diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 57fee5ca..25d12dba 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1096,6 +1096,8 @@ static bool get_upstream_work(struct work *work, bool lagging)
 	work->pool = pool;
 	total_getworks++;
 	pool->getwork_requested++;
+	if (work->thr)
+		work->thr->cgpu->getworks++;
 
 	json_decref(val);
 out:
@@ -1220,6 +1222,11 @@ static void *get_work_thread(void *userdata)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (wc->thr)
+		ret_work->thr = wc->thr;
+	else
+		ret_work->thr = NULL;
+
 	/* obtain new work from bitcoin via JSON-RPC */
 	while (!get_upstream_work(ret_work, wc->lagging)) {
 		if (unlikely((opt_retries >= 0) && (++failures > opt_retries))) {
@@ -2268,7 +2275,7 @@ static void pool_resus(struct pool *pool)
 		switch_pools(NULL);
 }
 
-static bool queue_request(void)
+static bool queue_request(struct thr_info *thr)
 {
 	int maxq = opt_queue + mining_threads;
 	struct workio_cmd *wc;
@@ -2290,8 +2297,10 @@ static bool queue_request(void)
 	}
 
 	wc->cmd = WC_GET_WORK;
-	/* The get work does not belong to any thread */
-	wc->thr = NULL;
+	if (thr)
+		wc->thr = thr;
+	else
+		wc->thr = NULL;
 
 	/* If we've queued more than 2/3 of the maximum and still have no
 	 * staged work, consider the system lagging and allow work to be
@@ -2363,7 +2372,7 @@ static void flush_requests(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < stale; i++) {
 		/* Queue a whole batch of new requests */
-		if (unlikely(!queue_request())) {
+		if (unlikely(!queue_request(NULL))) {
 			applog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to queue requests in flush_requests");
 			kill_work();
 			break;
@@ -2445,7 +2454,7 @@ static bool get_work(struct work *work, bool requested, struct thr_info *thr,
 	thread_reportout(thr);
 retry:
 	pool = current_pool();
-	if (unlikely(!requested && !queue_request())) {
+	if (unlikely(!requested && !queue_request(thr))) {
 		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to queue_request in get_work");
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2673,7 +2682,6 @@ static void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
 					"mining thread %d", thr_id);
 				goto out;
 			}
-			mythr->cgpu->getworks++;
 			needs_work = requested = false;
 			total_hashes = 0;
 			max_nonce = work.blk.nonce + hashes_done;
@@ -2794,7 +2802,7 @@ static void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
 		timeval_subtract(&diff, &tv_end, &tv_workstart);
 		if (!requested && (diff.tv_sec >= request_interval)) {
 			thread_reportout(mythr);
-			if (unlikely(!queue_request())) {
+			if (unlikely(!queue_request(mythr))) {
 				applog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to queue_request in miner_thread %d", thr_id);
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -2997,7 +3005,6 @@ static void *gpuminer_thread(void *userdata)
 			"gpu mining thread %d", thr_id);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mythr->cgpu->getworks++;
 	requested = false;
 	precalc_hash(&work->blk, (uint32_t *)(work->midstate), (uint32_t *)(work->data + 64));
 	work->blk.nonce = 0;
@@ -3048,7 +3055,6 @@ static void *gpuminer_thread(void *userdata)
 					"gpu mining thread %d", thr_id);
 				goto out;
 			}
-			mythr->cgpu->getworks++;
 			requested = false;
 
 			precalc_hash(&work->blk, (uint32_t *)(work->midstate), (uint32_t *)(work->data + 64));
@@ -3104,7 +3110,7 @@ static void *gpuminer_thread(void *userdata)
 #endif
 			if (diff.tv_sec > request_interval || work->blk.nonce > request_nonce) {
 				thread_reportout(mythr);
-				if (unlikely(!queue_request())) {
+				if (unlikely(!queue_request(mythr))) {
 					applog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to queue_request in gpuminer_thread %d", thr_id);
 					goto out;
 				}
@@ -3438,7 +3444,7 @@ static void *watchdog_thread(void *userdata)
 
 		sleep(interval);
 		if (requests_queued() < opt_queue)
-			queue_request();
+			queue_request(NULL);
 
 		hashmeter(-1, &zero_tv, 0);
 
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index e6421b9f..9a2f570b 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ struct work {
 	uint32_t	valid;
 	dev_blk_ctx	blk;
 
+	struct thr_info	*thr;
 	int		thr_id;
 	struct pool	*pool;
 	struct timeval	tv_staged;