diff --git a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
index 06f8e38..57f7b10 100644
--- a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
+++ b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSTEAL_DIRECT),
 		FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSCAN_KSWAPD),
 		FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSCAN_DIRECT),
+		PGSCAN_DIRECT_THROTTLE,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 		PGSCAN_ZONE_RECLAIM_FAILED,
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 021a44a..8880401 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2167,6 +2167,9 @@
 	if (pfmemalloc_watermark_ok(pgdat))
 		return;
 
+	/* Account for the throttling */
+	count_vm_event(PGSCAN_DIRECT_THROTTLE);
+
 	/*
 	 * If the caller cannot enter the filesystem, it's possible that it
 	 * is due to the caller holding an FS lock or performing a journal
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 1bbbbd9..df7a674 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@
 	TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgsteal_direct")
 	TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgscan_kswapd")
 	TEXTS_FOR_ZONES("pgscan_direct")
+	"pgscan_direct_throttle",
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	"zone_reclaim_failed",