , logHandler topLevelStatusBackend
             ] baseBackend