diff --git a/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.h b/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.h
--- a/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define BTQUEUEMANAGERINTERFACE_H
 
 #include <ktorrent_export.h>
+#include <libktorrent/torrent/torrentcontrol.h>
 
 namespace bt
 {
@@ -52,12 +53,22 @@
 			* @param trk First tier of trackers
 			*/
 		virtual void mergeAnnounceList(const SHA1Hash & ih,const TrackerTier* trk) = 0;
-		
+
 		/**
 		 * Disable or enable the QM
 		 * @param on 
 		 */
 		static void setQueueManagerEnabled(bool on);
+
+		/**
+		 * Requested by each TorrentControl during its update to
+		 * get permission on saving Stats file to disk. May be
+		 * overriden to balance I/O operations.
+		 * @param tc Pointer to TorrentControl instance
+		 * @return true if file save is permitted, false otherwise
+		 */
+
+		virtual bool permitStatsSync(bt::TorrentControl* tc);
 		
 		static bool enabled() {return qm_enabled;}
 	};
diff --git a/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.cpp b/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/queuemanagerinterface.cpp
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@
 		qm_enabled = on;
 	}
 
+	bool QueueManagerInterface::permitStatsSync(TorrentControl *tc)
+	{
+		return tc->getStatsSyncElapsedTime() >= 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 sec
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.h b/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.h
--- a/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.h
+++ b/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.h
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@
 		
 		/// Set a custom Cache factory
 		void setCacheFactory(CacheFactory* cf);
-		
+
+		/// Get time in msec since the last Stats file save on disk
+		TimeStamp getStatsSyncElapsedTime() { return stats_save_timer.getElapsedSinceUpdate(); }
+
 	public Q_SLOTS:
 		/**
 		 * Update the object, should be called periodically.
@@ -284,6 +287,7 @@
 		
 	private:
 		JobQueue* job_queue;
+		QueueManagerInterface* m_qman;
 		Torrent* tor;
 		PeerSourceManager* psman;
 		ChunkManager* cman;
diff --git a/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.cpp b/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.cpp
--- a/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent/torrentcontrol.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     Uint32 TorrentControl::min_diskspace = 100;
 
     TorrentControl::TorrentControl()
-        : tor(0), psman(0), cman(0), pman(0), downloader(0), uploader(0), choke(0), tmon(0), prealloc(false)
+		: m_qman(0), tor(0), psman(0), cman(0), pman(0), downloader(0), uploader(0), choke(0), tmon(0), prealloc(false)
     {
         job_queue = new JobQueue(this);
         cache_factory = 0;
@@ -241,12 +241,15 @@
                 cman->checkMemoryUsage();
             }
 
-            // to satisfy people obsessed with their share ratio
-            if (stats_save_timer.getElapsedSinceUpdate() >= 5 * 60 * 1000)
-            {
-                saveStats();
-                stats_save_timer.update();
-            }
+			// to satisfy people obsessed with their share ratio
+			bool save_stats = m_qman ? m_qman->permitStatsSync(this) :
+									   (stats_save_timer.getElapsedSinceUpdate() >= 5 * 60 * 1000);
+
+			if (save_stats)
+			{
+				saveStats();
+				stats_save_timer.update();
+			}
 
             // Update DownloadCap
             updateStats();
@@ -528,6 +531,8 @@
 
     void TorrentControl::init(QueueManagerInterface* qman, const QByteArray& data, const QString& tmpdir, const QString& ddir)
     {
+		m_qman = qman;
+
         // first load the torrent file
         tor = new Torrent();
         try