diff --git a/exporter.go b/exporter.go
index 7fe55c5..15c01b7 100644
--- a/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter.go
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ func (b *Exporter) handleEvent(event Event) {
 	prometheusLabels := event.Labels()
 	if present {
 		if mapping.Name == "" {
-			log.Debugf("The mapping for match \"%v\" generates an empty metric name.", mapping.Match)
+			log.Debugf("The mapping of '%s' for match '%s' generates an empty metric name", event.MetricName(), mapping.Match)
+			errorEventStats.WithLabelValues("empty_metric_name").Inc()
 			return
 		}
 		metricName = escapeMetricName(mapping.Name)
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ func (b *Exporter) handleEvent(event Event) {
 		// will cause the exporter to panic. Instead we will warn and continue to the next event.
 		if event.Value() < 0.0 {
 			log.Debugf("Counter %q is: '%f' (counter must be non-negative value)", metricName, event.Value())
-			eventStats.WithLabelValues("illegal_negative_counter").Inc()
+			errorEventStats.WithLabelValues("illegal_negative_counter").Inc()
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter_test.go b/exporter_test.go
index 0ddc0c3..8b223e2 100644
--- a/exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter_test.go
@@ -52,8 +52,16 @@ func TestNegativeCounter(t *testing.T) {
 		close(events)
 	}()
 
+	errorCounter := errorEventStats.WithLabelValues("illegal_negative_counter")
+	prev := getTelemetryCounterValue(errorCounter)
+
 	ex := NewExporter(&mapper.MetricMapper{})
 	ex.Listen(events)
+
+	updated := getTelemetryCounterValue(errorCounter)
+	if updated-prev != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Empty metric name error event not counted")
+	}
 }
 
 // TestEmptyStringMetric validates when a metric name ends up
@@ -84,8 +92,16 @@ mappings:
 		t.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
 	}
 
+	errorCounter := errorEventStats.WithLabelValues("empty_metric_name")
+	prev := getTelemetryCounterValue(errorCounter)
+
 	ex := NewExporter(testMapper)
 	ex.Listen(events)
+
+	updated := getTelemetryCounterValue(errorCounter)
+	if updated-prev != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Empty metric name error event not counted")
+	}
 }
 
 // TestInvalidUtf8InDatadogTagValue validates robustness of exporter listener
@@ -388,3 +404,12 @@ func labelPairsAsLabels(pairs []*dto.LabelPair) (labels prometheus.Labels) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func getTelemetryCounterValue(counter prometheus.Counter) float64 {
+	var metric dto.Metric
+	err := counter.Write(&metric)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0.0
+	}
+	return metric.Counter.GetValue()
+}
diff --git a/telemetry.go b/telemetry.go
index 4e881aa..541140c 100644
--- a/telemetry.go
+++ b/telemetry.go
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ var (
 		},
 		[]string{"type"},
 	)
+	errorEventStats = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "statsd_exporter_events_error_total",
+			Help: "The total number of StatsD events discarded due to errors.",
+		},
+		[]string{"reason"},
+	)
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -119,4 +126,5 @@ func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(configLoads)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(mappingsCount)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(conflictingEventStats)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(errorEventStats)
 }