diff --git a/libtransmission/announcer.c b/libtransmission/announcer.c
index 7cb620f1d..d4f78e93e 100644
--- a/libtransmission/announcer.c
+++ b/libtransmission/announcer.c
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ trackerNew( tr_announcer  * announcer,
     tracker->announce = tr_strdup( announce );
     tracker->scrape = tr_strdup( scrape );
     generateKeyParam( tracker->key_param, KEYLEN );
+    tracker->seederCount = -1;
+    tracker->leecherCount = -1;
+    tracker->downloadCount = -1;
     return tracker;
 }
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/transmission.h b/libtransmission/transmission.h
index aa3df9b28..f7fd45808 100644
--- a/libtransmission/transmission.h
+++ b/libtransmission/transmission.h
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ void           tr_torrentPeersFree( tr_peer_stat * peerStats,
 
 typedef struct
 {
-    /* how many downloads this tracker knows of */
+    /* how many downloads this tracker knows of (-1 means it does not know) */
     int downloadCount;
 
     /* whether or not we've ever sent this tracker an announcement */
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ typedef struct
        if "hasScraped" is false, this field is undefined */
     time_t lastScrapeTime;
 
-    /* number of leechers this tracker knows of */
+    /* number of leechers this tracker knows of (-1 means it does not know) */
     int leecherCount;
 
     /* when the next periodic announce message will be sent out.
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ typedef struct
        if "willScrape" is false, this field is undefined */
     time_t nextScrapeTime;
 
-    /* number of seeders this tracker knows of */
+    /* number of seeders this tracker knows of (-1 means it does not know) */
     int seederCount;
 
     /* which tier this tracker is in */
diff --git a/macosx/TrackerCell.m b/macosx/TrackerCell.m
index d8718f12b..ecc538578 100644
--- a/macosx/TrackerCell.m
+++ b/macosx/TrackerCell.m
@@ -134,20 +134,23 @@ NSMutableSet * fTrackerIconLoading;
     [nameString drawInRect: nameRect];
     
     //count strings
-    NSString * seederBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Seeders", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %d",
-                                    [node totalSeeders]];
+    NSString * seederBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Seeders", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %@",
+                                    [node totalSeeders] != -1 ? [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%d", [node totalSeeders]]
+                                                                : NSLocalizedString(@"N/A", "tracker peer stat")];
     NSAttributedString * seederString = [self attributedStatusWithString: seederBaseString color: statusColor];
     const NSRect seederRect = [self rectForCountWithString: seederString withAboveRect: nameRect inBounds: cellFrame];
     [seederString drawInRect: seederRect];
     
-    NSString * leecherBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Leechers", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %d",
-                                    [node totalLeechers]];
+    NSString * leecherBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Leechers", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %@",
+                                    [node totalLeechers] != -1 ? [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%d", [node totalLeechers]]
+                                                                : NSLocalizedString(@"N/A", "tracker peer stat")];
     NSAttributedString * leecherString = [self attributedStatusWithString: leecherBaseString color: statusColor];
     const NSRect leecherRect = [self rectForCountWithString: leecherString withAboveRect: seederRect inBounds: cellFrame];
     [leecherString drawInRect: leecherRect];
     
-    NSString * downloadedBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Downloaded", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %d",
-                                    [node totalDownloaded]];
+    NSString * downloadedBaseString = [NSLocalizedString(@"Downloaded", "tracker peer stat") stringByAppendingFormat: @": %@",
+                                            [node totalDownloaded] != -1 ? [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%d", [node totalDownloaded]]
+                                                                        : NSLocalizedString(@"N/A", "tracker peer stat")];
     NSAttributedString * downloadedString = [self attributedStatusWithString: downloadedBaseString color: statusColor];
     const NSRect downloadedRect = [self rectForCountWithString: downloadedString withAboveRect: leecherRect inBounds: cellFrame];
     [downloadedString drawInRect: downloadedRect];