diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py b/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
index fd5b33365..5f7c85c74 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/json_api.py
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ design:
 from traceback import format_exc
 import web
 from web import webapi
-from deluge.ui.client import sclient
+from deluge.ui.client import sclient,aclient
 from deluge.log import LOG as log
 from deluge import component
+from utils import dict_cb
 
 from page_decorators import check_session
 try:
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ class json_rpc:
                 result = self.exec_system_method(method, params,id)
             elif method == ("list_torrents"):
                 result = self.list_torrents(method, params,id)
+            elif method == ("get_stats"):
+                result = self.exec_get_stats(method, params,id)
             else:
                 result = self.exec_client_method(method, params,id)
 
@@ -121,9 +124,37 @@ class json_rpc:
 
     def exec_system_method(self, method, params, id):
         if method == "system.listMethods":
-            return self.exec_client_method("list_methods", params, id)
+            methods = sclient.list_methods()
+            return {
+                "version":"1.1",
+                "result":methods + ["get_stats"],
+                "id":id
+            }
         raise Exception('Unknown method:%s', method)
 
+    def exec_get_stats(self, method, params, id):
+        stats = {}
+
+        aclient.get_download_rate(dict_cb('download_rate',stats))
+        aclient.get_upload_rate(dict_cb('upload_rate',stats))
+        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_download',stats)
+            ,"max_download_speed")
+        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_upload',stats)
+            ,"max_upload_speed")
+        aclient.get_num_connections(dict_cb("num_connections",stats))
+        aclient.get_config_value(dict_cb('max_num_connections',stats)
+            ,"max_connections_global")
+        aclient.get_dht_nodes(dict_cb('dht_nodes',stats))
+
+        aclient.force_call(block=True)
+
+        return {
+            "version":"1.1",
+            "result":stats,
+            "id":id
+        }
+
+
 
     def list_torrents(self,params,id):
         """
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/pages.py b/deluge/ui/webui/pages.py
index 5dc29dbf5..8307912f9 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/pages.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/pages.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class login:
         if utils.check_pwd(vars.pwd):
             #start new session
             start_session()
-            do_redirect()
+            utils.seeother('/index')
         elif vars.redir:
             utils.seeother(url('/login', error=1, redir=vars.redir))
         else:
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/ajax_demo/index.html b/deluge/ui/webui/templates/ajax_demo/index.html
index 6a9020cc7..887f92b8e 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/templates/ajax_demo/index.html
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/templates/ajax_demo/index.html
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ function update_torrent(torrent) {
 };
 
 
+function get_stats() {
+    service.get_stats({params:[],
+        onSuccess:function(stats){
+            alert(stats.download_rate);
+        },
+        onException:function(errorObj){
+         alert("Error: " + errorObj);
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -72,6 +86,7 @@ function update_torrent(torrent) {
 
 <button onclick="list_torrents()">List torrents</button>
 
+<button onclick="get_stats()">get_stats()</button>
 
 <div id="torrent_list">
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py b/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
index 219de2398..a2d5d8ac9 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/webui/utils.py
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@ def self_url(**kwargs):
     return config["base"]  + changequery(**kwargs)
 
 def do_redirect():
+    import render
     """go to /index unless the redir var is set."""
     vars = web.input(redir=None)
     if vars.redir:
         w_seeother(vars.redir) #redir variable contains base
         return
 
+    #test-alt-home
+    if hasattr(render,"home"):
+        return render.home()
     #default:
     seeother('/index')