diff --git a/include/proto/sink.h b/include/proto/sink.h
index 0d8dd7dfc..29475364d 100644
--- a/include/proto/sink.h
+++ b/include/proto/sink.h
@@ -29,7 +29,46 @@ extern struct list sink_list;
 
 struct sink *sink_find(const char *name);
 struct sink *sink_new_fd(const char *name, const char *desc, enum sink_fmt fmt, int fd);
-void sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg);
+ssize_t __sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg);
+int sink_announce_dropped(struct sink *sink);
+
+
+/* tries to send <nmsg> message parts (up to 8, ignored above) from message
+ * array <msg> to sink <sink>. Formating according to the sink's preference is
+ * done here. Lost messages are accounted for in the sink's counter. If there
+ * were lost messages, an attempt is first made to indicate it.
+ */
+static inline void sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg)
+{
+	ssize_t sent;
+
+	if (unlikely(sink->ctx.dropped > 0)) {
+		/* We need to take an exclusive lock so that other producers
+		 * don't do the same thing at the same time and above all we
+		 * want to be sure others have finished sending their messages
+		 * so that the dropped event arrives exactly at the right
+		 * position.
+		 */
+		HA_RWLOCK_WRLOCK(LOGSRV_LOCK, &sink->ctx.lock);
+		sent = sink_announce_dropped(sink);
+		HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(LOGSRV_LOCK, &sink->ctx.lock);
+
+		if (!sent) {
+			/* we failed, we don't try to send our log as if it
+			 * would pass by chance, we'd get disordered events.
+			 */
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+
+	HA_RWLOCK_RDLOCK(LOGSRV_LOCK, &sink->ctx.lock);
+	sent = __sink_write(sink, msg, nmsg);
+	HA_RWLOCK_RDUNLOCK(LOGSRV_LOCK, &sink->ctx.lock);
+
+ fail:
+	if (unlikely(sent <= 0))
+		HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&sink->ctx.dropped, 1);
+}
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_SINK_H */
 
diff --git a/include/types/sink.h b/include/types/sink.h
index 5465ca63d..e36a29653 100644
--- a/include/types/sink.h
+++ b/include/types/sink.h
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ struct sink {
 	uint8_t syslog_minlvl;     // used by syslog & short formats
 	uint32_t maxlen;           // max message length (truncated above)
 	struct {
+		__decl_hathreads(HA_RWLOCK_T lock); // shared/excl for dropped
 		struct ring *ring;    // used by ring buffer and STRM sender
 		unsigned int dropped; // dropped events since last one.
-		__decl_hathreads(HA_RWLOCK_T lock); // used by some types
 		int fd;               // fd num for FD type sink
 	} ctx;
 };
diff --git a/src/sink.c b/src/sink.c
index 5746c4bc2..8d2ce9183 100644
--- a/src/sink.c
+++ b/src/sink.c
@@ -145,14 +145,16 @@ struct sink *sink_new_buf(const char *name, const char *desc, enum sink_fmt fmt,
 
 /* tries to send <nmsg> message parts (up to 8, ignored above) from message
  * array <msg> to sink <sink>. Formating according to the sink's preference is
- * done here. Lost messages are accounted for in the sink's counter.
+ * done here. Lost messages are NOT accounted for. It is preferable to call
+ * sink_write() instead which will also try to emit the number of dropped
+ * messages when there are any. It returns >0 if it could write anything,
+ * <=0 otherwise.
  */
-void sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg)
+ssize_t __sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg)
 {
 	char short_hdr[4];
 	struct ist pfx[4];
 	size_t npfx = 0;
-	size_t sent = 0;
 
 	if (sink->fmt == SINK_FMT_SHORT) {
 		short_hdr[0] = '<';
@@ -165,17 +167,36 @@ void sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg)
         }
 
 	if (sink->type == SINK_TYPE_FD) {
-		sent = fd_write_frag_line(sink->ctx.fd, sink->maxlen, pfx, npfx, msg, nmsg, 1);
-		/* sent > 0 if the message was delivered */
+		return fd_write_frag_line(sink->ctx.fd, sink->maxlen, pfx, npfx, msg, nmsg, 1);
 	}
 	else if (sink->type == SINK_TYPE_BUFFER) {
-		sent = ring_write(sink->ctx.ring, sink->maxlen, pfx, npfx, msg, nmsg);
-		/* sent > 0 if the message was delivered */
+		return ring_write(sink->ctx.ring, sink->maxlen, pfx, npfx, msg, nmsg);
 	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	/* account for errors now */
-	if (sent <= 0)
-		HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&sink->ctx.dropped, 1);
+/* Tries to emit a message indicating the number of dropped events. In case of
+ * success, the amount of drops is reduced by as much. It's supposed to be
+ * called under an exclusive lock on the sink to avoid multiple produces doing
+ * the same. On success, >0 is returned, otherwise <=0 on failure.
+ */
+int sink_announce_dropped(struct sink *sink)
+{
+	unsigned int dropped;
+	struct buffer msg;
+	struct ist msgvec[1];
+	char logbuf[64];
+
+	while (unlikely((dropped = sink->ctx.dropped) > 0)) {
+		chunk_init(&msg, logbuf, sizeof(logbuf));
+		chunk_printf(&msg, "%u event%s dropped", dropped, dropped > 1 ? "s" : "");
+		msgvec[0] = ist2(msg.area, msg.data);
+		if (__sink_write(sink, msgvec, 1) <= 0)
+			return 0;
+		/* success! */
+		HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&sink->ctx.dropped, dropped);
+	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /* parse the "show events" command, returns 1 if a message is returned, otherwise zero */