diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_load_balancer.py b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_load_balancer.py
index f04c8f99..906775f8 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_load_balancer.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/tests/unit/v3/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ class TestService(nsxlib_testcase.NsxClientTestCase):
             fake_service = consts.FAKE_SERVICE.copy()
             self.nsxlib.load_balancer.service.get_stats(fake_service['id'])
             get.assert_called_with(
-                'loadbalancer/services/%s/statistics' % fake_service['id'])
+                'loadbalancer/services/%s/statistics?source=realtime' %
+                fake_service['id'])
 
     def test_get_status(self):
         with mock.patch.object(self.nsxlib.client, 'get') as get:
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/load_balancer.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/load_balancer.py
index 39a17e93..830dbc30 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/load_balancer.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/load_balancer.py
@@ -386,8 +386,9 @@ class Service(LoadBalancerBase):
         object_url = '%s/%s/%s' % (self.resource, service_id, 'status')
         return self.client.get(object_url)
 
-    def get_stats(self, service_id):
-        object_url = '%s/%s/%s' % (self.resource, service_id, 'statistics')
+    def get_stats(self, service_id, source='realtime'):
+        object_url = '%s/%s/%s?source=%s' % (self.resource, service_id,
+                                             'statistics', source)
         return self.client.get(object_url)