diff --git a/isisd/isis_pdu.c b/isisd/isis_pdu.c
index dd442840d0..d53d43ad0e 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_pdu.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_pdu.c
@@ -1654,12 +1654,14 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 	if (idrp == ISO9542_ESIS) {
 		flog_err(EC_LIB_DEVELOPMENT,
 			 "No support for ES-IS packet IDRP=%hhx", idrp);
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (idrp != ISO10589_ISIS) {
 		flog_err(EC_ISIS_PACKET, "Not an IS-IS packet IDRP=%hhx",
 			 idrp);
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1670,6 +1672,7 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		isis_notif_version_skew(circuit, version1, raw_pdu,
 					sizeof(raw_pdu));
 #endif /* ifndef FABRICD */
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_WARNING;
 	}
 
@@ -1693,12 +1696,14 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		isis_notif_id_len_mismatch(circuit, id_len, raw_pdu,
 					   sizeof(raw_pdu));
 #endif /* ifndef FABRICD */
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	uint8_t expected_length;
 	if (pdu_size(pdu_type, &expected_length)) {
 		zlog_warn("Unsupported ISIS PDU %hhu", pdu_type);
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_WARNING;
 	}
 
@@ -1706,6 +1711,7 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		flog_err(EC_ISIS_PACKET,
 			 "Expected fixed header length = %hhu but got %hhu",
 			 expected_length, length);
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1713,6 +1719,7 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		flog_err(
 			EC_ISIS_PACKET,
 			"PDU is too short to contain fixed header of given PDU type.");
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1723,12 +1730,14 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		isis_notif_version_skew(circuit, version2, raw_pdu,
 					sizeof(raw_pdu));
 #endif /* ifndef FABRICD */
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_WARNING;
 	}
 
 	if (circuit->is_passive) {
 		zlog_warn("Received ISIS PDU on passive circuit %s",
 			  circuit->interface->name);
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_WARNING;
 	}
 
@@ -1747,6 +1756,7 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		isis_notif_max_area_addr_mismatch(circuit, max_area_addrs,
 						  raw_pdu, sizeof(raw_pdu));
 #endif /* ifndef FABRICD */
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1754,17 +1764,24 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 	case L1_LAN_HELLO:
 	case L2_LAN_HELLO:
 	case P2P_HELLO:
-		if (fabricd && pdu_type != P2P_HELLO)
+		if (fabricd && pdu_type != P2P_HELLO) {
+			pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters,
+					  pdu_type);
 			return ISIS_ERROR;
+		}
+
 		retval = process_hello(pdu_type, circuit, ssnpa);
 		break;
 	case L1_LINK_STATE:
 	case L2_LINK_STATE:
 	case FS_LINK_STATE:
-		if (fabricd
-		    && pdu_type != L2_LINK_STATE
-		    && pdu_type != FS_LINK_STATE)
+		if (fabricd && pdu_type != L2_LINK_STATE &&
+		    pdu_type != FS_LINK_STATE) {
+			pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters,
+					  pdu_type);
 			return ISIS_ERROR;
+		}
+
 		retval = process_lsp(pdu_type, circuit, ssnpa, max_area_addrs);
 		break;
 	case L1_COMPLETE_SEQ_NUM:
@@ -1774,9 +1791,13 @@ int isis_handle_pdu(struct isis_circuit *circuit, uint8_t *ssnpa)
 		retval = process_snp(pdu_type, circuit, ssnpa);
 		break;
 	default:
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
 		return ISIS_ERROR;
 	}
 
+	if (retval != ISIS_OK)
+		pdu_counter_count(circuit->area->pdu_drop_counters, pdu_type);
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/isisd/isisd.c b/isisd/isisd.c
index d216d100e1..c6369a884e 100644
--- a/isisd/isisd.c
+++ b/isisd/isisd.c
@@ -2503,6 +2503,9 @@ static void common_isis_summary_vty(struct vty *vty, struct isis *isis)
 		vty_out(vty, "  RX counters per PDU type:\n");
 		pdu_counter_print(vty, "    ", area->pdu_rx_counters);
 
+		vty_out(vty, "  Drop counters per PDU type:\n");
+		pdu_counter_print(vty, "    ", area->pdu_drop_counters);
+
 		vty_out(vty, "  Advertise high metrics: %s\n",
 			area->advertise_high_metrics ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");
 
diff --git a/isisd/isisd.h b/isisd/isisd.h
index a06dc46a38..0b1f1cb620 100644
--- a/isisd/isisd.h
+++ b/isisd/isisd.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ struct isis_area {
 
 	pdu_counter_t pdu_tx_counters;
 	pdu_counter_t pdu_rx_counters;
+	pdu_counter_t pdu_drop_counters;
 	uint64_t lsp_rxmt_count;
 
 	/* Area counters */