diff --git a/modules/statistics/controllers/ItemController.php b/modules/statistics/controllers/ItemController.php
index cf3e5f448..707f0cb86 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/modules/statistics/controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ class Statistics_ItemController extends Statistics_AppController
   public $_models = array('Item');
   public $_components = array('Utility');
 
-  /** index action*/
+  /**
+   * Render the statistics view for a set of items
+   * @param [startDate] The start of the date range (inclusive, default = 1 month ago)
+   * @param [endDate] The end of the date range (inclusive, default = today)
+   * @param [limit] Result limit for the map (default = 1000)
+   */
   function indexAction()
     {
     $itemIds = $this->_getParam('id');
@@ -76,6 +81,27 @@ function indexAction()
         }
       }
 
+    $limit = $this->_getParam('limit');
+    if(isset($limit) && is_numeric($limit) && $limit > 0)
+      {
+      $limit = (int)$limit;
+      }
+    else
+      {
+      $limit = 1000;
+      }
+
+    $startDate = $this->_getParam('startDate');
+    if(!isset($startDate))
+      {
+      $startDate = date('m/d/Y', strtotime('-1 month'));
+      }
+    $endDate = $this->_getParam('endDate');
+    if(!isset($endDate))
+      {
+      $endDate = date('m/d/Y');
+      }
+
     foreach($arrayDownload as $key => $value)
       {
       $jqplotArray[] = array($key.' 8:00AM', $value);
@@ -83,8 +109,9 @@ function indexAction()
     $this->view->json['stats']['downloads'] = $jqplotArray;
     $this->view->itemIds = $itemIds;
     $this->view->json['itemId'] = $itemIds;
-    $this->view->json['initialStartDate'] = date('m/d/Y', strtotime('-1 month'));
-    $this->view->json['initialEndDate'] = date('m/d/Y');
+    $this->view->json['initialStartDate'] = $startDate;
+    $this->view->json['initialEndDate'] = $endDate;
+    $this->view->json['limit'] = $limit;
     }
 
   /**
@@ -132,7 +159,7 @@ public function filterAction()
       }
     if($this->_getParam('enddate') == '')
       {
-      $endDate = date('Y-m-d');
+      $endDate = date('Y-m-d  23:59:59');
       }
     else
       {
@@ -146,6 +173,7 @@ public function filterAction()
       }
 
     $downloads = $this->Statistics_Download->getLocatedDownloads($idArray, $startDate, $endDate, $limit);
+    $totalCount = $this->Statistics_Download->getCountInRange($idArray, $startDate, $endDate, $limit);
 
     $markers = array();
     foreach($downloads as $download)
@@ -159,7 +187,7 @@ public function filterAction()
                            'longitude' => $longitude);
         }
       }
-    echo JsonComponent::encode(array('downloads' => $markers));
+    echo JsonComponent::encode(array('downloads' => $markers, 'count' => $totalCount));
     }
 
 }//end class
diff --git a/modules/statistics/models/pdo/DownloadModel.php b/modules/statistics/models/pdo/DownloadModel.php
index 74ed8e8b9..7d4369fae 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/models/pdo/DownloadModel.php
+++ b/modules/statistics/models/pdo/DownloadModel.php
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ function getLocatedDownloads($ids, $startDate, $endDate, $limit = 99999)
     return $result;
     }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the total number of downloads for the given items in the given date range
+   * @param ids Array of item ids to aggregate statistics for
+   */
+  function getCountInRange($ids, $startDate, $endDate, $limit = 99999)
+    {
+    $result = array();
+    $sql = $this->database->select()
+            ->setIntegrityCheck(false)
+            ->from(array('d' => 'statistics_download'), array('count' => 'count(*)'))
+            ->joinLeft(array('ipl' => 'statistics_ip_location'), 'd.ip_location_id = ipl.ip_location_id')
+            ->where('date >= ?', $startDate)
+            ->where('date <= ?', $endDate)
+            ->where('item_id IN (?)', $ids)
+            ->limit($limit);
+    $row = $this->database->fetchRow($sql);
+    return $row['count'];
+    }
+
   /**
    * Return a list of downloads that have not yet had geolocation run on them
    */
diff --git a/modules/statistics/public/js/item/item.index.js b/modules/statistics/public/js/item/item.index.js
index 0c34bbd7c..a9a072404 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/public/js/item/item.index.js
+++ b/modules/statistics/public/js/item/item.index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,19 @@ midas.statistics.populateMap = function(responseText, statusText, xhr, form) {
         }
         midas.statistics.clusterer.clearMarkers();
         midas.statistics.clusterer.addMarkers(midas.statistics.mapMarkers);
-        $('#filteredCount').html(response.downloads.length);
+
+        if(typeof window.history.replaceState == 'function') {
+            var params = '?id='+json.itemId;
+            params += '&startDate='+$('#startdate').val();
+            params += '&endDate='+$('#enddate').val();
+            params += '&limit='+$('#downloadResultLimit').val();
+
+            window.history.replaceState({}, '', params);
+        }
+
+        var html = response.count + ' downloads in the selected period (';
+        html += (response.count - response.downloads.length) + ' from unknown locations)';
+        $('#filteredCount').html(html);
     } catch (e) {
         alert("An error occured. Please check the logs.");
         return false;
@@ -109,5 +121,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
     $('#startdate').val(json.initialStartDate);
     $('#enddate').val(json.initialEndDate);
+    $('#downloadResultLimit').val(json.limit);
     $('#filterForm').submit();
 });
diff --git a/modules/statistics/views/item/index.phtml b/modules/statistics/views/item/index.phtml
index 6bc8faa3b..3100f5ff1 100644
--- a/modules/statistics/views/item/index.phtml
+++ b/modules/statistics/views/item/index.phtml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $this->headScript()->appendFile($this->coreWebroot.'/public/js/jquery/jquery.for
         </form>
       </div>
       <div id="map_canvas" style="width:800px; height:470px;"></div>
-      <span id="filteredCount"></span> downloads displayed
+      <span id="filteredCount"></span>
     </div>
     <div id="tabs-chart">
       <div id="chartDownloads" style="height:450px; width:800px;"></div>