diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.cc b/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.cc
index 788a76f..5b96e97 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.cc
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     if (comp_size_bits > sizeThreshold * CHAR_BIT) {
         comp_size_bits = blkSize * CHAR_BIT;
         comp_data->setSizeBits(comp_size_bits);
+        stats.failedCompressions++;
     }
 
     // Update stats
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@
   : Stats::Group(&_compressor), compressor(_compressor),
     compressions(this, "compressions",
         "Total number of compressions"),
+    failedCompressions(this, "failed_compressions",
+        "Total number of failed compressions"),
     compressionSize(this, "compression_size",
         "Number of blocks that were compressed to this power of two size"),
     compressionSizeBits(this, "compression_size_bits",
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.hh
index 1008aae..2725f71 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/compressors/base.hh
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
         /** Number of compressions performed. */
         Stats::Scalar compressions;
 
+        /** Number of failed compressions. */
+        Stats::Scalar failedCompressions;
+
         /** Number of blocks that were compressed to this power of two size. */
         Stats::Vector compressionSize;