diff --git a/src/flb_input_chunk.c b/src/flb_input_chunk.c
index 58413cbac74..237e50e626a 100644
--- a/src/flb_input_chunk.c
+++ b/src/flb_input_chunk.c
@@ -92,10 +92,50 @@ static int flb_input_chunk_is_task_safe_delete(struct flb_task *task);
 
 static int flb_input_chunk_drop_task_route(
                 struct flb_task *task,
-                struct flb_output_instance *o_ins);
+                struct flb_output_instance *o_ins,
+                ssize_t *dropped_record_count);
 
 static ssize_t flb_input_chunk_get_real_size(struct flb_input_chunk *ic);
 
+static ssize_t get_input_chunk_record_count(struct flb_input_chunk *input_chunk)
+{
+    ssize_t record_count;
+    char   *chunk_buffer;
+    size_t  chunk_size;
+    int     set_down;
+    int     ret;
+
+    ret = cio_chunk_is_up(input_chunk->chunk);
+    set_down = FLB_FALSE;
+
+    if (ret == CIO_FALSE) {
+        ret = cio_chunk_up_force(input_chunk->chunk);
+
+        if (ret == -1) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        set_down = FLB_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    ret = cio_chunk_get_content(input_chunk->chunk, 
+                                &chunk_buffer, 
+                                &chunk_size);
+
+    if (ret == CIO_OK) {
+        record_count = flb_mp_count(chunk_buffer, chunk_size);
+    }
+    else {
+        record_count = -1;
+    }
+
+    if (set_down) {
+        cio_chunk_down(input_chunk->chunk);
+    }
+
+    return record_count;
+}
+
 static int flb_input_chunk_release_space(
                     struct flb_input_chunk     *new_input_chunk,
                     struct flb_input_instance  *input_plugin,
@@ -105,6 +145,7 @@ static int flb_input_chunk_release_space(
 {
     struct mk_list         *input_chunk_iterator_tmp;
     struct mk_list         *input_chunk_iterator;
+    ssize_t                 dropped_record_count;
     int                     chunk_destroy_flag;
     struct flb_input_chunk *old_input_chunk;
     ssize_t                 released_space;
@@ -130,7 +171,8 @@ static int flb_input_chunk_release_space(
         }
 
         if (flb_input_chunk_drop_task_route(old_input_chunk->task,
-                                            output_plugin) == FLB_FALSE) {
+                                            output_plugin,
+                                            &dropped_record_count) == FLB_FALSE) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -154,6 +196,27 @@ static int flb_input_chunk_release_space(
             chunk_destroy_flag = FLB_TRUE;
         }
 
+#ifdef FLB_HAVE_METRICS
+        if (dropped_record_count == 0) {
+            dropped_record_count = get_input_chunk_record_count(old_input_chunk);
+
+            if (dropped_record_count == -1) {
+                flb_debug("[task] error getting chunk record count : %s",
+                          old_input_chunk->in->name);
+            }
+            else {
+                cmt_counter_add(output_plugin->cmt_dropped_records, 
+                                cfl_time_now(), 
+                                dropped_record_count,
+                                1, (char *[]) {(char *) flb_output_name(output_plugin)});
+
+                flb_metrics_sum(FLB_METRIC_OUT_DROPPED_RECORDS, 
+                                dropped_record_count, 
+                                output_plugin->metrics);
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         if (chunk_destroy_flag) {
             if (old_input_chunk->task != NULL) {
                 /*
@@ -271,11 +334,14 @@ int flb_input_chunk_write_at(void *data, off_t offset,
 
 static int flb_input_chunk_drop_task_route(
             struct flb_task *task,
-            struct flb_output_instance *output_plugin)
+            struct flb_output_instance *output_plugin,
+            ssize_t *dropped_record_count)
 {
     int route_status;
     int result;
 
+    *dropped_record_count = 0;
+
     if (task == NULL) {
         return FLB_TRUE;
     }
@@ -295,6 +361,8 @@ static int flb_input_chunk_drop_task_route(
                                           output_plugin,
                                           FLB_TASK_ROUTE_DROPPED);
 
+                *dropped_record_count = (ssize_t) task->records;
+
                 result = FLB_TRUE;
             }