diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8db9e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package httprate
+
+import "context"
+
+var incrementKey = &struct{}{}
+
+func WithIncrement(ctx context.Context, value int) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incrementKey, value)
+}
+
+func getIncrement(ctx context.Context) int {
+	if value, ok := ctx.Value(incrementKey).(int); ok {
+		return value
+	}
+	return 1
+}
diff --git a/limiter.go b/limiter.go
index fcbce6d..5f55ee6 100644
--- a/limiter.go
+++ b/limiter.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type LimitCounter interface {
 	Config(requestLimit int, windowLength time.Duration)
 	Increment(key string, currentWindow time.Time) error
+	IncrementBy(key string, currentWindow time.Time, amount int) error
 	Get(key string, currentWindow, previousWindow time.Time) (int, int, error)
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (l *rateLimiter) Handler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			return
 		}
 
-		err = l.limitCounter.Increment(key, currentWindow)
+		err = l.limitCounter.IncrementBy(key, currentWindow, getIncrement(r.Context()))
 		if err != nil {
 			l.mu.Unlock()
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ func (c *localCounter) Config(requestLimit int, windowLength time.Duration) {
 }
 
 func (c *localCounter) Increment(key string, currentWindow time.Time) error {
+	return c.IncrementBy(key, currentWindow, 1)
+}
+
+func (c *localCounter) IncrementBy(key string, currentWindow time.Time, amount int) error {
 	c.evict()
 
 	c.mu.Lock()
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ func (c *localCounter) Increment(key string, currentWindow time.Time) error {
 		v = &count{}
 		c.counters[hkey] = v
 	}
-	v.value += 1
+	v.value += amount
 	v.updatedAt = time.Now()
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/limiter_test.go b/limiter_test.go
index e4724a5..b844630 100644
--- a/limiter_test.go
+++ b/limiter_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,45 @@ func TestLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWithIncrement(t *testing.T) {
+	type test struct {
+		name          string
+		requestsLimit int
+		windowLength  time.Duration
+		respCodes     []int
+	}
+	tests := []test{
+		{
+			name:          "no-block",
+			requestsLimit: 3,
+			windowLength:  4 * time.Second,
+			respCodes:     []int{200, 200, 429},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "block",
+			requestsLimit: 3,
+			windowLength:  2 * time.Second,
+			respCodes:     []int{200, 200, 429, 429},
+		},
+	}
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+			router := httprate.LimitAll(tt.requestsLimit, tt.windowLength)(h)
+
+			for _, code := range tt.respCodes {
+				req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+				req = req.WithContext(httprate.WithIncrement(req.Context(), 2))
+				recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+				router.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
+				if respCode := recorder.Result().StatusCode; respCode != code {
+					t.Errorf("resp.StatusCode(%v) = %v, want %v", i, respCode, code)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLimitHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	type test struct {
 		name          string