diff --git a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
index 6d1790de..f932e984 100644
--- a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
+++ b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/dashboard.html
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 <table width='100%'>
 
 <tr class='row_tablehead' style="color: #fbff00;"><td colspan='2'><i>{% trans "Current Ticket Stats" %}</i></td></tr>
-<tr><td colspan='2'>- {% trans "Current average number of days until ticket is closed: " %}<strong style="color: red;">{{ basic_ticket_stats.average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed }}</strong>. 
+<tr><td colspan='2'>- {% trans "Average number of days until ticket is closed (all tickets): " %}<strong style="color: red;">{{ basic_ticket_stats.average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed }}</strong>.</td></tr> 
+<tr><td colspan='2'>- {% trans "Average number of days until ticket is closed (tickets opened in last 60 days): " %}<strong style="color: red;">{{ basic_ticket_stats.average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed_last_60_days }}</strong>. 
 {% trans "Click" %} <strong><a href="{% url helpdesk_report_index %}daysuntilticketclosedbymonth">here</a></strong> {% trans "for detailed average by month." %} </td></tr>
 <tr><td colspan='2'>- {% trans "Distribution of open tickets, grouped by time period:" %}</td></tr>
 <tr class='row_columnheads'><th>{% trans "Days since opened" %}</th><th>{% trans "Number of open tickets" %}</th></tr>
diff --git a/helpdesk/views/staff.py b/helpdesk/views/staff.py
index c39332b2..406e27d6 100644
--- a/helpdesk/views/staff.py
+++ b/helpdesk/views/staff.py
@@ -1352,9 +1352,6 @@ def calc_average_nbr_days_until_ticket_resolved(Tickets):
     return mean_per_ticket
 
 def calc_basic_ticket_stats(Ticket):
-    # all closed tickets - independent of user
-    all_closed_tickets = Ticket.objects.filter(status = Ticket.CLOSED_STATUS)
-    average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed = calc_average_nbr_days_until_ticket_resolved(all_closed_tickets)
 
     # all not closed tickets (open, reopened, resolved,) - independent of user
     all_open_tickets = Ticket.objects.exclude(status = Ticket.CLOSED_STATUS)
@@ -1383,9 +1380,19 @@ def calc_basic_ticket_stats(Ticket):
     ots.append(['< 30 days', N_ota_le_30, get_color_for_nbr_days(N_ota_le_30), sort_string(date_30_str, ''), ])
     ots.append(['30 - 60 days', N_ota_le_60_ge_30, get_color_for_nbr_days(N_ota_le_60_ge_30), sort_string(date_60_str, date_30_str), ])
     ots.append(['> 60 days', N_ota_ge_60, get_color_for_nbr_days(N_ota_ge_60), sort_string('', date_60_str), ])
+
+
+    # all closed tickets - independent of user.
+    all_closed_tickets = Ticket.objects.filter(status = Ticket.CLOSED_STATUS)
+    average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed = calc_average_nbr_days_until_ticket_resolved(all_closed_tickets)
+    # all closed tickets that were opened in the last 60 days.
+    all_closed_last_60_days = all_closed_tickets.filter(created__gte = date_60_str)
+    average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed_last_60_days = calc_average_nbr_days_until_ticket_resolved(all_closed_last_60_days)
     
+
     # put together basic stats
     basic_ticket_stats = {  'average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed': average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed, 
+                            'average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed_last_60_days': average_nbr_days_until_ticket_closed_last_60_days,
                             'open_ticket_stats': ots, }
 
     return basic_ticket_stats