diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index b83c17d..8d014a1 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>
+#include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "pv/logger.h"
-#include "pva/client.h"
+#include "clientpvt.h"
 #include "pv/pvAccess.h"
 #include "pv/configuration.h"
 
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ struct ClientChannel::Impl : public pva::ChannelRequester
     typedef std::vector<ClientChannel::ConnectCallback*> listeners_t;
     listeners_t listeners;
 
-    virtual ~Impl() {}
+    static size_t num_instances;
+
+    Impl() {REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    virtual ~Impl() {REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);}
 
     virtual std::string getRequesterName() OVERRIDE FINAL { return "ClientChannel::Impl"; }
 
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ struct ClientChannel::Impl : public pva::ChannelRequester
     }
 };
 
+size_t ClientChannel::Impl::num_instances;
+
 ClientChannel::Options::Options()
     :priority(0)
     ,address()
@@ -151,12 +157,29 @@ void ClientChannel::removeConnectListener(ConnectCallback* cb)
     }
 }
 
+static
+void register_reftrack()
+{
+    static volatile int done;
+    if(done) return;
+    done = 1;
+    // done is an optimization, duplicate calls to registerRef* are no-ops
+    pvac::detail::registerRefTrack();
+    pvac::detail::registerRefTrackGet();
+    pvac::detail::registerRefTrackMonitor();
+    pvac::detail::registerRefTrackRPC();
+}
+
 std::tr1::shared_ptr<epics::pvAccess::Channel>
 ClientChannel::getChannel()
 { return impl->channel; }
 
 struct ClientProvider::Impl
 {
+    static size_t num_instances;
+    Impl() {register_reftrack(); REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    ~Impl() {REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);}
+
     pva::ChannelProvider::shared_pointer provider;
 
     epicsMutex mutex;
@@ -164,6 +187,8 @@ struct ClientProvider::Impl
     channels_t channels;
 };
 
+size_t ClientProvider::Impl::num_instances;
+
 ClientProvider::ClientProvider(const std::string& providerName,
                                        const std::tr1::shared_ptr<epics::pvAccess::Configuration>& conf)
     :impl(new Impl)
@@ -240,4 +265,14 @@ void ClientProvider::disconnect()
     impl->channels.clear();
 }
 
+namespace detail {
+
+void registerRefTrack()
+{
+    epics::registerRefCounter("pvac::ClientChannel::Impl", &ClientChannel::Impl::num_instances);
+    epics::registerRefCounter("pvac::ClientProvider::Impl", &ClientProvider::Impl::num_instances);
+}
+
+}
+
 } //namespace pvac
diff --git a/src/client/clientGet.cpp b/src/client/clientGet.cpp
index 25f4d10..7711ef6 100644
--- a/src/client/clientGet.cpp
+++ b/src/client/clientGet.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 #include <pv/current_function.h>
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>
+#include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "pv/logger.h"
-#include "pva/client.h"
+#include "clientpvt.h"
 #include "pv/pvAccess.h"
 
 namespace pvd = epics::pvData;
@@ -35,9 +36,13 @@ struct GetPutter : public pva::ChannelPutRequester,
     pvac::ClientChannel::PutCallback *putcb;
     pvac::GetEvent event;
 
-    GetPutter(pvac::ClientChannel::GetCallback* cb) :started(false), getcb(cb), putcb(0) {}
-    GetPutter(pvac::ClientChannel::PutCallback* cb) :started(false), getcb(0), putcb(cb) {}
-    virtual ~GetPutter() {cancel();}
+    static size_t num_instances;
+
+    GetPutter(pvac::ClientChannel::GetCallback* cb) :started(false), getcb(cb), putcb(0)
+    {REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    GetPutter(pvac::ClientChannel::PutCallback* cb) :started(false), getcb(0), putcb(cb)
+    {REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    virtual ~GetPutter() {cancel();REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);}
 
     void callEvent(Guard& G, pvac::GetEvent::event_t evt = pvac::GetEvent::Fail)
     {
@@ -172,6 +177,8 @@ struct GetPutter : public pva::ChannelPutRequester,
     }
 };
 
+size_t GetPutter::num_instances;
+
 } //namespace
 
 namespace pvac {
@@ -213,4 +220,13 @@ ClientChannel::put(PutCallback* cb,
 
 }
 
+namespace detail {
+
+void registerRefTrackGet()
+{
+    epics::registerRefCounter("pvac::GetPutter", &GetPutter::num_instances);
+}
+
+}
+
 }//namespace pvac
diff --git a/src/client/clientMonitor.cpp b/src/client/clientMonitor.cpp
index 69dc98a..ce256d7 100644
--- a/src/client/clientMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/client/clientMonitor.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 #include <pv/current_function.h>
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>
+#include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "pv/logger.h"
-#include "pva/client.h"
+#include "clientpvt.h"
 #include "pv/pvAccess.h"
 
 namespace pvd = epics::pvData;
@@ -34,13 +35,15 @@ struct Monitor::Impl : public pva::MonitorRequester
 
     pva::MonitorElement::Ref last;
 
+    static size_t num_instances;
+
     Impl(ClientChannel::MonitorCallback* cb)
         :started(false)
         ,done(false)
         ,seenEmpty(false)
         ,cb(cb)
-    {}
-    virtual ~Impl() {cancel();}
+    {REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    virtual ~Impl() {cancel();REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);}
 
     void callEvent(Guard& G, MonitorEvent::event_t evt = MonitorEvent::Fail)
     {
@@ -160,6 +163,8 @@ struct Monitor::Impl : public pva::MonitorRequester
     }
 };
 
+size_t Monitor::Impl::num_instances;
+
 Monitor::Monitor(const std::tr1::shared_ptr<Impl>& impl)
     :impl(impl)
 {}
@@ -224,4 +229,13 @@ ClientChannel::monitor(MonitorCallback *cb,
     return Monitor(ret);
 }
 
+namespace detail {
+
+void registerRefTrackMonitor()
+{
+    epics::registerRefCounter("pvac::Monitor::Impl", &Monitor::Impl::num_instances);
+}
+
+}
+
 }//namespace pvac
diff --git a/src/client/clientRPC.cpp b/src/client/clientRPC.cpp
index a10ac55..0b86220 100644
--- a/src/client/clientRPC.cpp
+++ b/src/client/clientRPC.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <pv/pvData.h>
 #include <pv/bitSet.h>
+#include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "pv/logger.h"
@@ -34,9 +35,12 @@ struct RPCer : public pva::ChannelRPCRequester,
 
     pvd::PVStructure::const_shared_pointer args;
 
+    static size_t num_instances;
+
     RPCer(pvac::ClientChannel::GetCallback* cb,
-          const pvd::PVStructure::const_shared_pointer& args) :started(false), cb(cb), args(args) {}
-    virtual ~RPCer() {cancel();}
+          const pvd::PVStructure::const_shared_pointer& args) :started(false), cb(cb), args(args)
+      {REFTRACE_INCREMENT(num_instances);}
+    virtual ~RPCer() {cancel();REFTRACE_DECREMENT(num_instances);}
 
     void callEvent(Guard& G, pvac::GetEvent::event_t evt = pvac::GetEvent::Fail)
     {
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ struct RPCer : public pva::ChannelRPCRequester,
     }
 };
 
+size_t RPCer::num_instances;
+
 }//namespace
 
 namespace pvac {
@@ -159,4 +165,13 @@ ClientChannel::rpc(GetCallback* cb,
     return Operation(ret);
 }
 
+namespace detail {
+
+void registerRefTrackRPC()
+{
+    epics::registerRefCounter("pvac::RPCer", &RPCer::num_instances);
+}
+
+}
+
 }//namespace pvac
diff --git a/src/client/clientpvt.h b/src/client/clientpvt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaa86ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/clientpvt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef CLIENTPVT_H
+#define CLIENTPVT_H
+
+#include <pva/client.h>
+
+namespace pvac{namespace detail{
+
+void registerRefTrack();
+void registerRefTrackGet();
+void registerRefTrackMonitor();
+void registerRefTrackRPC();
+
+}} // namespace pvac::detail
+
+#endif // CLIENTPVT_H
diff --git a/src/client/pva/client.h b/src/client/pva/client.h
index 2c76ed2..08998b3 100644
--- a/src/client/pva/client.h
+++ b/src/client/pva/client.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ struct Timeout : public std::runtime_error
 
 namespace detail {
 class PutBuilder;
+void registerRefTrack();
 }
 
 /** Represents a single channel
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ class epicsShareClass ClientChannel
     struct Impl;
     std::tr1::shared_ptr<Impl> impl;
     friend class ClientProvider;
+    friend void detail::registerRefTrack();
 
     ClientChannel(const std::tr1::shared_ptr<Impl>& i) :impl(i) {}
 public:
@@ -395,6 +397,7 @@ class epicsShareClass ClientProvider
 {
     struct Impl;
     std::tr1::shared_ptr<Impl> impl;
+    friend void detail::registerRefTrack();
 public:
 
     /** Use named provider.