diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
index b00974ca8..0b7467075 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
@@ -564,8 +564,10 @@ class VCaptcha(Validator):
     
     def run(self, iden, solution):
         if (not c.user_is_loggedin or c.user.needs_captcha()):
-            if not captcha.valid_solution(iden, solution):
+            valid_captcha = captcha.valid_solution(iden, solution)
+            if not valid_captcha:
                 self.set_error(errors.BAD_CAPTCHA)
+            g.stats.action_event_count("captcha", valid_captcha)
 
 class VUser(Validator):
     def run(self, password = None):
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
index 478292f64..598166428 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ class Stats:
         else:
             return None
 
+    def action_count(self, counter_name, name, delta=1):
+        counter = self.get_counter(counter_name)
+        if counter:
+            from pylons import request
+            counter.increment('%s.%s' % (request.environ["pylons.routes_dict"]["action"], name), delta=delta)
+
+    def action_event_count(self, event_name, state=None, delta=1, true_name="success", false_name="fail"):
+        counter_name = 'event.%s' % event_name
+        if state == True:
+            self.action_count(counter_name, true_name, delta=delta)
+        elif state == False:
+            self.action_count(counter_name, false_name, delta=delta)
+        self.action_count(counter_name, 'total', delta=delta)
+
     def cache_count(self, name, delta=1):
         counter = self.get_counter('cache')
         if counter and random.random() < self.CACHE_SAMPLE_RATE: