diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.cpp b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.cpp
index 6d01e2f7824..7d34db1d933 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BKE_global.h"
 #include "PIL_time.h"
 #include "WM_api.h"
 #include "WM_types.h"
@@ -410,6 +411,29 @@ MemoryBuffer *ExecutionGroup::constructConsolidatedMemoryBuffer(MemoryProxy *mem
 	return result;
 }
 
+void ExecutionGroup::printBackgroundStats(void)
+{
+	uintptr_t mem_in_use, mmap_in_use, peak_memory;
+	float megs_used_memory, mmap_used_memory, megs_peak_memory;
+
+	mem_in_use = MEM_get_memory_in_use();
+	mmap_in_use = MEM_get_mapped_memory_in_use();
+	peak_memory = MEM_get_peak_memory();
+
+	megs_used_memory = (mem_in_use - mmap_in_use) / (1024.0 * 1024.0);
+	mmap_used_memory = (mmap_in_use) / (1024.0 * 1024.0);
+	megs_peak_memory = (peak_memory) / (1024.0 * 1024.0);
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Mem:%.2fM (%.2fM, Peak %.2fM) ",
+	        megs_used_memory, mmap_used_memory, megs_peak_memory);
+
+	printf("| Tree %s, Tile %d-%d ", this->m_bTree->id.name + 2,
+	       this->m_chunksFinished, this->m_numberOfChunks);
+
+	fputc('\n', stdout);
+	fflush(stdout);
+}
+
 void ExecutionGroup::finalizeChunkExecution(int chunkNumber, MemoryBuffer **memoryBuffers)
 {
 	if (this->m_chunkExecutionStates[chunkNumber] == COM_ES_SCHEDULED)
@@ -433,6 +457,9 @@ void ExecutionGroup::finalizeChunkExecution(int chunkNumber, MemoryBuffer **memo
 		float progress = this->m_chunksFinished;
 		progress /= this->m_numberOfChunks;
 		this->m_bTree->progress(this->m_bTree->prh, progress);
+
+		if (G.background)
+			printBackgroundStats();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.h b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.h
index 52f5bae4be9..b5952611c1b 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.h
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionGroup.h
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ public:
 	 * @see determineChunkRect
 	 */
 	MemoryBuffer *allocateOutputBuffer(int chunkNumber, rcti *rect);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief print execution statistics to stdout when running in a background mode
+	 */
+	void printBackgroundStats(void);
 	
 	/**
 	 * @brief after a chunk is executed the needed resources can be freed or unlocked.