diff --git a/artifactory.py b/artifactory.py
index ba44a89..4e0a96a 100755
--- a/artifactory.py
+++ b/artifactory.py
@@ -474,6 +474,24 @@ def get_stat_json(self, pathobj):
 
         return json.loads(text)
 
+    def get_downloads_stat_json(self, pathobj):
+        """
+        Request remote file/directory download info only
+        Returns a json object as specified by Artifactory REST API
+        """
+        url = '/'.join([pathobj.drive,
+                        'api/storage',
+                        str(pathobj.relative_to(pathobj.drive)).strip('/'), '?stats'])
+
+        text, code = self.rest_get(url, auth=pathobj.auth, verify=pathobj.verify,
+                                   cert=pathobj.cert)
+        if code == 404 and "Unable to find item" in text:
+            raise OSError(2, "No such file or directory: '%s'" % url)
+        if code != 200:
+            raise RuntimeError(text)
+
+        return json.loads(text)
+
     def stat(self, pathobj):
         """
         Request remote file/directory status info