diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
index 0646f53098..27419c1851 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/pgstat.c
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ static int	pgStatXactRollback = 0;
 PgStat_Counter pgStatBlockReadTime = 0;
 PgStat_Counter pgStatBlockWriteTime = 0;
 static PgStat_Counter pgLastSessionReportTime = 0;
-PgStat_Counter pgStatActiveTime = 0;
-PgStat_Counter pgStatTransactionIdleTime = 0;
+PgStat_Counter pgStatLastActiveTime = 0;
+PgStat_Counter pgStatLastTransactionIdleTime = 0;
 SessionEndType pgStatSessionEndCause = DISCONNECT_NORMAL;
 
 /* Record that's written to 2PC state file when pgstat state is persisted */
@@ -1026,8 +1026,13 @@ pgstat_send_tabstat(PgStat_MsgTabstat *tsmsg, TimestampTz now)
 			TimestampDifference(pgLastSessionReportTime, now, &secs, &usecs);
 			pgLastSessionReportTime = now;
 			tsmsg->m_session_time = (PgStat_Counter) secs * 1000000 + usecs;
-			tsmsg->m_active_time = pgStatActiveTime;
-			tsmsg->m_idle_in_xact_time = pgStatTransactionIdleTime;
+
+			/* send the difference since the last report */
+			tsmsg->m_active_time =
+				pgstat_get_my_active_time() - pgStatLastActiveTime;
+			tsmsg->m_idle_in_xact_time =
+				pgstat_get_my_transaction_idle_time() -
+				pgStatLastTransactionIdleTime;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -1039,8 +1044,8 @@ pgstat_send_tabstat(PgStat_MsgTabstat *tsmsg, TimestampTz now)
 		pgStatXactRollback = 0;
 		pgStatBlockReadTime = 0;
 		pgStatBlockWriteTime = 0;
-		pgStatActiveTime = 0;
-		pgStatTransactionIdleTime = 0;
+		pgStatLastActiveTime = pgstat_get_my_active_time();
+		pgStatLastTransactionIdleTime =  pgstat_get_my_transaction_idle_time();
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/activity/backend_status.c b/src/backend/utils/activity/backend_status.c
index 5f15dcdc05..8b6836a662 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/activity/backend_status.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/activity/backend_status.c
@@ -613,15 +613,9 @@ pgstat_report_activity(BackendState state, const char *cmd_str)
 		 */
 		if (beentry->st_state == STATE_RUNNING ||
 			beentry->st_state == STATE_FASTPATH)
-		{
-			pgstat_count_conn_active_time((PgStat_Counter) usecs_diff);
 			active_time_diff = usecs_diff;
-		}
 		else
-		{
-			pgstat_count_conn_txn_idle_time((PgStat_Counter) usecs_diff);
 			transaction_idle_time_diff = usecs_diff;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1078,6 +1072,48 @@ pgstat_get_my_query_id(void)
 }
 
 
+/* ----------
+ * pgstat_get_my_active_time() -
+ *
+ * Return current backend's accumulated active time.
+ */
+uint64
+pgstat_get_my_active_time(void)
+{
+	if (!MyBEEntry)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * There's no need for a lock around pgstat_begin_read_activity /
+	 * pgstat_end_read_activity here as it's only called from
+	 * pg_stat_get_activity which is already protected, or from the same
+	 * backend which means that there won't be concurrent writes.
+	 */
+	return MyBEEntry->st_total_active_time;
+}
+
+
+/* ----------
+ * pgstat_get_my_transaction_idle_time() -
+ *
+ * Return current backend's accumulated in-transaction idel time.
+ */
+uint64
+pgstat_get_my_transaction_idle_time(void)
+{
+	if (!MyBEEntry)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * There's no need for a lock around pgstat_begin_read_activity /
+	 * pgstat_end_read_activity here as it's only called from
+	 * pg_stat_get_activity which is already protected, or from the same
+	 * backend which means that there won't be concurrent writes.
+	 */
+	return MyBEEntry->st_total_transaction_idle_time;
+}
+
+
 /* ----------
  * pgstat_fetch_stat_beentry() -
  *
diff --git a/src/include/pgstat.h b/src/include/pgstat.h
index e10d20222a..382d7202c1 100644
--- a/src/include/pgstat.h
+++ b/src/include/pgstat.h
@@ -1185,10 +1185,6 @@ extern void pgstat_initstats(Relation rel);
 	(pgStatBlockReadTime += (n))
 #define pgstat_count_buffer_write_time(n)							\
 	(pgStatBlockWriteTime += (n))
-#define pgstat_count_conn_active_time(n)							\
-	(pgStatActiveTime += (n))
-#define pgstat_count_conn_txn_idle_time(n)							\
-	(pgStatTransactionIdleTime += (n))
 
 extern void pgstat_count_heap_insert(Relation rel, PgStat_Counter n);
 extern void pgstat_count_heap_update(Relation rel, bool hot);
diff --git a/src/include/utils/backend_status.h b/src/include/utils/backend_status.h
index 96d432ce49..1791dd6842 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/backend_status.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/backend_status.h
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ extern const char *pgstat_get_backend_current_activity(int pid, bool checkUser);
 extern const char *pgstat_get_crashed_backend_activity(int pid, char *buffer,
 													   int buflen);
 extern uint64 pgstat_get_my_query_id(void);
+extern uint64 pgstat_get_my_active_time(void);
+extern uint64 pgstat_get_my_transaction_idle_time(void);
 
 
 /* ----------