diff --git a/examples/sinkiq.rb b/examples/sinkiq.rb
index 40488882..0d34743e 100644
--- a/examples/sinkiq.rb
+++ b/examples/sinkiq.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ end
 
 get '/' do
   @failed = $redis.get('stat:failed')
-  @processed = $redis.get('stat:processed')
+  @processed = Sidekiq::Stats.processed
   @messages = $redis.lrange('sinkiq-example-messages', 0, -1)
   erb :index
 end
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq.rb b/lib/sidekiq.rb
index 855f4e92..24575788 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'sidekiq/client'
 require 'sidekiq/worker'
 require 'sidekiq/redis_connection'
 require 'sidekiq/util'
+require 'sidekiq/stats'
 
 require 'sidekiq/extensions/class_methods'
 require 'sidekiq/extensions/action_mailer'
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/stats.rb b/lib/sidekiq/stats.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f14f15ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/stats.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Sidekiq
+  module Stats
+    module_function
+
+    def processed
+      Sidekiq.redis { |conn| conn.get('stat:processed') }.to_i || 0
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
index 693e521a..553d2c84 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/web.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module Sidekiq
       end
 
       def processed
-        Sidekiq.redis { |conn| conn.get('stat:processed') } || 0
+        Sidekiq::Stats.processed
       end
 
       def failed
diff --git a/test/test_stats.rb b/test/test_stats.rb
index 3e50083d..0d90937d 100644
--- a/test/test_stats.rb
+++ b/test/test_stats.rb
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ class TestStats < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
         boss.expect(:processor_done!, nil, [processor])
 
         assert_equal 0, conn.get('stat:failed').to_i
-        assert_equal 0, conn.get('stat:processed').to_i
+        assert_equal 0, Sidekiq::Stats.processed
 
         processor.process(msg, 'xyzzy')
         processor.process(msg, 'xyzzy')
         processor.process(msg, 'xyzzy')
 
         assert_equal 0, conn.get('stat:failed').to_i
-        assert_equal 3, conn.get('stat:processed').to_i
+        assert_equal 3, Sidekiq::Stats.processed
       end
     end
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TestStats < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
       @redis.with do |conn|
         assert_equal [], conn.smembers('workers')
         assert_equal 0, conn.get('stat:failed').to_i
-        assert_equal 0, conn.get('stat:processed').to_i
+        assert_equal 0, Sidekiq::Stats.processed
 
         processor = Sidekiq::Processor.new(boss)
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestStats < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
         end
 
         assert_equal 1, conn.get('stat:failed').to_i
-        assert_equal 1, conn.get('stat:processed').to_i
+        assert_equal 1, Sidekiq::Stats.processed
       end
     end