diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index 2e36a0f2f3..e9ae1e8ca0 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ CheckpointerMain(void)
 			ckpt_active = false;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Send off activity statistics to the stats collector
+		 */
+		pgstat_send_bgwriter();
+
 		/*
 		 * Nap for a while and then loop again. Later patches will replace
 		 * this with a latch loop. Keep it simple now for clarity.