diff --git a/plugins/system/stats/src/Field/DataField.php b/plugins/system/stats/src/Field/DataField.php
index c55db76f28721..4097ca3cee894 100644
--- a/plugins/system/stats/src/Field/DataField.php
+++ b/plugins/system/stats/src/Field/DataField.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Plugin\PluginHelper;
+use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
 
 /**
  * Unique ID Field class for the Stats Plugin.
@@ -52,8 +53,35 @@ protected function getLayoutData()
 
 		$result = Factory::getApplication()->triggerEvent('onGetStatsData', array('stats.field.data'));
 
-		$data['statsData'] = $result ? reset($result) : array();
+		// If the plugin is disabled, we need to compile the stats manually
+		if (!$result)
+		{
+			$stats         = Factory::getApplication()->bootPlugin('stats', 'system');
+			$stats->params = new Registry(\json_decode($this->getParams()));
+			$result = [$stats->onGetStatsData('')];
+		}
+
+		$data['statsData'] = reset($result);
 
 		return $data;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * If the plugin is disabled, we need to compile the stats manually, for that we need the params from the db.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string   The JSON of the params of this plugin.
+	 */
+	private function getParams()
+	{
+		$db = Factory::getContainer()->get('DatabaseDriver');
+
+		$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+			->select('params')
+			->from('#__extensions')
+			->where($db->quoteName('name') . ' = ' . $db->quote('plg_system_stats'));
+
+		$db->setQuery($query);
+
+		return $db->loadResult();
+	}
 }