diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ClientRegionParser.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ClientRegionParser.java
index e0a39fa2..22affcea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ClientRegionParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ClientRegionParser.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class ClientRegionParser extends AliasReplacingBeanDefinitionParser {
 		// client attributes
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder attrBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(RegionAttributesFactoryBean.class);
 
+		ParsingUtils.parseStatistics(element, attrBuilder);
+
 		boolean overwriteDataPolicy = false;
 
 		overwriteDataPolicy |= ParsingUtils.parseEviction(parserContext, element, attrBuilder);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ParsingUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ParsingUtils.java
index 38bc6be6..de338990 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ParsingUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ParsingUtils.java
@@ -217,4 +217,9 @@ abstract class ParsingUtils {
 		attrBuilder.addPropertyValue("evictionAttributes", evictionDefBuilder.getBeanDefinition());
 		return true;
 	}
+
+
+	static void parseStatistics(Element element, BeanDefinitionBuilder attrBuilder) {
+		setPropertyValue(element, attrBuilder, "statistics", "statisticsEnabled");
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionParser.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionParser.java
index 42645e9e..b4f2bc16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionParser.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class PartitionedRegionParser extends AliasReplacingBeanDefinitionParser {
 
 		ParsingUtils.parseEviction(parserContext, element, attrBuilder);
 		ParsingUtils.parseDiskStorage(element, attrBuilder);
+		ParsingUtils.parseStatistics(element, attrBuilder);
 
 		// partition attributes
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder parAttrBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(PartitionAttributesFactoryBean.class);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ReplicatedRegionParser.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ReplicatedRegionParser.java
index 9a319fa6..b79852d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ReplicatedRegionParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/ReplicatedRegionParser.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class ReplicatedRegionParser extends AliasReplacingBeanDefinitionParser {
 		// add attributes
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder attrBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(RegionAttributesFactoryBean.class);
 
+		ParsingUtils.parseStatistics(element, attrBuilder);
+
 		attr = element.getAttribute("publisher");
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(attr)) {
 			attrBuilder.addPropertyValue("publisher", Boolean.valueOf(attr));
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.0.xsd b/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.0.xsd
index 9a92af95..ed534103 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.0.xsd
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/spring-gemfire-1.0.xsd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             targetNamespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire"
             elementFormDefault="qualified"
             attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
-            version="1.0">
+            version="1.0.1">
 
     <xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"/>
     <xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tool"/>
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ Note: destroy and close are mutually exclusive. Enabling one will automatically
 						]]></xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
 				</xsd:attribute>
+				<xsd:attribute name="statistics" type="xsd:boolean" default="false">
+					<xsd:annotation>
+						<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+Indicates whether statistics are enabled or disabled for this region and its entries.
+Default is false, meaning statistics are disabled.
+						]]></xsd:documentation>
+					</xsd:annotation>
+				</xsd:attribute>
 			</xsd:extension>
 		</xsd:complexContent>
 	</xsd:complexType>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionNamespaceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionNamespaceTest.java
index 3b95a617..15b6624b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionNamespaceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/PartitionedRegionNamespaceTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public class PartitionedRegionNamespaceTest {
 		assertEquals("redundant", TestUtils.readField("name", fb));
 
 		RegionAttributes attrs = TestUtils.readField("attributes", fb);
+		assertTrue(attrs.getStatisticsEnabled());
+
 		PartitionAttributes pAttr = attrs.getPartitionAttributes();
 
 		assertEquals(1, pAttr.getRedundantCopies());
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/partitioned-ns.xml b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/partitioned-ns.xml
index 67a251f4..c2a2a803 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/partitioned-ns.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/partitioned-ns.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	
 	<gfe:partitioned-region id="simple" />
 	
-	<gfe:partitioned-region id="options" copies="1" total-buckets="4" name="redundant" close="true" destroy="false">
+	<gfe:partitioned-region id="options" copies="1" total-buckets="4" name="redundant" close="true" destroy="false" statistics="true">
 		<gfe:partition-resolver>
 			<bean class="org.springframework.data.gemfire.SimplePartitionResolver"/>
 		</gfe:partition-resolver>