diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
index d0d7ca326..fe42e9c78 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
@@ -639,4 +639,22 @@ function ReaderBookmark:hasBookmarks()
     return self.bookmarks and #self.bookmarks > 0
 end
 
+function ReaderBookmark:getNumberOfHighlightsAndNotes()
+    local highlights = 0
+    local notes = 0
+    for i = 1, #self.bookmarks do
+        if self.bookmarks[i].highlighted then
+            highlights = highlights + 1
+            -- No real way currently to know which highlights
+            -- have been edited and became "notes". Editing them
+            -- adds this 'text' field, but just showing bookmarks
+            -- do that as well...
+            if self.bookmarks[i].text then
+                notes = notes + 1
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return highlights, notes
+end
+
 return ReaderBookmark
diff --git a/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
index f7622f544..ede4a081d 100644
--- a/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/statistics.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ function ReaderStatistics:initData()
     if not self.data.md5 then
         self.data.md5 = self:partialMd5(self.document.file)
     end
+    -- Update these numbers to what's actually stored in the settings
+    -- (not that "notes" is invalid and does not represent edited highlights)
+    self.data.highlights, self.data.notes = self.ui.bookmark:getNumberOfHighlightsAndNotes()
     self.curr_total_time = 0
     self.curr_total_pages = 0
     self.id_curr_book = self:getIdBookDB()