diff --git a/src/CHANGELOG b/src/CHANGELOG
index 1e516ad4d..19eba8659 100644
--- a/src/CHANGELOG
+++ b/src/CHANGELOG
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ ECL 1.0:
    a patch by Lars Brinkhoff). Still missing compiler support for unboxed
    long double types.
 
+ - TIME outputs information about consed bytes, but only when using the
+   Boehm-Weiser garbage collector which is shipped with ECL.
+
 * Bugs fixed:
 
  - STREAMP signals an error for Gray streams.
diff --git a/src/c/alloc_2.d b/src/c/alloc_2.d
index bffaa40af..176c80295 100644
--- a/src/c/alloc_2.d
+++ b/src/c/alloc_2.d
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 #ifdef GBC_BOEHM
 
+#if GBC_BOEHM == 0
+#include <ecl/gc/private/gc_priv.h>
+#endif
+
 static void finalize_queued();
 
 /**********************************************************
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ init_alloc(void)
 	int i;
 	if (alloc_initialized) return;
 	alloc_initialized = TRUE;
+	cl_core.bytes_consed = OBJNULL;
 
 	GC_no_dls = 1;
 	GC_init();
@@ -310,6 +315,12 @@ static void
 finalize_queued()
 {
 	cl_object l = cl_core.to_be_finalized;
+#if GBC_BOEHM == 0
+	if (cl_core.bytes_consed != OBJNULL) {
+		cl_core.bytes_consed = number_plus(cl_core.bytes_consed,
+						   make_integer(GC_words_allocd));
+	}
+#endif
 	if (l == Cnil)
 		return;
 	CL_NEWENV_BEGIN {
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 1274d5318..f5efe36e6 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ else
       [FASL_LIBS="${FASL_LIBS} -lgc"],
       [AC_MSG_ERROR([System Boehm GC library requested but not found.])])
     AC_MSG_CHECKING( [if we need to copy GC private headers] )
+    AC_DEFINE(GBC_BOEHM, [1], [Use Boehm's garbage collector])
   else
     enable_boehm="included"
     SUBDIRS="${SUBDIRS} gc"
@@ -313,9 +314,9 @@ else
     if test "${enable_shared}" = "no"; then
       LIBRARIES="${LIBRARIES} ${LIBPREFIX}eclgc.${LIBEXT}"
     fi
+    AC_DEFINE(GBC_BOEHM, [0], [Use Boehm's garbage collector])
   fi
   EXTRA_OBJS="${EXTRA_OBJS} alloc_2.${OBJEXT}"
-  AC_DEFINE(GBC_BOEHM, [1], [Use Boehm's garbage collector])
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/src/h/external.h b/src/h/external.h
index c91993fb6..1d9b797a9 100644
--- a/src/h/external.h
+++ b/src/h/external.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct cl_core_struct {
 	cl_object processes;
 	pthread_mutex_t global_lock;
 #endif
+	cl_object bytes_consed;
 	cl_object libraries;
 	cl_object to_be_finalized;
 };
diff --git a/src/lsp/mislib.lsp b/src/lsp/mislib.lsp
index 349938e6c..e747b524d 100644
--- a/src/lsp/mislib.lsp
+++ b/src/lsp/mislib.lsp
@@ -34,30 +34,54 @@
       t)))
 
 (defun do-time (closure)
+  #-boehm-gc
   (let* ((real-start (get-internal-real-time))
 	 (run-start (get-internal-run-time))
-	 #-boehm-gc (gc-start (si::gc-time))
+	 (gc-start (si::gc-time))
+	 bytes-consed
 	 real-end
 	 run-end
 	 gc-end)
     (multiple-value-prog1
 	(funcall closure)
       (setq run-end (get-internal-run-time)
-	    real-end (get-internal-real-time))
-      #-boehm-gc
-      (setq gc-end (si::gc-time))
-      (fresh-line *trace-output*)
+	    real-end (get-internal-real-time)
+	    gc-end (si::gc-time))
       (format *trace-output*
-       #-boehm-gc
              "real time : ~,3F secs~%~
               run time  : ~,3F secs~%~
               GC time   : ~,3F secs~%"
-       #+boehm-gc
+	     (/ (- real-end real-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
+	     (/ (- run-end run-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
+	     (/ (- gc-end gc-start) internal-time-units-per-second))))
+  #+boehm-gc
+  (let* ((real-start (get-internal-real-time))
+	 (run-start (get-internal-run-time))
+	 #-boehm-gc (gc-start (si::gc-time))
+	 real-end
+	 run-end
+	 gc-end)
+    ;; Garbage collection forces counter in GC to be cleaned
+    (si::gc t)
+    (ffi::c-inline () () :void "cl_core.bytes_consed = MAKE_FIXNUM(0);")
+    (multiple-value-prog1
+	(funcall closure)
+      (setq run-end (get-internal-run-time)
+	    real-end (get-internal-real-time))
+      ;; Garbage collection forces the value of bytes_consed to be updated
+      (si::gc t)
+      (setq bytes-consed (ffi::c-inline () () :object "cl_core.bytes_consed"
+					:one-liner t))
+      ;; And this deactivates statistics of GC
+      (ffi::c-inline () () :void "cl_core.bytes_consed = OBJNULL;")
+      (fresh-line *trace-output*)
+      (format *trace-output*
              "real time : ~,3F secs~%~
-              run time  : ~,3F secs~%"
-       (/ (- real-end real-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
-       (/ (- run-end run-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
-       #-boehm-gc(/ (- gc-end gc-start) internal-time-units-per-second)))))
+              run time  : ~,3F secs~%~
+              consed    : ~D bytes~%"
+	     (/ (- real-end real-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
+	     (/ (- run-end run-start) internal-time-units-per-second)
+	     bytes-consed))))
 
 (defmacro time (form)
   "Syntax: (time form)