diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 289c2314d766..78a20cec2a0a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1397,6 +1397,8 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
  *			do not use this in drivers
  *	@tx_dropped:	Dropped packets by core network,
  *			do not use this in drivers
+ *	@rx_nohandler:	nohandler dropped packets by core network on
+ *			inactive devices, do not use this in drivers
  *
  *	@wireless_handlers:	List of functions to handle Wireless Extensions,
  *				instead of ioctl,
@@ -1611,6 +1613,7 @@ struct net_device {
 
 	atomic_long_t		rx_dropped;
 	atomic_long_t		tx_dropped;
+	atomic_long_t		rx_nohandler;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 	const struct iw_handler_def *	wireless_handlers;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
index a30b78090594..d3e90b91e07e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats {
 	/* for cslip etc */
 	__u32	rx_compressed;
 	__u32	tx_compressed;
+
+	__u32	rx_nohandler;		/* dropped, no handler found	*/
 };
 
 /* The main device statistics structure */
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats64 {
 	/* for cslip etc */
 	__u64	rx_compressed;
 	__u64	tx_compressed;
+
+	__u64	rx_nohandler;		/* dropped, no handler found	*/
 };
 
 /* The struct should be in sync with struct ifmap */
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 65863e512227..f1284835b8c9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4154,7 +4154,10 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 			ret = pt_prev->func(skb, skb->dev, pt_prev, orig_dev);
 	} else {
 drop:
-		atomic_long_inc(&skb->dev->rx_dropped);
+		if (!deliver_exact)
+			atomic_long_inc(&skb->dev->rx_dropped);
+		else
+			atomic_long_inc(&skb->dev->rx_nohandler);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		/* Jamal, now you will not able to escape explaining
 		 * me how you were going to use this. :-)
@@ -7307,6 +7310,7 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 	storage->rx_dropped += atomic_long_read(&dev->rx_dropped);
 	storage->tx_dropped += atomic_long_read(&dev->tx_dropped);
+	storage->rx_nohandler += atomic_long_read(&dev->rx_nohandler);
 	return storage;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_stats);
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index b6c8a6629b39..da7dbc237a5f 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ NETSTAT_ENTRY(tx_heartbeat_errors);
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(tx_window_errors);
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(rx_compressed);
 NETSTAT_ENTRY(tx_compressed);
+NETSTAT_ENTRY(rx_nohandler);
 
 static struct attribute *netstat_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_rx_packets.attr,
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ static struct attribute *netstat_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_tx_window_errors.attr,
 	&dev_attr_rx_compressed.attr,
 	&dev_attr_tx_compressed.attr,
+	&dev_attr_rx_nohandler.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index d735e854f916..20d71358c143 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ static void copy_rtnl_link_stats(struct rtnl_link_stats *a,
 
 	a->rx_compressed = b->rx_compressed;
 	a->tx_compressed = b->tx_compressed;
+
+	a->rx_nohandler = b->rx_nohandler;
 }
 
 static void copy_rtnl_link_stats64(void *v, const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *b)