diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bd413c0e..e7def431 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 gemspec
 
 group :development do
-  gem "minitest", "5.20.0"
+  gem "minitest", "5.21.1"
 
   gem "rake-compiler", "1.2.5"
   gem "rake-compiler-dock", "1.4.0"
diff --git a/ext/sqlite3/statement.c b/ext/sqlite3/statement.c
index 5616e15b..9367bc64 100644
--- a/ext/sqlite3/statement.c
+++ b/ext/sqlite3/statement.c
@@ -418,6 +418,153 @@ bind_parameter_count(VALUE self)
     return INT2NUM(sqlite3_bind_parameter_count(ctx->st));
 }
 
+enum stmt_stat_sym {
+    stmt_stat_sym_fullscan_steps,
+    stmt_stat_sym_sorts,
+    stmt_stat_sym_autoindexes,
+    stmt_stat_sym_vm_steps,
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_REPREPARE
+    stmt_stat_sym_reprepares,
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_RUN
+    stmt_stat_sym_runs,
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_MISS
+    stmt_stat_sym_filter_misses,
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_HIT
+    stmt_stat_sym_filter_hits,
+#endif
+    stmt_stat_sym_last
+};
+
+static VALUE stmt_stat_symbols[stmt_stat_sym_last];
+
+static void
+setup_stmt_stat_symbols(void)
+{
+    if (stmt_stat_symbols[0] == 0) {
+#define S(s) stmt_stat_symbols[stmt_stat_sym_##s] = ID2SYM(rb_intern_const(#s))
+        S(fullscan_steps);
+        S(sorts);
+        S(autoindexes);
+        S(vm_steps);
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_REPREPARE
+        S(reprepares);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_RUN
+        S(runs);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_MISS
+        S(filter_misses);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_HIT
+        S(filter_hits);
+#endif
+#undef S
+    }
+}
+
+static size_t
+stmt_stat_internal(VALUE hash_or_sym, sqlite3_stmt *stmt)
+{
+    VALUE hash = Qnil, key = Qnil;
+
+    setup_stmt_stat_symbols();
+
+    if (RB_TYPE_P(hash_or_sym, T_HASH)) {
+        hash = hash_or_sym;
+    }
+    else if (SYMBOL_P(hash_or_sym)) {
+        key = hash_or_sym;
+    }
+    else {
+        rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "non-hash or symbol argument");
+    }
+
+#define SET(name, stat_type) \
+    if (key == stmt_stat_symbols[stmt_stat_sym_##name]) \
+        return sqlite3_stmt_status(stmt, stat_type, 0); \
+    else if (hash != Qnil) \
+        rb_hash_aset(hash, stmt_stat_symbols[stmt_stat_sym_##name], SIZET2NUM(sqlite3_stmt_status(stmt, stat_type, 0)));
+
+    SET(fullscan_steps, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FULLSCAN_STEP);
+    SET(sorts, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_SORT);
+    SET(autoindexes, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_AUTOINDEX);
+    SET(vm_steps, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_VM_STEP);
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_REPREPARE
+    SET(reprepares, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_REPREPARE);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_RUN
+    SET(runs, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_RUN);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_MISS
+    SET(filter_misses, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_MISS);
+#endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_HIT
+    SET(filter_hits, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_FILTER_HIT);
+#endif
+#undef SET
+
+    if (!NIL_P(key)) { /* matched key should return above */
+        rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "unknown key: %"PRIsVALUE, rb_sym2str(key));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* call-seq: stmt.stats_as_hash(hash)
+ *
+ * Returns a Hash containing information about the statement.
+ */
+static VALUE
+stats_as_hash(VALUE self)
+{
+    sqlite3StmtRubyPtr ctx;
+    TypedData_Get_Struct(self, sqlite3StmtRuby, &statement_type, ctx);
+    REQUIRE_OPEN_STMT(ctx);
+    VALUE arg = rb_hash_new();
+
+    stmt_stat_internal(arg, ctx->st);
+    return arg;
+}
+
+/* call-seq: stmt.stmt_stat(hash_or_key)
+ *
+ * Returns a Hash containing information about the statement.
+ */
+static VALUE
+stat_for(VALUE self, VALUE key)
+{
+    sqlite3StmtRubyPtr ctx;
+    TypedData_Get_Struct(self, sqlite3StmtRuby, &statement_type, ctx);
+    REQUIRE_OPEN_STMT(ctx);
+
+    if (SYMBOL_P(key)) {
+        size_t value = stmt_stat_internal(key, ctx->st);
+        return SIZET2NUM(value);
+    }
+    else {
+        rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "non-symbol given");
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_MEMUSED
+/* call-seq: stmt.memory_used
+ *
+ * Return the approximate number of bytes of heap memory used to store the prepared statement
+ */
+static VALUE
+memused(VALUE self)
+{
+    sqlite3StmtRubyPtr ctx;
+    TypedData_Get_Struct(self, sqlite3StmtRuby, &statement_type, ctx);
+    REQUIRE_OPEN_STMT(ctx);
+
+    return INT2NUM(sqlite3_stmt_status(ctx->st, SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_MEMUSED, 0));
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SQLITE3_COLUMN_DATABASE_NAME
 
 /* call-seq: stmt.database_name(column_index)
@@ -454,9 +601,14 @@ init_sqlite3_statement(void)
     rb_define_method(cSqlite3Statement, "column_name", column_name, 1);
     rb_define_method(cSqlite3Statement, "column_decltype", column_decltype, 1);
     rb_define_method(cSqlite3Statement, "bind_parameter_count", bind_parameter_count, 0);
-    rb_define_private_method(cSqlite3Statement, "prepare", prepare, 2);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SQLITE3_COLUMN_DATABASE_NAME
     rb_define_method(cSqlite3Statement, "database_name", database_name, 1);
 #endif
+#ifdef SQLITE_STMTSTATUS_MEMUSED
+    rb_define_method(cSqlite3Statement, "memused", memused, 0);
+#endif
+
+    rb_define_private_method(cSqlite3Statement, "prepare", prepare, 2);
+    rb_define_private_method(cSqlite3Statement, "stats_as_hash", stats_as_hash, 0);
+    rb_define_private_method(cSqlite3Statement, "stat_for", stat_for, 1);
 }
diff --git a/lib/sqlite3/statement.rb b/lib/sqlite3/statement.rb
index 7b972763..f0f1bcc0 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite3/statement.rb
+++ b/lib/sqlite3/statement.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ def must_be_open! # :nodoc:
       end
     end
 
+    # Returns a Hash containing information about the statement.
+    # The contents of the hash are implementation specific and may change in
+    # the future without notice. The hash includes information about internal
+    # statistics about the statement such as:
+    #   - +fullscan_steps+: the number of times that SQLite has stepped forward
+    # in a table as part of a full table scan
+    #   - +sorts+: the number of sort operations that have occurred
+    #   - +autoindexes+: the number of rows inserted into transient indices
+    # that were created automatically in order to help joins run faster
+    #   - +vm_steps+: the number of virtual machine operations executed by the
+    # prepared statement
+    #   - +reprepares+: the number of times that the prepare statement has been
+    # automatically regenerated due to schema changes or changes to bound
+    # parameters that might affect the query plan
+    #   - +runs+: the number of times that the prepared statement has been run
+    #   - +filter_misses+: the number of times that the Bloom filter returned
+    # a find, and thus the join step had to be processed as normal
+    #   - +filter_hits+: the number of times that a join step was bypassed
+    # because a Bloom filter returned not-found
+    def stat key = nil
+      if key
+        stat_for(key)
+      else
+        stats_as_hash
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     # A convenience method for obtaining the metadata about the query. Note
diff --git a/test/test_statement.rb b/test/test_statement.rb
index 5d4d4377..a13050e0 100644
--- a/test/test_statement.rb
+++ b/test/test_statement.rb
@@ -288,5 +288,144 @@ def test_clear_bindings!
 
       stmt.close
     end
+
+    def test_stat
+      assert @stmt.stat.is_a?(Hash)
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_fullscan_steps
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test_table (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT);'
+      10.times do |i|
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test_table (name) VALUES (?)', "name_#{i}"
+      end
+      @db.execute 'DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_test_table_id;'
+      stmt = @db.prepare("SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE name LIKE 'name%'")
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      assert_equal 9, stmt.stat(:fullscan_steps)
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_sorts
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test1(a)'
+      @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (1)'
+      stmt = @db.prepare('select * from test1 order by a')
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      assert_equal 1, stmt.stat(:sorts)
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_autoindexes
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t1(a,b);"
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t2(c,d);"
+      10.times do |i|
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t1 (a, b) VALUES (?, ?)', [i, i.to_s]
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t2 (c, d) VALUES (?, ?)', [i, i.to_s]
+      end
+      stmt = @db.prepare("SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE a=c;")
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      assert_equal 9, stmt.stat(:autoindexes)
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_vm_steps
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test1(a)'
+      @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (1)'
+      stmt = @db.prepare('select * from test1 order by a')
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      assert_operator stmt.stat(:vm_steps), :>, 0
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_reprepares
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test_table (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT);'
+      10.times do |i|
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test_table (name) VALUES (?)', "name_#{i}"
+      end
+      stmt = @db.prepare("SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE name LIKE ?")
+      stmt.execute('name%').to_a
+
+      if stmt.stat.key?(:reprepares)
+        assert_equal 1, stmt.stat(:reprepares)
+      else
+        assert_raises(ArgumentError, "unknown key: reprepares") { stmt.stat(:reprepares) }
+      end
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_runs
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test1(a)'
+      @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (1)'
+      stmt = @db.prepare('select * from test1')
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      if stmt.stat.key?(:runs)
+        assert_equal 1, stmt.stat(:runs)
+      else
+        assert_raises(ArgumentError, "unknown key: runs") { stmt.stat(:runs) }
+      end
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_filter_misses
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t1(a,b);"
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t2(c,d);"
+      10.times do |i|
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t1 (a, b) VALUES (?, ?)', [i, i.to_s]
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t2 (c, d) VALUES (?, ?)', [i, i.to_s]
+      end
+      stmt = @db.prepare("SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE a=c;")
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      if stmt.stat.key?(:filter_misses)
+        assert_equal 10, stmt.stat(:filter_misses)
+      else
+        assert_raises(ArgumentError, "unknown key: filter_misses") { stmt.stat(:filter_misses) }
+      end
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_stat_filter_hits
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t1(a,b);"
+      @db.execute "CREATE TABLE t2(c,d);"
+      10.times do |i|
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t1 (a, b) VALUES (?, ?)', [i, i.to_s]
+        @db.execute 'INSERT INTO t2 (c, d) VALUES (?, ?)', [i+1, i.to_s]
+      end
+      stmt = @db.prepare("SELECT * FROM t1, t2 WHERE a=c AND b = '1' AND d = '1';")
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      if stmt.stat.key?(:filter_hits)
+        assert_equal 1, stmt.stat(:filter_hits)
+      else
+        assert_raises(ArgumentError, "unknown key: filter_hits") { stmt.stat(:filter_hits) }
+      end
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
+
+    def test_memused
+      @db.execute 'CREATE TABLE test1(a)'
+      @db.execute 'INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (1)'
+      stmt = @db.prepare('select * from test1')
+
+      skip("memused not defined") unless stmt.respond_to?(:memused)
+
+      stmt.execute.to_a
+
+      assert_operator stmt.memused, :>, 0
+
+      stmt.close
+    end
   end
 end