diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index 91e6f6ea18a..470dd2673ca 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(void)
 
 		/* Report pending statistics to the cumulative stats system */
 		pgstat_report_bgwriter();
+		pgstat_report_wal(true);
 
 		if (FirstCallSinceLastCheckpoint())
 		{