diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
index 4e1912c6459..59bc3a57c8e 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_config.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct flb_config {
 
     int enable_hot_reload;
     int ensure_thread_safety_on_hot_reloading;
+    unsigned int hot_reloaded_count;
 
     /* Co-routines */
     unsigned int coro_stack_size;
diff --git a/src/flb_config.c b/src/flb_config.c
index 459ff8197dd..76973be6e29 100644
--- a/src/flb_config.c
+++ b/src/flb_config.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct flb_config *flb_config_init()
 
     /* reload */
     config->ensure_thread_safety_on_hot_reloading = FLB_TRUE;
+    config->hot_reloaded_count = 0;
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_SQLDB
     mk_list_init(&config->sqldb_list);
diff --git a/src/flb_reload.c b/src/flb_reload.c
index 27c5b7f1520..641fa4a66d0 100644
--- a/src/flb_reload.c
+++ b/src/flb_reload.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
     struct flb_cf *new_cf;
     struct flb_cf *original_cf;
     int verbose;
+    int reloaded_count = 0;
 
     if (ctx == NULL) {
         flb_error("[reload] given flb context is NULL");
@@ -425,6 +426,8 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
     /* Inherit verbose from the old ctx instance */
     verbose = ctx->config->verbose;
     new_config->verbose = verbose;
+    /* Increment and store the number of hot reloaded times */
+    reloaded_count = ctx->config->hot_reloaded_count + 1;
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_STREAM_PROCESSOR
     /* Inherit stream processor definitions from command line */
@@ -504,5 +507,11 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
 
     ret = flb_start(new_ctx);
 
+    /* Store the new value of hot reloading times into the new context */
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        new_config->hot_reloaded_count = reloaded_count;
+        flb_debug("[reload] hot reloaded %d time(s)", reloaded_count);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }