diff --git a/proto/backend.proto b/proto/backend.proto
index fd17b2f3a..4495a7fe8 100644
--- a/proto/backend.proto
+++ b/proto/backend.proto
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ message BackendInput {
         TrashMediaFilesIn trash_media_files = 29;
         TranslateStringIn translate_string = 30;
         FormatTimeSpanIn format_time_span = 31;
+        StudiedTodayIn studied_today = 32;
     }
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ message BackendOutput {
         Empty trash_media_files = 29;
         string translate_string = 30;
         string format_time_span = 31;
+        string studied_today = 32;
 
         BackendError error = 2047;
     }
@@ -315,3 +317,8 @@ message FormatTimeSpanIn {
     float seconds = 1;
     Context context = 2;
 }
+
+message StudiedTodayIn {
+    uint32 cards = 1;
+    double seconds = 2;
+}
diff --git a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
index 290b63e3a..a7993f8b5 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/rsbackend.py
@@ -355,3 +355,10 @@ class RustBackend:
                 format_time_span=pb.FormatTimeSpanIn(seconds=seconds, context=context)
             )
         ).format_time_span
+
+    def studied_today(self, cards: int, seconds: float,) -> str:
+        return self._run_command(
+            pb.BackendInput(
+                studied_today=pb.StudiedTodayIn(cards=cards, seconds=seconds)
+            )
+        ).studied_today
diff --git a/pylib/anki/stats.py b/pylib/anki/stats.py
index 333f46360..15516dc95 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/stats.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/stats.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 # License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import datetime
 import json
 import time
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ colSusp = "#ff0"
 
 
 class CollectionStats:
-    def __init__(self, col) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, col: anki.storage._Collection) -> None:
         self.col = col
         self._stats = None
         self.type = PERIOD_MONTH
@@ -176,15 +178,8 @@ from revlog where id > ? """
         def bold(s):
             return "<b>" + str(s) + "</b>"
 
-        msgp1 = (
-            ngettext("<!--studied-->%d card", "<!--studied-->%d cards", cards) % cards
-        )
         if cards:
-            b += _("Studied %(a)s %(b)s today (%(secs).1fs/card)") % dict(
-                a=bold(msgp1),
-                b=bold(fmtTimeSpan(thetime, unit=1, inTime=True)),
-                secs=thetime / cards,
-            )
+            b += self.col.backend.studied_today(cards, float(thetime))
             # again/pass count
             b += "<br>" + _("Again count: %s") % bold(failed)
             if cards:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py b/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
index 9c5babb43..37432993c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
@@ -158,12 +158,7 @@ where id > ?""",
         )
         cards = cards or 0
         thetime = thetime or 0
-        msgp1 = (
-            ngettext("<!--studied-->%d card", "<!--studied-->%d cards", cards) % cards
-        )
-        buf = _("Studied %(a)s %(b)s today.") % dict(
-            a=msgp1, b=fmtTimeSpan(thetime, unit=1, inTime=True)
-        )
+        buf = self.mw.col.backend.studied_today(cards, float(thetime))
         return buf
 
     def _countWarn(self):
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend.rs b/rslib/src/backend.rs
index 3aee1239e..1cc63729f 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::media::check::MediaChecker;
 use crate::media::sync::MediaSyncProgress;
 use crate::media::MediaManager;
 use crate::sched::cutoff::{local_minutes_west_for_stamp, sched_timing_today};
-use crate::sched::timespan::{answer_button_time, time_span};
+use crate::sched::timespan::{answer_button_time, studied_today, time_span};
 use crate::template::{
     render_card, without_legacy_template_directives, FieldMap, FieldRequirements, ParsedTemplate,
     RenderedNode,
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ impl Backend {
             }
             Value::TranslateString(input) => OValue::TranslateString(self.translate_string(input)),
             Value::FormatTimeSpan(input) => OValue::FormatTimeSpan(self.format_time_span(input)),
+            Value::StudiedToday(input) => OValue::StudiedToday(studied_today(
+                input.cards as usize,
+                input.seconds as f32,
+                &self.i18n,
+            )),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/rslib/src/i18n/scheduling.ftl b/rslib/src/i18n/scheduling.ftl
index 482b2cdf9..f671abffd 100644
--- a/rslib/src/i18n/scheduling.ftl
+++ b/rslib/src/i18n/scheduling.ftl
@@ -44,43 +44,3 @@ time-span-years = { $amount ->
    [one]   {$amount} year
   *[other] {$amount} years
   }
-
-## A span of time studying took place in, for example
-## "(studied 30 cards) in 3 minutes". In English the text
-## just adds "in" to the start of time-span-*, but other
-## languages may need to use different words here instead
-## of reusing the time-span-* text.
-## See the 'studied-today' context for where this is used,
-## and the Polish translation for an example of different
-## wordings used here.
-
-in-time-span-seconds = in { time-span-seconds }
-in-time-span-minutes = in { time-span-minutes }
-in-time-span-hours = in { time-span-hours }
-in-time-span-days = in { time-span-days }
-in-time-span-months = in { time-span-months }
-in-time-span-years = in { time-span-years }
-
-##
-
-cards = { $cards ->
-   [one] {$cards} card
-  *[other] {$cards} cards
-  }
-
-# Shown at the bottom of the deck list, and in the statistics screen.
-# eg "Studied 3 cards in 13 seconds today (4.33s/card)."
-# The { in-time-span-seconds } part should be pasted in from the English
-# version unmodified.
-
-studied-today =
-  Studied { cards }
-  { $unit ->
-     [seconds] { in-time-span-seconds }
-     [minutes] { in-time-span-minutes }
-     [hours]   { in-time-span-hours }
-     [days]    { in-time-span-days }
-     [months]  { in-time-span-months }
-    *[years]   { in-time-span-years }
-  } today
-  ({$secs-per-card}s/card).
diff --git a/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl b/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
index d9d066459..792faaf16 100644
--- a/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
+++ b/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
@@ -10,3 +10,60 @@ due-for-new-card = New #{$number}
 
 cards-per-min = {$cards-per-minute} cards/minute
 average-answer-time = {$average-seconds}s ({cards-per-min})
+
+## A span of time studying took place in, for example
+## "(studied 30 cards) in 3 minutes".
+
+in-time-span-seconds = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} second
+  *[other] in {$amount} seconds
+  }
+
+in-time-span-minutes = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} minute
+  *[other] in {$amount} minutes
+  }
+
+in-time-span-hours = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} hour
+  *[other] in {$amount} hours
+  }
+
+in-time-span-days = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} day
+  *[other] in {$amount} days
+  }
+
+in-time-span-months = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} month
+  *[other] in {$amount} months
+  }
+
+in-time-span-years = { $amount ->
+   [one]   in {$amount} year
+  *[other] in {$amount} years
+  }
+
+##
+
+cards = { $cards ->
+   [one] {$cards} card
+  *[other] {$cards} cards
+  }
+
+# Shown at the bottom of the deck list, and in the statistics screen.
+# eg "Studied 3 cards in 13 seconds today (4.33s/card)."
+# The { in-time-span-seconds } part should be pasted in from the English
+# version unmodified.
+
+studied-today =
+  Studied { cards }
+  { $unit ->
+     [seconds] { in-time-span-seconds }
+     [minutes] { in-time-span-minutes }
+     [hours]   { in-time-span-hours }
+     [days]    { in-time-span-days }
+     [months]  { in-time-span-months }
+    *[years]   { in-time-span-years }
+  } today
+  ({$secs-per-card}s/card)
diff --git a/rslib/src/sched/timespan.rs b/rslib/src/sched/timespan.rs
index 6b6cbf4c5..f1b1f7530 100644
--- a/rslib/src/sched/timespan.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/sched/timespan.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ pub fn time_span(seconds: f32, i18n: &I18n) -> String {
 }
 
 // fixme: this doesn't belong here
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn studied_today(cards: usize, secs: f32, i18n: &I18n) -> String {
+pub fn studied_today(cards: usize, secs: f32, i18n: &I18n) -> String {
     let span = Timespan::from_secs(secs).natural_span();
     let amount = span.as_unit();
     let unit = span.unit().as_str();
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ fn studied_today(cards: usize, secs: f32, i18n: &I18n) -> String {
     };
     let args = tr_args!["amount" => amount, "unit" => unit,
         "cards" => cards, "secs-per-card" => secs_per];
-    i18n.get(StringsGroup::Scheduling)
+    i18n.get(StringsGroup::Statistics)
         .trn("studied-today", args)
 }