diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9052590bee..c28beaf1e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ We use _breaking :warning:_ to mark changes that are not backward compatible (re
 
 - [#4107](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/4107) Store: `LabelNames` and `LabelValues` now support label matchers.
 - [#4171](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/4171) Docker: Busybox image updated to latest (1.33.1)
-
+- [#4176](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/4176) Query API: Adds optional `Stats param` to return stats for query APIs
 ### Fixed
 -
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pkg/api/query/v1.go b/pkg/api/query/v1.go
index 866862acee..87154f5c07 100644
--- a/pkg/api/query/v1.go
+++ b/pkg/api/query/v1.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/promql/parser"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/stats"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/exemplars"
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/exemplars/exemplarspb"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ const (
 	MatcherParam             = "match[]"
 	StoreMatcherParam        = "storeMatch[]"
 	Step                     = "step"
+	Stats                    = "stats"
 )
 
 // QueryAPI is an API used by Thanos Querier.
@@ -189,9 +191,9 @@ func (qapi *QueryAPI) Register(r *route.Router, tracer opentracing.Tracer, logge
 }
 
 type queryData struct {
-	ResultType parser.ValueType `json:"resultType"`
-	Result     parser.Value     `json:"result"`
-
+	ResultType parser.ValueType  `json:"resultType"`
+	Result     parser.Value      `json:"result"`
+	Stats      *stats.QueryStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 	// Additional Thanos Response field.
 	Warnings []error `json:"warnings,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -283,7 +285,6 @@ func (qapi *QueryAPI) parseStep(r *http.Request, defaultRangeQueryStep time.Dura
 		}
 		return defaultRangeQueryStep, nil
 	}
-
 	// Default step is used this way to make it consistent with UI.
 	d := time.Duration(math.Max(float64(rangeSeconds/250), float64(defaultRangeQueryStep/time.Second))) * time.Second
 	return d, nil
@@ -364,9 +365,15 @@ func (qapi *QueryAPI) query(r *http.Request) (interface{}, []error, *api.ApiErro
 		return nil, nil, &api.ApiError{Typ: api.ErrorExec, Err: res.Err}
 	}
 
+	// Optional stats field in response if parameter "stats" is not empty.
+	var qs *stats.QueryStats
+	if r.FormValue(Stats) != "" {
+		qs = stats.NewQueryStats(qry.Stats())
+	}
 	return &queryData{
 		ResultType: res.Value.Type(),
 		Result:     res.Value,
+		Stats:      qs,
 	}, res.Warnings, nil
 }
 
@@ -478,9 +485,15 @@ func (qapi *QueryAPI) queryRange(r *http.Request) (interface{}, []error, *api.Ap
 		return nil, nil, &api.ApiError{Typ: api.ErrorExec, Err: res.Err}
 	}
 
+	// Optional stats field in response if parameter "stats" is not empty.
+	var qs *stats.QueryStats
+	if r.FormValue(Stats) != "" {
+		qs = stats.NewQueryStats(qry.Stats())
+	}
 	return &queryData{
 		ResultType: res.Value.Type(),
 		Result:     res.Value,
+		Stats:      qs,
 	}, res.Warnings, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/query/v1_test.go b/pkg/api/query/v1_test.go
index 0302733e81..8ab6990c96 100644
--- a/pkg/api/query/v1_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/query/v1_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb/tsdbutil"
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/stats"
 
 	"github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pkg/compact"
 
@@ -72,8 +73,16 @@ type endpointTestCase struct {
 	response interface{}
 	errType  baseAPI.ErrorType
 }
+type responeCompareFunction func(interface{}, interface{}) bool
 
-func testEndpoint(t *testing.T, test endpointTestCase, name string) bool {
+// Checks if both responses have Stats present or not.
+func lookupStats(a interface{}, b interface{}) bool {
+	ra := a.(*queryData)
+	rb := b.(*queryData)
+	return (ra.Stats == nil && rb.Stats == nil) || (ra.Stats != nil && rb.Stats != nil)
+}
+
+func testEndpoint(t *testing.T, test endpointTestCase, name string, responseCompareFunc responeCompareFunction) bool {
 	return t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Build a context with the correct request params.
 		ctx := context.Background()
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ func testEndpoint(t *testing.T, test endpointTestCase, name string) bool {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected error of type %q but got none", test.errType)
 		}
 
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(resp, test.response) {
+		if !responseCompareFunc(resp, test.response) {
 			t.Fatalf("Response does not match, expected:\n%+v\ngot:\n%+v", test.response, resp)
 		}
 	})
@@ -597,7 +606,35 @@ func TestQueryEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		if ok := testEndpoint(t, test, fmt.Sprintf("#%d %s", i, test.query.Encode())); !ok {
+		if ok := testEndpoint(t, test, fmt.Sprintf("#%d %s", i, test.query.Encode()), reflect.DeepEqual); !ok {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	tests = []endpointTestCase{
+		{
+			endpoint: api.query,
+			query: url.Values{
+				"query": []string{"2"},
+				"time":  []string{"123.4"},
+			},
+			response: &queryData{},
+		},
+		{
+			endpoint: api.query,
+			query: url.Values{
+				"query": []string{"2"},
+				"time":  []string{"123.4"},
+				"stats": []string{"true"},
+			},
+			response: &queryData{
+				Stats: &stats.QueryStats{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		if ok := testEndpoint(t, test, fmt.Sprintf("#%d %s", i, test.query.Encode()), lookupStats); !ok {
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -1158,7 +1195,7 @@ func TestMetadataEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		if ok := testEndpoint(t, test, strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("#%d %s", i, test.query.Encode()))); !ok {
+		if ok := testEndpoint(t, test, strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("#%d %s", i, test.query.Encode())), reflect.DeepEqual); !ok {
 			return
 		}
 	}