diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index b7e21658b..32faadcbc 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -6450,8 +6450,10 @@ static void monologue_stop(struct call_monologue *ml, bool stop_media_subscriber
 
 // call must be locked in W and will be unlocked upon returning
 __attribute__((nonnull(1)))
-static int call_delete_full(call_t *c, const str *callid, ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay) {
-	if (ctx)
+static int call_delete_full(call_t *c, const str *callid, ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay,
+		bool stats)
+{
+	if (ctx && stats)
 		ng_call_stats(ctx, c, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	for (__auto_type i = c->monologues.head; i; i = i->next) {
@@ -6484,7 +6486,8 @@ static int call_delete_full(call_t *c, const str *callid, ng_command_ctx_t *ctx,
 __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2)))
 static int call_delete_monologue(call_t *c, const str *callid, struct call_monologue *ml,
 		const str *fromtag, const str *totag,
-		ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay)
+		ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay,
+		bool stats)
 {
 	c->destroyed = rtpe_now;
 
@@ -6503,9 +6506,9 @@ static int call_delete_monologue(call_t *c, const str *callid, struct call_monol
 	del_stop = call_monologues_associations_left(c);
 
 	if (!del_stop)
-		return call_delete_full(c, callid, ctx, delete_delay);
+		return call_delete_full(c, callid, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 
-	if (ctx)
+	if (ctx && stats)
 		ng_call_stats(ctx, c, fromtag, totag, NULL);
 
 	rwlock_unlock_w(&c->master_lock);
@@ -6520,7 +6523,8 @@ static int call_delete_monologue(call_t *c, const str *callid, struct call_monol
 // call must be locked in W.
 // unlocks the call and releases the reference prior to returning, even on error.
 int call_delete_branch(call_t *c, const str *callid, const str *branch,
-	const str *fromtag, const str *totag, ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay)
+	const str *fromtag, const str *totag, ng_command_ctx_t *ctx, int64_t delete_delay,
+	bool stats)
 {
 	struct call_monologue *ml;
 	const str *match_tag;
@@ -6537,26 +6541,26 @@ int call_delete_branch(call_t *c, const str *callid, const str *branch,
 	}
 
 	if (!fromtag || !fromtag->len)
-		return call_delete_full(c, callid, ctx, delete_delay);
+		return call_delete_full(c, callid, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 
 	if ((!totag || !totag->len) && branch && branch->len) {
 		// try a via-branch match
 		ml = t_hash_table_lookup(c->viabranches, branch);
 		if (ml)
-			return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay);
+			return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 	}
 
 	match_tag = (totag && totag->len) ? totag : fromtag;
 
 	ml = call_get_monologue(c, match_tag);
 	if (ml)
-		return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay);
+		return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 
 	if (branch && branch->len) {
 		// also try a via-branch match here
 		ml = t_hash_table_lookup(c->viabranches, branch);
 		if (ml)
-			return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay);
+			return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 	}
 
 	/* IMPORTANT!
@@ -6574,7 +6578,7 @@ int call_delete_branch(call_t *c, const str *callid, const str *branch,
 		if (ml) {
 			struct call_monologue *sub_ml = ml_medias_subscribed_to_single_ml(ml);
 			if (sub_ml && !sub_ml->tag.len)
-				return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay);
+				return call_delete_monologue(c, callid, ml, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay, stats);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6596,7 +6600,7 @@ int call_delete_branch_by_id(const str *callid, const str *branch,
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Call-ID to delete not found");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	return call_delete_branch(c, callid, branch, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay);
+	return call_delete_branch(c, callid, branch, fromtag, totag, ctx, delete_delay, false);
 }
 
 struct call_media *call_make_transform_media(struct call_monologue *ml, const str *type, enum media_type type_id,
diff --git a/daemon/call_flags.c b/daemon/call_flags.c
index a02669871..584e95baf 100644
--- a/daemon/call_flags.c
+++ b/daemon/call_flags.c
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ const char *call_ng_flags_flags(str *s, unsigned int idx, helper_arg arg) {
 		case CSH_LOOKUP("fatal"):
 			out->fatal = true;
 			break;
+		case CSH_LOOKUP("fast"):
+			out->fast = true;
+			break;
 		case CSH_LOOKUP("fragment"):
 			out->fragment = true;
 			break;
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index a178a3377..b4d55f26a 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -754,7 +754,8 @@ const char *call_delete_ng(ng_command_ctx_t *ctx) {
 	if (call_delete_branch(c, &rtpp_flags.call_id, &rtpp_flags.via_branch,
 				&rtpp_flags.from_tag,
 				(rtpp_flags.to_tag_flag ? &rtpp_flags.to_tag : NULL),
-				ctx, rtpp_flags.delete_delay))
+				ctx, rtpp_flags.delete_delay,
+				!rtpp_flags.fast))
 	{
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/docs/ng_control_protocol.md b/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
index 1b39fbd7a..d7c2717b4 100644
--- a/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
+++ b/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
@@ -1851,6 +1851,12 @@ of zero or more strings. The following flags are defined:
 	result in an error reply (i.e. `"result": "error"`). The default is to reply with a warning only
 	(i.e. `"result": "ok", "warning": ...`).
 
+* `fast`
+
+    Omit adding statistics to the response message. This makes processing of
+    the delete message more light-weight and produces a smaller response
+    message, which is beneficial if the statistics aren't needed.
+
 * `to-tag`
 
 	This flag controls whether the `"To"` tag's value is honoured or ignored when handling
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 96c9b2df8..49a74ed28 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -943,9 +943,11 @@ void monologue_destroy(struct call_monologue *ml);
 __attribute__((nonnull(1)))
 int call_delete_branch_by_id(const str *callid, const str *branch,
 	const str *fromtag, const str *totag, ng_command_ctx_t *, int64_t delete_delay);
+
 __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2)))
 int call_delete_branch(call_t *, const str *callid, const str *branch,
-	const str *fromtag, const str *totag, ng_command_ctx_t *, int64_t delete_delay);
+	const str *fromtag, const str *totag, ng_command_ctx_t *, int64_t delete_delay,
+	bool stats);
 
 void call_destroy(call_t *);
 struct call_media *call_media_new(call_t *call);
diff --git a/include/call_flags.h b/include/call_flags.h
index fd431ce6f..be9694bd8 100644
--- a/include/call_flags.h
+++ b/include/call_flags.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ RTPE_NG_FLAGS_STR_CASE_HT_PARAMS
 		     bidirectional:1,
 		     unsubscribe:1,
 		     fatal:1,
+		     fast:1,
 		     new_branch:1,
 		     provisional:1,
 		     /* to_tag is used especially by delete handling */
diff --git a/utils/rtpengine-ng-client b/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
index b9378965d..01e108f9a 100755
--- a/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
+++ b/utils/rtpengine-ng-client
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ my @flags = qw(
 	mix
 	unsubscribe
 	strip-extmap
+	fatal
+	fast
 );
 
 my @string_opts = qw(