diff --git a/scrubcsv/src/main.rs b/scrubcsv/src/main.rs
index 4bfe58a..d2636c3 100644
--- a/scrubcsv/src/main.rs
+++ b/scrubcsv/src/main.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use log::debug;
 use regex::{bytes::Regex as BytesRegex, Regex};
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
-    fs,
-    io::{self, prelude::*},
+    fs::{self, File},
+    io::{self, prelude::*, BufWriter},
     path::PathBuf,
     process,
     time::Instant,
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ use crate::util::CharSpecifier;
 /// by `csv`.
 const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 256 * 1024;
 
+/// Output format for statistics.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+enum OutputFormat {
+    Json,
+    Text,
+}
+
+impl std::str::FromStr for OutputFormat {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "json" => Ok(OutputFormat::Json),
+            "text" => Ok(OutputFormat::Text),
+            _ => Err(format!("Invalid output format '{}'. Supported formats: json, text", s)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Our command-line arguments.
 #[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
 #[structopt(
@@ -103,6 +122,17 @@ struct Opt {
     #[structopt(short = "q", long = "quiet")]
     quiet: bool,
 
+    /// Output performance statistics to the specified file in addition to stderr.
+    /// Stats include total rows processed, bad rows found, processing time, and throughput.
+    /// Use with --output-format to specify the output format (default: json).
+    #[structopt(short = "o", long = "output-stats")]
+    output_stats: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Format for the statistics output file. Only valid with --output-stats.
+    /// 'json' outputs structured data, 'text' outputs human-readable format.
+    #[structopt(long = "output-format", requires = "output-stats")]
+    output_format: Option<OutputFormat>,
+
     /// Character used to quote entries. May be set to "none" to ignore all
     /// quoting.
     #[structopt(value_name = "CHAR", long = "quote", default_value = "\"")]
@@ -349,9 +379,10 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     wtr.flush().context("error writing records")?;
 
     // Print out some information about our run.
+    let ellapsed = start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+    let bytes_per_second = (rdr.position().byte() as f64 / ellapsed) as i64;
+
     if !opt.quiet {
-        let ellapsed = start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
-        let bytes_per_second = (rdr.position().byte() as f64 / ellapsed) as i64;
         eprintln!(
             "{} rows ({} bad) in {:.2} seconds, {}/sec",
             rows,
@@ -361,6 +392,41 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
         );
     }
 
+    // Write stats to output file if specified
+    if let Some(output_path) = &opt.output_stats {
+        let mut file = BufWriter::new(
+            File::create(output_path)
+                .with_context(|_| format!("cannot create output file {}", output_path.display()))?
+        );
+
+        let format = opt.output_format.unwrap_or(OutputFormat::Json);
+        let stats_content = match format {
+            OutputFormat::Json => {
+                format!(
+                    r#"{{"rows": {}, "bad_rows": {}, "elapsed_seconds": {:.2}, "bytes_per_second": {}}}"#,
+                    rows,
+                    bad_rows,
+                    ellapsed,
+                    bytes_per_second
+                )
+            }
+            OutputFormat::Text => {
+                format!(
+                    "{} rows ({} bad) in {:.2} seconds, {}/sec",
+                    rows,
+                    bad_rows,
+                    ellapsed,
+                    bytes_per_second.file_size(file_size_opts::BINARY)?
+                )
+            }
+        };
+
+        writeln!(file, "{}", stats_content)
+            .with_context(|_| format!("cannot write to output file {}", output_path.display()))?;
+        file.flush()
+            .with_context(|_| format!("cannot flush output file {}", output_path.display()))?;
+    }
+
     // If more than 10% of rows are bad, assume something has gone horribly
     // wrong.
     if bad_rows.checked_mul(10).expect("multiplication overflow") > rows {
diff --git a/scrubcsv/tests/tests.rs b/scrubcsv/tests/tests.rs
index 05cd114..097b30f 100644
--- a/scrubcsv/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/scrubcsv/tests/tests.rs
@@ -256,3 +256,96 @@ a,b,c
 "#
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn output_stats_json_format() {
+    let testdir = TestDir::new("scrubcsv", "output_stats_json");
+    testdir.create_file(
+        "input.csv",
+        "\
+a,b,c
+1,2,3
+4,5,6
+",
+    );
+    let output = testdir
+        .cmd()
+        .args(&["--output-stats", "stats.json", "--output-format", "json"])
+        .arg("input.csv")
+        .expect_success();
+
+    // Check that CSV output is still correct
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.stdout_str(),
+        "\
+a,b,c
+1,2,3
+4,5,6
+"
+    );
+
+    // Check that stats were written to file
+    let stats_content = std::fs::read_to_string(testdir.path("stats.json"))
+        .expect("Failed to read stats.json");
+    assert!(stats_content.contains(r#""rows": 3"#));
+    assert!(stats_content.contains(r#""bad_rows": 0"#));
+    assert!(stats_content.contains(r#""elapsed_seconds""#));
+    assert!(stats_content.contains(r#""bytes_per_second""#));
+
+    // Verify it's valid JSON structure
+    assert!(stats_content.starts_with("{"));
+    assert!(stats_content.trim_end().ends_with("}"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn output_stats_text_format() {
+    let testdir = TestDir::new("scrubcsv", "output_stats_text");
+    testdir.create_file(
+        "input.csv",
+        "\
+name,age
+Alice,25
+Bob,30
+",
+    );
+    let output = testdir
+        .cmd()
+        .args(&["--output-stats", "stats.txt", "--output-format", "text"])
+        .arg("input.csv")
+        .expect_success();
+
+    // Check that CSV output is still correct
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.stdout_str(),
+        "\
+name,age
+Alice,25
+Bob,30
+"
+    );
+
+    // Check that stats were written to file in text format
+    let stats_content = std::fs::read_to_string(testdir.path("stats.txt"))
+        .expect("Failed to read stats.txt");
+    assert!(stats_content.contains("3 rows (0 bad)"));
+    assert!(stats_content.contains("seconds"));
+    assert!(stats_content.contains("/sec"));
+
+    // Verify it matches the stderr format pattern
+    assert!(!stats_content.starts_with("{"));  // Not JSON
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn output_format_requires_output_stats() {
+    let testdir = TestDir::new("scrubcsv", "output_format_dependency");
+    testdir.create_file("input.csv", "a,b,c\n1,2,3\n");
+
+    // This should fail because --output-format requires --output-stats
+    let output = testdir
+        .cmd()
+        .args(&["--output-format", "json"])
+        .arg("input.csv")
+        .expect_failure();
+
+    assert!(output.stderr_str().contains("--output-stats"));
+}