diff --git a/source/reference/server-status-index.txt b/source/reference/server-status-index.txt
index 349c6982f03..d8c91835447 100644
--- a/source/reference/server-status-index.txt
+++ b/source/reference/server-status-index.txt
@@ -133,11 +133,16 @@ current memory use:
 The ":ref:`server-status-connections`" field reports on MongoDB's
 current memory use by the MongoDB process:
 
+.. versionchanged:: 2.4
+   Added the :data:`~serverStatus.connections.totalCreated` field.
+
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
            "connections" : {
                    "current" : <num>,
-                   "available" : <num>
+                   "available" : <num>,
+                   "totalCreated" : NumberLong(<num>)
+
            },
 
 .. _server-status-example-extrainfo:
diff --git a/source/reference/server-status.txt b/source/reference/server-status.txt
index eb556e7a3a2..891f9c7712b 100644
--- a/source/reference/server-status.txt
+++ b/source/reference/server-status.txt
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@ connections
    the database, and the :doc:`/reference/ulimit` document for
    more information about system thresholds on available connections.
 
+.. data:: serverStatus.connections.totalCreated
+
+   :data:`~serverStatus.connections.totalCreated` provides a count of
+   **all** connections created to the server. This number includes
+   connections that have since closed.
+
 .. _server-status-extra-info:
 .. _server-status-extra_info:
 .. _server-status-extrainfo: