diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkStats.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkStats.java
index 25514f4c25..54d43d380a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkStats.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkStats.java
@@ -506,6 +506,17 @@ public class NetworkStats implements Parcelable {
         return entry;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fast path for battery stats.
+     */
+    public long getTotalPackets() {
+        long total = 0;
+        for (int i = size-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            total += rxPackets[i] + txPackets[i];
+        }
+        return total;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Subtract the given {@link NetworkStats}, effectively leaving the delta
      * between two snapshots in time. Assumes that statistics rows collect over