diff --git a/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp b/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
index f6e88ea9d51..64f38ef4a0f 100644
--- a/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
+++ b/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ UpdateLanStatus(HWND hwndDlg,  LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT * pContext)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (pContext->Status == (UINT)-1)
+    {
+        /*
+         * On first execution, pContext->dw[In|Out]Octets will be zero while
+         * the interface info is already refreshed with non-null data, so a
+         * gap is normal and does not correspond to an effective TX or RX packet.
+         */
+        pContext->dwInOctets = IfEntry.dwInOctets;
+        pContext->dwOutOctets = IfEntry.dwOutOctets;
+    }
+
     hIcon = NULL;
     if (IfEntry.dwOperStatus == MIB_IF_OPER_STATUS_CONNECTED || IfEntry.dwOperStatus == MIB_IF_OPER_STATUS_OPERATIONAL)
     {