diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 72d48c1bf0..d35ca75ac4 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ function get_db_stat($mode)
 						ORDER BY user_id DESC
 						LIMIT 1";
 		break;
+		case 'topiccount':
+			$sql = "SELECT SUM(forum_topics) AS total
+						FROM ".FORUMS_TABLE;
+		break;
 
 	}
 
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ function validate_username($username)
 		// a UNION clause which would be very nice here :(
 		// So we have to use two queries
 		case 'mysql':
-			$sql_users = "SELECT group_name AS username 
+			$sql_users = "SELECT group_name AS username
 				FROM " . GROUPS_TABLE . "
 				WHERE LOWER(group_name) = '" . strtolower($username) . "'";
 			$sql_disallow = "SELECT disallow_username
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
index 853e8abc65..b54f386b62 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
 	"S_LOGIN_ACTION" => append_sid("login.$phpEx"),
 	"S_JUMPBOX_ACTION" => append_sid("viewforum.$phpEx"),
 	"S_LAST_VISIT_DATE" => $s_last_visit,
-	"s_CURRENT_TIME" => create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], $current_time, $board_config['default_timezone']),
+	"S_CURRENT_TIME" => create_date($board_config['default_dateformat'], time(), $board_config['default_timezone']),
 
 	"T_HEAD_STYLESHEET" => $theme['head_stylesheet'],
 	"T_BODY_BACKGROUND" => $theme['body_background'],
diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index cfdfe6c98a..9f88c7febd 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ init_userprefs($userdata);
 
 $total_posts = get_db_stat('postcount');
 $total_users = get_db_stat('usercount');
+$total_topics = get_db_stat('topiccount');
 $newest_userdata = get_db_stat('newestuser');
 $newest_user = $newest_userdata["username"];
 $newest_uid = $newest_userdata["user_id"];
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ $template->set_filenames(array(
 $template->assign_vars(array(
 	"TOTAL_POSTS" => $total_posts,
 	"TOTAL_USERS" => $total_users,
+	"TOTAL_TOPICS" => $total_topics,
 	"NEWEST_USER" => $newest_user,
 	"NEWEST_UID" => $newest_uid,
 	"USERS_BROWSING" => $users_browsing,