diff --git a/client/internal/debug/debug.go b/client/internal/debug/debug.go
index 07a19036aa7..0f8243e7a87 100644
--- a/client/internal/debug/debug.go
+++ b/client/internal/debug/debug.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	logPath        string
 	cpuProfile     []byte
+	refreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
 
 	anonymize         bool
 	includeSystemInfo bool
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	LogPath        string
 	CPUProfile     []byte
+	RefreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
 }
 
 func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGenerator {
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
 		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
 		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
+		refreshStatus:  deps.RefreshStatus,
 
 		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize,
 		includeSystemInfo: cfg.IncludeSystemInfo,
@@ -408,6 +411,10 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
 			profName = activeProf.Name
 		}
 
+		if g.refreshStatus != nil {
+			g.refreshStatus()
+		}
+
 		fullStatus := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
 		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
 		protoFullStatus.Events = g.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
diff --git a/client/internal/engine.go b/client/internal/engine.go
index 25a4e4048be..a391ba22adc 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine.go
@@ -1050,6 +1050,9 @@ func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobR
 		StatusRecorder: e.statusRecorder,
 		SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
 		LogPath:        e.config.LogPath,
+		RefreshStatus: func() {
+			e.RunHealthProbes(true)
+		},
 	}
 
 	bundleJobParams := debug.BundleConfig{
@@ -1827,7 +1830,7 @@ func (e *Engine) getRosenpassAddr() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay and WireGuard services
+// RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay, and WireGuard services
 // and updates the status recorder with the latest states.
 func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
@@ -1841,23 +1844,8 @@ func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	stuns := slices.Clone(e.STUNs)
 	turns := slices.Clone(e.TURNs)
 
-	if e.wgInterface != nil {
-		stats, err := e.wgInterface.GetStats()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to get wireguard stats: %v", err)
-			e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
-			return false
-		}
-		for _, key := range e.peerStore.PeersPubKey() {
-			// wgStats could be zero value, in which case we just reset the stats
-			wgStats, ok := stats[key]
-			if !ok {
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := e.statusRecorder.UpdateWireGuardPeerState(key, wgStats); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("failed to update wg stats for peer %s: %s", key, err)
-			}
-		}
+	if err := e.statusRecorder.RefreshWireGuardStats(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("failed to refresh WireGuard stats: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
diff --git a/client/internal/peer/status.go b/client/internal/peer/status.go
index 697bda2ff09..abedc208e7a 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/status.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/status.go
@@ -1145,6 +1145,38 @@ func (d *Status) PeersStatus() (*configurer.Stats, error) {
 	return d.wgIface.FullStats()
 }
 
+// RefreshWireGuardStats fetches fresh WireGuard statistics from the interface
+// and updates the cached peer states. This ensures accurate handshake times and
+// transfer statistics in status reports without running full health probes.
+func (d *Status) RefreshWireGuardStats() error {
+	d.mux.Lock()
+	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+
+	if d.wgIface == nil {
+		return nil // silently skip if interface not set
+	}
+
+	stats, err := d.wgIface.FullStats()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get wireguard stats: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update each peer's WireGuard statistics
+	for _, peerStats := range stats.Peers {
+		peerState, ok := d.peers[peerStats.PublicKey]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		peerState.LastWireguardHandshake = peerStats.LastHandshake
+		peerState.BytesRx = peerStats.RxBytes
+		peerState.BytesTx = peerStats.TxBytes
+		d.peers[peerStats.PublicKey] = peerState
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type EventQueue struct {
 	maxSize int
 	events  []*proto.SystemEvent
diff --git a/client/server/debug.go b/client/server/debug.go
index 5646cea79b7..4c531efbac8 100644
--- a/client/server/debug.go
+++ b/client/server/debug.go
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ func (s *Server) DebugBundle(_ context.Context, req *proto.DebugBundleRequest) (
 		}()
 	}
 
+	// Prepare refresh callback for health probes
+	var refreshStatus func()
+	if s.connectClient != nil {
+		engine := s.connectClient.Engine()
+		if engine != nil {
+			refreshStatus = func() {
+				log.Debug("refreshing system health status for debug bundle")
+				engine.RunHealthProbes(true)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	bundleGenerator := debug.NewBundleGenerator(
 		debug.GeneratorDependencies{
 			InternalConfig: s.config,
@@ -41,6 +53,7 @@ func (s *Server) DebugBundle(_ context.Context, req *proto.DebugBundleRequest) (
 			SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
 			LogPath:        s.logFile,
 			CPUProfile:     cpuProfileData,
+			RefreshStatus:  refreshStatus,
 		},
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			Anonymize:         req.GetAnonymize(),
diff --git a/client/server/server.go b/client/server/server.go
index e3c95077a46..b291d7f7105 100644
--- a/client/server/server.go
+++ b/client/server/server.go
@@ -1327,6 +1327,10 @@ func (s *Server) runProbes(waitForProbeResult bool) {
 		if engine.RunHealthProbes(waitForProbeResult) {
 			s.lastProbe = time.Now()
 		}
+	} else {
+		if err := s.statusRecorder.RefreshWireGuardStats(); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("failed to refresh WireGuard stats: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 }