diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
index f4cc2c8..5c66412 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   _(to_closing, u32, "timeout closing")				\
   _(tr_abort, u32, "timer retransmit abort")			\
   _(rst_unread, u32, "reset on close due to unread data")	\
+  _(no_buffer, u32, "out of buffers")				\
 
 typedef struct tcp_wrk_stats_
 {
diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp_output.c b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp_output.c
index 6bcca31..afc6520 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp_output.c
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp_output.c
@@ -669,7 +669,10 @@
   fib_protocol_t fib_proto;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
-    return;
+    {
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
+      return;
+    }
 
   b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
   sw_if_index = vnet_buffer (pkt)->sw_if_index[VLIB_RX];
@@ -750,7 +753,10 @@
   u8 flags;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
-    return;
+    {
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
+      return;
+    }
   b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
   tcp_init_buffer (vm, b);
 
@@ -812,6 +818,7 @@
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
     {
       tcp_timer_update (&wrk->timer_wheel, tc, TCP_TIMER_RETRANSMIT_SYN, 1);
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -842,6 +849,7 @@
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
     {
       tcp_timer_update (&wrk->timer_wheel, tc, TCP_TIMER_RETRANSMIT, 1);
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -878,6 +886,7 @@
       else
 	/* Make sure retransmit retries a fin not data */
 	tc->flags |= TCP_CONN_FINSNT;
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1018,6 +1027,7 @@
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
     {
       tcp_update_rcv_wnd (tc);
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }
   b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
@@ -1127,7 +1137,10 @@
   if (PREDICT_TRUE (seg_size <= bytes_per_buffer))
     {
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
-	return 0;
+	{
+	  tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
+	  return 0;
+	}
       *b = vlib_get_buffer (vm, bi);
       data = tcp_init_buffer (vm, *b);
       n_bytes = session_tx_fifo_peek_bytes (&tc->connection, data, offset,
@@ -1154,6 +1167,7 @@
 	{
 	  if (n_bufs)
 	    vlib_buffer_free (vm, wrk->tx_buffers, n_bufs);
+	  tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
 	  return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1415,6 +1429,7 @@
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
 	{
 	  tcp_timer_update (&wrk->timer_wheel, tc, TCP_TIMER_RETRANSMIT, 1);
+	  tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
 	  return;
 	}
 
@@ -1478,6 +1493,7 @@
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
     {
       tcp_timer_update (&wrk->timer_wheel, tc, TCP_TIMER_RETRANSMIT_SYN, 1);
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1545,6 +1561,7 @@
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (!vlib_buffer_alloc (vm, &bi, 1)))
     {
       tcp_persist_timer_set (&wrk->timer_wheel, tc);
+      tcp_worker_stats_inc (wrk, no_buffer, 1);
       return;
     }