diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/controller/SessionController.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/controller/SessionController.java
index 070687b3b..2436a588f 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/controller/SessionController.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/controller/SessionController.java
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ public SessionEntities getAllSessions() throws ServiceException {
         return sessionEntities;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Gets the number of all sessions.
+     *
+     * @return the number of all sessions
+     * @throws ServiceException the service exception
+     */
+    public SessionEntities getAllSessionsLoad() throws ServiceException {
+        Collection<ClientSession> clientSessions = SessionManager.getInstance().getSessions();
+        SessionEntities sessionEntities = convertToSessionEntitiesLoad(clientSessions);
+        return sessionEntities;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Removes the user sessions.
      *
@@ -79,6 +91,34 @@ public void removeUserSessions(String username) throws ServiceException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert to session entities.
+     *
+     * @param clientSessions the client sessions
+     * @return the session entities
+     * @throws ServiceException the service exception
+     */
+    private SessionEntities convertToSessionEntitiesLoad(Collection<ClientSession> clientSessions) throws ServiceException {
+        int load = 0;
+
+        List<SessionEntity> sessions = new ArrayList<SessionEntity>();
+        SessionEntities sessionEntities = new SessionEntities(sessions);
+
+        for (ClientSession clientSession : clientSessions) {
+            if (clientSession instanceof LocalClientSession) {
+              ++load;
+            }
+        }
+
+        SessionEntity session = new SessionEntity();
+
+        session.setLoad(load);
+
+        sessions.add(session);
+
+        return sessionEntities;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert to session entities.
      *
@@ -144,7 +184,11 @@ private SessionEntities convertToSessionEntities(Collection<ClientSession> clien
                 }
                 session.setPriority(clientSession.getPresence().getPriority());
             }
-            
+
+            // Load is set to the real local load of each server when specific
+            // REST query is received.
+            session.setLoad(0);
+
             try {
                 session.setHostAddress(clientSession.getHostAddress());
                 session.setHostName(clientSession.getHostName());
diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/entity/SessionEntity.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/entity/SessionEntity.java
index d29750f95..dfc8edfbc 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/entity/SessionEntity.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/entity/SessionEntity.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 @XmlRootElement(name = "session")
-@XmlType(propOrder = { "sessionId", "username", "resource", "node", "sessionStatus", "presenceStatus", "presenceMessage", "priority",
+@XmlType(propOrder = { "sessionId", "username", "resource", "node", "sessionStatus", "presenceStatus", "presenceMessage", "priority", "load",
         "hostAddress", "hostName", "creationDate", "lastActionDate", "secure" })
 public class SessionEntity {
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class SessionEntity {
     private String presenceStatus;
     private String presenceMessage;
     private int priority;
+    private int load;
     private String hostAddress;
     private String hostName;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ public void setPresenceMessage(String presenceMessage) {
         this.presenceMessage = presenceMessage;
     }
 
+    @XmlElement
+    public int getLoad() {
+      return load;
+    }
+
+    public void setLoad(int load) {
+      this.load = load;
+    }
+
     @XmlElement
     public int getPriority() {
         return priority;
diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/service/SessionService.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/service/SessionService.java
index fd81c077a..98e396e3e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/service/SessionService.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/plugin/rest/service/SessionService.java
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ public SessionEntities getAllSessions() throws ServiceException {
         return sessionController.getAllSessions();
     }
     
+    @GET
+    @Path("/load")
+    @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
+    public SessionEntities getAllSessionsLoad() throws ServiceException {
+        return sessionController.getAllSessionsLoad();
+    }
+
     @GET
     @Path("/{username}")
     @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_XML, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })