diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index a2e454d4b..496b0f3dc 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -369,9 +369,10 @@ void addReplyErrorLength(client *c, const char *s, size_t len) {
      * Where the master must propagate the first change even if the second
      * will produce an error. However it is useful to log such events since
      * they are rare and may hint at errors in a script or a bug in Redis. */
-    if (c->flags & (CLIENT_MASTER|CLIENT_SLAVE) && !(c->flags & CLIENT_MONITOR)) {
-        char* to = c->flags & CLIENT_MASTER? "master": "replica";
-        char* from = c->flags & CLIENT_MASTER? "replica": "master";
+    int ctype = getClientType(c);
+    if (ctype == CLIENT_TYPE_MASTER || ctype == CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE) {
+        char* to = ctype == CLIENT_TYPE_MASTER? "master": "replica";
+        char* from = ctype == CLIENT_TYPE_MASTER? "replica": "master";
         char *cmdname = c->lastcmd ? c->lastcmd->name : "<unknown>";
         serverLog(LL_WARNING,"== CRITICAL == This %s is sending an error "
                              "to its %s: '%s' after processing the command "
@@ -1074,7 +1075,7 @@ void freeClient(client *c) {
     }
 
     /* Log link disconnection with slave */
-    if ((c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE) && !(c->flags & CLIENT_MONITOR)) {
+    if (getClientType(c) == CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE) {
         serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Connection with replica %s lost.",
             replicationGetSlaveName(c));
     }
@@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ void freeClient(client *c) {
         /* We need to remember the time when we started to have zero
          * attached slaves, as after some time we'll free the replication
          * backlog. */
-        if (c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE && listLength(server.slaves) == 0)
+        if (getClientType(c) == CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE && listLength(server.slaves) == 0)
             server.repl_no_slaves_since = server.unixtime;
         refreshGoodSlavesCount();
         /* Fire the replica change modules event. */
@@ -1252,8 +1253,8 @@ int writeToClient(client *c, int handler_installed) {
          * just deliver as much data as it is possible to deliver.
          *
          * Moreover, we also send as much as possible if the client is
-         * a slave (otherwise, on high-speed traffic, the replication
-         * buffer will grow indefinitely) */
+         * a slave or a monitor (otherwise, on high-speed traffic, the
+         * replication/output buffer will grow indefinitely) */
         if (totwritten > NET_MAX_WRITES_PER_EVENT &&
             (server.maxmemory == 0 ||
              zmalloc_used_memory() < server.maxmemory) &&
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ int processInlineBuffer(client *c) {
     /* Newline from slaves can be used to refresh the last ACK time.
      * This is useful for a slave to ping back while loading a big
      * RDB file. */
-    if (querylen == 0 && c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE)
+    if (querylen == 0 && getClientType(c) == CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE)
         c->repl_ack_time = server.unixtime;
 
     /* Move querybuffer position to the next query in the buffer. */
@@ -2433,12 +2434,14 @@ unsigned long getClientOutputBufferMemoryUsage(client *c) {
  *
  * The function will return one of the following:
  * CLIENT_TYPE_NORMAL -> Normal client
- * CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE  -> Slave or client executing MONITOR command
+ * CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE  -> Slave
  * CLIENT_TYPE_PUBSUB -> Client subscribed to Pub/Sub channels
  * CLIENT_TYPE_MASTER -> The client representing our replication master.
  */
 int getClientType(client *c) {
     if (c->flags & CLIENT_MASTER) return CLIENT_TYPE_MASTER;
+    /* Even though MONITOR clients are marked as replicas, we
+     * want the expose them as normal clients. */
     if ((c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE) && !(c->flags & CLIENT_MONITOR))
         return CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE;
     if (c->flags & CLIENT_PUBSUB) return CLIENT_TYPE_PUBSUB;
diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 52007b474..cc6b218a0 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -974,38 +974,29 @@ struct redisMemOverhead *getMemoryOverheadData(void) {
     mh->repl_backlog = mem;
     mem_total += mem;
 
-    mem = 0;
-    if (listLength(server.slaves)) {
-        listIter li;
-        listNode *ln;
-
-        listRewind(server.slaves,&li);
-        while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
-            client *c = listNodeValue(ln);
-            mem += getClientOutputBufferMemoryUsage(c);
-            mem += sdsAllocSize(c->querybuf);
-            mem += sizeof(client);
-        }
-    }
-    mh->clients_slaves = mem;
-    mem_total+=mem;
-
     mem = 0;
     if (listLength(server.clients)) {
         listIter li;
         listNode *ln;
+        size_t mem_normal = 0, mem_slaves = 0;
 
         listRewind(server.clients,&li);
         while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
+            size_t mem_curr = 0;
             client *c = listNodeValue(ln);
-            if (c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE && !(c->flags & CLIENT_MONITOR))
-                continue;
-            mem += getClientOutputBufferMemoryUsage(c);
-            mem += sdsAllocSize(c->querybuf);
-            mem += sizeof(client);
+            int type = getClientType(c);
+            mem_curr += getClientOutputBufferMemoryUsage(c);
+            mem_curr += sdsAllocSize(c->querybuf);
+            mem_curr += sizeof(client);
+            if (type == CLIENT_TYPE_SLAVE)
+                mem_slaves += mem_curr;
+            else
+                mem_normal += mem_curr;
         }
+        mh->clients_slaves = mem_slaves;
+        mh->clients_normal = mem_normal;
+        mem = mem_slaves + mem_normal;
     }
-    mh->clients_normal = mem;
     mem_total+=mem;
 
     mem = 0;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index f3b7c37c5..2b32df0db 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ int clientsCronHandleTimeout(client *c, mstime_t now_ms) {
     time_t now = now_ms/1000;
 
     if (server.maxidletime &&
-        !(c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE) &&    /* no timeout for slaves */
+        !(c->flags & CLIENT_SLAVE) &&    /* no timeout for slaves and monitors */
         !(c->flags & CLIENT_MASTER) &&   /* no timeout for masters */
         !(c->flags & CLIENT_BLOCKED) &&  /* no timeout for BLPOP */
         !(c->flags & CLIENT_PUBSUB) &&   /* no timeout for Pub/Sub clients */