diff --git a/man/8/ceph.rst b/man/8/ceph.rst
index 872d0424f36e9..4949252016b79 100644
--- a/man/8/ceph.rst
+++ b/man/8/ceph.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Synopsis
 
 | **ceph** **config-key** [ *del* | *exists* | *get* | *list* | *put* ] ...
 
+| **ceph** **daemon** *<name>* \| *<path>* *<command>* ...
+
+| **ceph** **daemonperf** *<name>* \| *<path>* [ *interval* [ *count* ] ]
+
 | **ceph** **df** *{detail}*
 
 | **ceph** **fs** [ *ls* \| *new* \| *reset* \| *rm* ] ...
@@ -202,6 +206,30 @@ Usage::
 	ceph config-key put <key> {<val>}
 
 
+daemon
+------
+
+Submit admin-socket commands.
+
+Usage::
+
+	ceph daemon {daemon_name|socket_path} {command} ...
+
+Example::
+
+	ceph daemon osd.0 help
+
+
+daemonperf
+----------
+
+Watch performance counters from a Ceph daemon.
+
+Usage::
+
+	ceph daemonperf {daemon_name|socket_path} [{interval} [{count}]]
+
+
 df
 --
 
diff --git a/src/ceph.in b/src/ceph.in
index 69dadd398e9bf..40a6fdcda30c6 100755
--- a/src/ceph.in
+++ b/src/ceph.in
@@ -551,11 +551,27 @@ def main():
             # for both:
             childargs = childargs[2:]
         else:
-            print >> sys.stderr, 'daemon requires at least 3 arguments'
+            print >> sys.stderr, '{0} requires at least {1} arguments'.format(
+                childargs[0], require_args)
             return errno.EINVAL
 
     if sockpath and daemon_perf:
-        DaemonWatcher(sockpath).run()
+        interval = 1
+        count = None
+        if len(childargs) > 0:
+            try:
+                interval = float(childargs[0])
+                if interval < 0:
+                    raise ValueError
+            except ValueError:
+                print >> sys.stderr, 'daemonperf: interval should be a positive number'
+                return errno.EINVAL
+        if len(childargs) > 1:
+            if not childargs[1].isdigit():
+                print >> sys.stderr, 'daemonperf: count should be a positive integer'
+                return errno.EINVAL
+            count = int(childargs[1])
+        DaemonWatcher(sockpath).run(interval, count)
         return 0
     elif sockpath:
         try:
diff --git a/src/pybind/ceph_daemon.py b/src/pybind/ceph_daemon.py
index 30c54e4b5a3d1..638ef8978e036 100755
--- a/src/pybind/ceph_daemon.py
+++ b/src/pybind/ceph_daemon.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def _load_schema(self):
                 if schema_data.get('nick'):
                     self._stats[section_name][name] = schema_data['nick']
 
-    def run(self, ostr=sys.stdout):
+    def run(self, interval, count=None, ostr=sys.stdout):
         """
         Print output at regular intervals until interrupted.
 
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@ def run(self, ostr=sys.stdout):
                     self._print_headers(ostr)
                     rows_since_header = 0
                 self._print_vals(ostr, dump, last_dump)
+                if count is not None:
+                    count -= 1
+                    if count <= 0:
+                        break
                 rows_since_header += 1
                 last_dump = dump
-                time.sleep(1)
+                time.sleep(interval)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             return