diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
index 88de440c8..8bd438312 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ has 'z'                  => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
 has 'print_feed_rate'    => (is => 'rw');
 
 has 'extrusion_distance' => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
+has 'total_extrusion_length' => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
 has 'retracted'          => (is => 'rw', default => sub {1} );  # this spits out some plastic at start
 has 'lifted'             => (is => 'rw', default => sub {0} );
 has 'last_pos'           => (is => 'rw', default => sub { Slic3r::Point->new(0,0) } );
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ sub _Gx {
     if ($e && $Slic3r::extrusion_axis) {
         $self->extrusion_distance(0) if $Slic3r::use_relative_e_distances;
         $self->extrusion_distance($self->extrusion_distance + $e);
+        $self->total_extrusion_length($self->total_extrusion_length + $e);
         $gcode .= sprintf " %s%.5f", $Slic3r::extrusion_axis, $self->extrusion_distance;
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index 3af40005a..b07d31608 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ has 'layers' => (
     default => sub { [] },
 );
 
+has 'total_extrusion_length' => (is => 'rw');
+
 sub new_from_mesh {
     my $class = shift;
     my ($mesh) = @_;
@@ -445,8 +447,7 @@ sub export_gcode {
     printf $fh "; generated by Slic3r $Slic3r::VERSION on %02d-%02d-%02d at %02d:%02d:%02d\n\n",
         $lt[5] + 1900, $lt[4], $lt[3], $lt[2], $lt[1], $lt[0];
     
-    print  $fh "; most important settings used:\n";
-    for (qw(layer_height perimeters fill_density nozzle_diameter filament_diameter
+    for (qw(layer_height perimeters solid_layers fill_density nozzle_diameter filament_diameter
         perimeter_speed infill_speed travel_speed extrusion_width_ratio scale)) {
         printf $fh "; %s = %s\n", $_, Slic3r::Config->get($_);
     }
@@ -490,11 +491,22 @@ sub export_gcode {
         }
     }
     
+    # save statistic data
+    $self->total_extrusion_length($extruder->total_extrusion_length);
+    
     # write end commands to file
     print $fh "$Slic3r::end_gcode\n";
     
+    printf $fh "; filament used = %.1fmm (%.1fcm3)\n",
+        $self->total_extrusion_length, $self->total_extrusion_volume;
+    
     # close our gcode file
     close $fh;
 }
 
+sub total_extrusion_volume {
+    my $self = shift;
+    return $self->total_extrusion_length * ($Slic3r::filament_diameter**2) * PI/4 / 1000;
+}
+
 1;
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Skein.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Skein.pm
index d229d7d20..19d4014ca 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Skein.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Skein.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package Slic3r::Skein;
 use Moo;
 
+use Slic3r::Geometry qw(PI);
 use Time::HiRes qw(gettimeofday tv_interval);
 use XXX;
 
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ sub go {
         $self->processing_time - int($self->processing_time/60)*60;
     
     # TODO: more statistics!
+    printf "Filament required: %.1fmm (%.1fcm3)\n",
+        $print->total_extrusion_length, $print->total_extrusion_volume;
 }
 
 1;