diff --git a/app/test/test_sched.c b/app/test/test_sched.c
index 60c62de..3c9c9e3 100644
--- a/app/test/test_sched.c
+++ b/app/test/test_sched.c
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ test_sched(void)
 
 	struct rte_sched_subport_stats subport_stats;
 	uint32_t tc_ov;
-	rte_sched_subport_read_stats(port, SUBPORT, &subport_stats, &tc_ov);
+	rte_sched_subport_read_stats(port, SUBPORT, &subport_stats, &tc_ov, 1);
 #if 0
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(subport_stats.n_pkts_tc[TC-1], 10, "Wrong subport stats\n");
 #endif
 	struct rte_sched_queue_stats queue_stats;
 	uint16_t qlen;
-	rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, QUEUE, &queue_stats, &qlen);
+	rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, QUEUE, &queue_stats, &qlen, 1);
 #if 0
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(queue_stats.n_pkts, 10, "Wrong queue stats\n");
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/stats.c b/examples/qos_sched/stats.c
index b4db7b5..88caa54 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/stats.c
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/stats.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ qavg_q(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t subport_id, uint32_t pipe_id, uint8_t tc, uint8
         average = 0;
 
         for (count = 0; count < qavg_ntimes; count++) {
-                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id, &stats, &qlen);
+                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id, &stats, &qlen, 1);
                 average += qlen;
                 usleep(qavg_period);
         }
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ qavg_tcpipe(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t subport_id, uint32_t pipe_id, uint8_t tc)
         for (count = 0; count < qavg_ntimes; count++) {
                 part_average = 0;
                 for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS; i++) {
-                        rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + (tc * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS + i), &stats, &qlen);
+                        rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port,
+				   queue_id + (tc * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS + i),
+				   &stats, &qlen, 1);
                         part_average += qlen;
                 }
                 average += part_average / RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS;
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@ qavg_pipe(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t subport_id, uint32_t pipe_id)
         for (count = 0; count < qavg_ntimes; count++) {
                 part_average = 0;
                 for (i = 0; i < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS; i++) {
-                        rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + i, &stats, &qlen);
+                        rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + i,
+						   &stats, &qlen, 1);
                         part_average += qlen;
                 }
                 average += part_average / (RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS);
@@ -178,7 +181,9 @@ qavg_tcsubport(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t subport_id, uint8_t tc)
                         queue_id = RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS * (subport_id * port_params.n_pipes_per_subport + i);
 
                         for (j = 0; j < RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS; j++) {
-                                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + (tc * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS + j), &stats, &qlen);
+                                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port,
+							   queue_id + (tc * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS + j),
+							   &stats, &qlen, 1);
                                 part_average += qlen;
                         }
                 }
@@ -220,7 +225,8 @@ qavg_subport(uint8_t port_id, uint32_t subport_id)
                         queue_id = RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS * (subport_id * port_params.n_pipes_per_subport + i);
 
                         for (j = 0; j < RTE_SCHED_TRAFFIC_CLASSES_PER_PIPE * RTE_SCHED_QUEUES_PER_TRAFFIC_CLASS; j++) {
-                                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + j, &stats, &qlen);
+                                rte_sched_queue_read_stats(port, queue_id + j,
+							   &stats, &qlen, 1);
                                 part_average += qlen;
                         }
                 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
index 2071414..74d0e0a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.c
@@ -909,56 +909,56 @@ rte_sched_pipe_config(struct rte_sched_port *port,
 
 int
 rte_sched_subport_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port,
-	uint32_t subport_id,
-	struct rte_sched_subport_stats *stats,
-	uint32_t *tc_ov)
+			     uint32_t subport_id,
+			     struct rte_sched_subport_stats *stats,
+			     uint32_t *tc_ov, int clear)
 {
 	struct rte_sched_subport *s;
 
 	/* Check user parameters */
-	if ((port == NULL) ||
-	    (subport_id >= port->n_subports_per_port) ||
-		(stats == NULL) ||
-		(tc_ov == NULL)) {
+	if (port == NULL || subport_id >= port->n_subports_per_port) 
 		return -1;
-	}
+
 	s = port->subport + subport_id;
 
 	/* Copy subport stats and clear */
-	memcpy(stats, &s->stats, sizeof(struct rte_sched_subport_stats));
-	memset(&s->stats, 0, sizeof(struct rte_sched_subport_stats));
+	if (stats)
+		*stats = s->stats;
+	if (clear)
+		memset(&s->stats, 0, sizeof(struct rte_sched_subport_stats));
 
 	/* Subport TC ovesubscription status */
-	*tc_ov = s->tc_ov;
+	if (tc_ov)
+		*tc_ov = s->tc_ov;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int
 rte_sched_queue_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port,
-	uint32_t queue_id,
-	struct rte_sched_queue_stats *stats,
-	uint16_t *qlen)
+			   uint32_t queue_id,
+			   struct rte_sched_queue_stats *stats,
+			   uint16_t *qlen, int clear)
 {
 	struct rte_sched_queue *q;
 	struct rte_sched_queue_extra *qe;
 
 	/* Check user parameters */
-	if ((port == NULL) ||
-	    (queue_id >= rte_sched_port_queues_per_port(port)) ||
-		(stats == NULL) ||
-		(qlen == NULL)) {
+	if (port == NULL || queue_id >= rte_sched_port_queues_per_port(port))
 		return -1;
-	}
+
 	q = port->queue + queue_id;
 	qe = port->queue_extra + queue_id;
 
 	/* Copy queue stats and clear */
-	memcpy(stats, &qe->stats, sizeof(struct rte_sched_queue_stats));
-	memset(&qe->stats, 0, sizeof(struct rte_sched_queue_stats));
+	if (stats)
+		*stats = qe->stats;
+	if (clear)
+		memset(&qe->stats, 0, sizeof(struct rte_sched_queue_stats));
 
 	/* Queue length */
-	*qlen = q->qw - q->qr;
+	if (qlen)
+		*qlen = q->qw - q->qr;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
index e9bf18a..f0bf088 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched.h
@@ -308,14 +308,15 @@ rte_sched_port_get_memory_footprint(struct rte_sched_port_params *params);
  * @param tc_ov
  *   Pointer to pre-allocated 4-entry array where the oversubscription status for
  *   each of the 4 subport traffic classes should be stored.
+ * @parm clear
+ *   Reset statistics after read
  * @return
  *   0 upon success, error code otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_sched_subport_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port,
-	uint32_t subport_id,
-	struct rte_sched_subport_stats *stats,
-	uint32_t *tc_ov);
+rte_sched_subport_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port, uint32_t subport_id,
+			     struct rte_sched_subport_stats *stats,
+			     uint32_t *tc_ov, int clear);
 
 /**
  * Hierarchical scheduler queue statistics read
@@ -329,14 +330,15 @@ rte_sched_subport_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port,
  *   counters should be stored
  * @param qlen
  *   Pointer to pre-allocated variable where the current queue length should be stored.
+ * @parm clear
+ *   Reset statistics after read
  * @return
  *   0 upon success, error code otherwise
  */
 int
-rte_sched_queue_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port,
-	uint32_t queue_id,
-	struct rte_sched_queue_stats *stats,
-	uint16_t *qlen);
+rte_sched_queue_read_stats(struct rte_sched_port *port, uint32_t queue_id,
+			   struct rte_sched_queue_stats *stats,
+			   uint16_t *qlen, int clear);
 
 /*
  * Run-time
