diff --git a/lib/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext.rb b/lib/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext.rb
index c5f2e53..2474f55 100644
--- a/lib/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext.rb
@@ -9,5 +9,13 @@ module Airbrake
     alias :notify_without_statsd :notify
     alias :notify :notify_with_statds
 
+    def notify_or_ignore_with_statsd(*args)
+      Airbrake::Statsd.increment
+      notify_or_ignore_without_statsd(*args)
+    end
+
+    alias :notify_or_ignore_without_statsd :notify_or_ignore
+    alias :notify_or_ignore :notify_or_ignore_with_statsd
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext_spec.rb b/spec/unit/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext_spec.rb
index d8179ac..6369114 100644
--- a/spec/unit/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/airbrake-statsd/airbrake_ext_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ describe Airbrake do
     subject.method(:notify).should == subject.method(:notify_with_statds)
   end
 
-  describe '#notify_without_statsd' do
+  it '#notify_or_ignore is an alias to #notify_or_ignore_with_statsd' do
+    subject.method(:notify_or_ignore).
+      should == subject.method(:notify_or_ignore_with_statsd)
+  end
 
+  describe '#notify_without_statsd' do
     it 'does not call Airbrake::Statsd.increment' do
       Airbrake.stub(:send_notice).and_return(nil)
 
@@ -31,4 +35,28 @@ describe Airbrake do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#notify_or_ignore_without_statsd' do
+    it 'does not call Airbrake::Statsd.increment' do
+      Airbrake.stub(:send_notice).and_return(nil)
+
+      Airbrake.should_receive(:build_notice_for).with('oops', {}).
+        and_return(mock('Notice', :ignore? => false))
+      Airbrake::Statsd.should_not_receive(:increment)
+
+      Airbrake.notify_or_ignore_without_statsd('oops', {})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#notify_or_ignore' do
+    it 'calls Airbrake::Statsd.increment' do
+      Airbrake.stub(:send_notice).and_return(nil)
+
+      Airbrake.should_receive(:build_notice_for).with('oops', {}).
+        and_return(mock('Notice', :ignore? => false))
+      Airbrake::Statsd.should_receive(:increment)
+
+      Airbrake.notify_or_ignore('oops', {})
+    end
+  end
+
 end