diff --git a/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.cc b/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.cc
index a455225cec9..25b5a63c549 100644
--- a/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.cc
+++ b/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.cc
@@ -2147,6 +2147,9 @@ int BlueStore::ExtentMap::compress_extent_map(uint64_t offset, uint64_t length)
       }
     }
   }
+  if (removed && onode) {
+    onode->c->store->logger->inc(l_bluestore_extent_compress, removed);
+  }
   return removed;
 }
 
@@ -2713,6 +2716,8 @@ void BlueStore::_init_logger()
 	    "Onode extent map reshard events");
   b.add_u64(l_bluestore_blob_split, "bluestore_blob_split",
             "Sum for blob splitting due to resharding");
+  b.add_u64(l_bluestore_extent_compress, "bluestore_extent_compress",
+            "Sum for extents that have been removed due to compression");
   logger = b.create_perf_counters();
   g_ceph_context->get_perfcounters_collection()->add(logger);
 }
diff --git a/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.h b/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.h
index 13db970ac99..02b30b73926 100644
--- a/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.h
+++ b/src/os/bluestore/BlueStore.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ enum {
   l_bluestore_txc,
   l_bluestore_onode_reshard,
   l_bluestore_blob_split,
+  l_bluestore_extent_compress,
   l_bluestore_last
 };
 
@@ -1542,7 +1543,7 @@ private:
   size_t block_size_order; ///< bits to shift to get block size
 
   uint64_t min_alloc_size = 0; ///< minimum allocation unit (power of 2)
-  uint64_t min_min_alloc_size = 0; /// < minimum seen min_alloc_size
+  uint64_t min_min_alloc_size = 0; ///< minimum seen min_alloc_size
   size_t min_alloc_size_order = 0; ///< bits for min_alloc_size
 
   uint64_t max_alloc_size; ///< maximum allocation unit (power of 2)