diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index e0e1061d1..47fe42665 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) loginAccount(request *requests.Login) error {
 		b.config.WakuV2Config.Nameserver = request.WakuV2Nameserver
 	}
 
+	b.config.ShhextConfig.BandwidthStatsEnabled = request.BandwidthStatsEnabled
+
 	b.overrideNetworks(b.config, request)
 
 	err = b.setupLogSettings()
diff --git a/protocol/requests/login.go b/protocol/requests/login.go
index 4c895c0fa..13441fc98 100644
--- a/protocol/requests/login.go
+++ b/protocol/requests/login.go
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ type Login struct {
 	Password string `json:"password"`
 	KeyUID   string `json:"keyUid"`
 
-	KdfIterations    int    `json:"kdfIterations"`
-	RuntimeLogLevel  string `json:"runtimeLogLevel"`
-	WakuV2Nameserver string `json:"wakuV2Nameserver"`
+	KdfIterations         int    `json:"kdfIterations"`
+	RuntimeLogLevel       string `json:"runtimeLogLevel"`
+	WakuV2Nameserver      string `json:"wakuV2Nameserver"`
+	BandwidthStatsEnabled bool   `json:"bandwidthStatsEnabled"`
 
 	WalletSecretsConfig
 }