diff --git a/lib/db.js b/lib/db.js
index 894e3db..aa43e07 100644
--- a/lib/db.js
+++ b/lib/db.js
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ class LimitDBRedis extends EventEmitter {
         remaining: bucketKeyConfig.size,
         reset: Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000),
         limit: bucketKeyConfig.size,
-        delayed: false
+        delayed: false,
+        stats: {
+          nonConformantAttempts: 0
+        }
       });
     }
 
@@ -178,7 +181,10 @@ class LimitDBRedis extends EventEmitter {
           remaining,
           reset: this.calculateReset(bucketKeyConfig, remaining, parseInt(results[2], 10)),
           limit: bucketKeyConfig.size,
-          delayed: false
+          delayed: false,
+          stats: {
+            nonConformantAttempts: results[3]
+          }
         });
       });
   }
@@ -302,6 +308,47 @@ class LimitDBRedis extends EventEmitter {
       });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get elements in the bucket.
+   *
+   * @param {getParams} params - The params for take.
+   * @param {function(Error, getResult)} [callback].
+   */
+  incrementStatsCounter(params, callback) {
+    callback = callback || _.noop;
+
+    const valError = this.validateParams(params, 'key');
+    if (valError) {
+      return process.nextTick(callback, valError);
+    }
+
+    const bucket = this.buckets[params.type];
+    const bucketKeyConfig = this.bucketKeyConfig(bucket, params.key);
+
+    if (bucketKeyConfig.unlimited) {
+      return process.nextTick(callback, null, {
+        remaining: bucketKeyConfig.size,
+        reset: Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000),
+        limit: bucketKeyConfig.size
+      });
+    }
+
+    const key = `${params.type}:${params.key}`;
+    this.redis.hincrby(key, params.count,
+      (err, results) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(err);
+        }
+
+        const remaining = parseInt(results[0], 10);
+        return callback(null, {
+          remaining: Number.isInteger(remaining) ? remaining : bucketKeyConfig.size,
+          reset: this.calculateReset(bucketKeyConfig, remaining, parseInt(results[1], 10)),
+          limit: bucketKeyConfig.size
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resets/re-fills all keys in all buckets.
    * @param {function(Error)} [callback].
diff --git a/lib/take.lua b/lib/take.lua
index 15ff3ab..e90e843 100644
--- a/lib/take.lua
+++ b/lib/take.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ local ttl                  = tonumber(ARGV[4])
 local current_time = redis.call('TIME')
 local current_timestamp_ms = current_time[1] * 1000 + current_time[2] / 1000
 
-local current = redis.pcall('HMGET', KEYS[1], 'd', 'r')
+local current = redis.pcall('HMGET', KEYS[1], 'd', 'r', 'nca')
 
 if current.err ~= nil then
     current = {}
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ elseif current[1] and tokens_per_ms == 0 then
 end
 
 local enough_tokens = new_content >= tokens_to_take
+local current_conformant_attempts = current[3] or 0;
+local non_conformant_attempts = 0;
 
 if enough_tokens then
     new_content = math.min(new_content - tokens_to_take, bucket_size)
+else
+    -- HINCRBY is the natural redis command to think about for this case
+    -- however this approach allows to use a single "HMSET" command instead
+    -- HINCRBY and "HMSET" which makes the code a bit cleaner and since LUA scripts
+    -- runs atomically it has the same guarantees as HINCRBY
+    non_conformant_attempts = current_conformant_attempts + 1
 end
 
 -- https://redis.io/commands/EVAL#replicating-commands-instead-of-scripts
@@ -36,7 +44,8 @@ redis.replicate_commands()
 
 redis.call('HMSET', KEYS[1],
             'd', current_timestamp_ms,
-            'r', new_content)
+            'r', new_content,
+            'nca', non_conformant_attempts)
 redis.call('EXPIRE', KEYS[1], ttl)
 
-return { new_content, enough_tokens, current_timestamp_ms }
+return { new_content, enough_tokens, current_timestamp_ms, current_conformant_attempts }
diff --git a/test/db.tests.js b/test/db.tests.js
index 4a5e266..630e604 100644
--- a/test/db.tests.js
+++ b/test/db.tests.js
@@ -393,6 +393,48 @@ describe('LimitDBRedis', () => {
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('should return non-conformant-attempts stats', (done) => {
+      async.waterfall([
+        cb => async.map(_.range(10), (i, done) => {
+          db.take({ type: 'ip', key: '8.8.8.8' }, done);
+        }, cb),
+
+        (results, cb) => {
+          assert.ok(results.every(r => r.conformant));
+
+          results.forEach((r, i) => {
+            assert.equal(r.stats.nonConformantAttempts, 0);
+          });
+
+          cb();
+        },
+
+        cb => async.map(_.range(10), (i, done) => {
+          db.take({ type: 'ip', key: '8.8.8.8' }, done);
+        }, cb),
+
+        (results, cb) => {
+          results.forEach((r, i) => {
+            assert.notOk(r.conformant);
+            assert.equal(r.stats.nonConformantAttempts, i);
+          });
+
+          cb();
+        },
+
+        cb => db.put({ type: 'ip', key: '8.8.8.8', count: 1 }, (err) => done(err)),
+
+        cb => db.take({ type: 'ip', key: '8.8.8.8' }, cb),
+
+        (result, cb) => {
+          assert.notOk(result.conformant);
+          assert.equal(result.stats.nonConformantAttempts, 10);
+
+          cb();
+        }
+      ], done);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('PUT', function () {