diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
index b864bf5ca5..696e3fe9c5 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def initialize
         @rollback_count_metrics = nil
         @flush_time_count_metrics = nil
         @slow_flush_count_metrics = nil
+        @drop_oldest_chunk_count_metrics = nil
         @enable_size_metrics = false
 
         # How to process events is decided here at once, but it will be decided in delayed way on #configure & #start
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ def configure(conf)
         @rollback_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "rollback_count", help_text: "Number of rollbacking operations")
         @flush_time_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "flush_time_count", help_text: "Count of flush time")
         @slow_flush_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "slow_flush_count", help_text: "Count of slow flush occurred time(s)")
+        @drop_oldest_chunk_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "drop_oldest_chunk_count", help_text: "Number of count that old chunk were discarded with drop_oldest_chunk")
 
         if has_buffer_section
           unless implement?(:buffered) || implement?(:delayed_commit)
@@ -977,6 +979,7 @@ def write_guard(&block)
               if oldest
                 log.warn "dropping oldest chunk to make space after buffer overflow", chunk_id: dump_unique_id_hex(oldest.unique_id)
                 @buffer.purge_chunk(oldest.unique_id)
+                @drop_oldest_chunk_count_metrics.inc
               else
                 log.error "no queued chunks to be dropped for drop_oldest_chunk"
               end
@@ -1575,6 +1578,7 @@ def statistics
           'rollback_count' => @rollback_count_metrics.get,
           'slow_flush_count' => @slow_flush_count_metrics.get,
           'flush_time_count' => @flush_time_count_metrics.get,
+          'drop_oldest_chunk_count' => @drop_oldest_chunk_count_metrics.get,
         }
 
         if @buffer && @buffer.respond_to?(:statistics)
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_in_monitor_agent.rb b/test/plugin/test_in_monitor_agent.rb
index d5d694fe2c..39bb5ff178 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_in_monitor_agent.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_in_monitor_agent.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       output_info.merge!("config" => {"@id" => "test_out", "@type" => "test_out"}) if with_config
       error_label_info = {
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       error_label_info.merge!("config" => {"@id"=>"null", "@type" => "null"}) if with_config
       opts = {with_config: with_config}
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       output_info.merge!("config" => {"@id" => "test_out", "@type" => "test_out"}) if with_config
       error_label_info = {
@@ -349,6 +352,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       error_label_info.merge!("config" => {"@id"=>"null", "@type" => "null"}) if with_config
       opts = {with_config: with_config}
@@ -424,6 +428,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       expect_test_out_record = {
         "plugin_id"       => "test_out",
@@ -439,6 +444,7 @@ def test_enable_input_metrics(with_config)
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       assert_fuzzy_equal(expect_relabel_record, d.events[1][2])
       assert_fuzzy_equal(expect_test_out_record, d.events[3][2])
@@ -578,6 +584,7 @@ def get(uri, header = {})
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       expected_null_response.merge!("config" => {"@id" => "null", "@type" => "null"}) if with_config
       expected_null_response.merge!("retry" => {}) if with_retry
@@ -643,6 +650,7 @@ def get(uri, header = {})
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       expected_null_response.merge!("config" => {"@id" => "null", "@type" => "null"}) if with_config
       expected_null_response.merge!("retry" => {}) if with_retry
@@ -693,6 +701,7 @@ def get(uri, header = {})
         "rollback_count"  => Integer,
         "slow_flush_count" => Integer,
         "flush_time_count" => Integer,
+        "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       response = JSON.parse(get("http://127.0.0.1:#{@port}/api/plugins.json?with_config=no&with_retry=no&with_ivars=id,num_errors").body)
       test_in_response = response["plugins"][0]
@@ -825,6 +834,7 @@ def write(chunk)
           "rollback_count" => Integer,
           'slow_flush_count' => Integer,
           'flush_time_count' => Integer,
+          "drop_oldest_chunk_count" => Integer,
       }
       output.emit_events('test.tag', Fluent::ArrayEventStream.new([[event_time, {"message" => "test failed flush 1"}]]))
       # flush few times to check steps
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_output.rb b/test/plugin/test_output.rb
index db260b79d8..8fb1d188cd 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_output.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_output.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ def waiting(seconds)
       @i.configure(config_element())
 
       %w[num_errors_metrics emit_count_metrics emit_size_metrics emit_records_metrics write_count_metrics
-         write_secondary_count_metrics rollback_count_metrics flush_time_count_metrics slow_flush_count_metrics].each do |metric_name|
+         write_secondary_count_metrics rollback_count_metrics flush_time_count_metrics slow_flush_count_metrics
+         drop_oldest_chunk_count_metrics].each do |metric_name|
         assert_true @i.instance_variable_get(:"@#{metric_name}").is_a?(Fluent::Plugin::Metrics)
       end
 
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ def waiting(seconds)
       assert_equal 0, @i.rollback_count
       assert_equal 0, @i.flush_time_count
       assert_equal 0, @i.slow_flush_count
+      assert_equal 0, @i.drop_oldest_chunk_count
     end
 
     data(:new_api => :chunk,
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_output_as_buffered_overflow.rb b/test/plugin/test_output_as_buffered_overflow.rb
index f559bdbe42..668558fcbe 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_output_as_buffered_overflow.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_output_as_buffered_overflow.rb
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ def waiting(seconds)
       logs = @i.log.out.logs
       assert{ logs.any?{|line| line.include?("failed to write data into buffer by buffer overflow") } }
       assert{ logs.any?{|line| line.include?("dropping oldest chunk to make space after buffer overflow") } }
+      assert{ @i.drop_oldest_chunk_count > 0 }
     end
 
     test '#emit_events raises OverflowError if all buffer spaces are used by staged chunks' do