diff --git a/src/initctl.c b/src/initctl.c
index 3f2f3189..c65c4a12 100644
--- a/src/initctl.c
+++ b/src/initctl.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static int show_status(char *arg)
 		printf("       User : %s\n", svc->username);
 		printf("      Group : %s\n", svc->group);
 		printf("     Uptime : %s\n", svc->pid ? uptime(now - svc->start_time, uptm, sizeof(uptm)) : uptm);
-		printf("   Restarts : %d/%d\n", svc->restart_cnt, svc->restart_max);
+		printf("   Restarts : %d (%d/%d)\n", svc->restart_tot, svc->restart_cnt, svc->restart_max);
 		printf("  Runlevels : %s\n", runlevel_string(runlevel, svc->runlevels));
 		if (cgrp && svc->pid > 1) {
 			char grbuf[128];
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index af90fcf8..0add643b 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -496,6 +496,12 @@ static int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 	/* Declare we're waiting for svc to create its pidfile */
 	svc_starting(svc);
 
+	/* Increment total restarts, unless first time or non-service */
+	if (svc_is_daemon(svc) || svc_is_sysv(svc)) {
+		if (svc->restart_cnt || svc->restart_tot)
+			svc->restart_tot++;
+	}
+
 	/* Block SIGCHLD while forking.  */
 	sigemptyset(&nmask);
 	sigaddset(&nmask, SIGCHLD);
diff --git a/src/svc.h b/src/svc.h
index bf647ba3..9f166d63 100644
--- a/src/svc.h
+++ b/src/svc.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ typedef struct svc {
 
 	/* Counters */
 	char           once;	       /* run/task, (at least) once per runlevel */
+	unsigned int   restart_tot;    /* Total restarts ever, summarized, including `initctl restart` */
 	unsigned char  restart_max;    /* Maximum number of restarts allowed */
 	int            restart_tmo;    /* Time required for the service to start. */
 	unsigned char  oncrash_action; /* Action to perform in crashed state. */