diff --git a/quiche/include/quiche.h b/quiche/include/quiche.h
index 2d0a74dae2..23a47c8b9e 100644
--- a/quiche/include/quiche.h
+++ b/quiche/include/quiche.h
@@ -666,6 +666,9 @@ typedef struct {
     // The estimated round-trip time variation (in nanoseconds).
     uint64_t rttvar;
 
+    // The number of large jumps in round-trip time observed.
+    uint64_t rtt_jumps;
+
     // The size of the path's congestion window in bytes.
     size_t cwnd;
 
diff --git a/quiche/src/ffi.rs b/quiche/src/ffi.rs
index ed07ca7b6e..44cfe800af 100644
--- a/quiche/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/quiche/src/ffi.rs
@@ -1303,6 +1303,7 @@ pub struct PathStats {
     rtt: u64,
     min_rtt: u64,
     rttvar: u64,
+    rtt_jumps: u64,
     cwnd: usize,
     sent_bytes: u64,
     recv_bytes: u64,
@@ -1332,6 +1333,7 @@ pub extern fn quiche_conn_path_stats(
     out.rtt = stats.rtt.as_nanos() as u64;
     out.min_rtt = stats.min_rtt.unwrap_or_default().as_nanos() as u64;
     out.rttvar = stats.rttvar.as_nanos() as u64;
+    out.rtt_jumps = stats.rtt_jumps;
     out.cwnd = stats.cwnd;
     out.sent_bytes = stats.sent_bytes;
     out.recv_bytes = stats.recv_bytes;
diff --git a/quiche/src/path.rs b/quiche/src/path.rs
index f773e4aee6..900c23938c 100644
--- a/quiche/src/path.rs
+++ b/quiche/src/path.rs
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ impl Path {
             rtt: self.recovery.rtt(),
             min_rtt: self.recovery.min_rtt(),
             rttvar: self.recovery.rttvar(),
+            rtt_jumps: self.recovery.rtt_jumps(),
             cwnd: self.recovery.cwnd(),
             sent_bytes: self.sent_bytes,
             recv_bytes: self.recv_bytes,
@@ -866,6 +867,9 @@ pub struct PathStats {
     /// variation.
     pub rttvar: time::Duration,
 
+    /// The number of large jumps in round-trip time observed.
+    pub rtt_jumps: u64,
+
     /// The size of the connection's congestion window in bytes.
     pub cwnd: usize,
 
@@ -910,8 +914,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for PathStats {
         )?;
         write!(
             f,
-            "recv={} sent={} lost={} retrans={} rtt={:?} min_rtt={:?} rttvar={:?} cwnd={}",
-            self.recv, self.sent, self.lost, self.retrans, self.rtt, self.min_rtt, self.rttvar, self.cwnd,
+            "recv={} sent={} lost={} retrans={} rtt={:?} min_rtt={:?} rttvar={:?} rtt_jumps={} cwnd={}",
+            self.recv, self.sent, self.lost, self.retrans, self.rtt, self.min_rtt, self.rttvar, self.rtt_jumps, self.cwnd,
         )?;
 
         write!(
diff --git a/quiche/src/recovery/mod.rs b/quiche/src/recovery/mod.rs
index 4433c61c02..b197f59c92 100644
--- a/quiche/src/recovery/mod.rs
+++ b/quiche/src/recovery/mod.rs
@@ -723,6 +723,10 @@ impl Recovery {
         self.rtt_stats.rttvar
     }
 
+    pub fn rtt_jumps(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.rtt_stats.rtt_jumps
+    }
+
     pub fn pto(&self) -> Duration {
         self.rtt() + cmp::max(self.rtt_stats.rttvar * 4, GRANULARITY)
     }
@@ -961,6 +965,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for Recovery {
         write!(f, "srtt={:?} ", self.rtt_stats.smoothed_rtt)?;
         write!(f, "min_rtt={:?} ", *self.rtt_stats.min_rtt)?;
         write!(f, "rttvar={:?} ", self.rtt_stats.rttvar)?;
+        write!(f, "rtt_jumps={:?} ", self.rtt_stats.rtt_jumps)?;
         write!(f, "cwnd={} ", self.cwnd())?;
         write!(f, "ssthresh={} ", self.congestion.ssthresh)?;
         write!(f, "bytes_in_flight={} ", self.bytes_in_flight)?;
diff --git a/quiche/src/recovery/rtt.rs b/quiche/src/recovery/rtt.rs
index c61f7cf341..6fc7723658 100644
--- a/quiche/src/recovery/rtt.rs
+++ b/quiche/src/recovery/rtt.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ pub(crate) const INITIAL_RTT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(333);
 
 pub(crate) const RTT_WINDOW: Duration = Duration::from_secs(300);
 
+const JUMP_THRESHOLD: u32 = 3;
+
 pub struct RttStats {
     pub(super) latest_rtt: Duration,
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ pub struct RttStats {
     pub(super) max_ack_delay: Duration,
 
     pub(super) first_rtt_sample: Option<Instant>,
+
+    pub(super) rtt_jumps: u64,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for RttStats {
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for RttStats {
             .field("srtt", &self.smoothed_rtt)
             .field("minrtt", &*self.min_rtt)
             .field("rttvar", &self.rttvar)
+            .field("rtt_jumps", &self.rtt_jumps)
             .finish()
     }
 }
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ impl RttStats {
             rttvar: INITIAL_RTT / 2,
             first_rtt_sample: None,
             max_ack_delay,
+            rtt_jumps: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -98,6 +104,10 @@ impl RttStats {
             adjusted_rtt = latest_rtt - ack_delay;
         }
 
+        if adjusted_rtt >= self.smoothed_rtt * JUMP_THRESHOLD {
+            self.rtt_jumps += 1;
+        }
+
         self.rttvar = self.rttvar * 3 / 4 +
             Duration::from_nanos(
                 self.smoothed_rtt