diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/README.changes b/usr.sbin/ppp/README.changes
index 7bd0843158ea..1ebf3b4cc7cc 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/README.changes
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/README.changes
@@ -104,3 +104,5 @@ o Environment variables and ~ are expanded on in commands
 o ``nat pptp'' is no longer necessary as this is now done transparently
 o The ``!'' at the start of chat scripts and authkey can be made literal
   (rather than meaning execute) by doubling it to ``!!''.
+o MP autoload throughput measurements are now based on the maximum of input
+  and output averages rather than on the total.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/bundle.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/bundle.c
index 925535a2eebb..3e3e41f9da81 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/bundle.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/bundle.c
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
 #include "ip.h"
 #include "iface.h"
 
-#define SCATTER_SEGMENTS 6  /* version, datalink, name, physical,
-                               throughput, device                   */
+#define SCATTER_SEGMENTS 7  /* version, datalink, name, physical,
+                               throughput, throughput, device       */
 
 #define SEND_MAXFD 3        /* Max file descriptors passed through
                                the local domain socket              */
@@ -1117,28 +1117,31 @@ bundle_ShowLinks(struct cmdargs const *arg)
 {
   struct datalink *dl;
   struct pppThroughput *t;
+  unsigned long long octets;
   int secs;
 
   for (dl = arg->bundle->links; dl; dl = dl->next) {
+    octets = MAX(dl->physical->link.stats.total.in.OctetsPerSecond,
+                 dl->physical->link.stats.total.out.OctetsPerSecond);
+
     prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "Name: %s [%s, %s]",
                   dl->name, mode2Nam(dl->physical->type), datalink_State(dl));
     if (dl->physical->link.stats.total.rolling && dl->state == DATALINK_OPEN)
       prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, " bandwidth %d, %llu bps (%llu bytes/sec)",
                     dl->mp.bandwidth ? dl->mp.bandwidth :
                                        physical_GetSpeed(dl->physical),
-                    dl->physical->link.stats.total.OctetsPerSecond * 8,
-                    dl->physical->link.stats.total.OctetsPerSecond);
+                    octets * 8, octets);
     prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "\n");
   }
 
   t = &arg->bundle->ncp.mp.link.stats.total;
+  octets = MAX(t->in.OctetsPerSecond, t->out.OctetsPerSecond);
   secs = t->downtime ? 0 : throughput_uptime(t);
   if (secs > t->SamplePeriod)
     secs = t->SamplePeriod;
   if (secs)
     prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "Currently averaging %llu bps (%llu bytes/sec)"
-                  " over the last %d secs\n", t->OctetsPerSecond * 8,
-                  t->OctetsPerSecond, secs);
+                  " over the last %d secs\n", octets * 8, octets, secs);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
index e21ab2f605f0..f1b0be1c2a5f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 #define NEG_SHORTSEQ	52
 #define NEG_VJCOMP	53
 
-const char Version[] = "2.26";
+const char Version[] = "2.27";
 
 static int ShowCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
 static int TerminalCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/mp.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/mp.c
index df152f73b538..539724379a6c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/mp.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/mp.c
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ mp_UpDown(void *v)
   struct mp *mp = (struct mp *)v;
   int percent;
 
-  percent = mp->link.stats.total.OctetsPerSecond * 800 / mp->bundle->bandwidth;
+  percent = MAX(mp->link.stats.total.in.OctetsPerSecond,
+                mp->link.stats.total.out.OctetsPerSecond) * 800 /
+            mp->bundle->bandwidth;
   if (percent >= mp->cfg.autoload.max) {
     log_Printf(LogDEBUG, "%d%% saturation - bring a link up ?\n", percent);
     bundle_AutoAdjust(mp->bundle, percent, AUTO_UP);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
index 71a45a282ae7..ab0fb53ae840 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/physical.c
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ iov2physical(struct datalink *dl, struct iovec *iov, int *niov, int maxiov,
   p->hdlc.lqm.timer.state = TIMER_STOPPED;
 
   p->fd = fd;
-  p->link.stats.total.SampleOctets = (long long *)iov[(*niov)++].iov_base;
+  p->link.stats.total.in.SampleOctets = (long long *)iov[(*niov)++].iov_base;
+  p->link.stats.total.out.SampleOctets = (long long *)iov[(*niov)++].iov_base;
   p->link.stats.parent = dl->bundle->ncp.mp.active ?
     &dl->bundle->ncp.mp.link.stats.total : NULL;
   p->link.stats.gather = 1;
@@ -686,7 +687,10 @@ physical2iov(struct physical *p, struct iovec *iov, int *niov, int maxiov,
   iov[*niov].iov_len = sizeof *p;
   (*niov)++;
 
-  iov[*niov].iov_base = p ? (void *)p->link.stats.total.SampleOctets : NULL;
+  iov[*niov].iov_base = p ? (void *)p->link.stats.total.in.SampleOctets : NULL;
+  iov[*niov].iov_len = SAMPLE_PERIOD * sizeof(long long);
+  (*niov)++;
+  iov[*niov].iov_base = p ? (void *)p->link.stats.total.out.SampleOctets : NULL;
   iov[*niov].iov_len = SAMPLE_PERIOD * sizeof(long long);
   (*niov)++;
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
index 93276bfff47e..935f988577d9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
@@ -3860,9 +3860,10 @@ percent or less of the total bundle bandwidth for
 .Ar period
 seconds, a
 .Ar demand-dial
-link will be brought down as long as it's not the last active
-.Ar demand-dial
-link.
+link will be brought down as long as it's not the last active link.
+.Pp
+Bundle throughput is measured as the maximum of inbound and outbound
+traffic.
 .Pp
 The default values cause
 .Ar demand-dial
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
index 93276bfff47e..935f988577d9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
@@ -3860,9 +3860,10 @@ percent or less of the total bundle bandwidth for
 .Ar period
 seconds, a
 .Ar demand-dial
-link will be brought down as long as it's not the last active
-.Ar demand-dial
-link.
+link will be brought down as long as it's not the last active link.
+.Pp
+Bundle throughput is measured as the maximum of inbound and outbound
+traffic.
 .Pp
 The default values cause
 .Ar demand-dial
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.c
index 1704e121c964..798878fefac5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.c
@@ -40,13 +40,19 @@
 #include "descriptor.h"
 #include "prompt.h"
 
+
 void
 throughput_init(struct pppThroughput *t, int period)
 {
   t->OctetsIn = t->OctetsOut = 0;
   t->SamplePeriod = period;
-  t->SampleOctets = (long long *)calloc(period, sizeof *t->SampleOctets);
-  t->OctetsPerSecond = t->BestOctetsPerSecond = 0;
+  t->in.SampleOctets = (long long *)
+    calloc(period, sizeof *t->in.SampleOctets);
+  t->in.OctetsPerSecond = 0;
+  t->out.SampleOctets = (long long *)
+    calloc(period, sizeof *t->out.SampleOctets);
+  t->out.OctetsPerSecond = 0;
+  t->BestOctetsPerSecond = 0;
   t->nSample = 0;
   time(&t->BestOctetsPerSecondTime);
   memset(&t->Timer, '\0', sizeof t->Timer);
@@ -62,10 +68,12 @@ throughput_init(struct pppThroughput *t, int period)
 void
 throughput_destroy(struct pppThroughput *t)
 {
-  if (t && t->SampleOctets) {
+  if (t && t->in.SampleOctets) {
     throughput_stop(t);
-    free(t->SampleOctets);
-    t->SampleOctets = 0;
+    free(t->in.SampleOctets);
+    free(t->out.SampleOctets);
+    t->in.SampleOctets = NULL;
+    t->out.SampleOctets = NULL;
   }
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ throughput_uptime(struct pppThroughput *t)
     int i; 
  
     for (i = 0; i < t->SamplePeriod; i++)
-      t->SampleOctets[i] = 0;
+      t->in.SampleOctets[i] = t->out.SampleOctets[i] = 0;
     t->nSample = 0;
     t->uptime = downat;
   }
@@ -106,9 +114,10 @@ throughput_disp(struct pppThroughput *t, struct prompt *prompt)
   if (t->rolling) {
     prompt_Printf(prompt, "  overall   %6qu bytes/sec\n",
                   (t->OctetsIn + t->OctetsOut) / divisor);
-    prompt_Printf(prompt, "  %s %6qu bytes/sec (over the last"
-                  " %d secs)\n", t->downtime ? "average  " : "currently",
-                  t->OctetsPerSecond,
+    prompt_Printf(prompt, "  %s %6qu bytes/sec in, %6qu bytes/sec out "
+                  "(over the last %d secs)\n",
+                  t->downtime ? "average  " : "currently",
+                  t->in.OctetsPerSecond, t->out.OctetsPerSecond,
                   secs_up > t->SamplePeriod ? t->SamplePeriod : secs_up);
     prompt_Printf(prompt, "  peak      %6qu bytes/sec on %s",
                   t->BestOctetsPerSecond, ctime(&t->BestOctetsPerSecondTime));
@@ -125,12 +134,11 @@ throughput_log(struct pppThroughput *t, int level, const char *title)
     int secs_up;
 
     secs_up = throughput_uptime(t);
-    if (title)
-      log_Printf(level, "%s: Connect time: %d secs: %llu octets in, %llu octets"
-                " out\n", title, secs_up, t->OctetsIn, t->OctetsOut);
-    else
-      log_Printf(level, "Connect time: %d secs: %llu octets in,"
-                 " %llu octets out\n", secs_up, t->OctetsIn, t->OctetsOut);
+    if (title == NULL)
+      title = "";
+    log_Printf(level, "%s%sConnect time: %d secs: %llu octets in, %llu octets"
+                " out\n", title, *title ? ": " : "", secs_up, t->OctetsIn,
+                t->OctetsOut);
     if (secs_up == 0)
       secs_up = 1;
     if (t->rolling)
@@ -149,18 +157,27 @@ throughput_sampler(void *v)
   struct pppThroughput *t = (struct pppThroughput *)v;
   unsigned long long old;
   int uptime, divisor;
+  unsigned long long octets;
 
   timer_Stop(&t->Timer);
 
   uptime = throughput_uptime(t);
   divisor = uptime < t->SamplePeriod ? uptime + 1 : t->SamplePeriod;
-  old = t->SampleOctets[t->nSample];
-  t->SampleOctets[t->nSample] = t->OctetsIn + t->OctetsOut;
-  t->OctetsPerSecond = (t->SampleOctets[t->nSample] - old) / divisor;
-  if (t->BestOctetsPerSecond < t->OctetsPerSecond) {
-    t->BestOctetsPerSecond = t->OctetsPerSecond;
+
+  old = t->in.SampleOctets[t->nSample];
+  t->in.SampleOctets[t->nSample] = t->OctetsIn;
+  t->in.OctetsPerSecond = (t->in.SampleOctets[t->nSample] - old) / divisor;
+
+  old = t->out.SampleOctets[t->nSample];
+  t->out.SampleOctets[t->nSample] = t->OctetsOut;
+  t->out.OctetsPerSecond = (t->out.SampleOctets[t->nSample] - old) / divisor;
+
+  octets = t->in.OctetsPerSecond + t->out.OctetsPerSecond;
+  if (t->BestOctetsPerSecond < octets) {
+    t->BestOctetsPerSecond = octets;
     time(&t->BestOctetsPerSecondTime);
   }
+
   if (++t->nSample == t->SamplePeriod)
     t->nSample = 0;
 
@@ -177,10 +194,10 @@ throughput_start(struct pppThroughput *t, const char *name, int rolling)
   timer_Stop(&t->Timer);
 
   for (i = 0; i < t->SamplePeriod; i++)
-    t->SampleOctets[i] = 0;
+    t->in.SampleOctets[i] = t->out.SampleOctets[i] = 0;
   t->nSample = 0;
   t->OctetsIn = t->OctetsOut = 0;
-  t->OctetsPerSecond = t->BestOctetsPerSecond = 0;
+  t->in.OctetsPerSecond = t->out.OctetsPerSecond = t->BestOctetsPerSecond = 0;
   time(&t->BestOctetsPerSecondTime);
   t->downtime = 0;
   time(&t->uptime);
@@ -233,7 +250,7 @@ throughput_clear(struct pppThroughput *t, int clear_type, struct prompt *prompt)
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < t->SamplePeriod; i++)
-      t->SampleOctets[i] = 0;
+      t->in.SampleOctets[i] = t->out.SampleOctets[i] = 0;
     t->nSample = 0;
   }
 
@@ -250,9 +267,10 @@ throughput_clear(struct pppThroughput *t, int clear_type, struct prompt *prompt)
   } 
 
   if (clear_type & THROUGHPUT_CURRENT) {
-    prompt_Printf(prompt, "current cleared (was %6qu bytes/sec)\n",
-                  t->OctetsPerSecond);
-    t->OctetsPerSecond = 0;
+    prompt_Printf(prompt, "current cleared (was %6qu bytes/sec in,"
+                  " %6qu bytes/sec out)\n",
+                  t->in.OctetsPerSecond, t->out.OctetsPerSecond);
+    t->in.OctetsPerSecond = t->out.OctetsPerSecond = 0;
   }
 
   if (clear_type & THROUGHPUT_PEAK) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.h b/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.h
index 21acdbe3cbca..9dd16486c424 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/throughput.h
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ struct pppThroughput {
   unsigned long long OctetsIn;
   unsigned long long OctetsOut;
   int SamplePeriod;
-  unsigned long long *SampleOctets;
-  unsigned long long OctetsPerSecond;
+  struct {
+    unsigned long long *SampleOctets;
+    unsigned long long OctetsPerSecond;
+  } in, out;
   unsigned long long BestOctetsPerSecond;
   time_t BestOctetsPerSecondTime;
   int nSample;