diff --git a/sys/net/pfvar.h b/sys/net/pfvar.h
--- a/sys/net/pfvar.h
+++ b/sys/net/pfvar.h
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 struct pf_kstatus {
 	counter_u64_t	counters[PFRES_MAX]; /* reason for passing/dropping */
-	counter_u64_t	lcounters[LCNT_MAX]; /* limit counters */
+	counter_u64_t	lcounters[KLCNT_MAX]; /* limit counters */
 	struct pf_counter_u64	fcounters[FCNT_MAX]; /* state operation counters */
 	counter_u64_t	scounters[SCNT_MAX]; /* src_node operation counters */
 	uint32_t	states;
diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.h b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.h
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.h
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.h
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@
 #define LCNT_OVERLOAD_TABLE	5	/* entry added to overload table */
 #define LCNT_OVERLOAD_FLUSH	6	/* state entries flushed */
 #define LCNT_MAX		7	/* total+1 */
+/* Only available via the nvlist-based API */
+#define KLCNT_SYNFLOODS		7	/* synfloods detected */
+#define KLCNT_SYNCOOKIES_SENT	8	/* syncookies sent */
+#define KLCNT_SYNCOOKIES_VALID	9	/* syncookies validated */
+#define KLCNT_MAX		10	/* total+1 */
 
 #define LCNT_NAMES { \
 	"max states per rule", \
@@ -172,6 +177,19 @@
 	"overload flush states", \
 	NULL \
 }
+#define KLCNT_NAMES { \
+	"max states per rule", \
+	"max-src-states", \
+	"max-src-nodes", \
+	"max-src-conn", \
+	"max-src-conn-rate", \
+	"overload table insertion", \
+	"overload flush states", \
+	"synfloods detected", \
+	"syncookies sent", \
+	"syncookies validated", \
+	NULL \
+}
 
 /* state operation counters */
 #define FCNT_STATE_SEARCH	0
diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < PFRES_MAX; i++)
 		V_pf_status.counters[i] = counter_u64_alloc(M_WAITOK);
-	for (int i = 0; i < LCNT_MAX; i++)
+	for (int i = 0; i < KLCNT_MAX; i++)
 		V_pf_status.lcounters[i] = counter_u64_alloc(M_WAITOK);
 	for (int i = 0; i < FCNT_MAX; i++)
 		pf_counter_u64_init(&V_pf_status.fcounters[i], M_WAITOK);
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@
 			pf_counter_u64_zero(&V_pf_status.fcounters[i]);
 		for (int i = 0; i < SCNT_MAX; i++)
 			counter_u64_zero(V_pf_status.scounters[i]);
-		for (int i = 0; i < LCNT_MAX; i++)
+		for (int i = 0; i < KLCNT_MAX; i++)
 			counter_u64_zero(V_pf_status.lcounters[i]);
 		V_pf_status.since = time_second;
 		if (*V_pf_status.ifname)
@@ -4927,7 +4927,7 @@
 	int              error;
 	struct pf_status s;
 	char *pf_reasons[PFRES_MAX+1] = PFRES_NAMES;
-	char *pf_lcounter[LCNT_MAX+1] = LCNT_NAMES;
+	char *pf_lcounter[KLCNT_MAX+1] = KLCNT_NAMES;
 	char *pf_fcounter[FCNT_MAX+1] = FCNT_NAMES;
 	PF_RULES_RLOCK_TRACKER;
 
@@ -4954,7 +4954,7 @@
 
 	/* lcounters */
 	error = pf_add_status_counters(nvl, "lcounters", V_pf_status.lcounters,
-	    LCNT_MAX, pf_lcounter);
+	    KLCNT_MAX, pf_lcounter);
 	if (error != 0)
 		ERROUT(error);
 
@@ -5805,7 +5805,7 @@
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < PFRES_MAX; i++)
 		counter_u64_free(V_pf_status.counters[i]);
-	for (int i = 0; i < LCNT_MAX; i++)
+	for (int i = 0; i < KLCNT_MAX; i++)
 		counter_u64_free(V_pf_status.lcounters[i]);
 	for (int i = 0; i < FCNT_MAX; i++)
 		pf_counter_u64_deinit(&V_pf_status.fcounters[i]);
diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_syncookies.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_syncookies.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_syncookies.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_syncookies.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 	pf_send_tcp(NULL, pd->af, pd->dst, pd->src, *pd->dport, *pd->sport,
 	    iss, ntohl(pd->hdr.tcp.th_seq) + 1, TH_SYN|TH_ACK, 0, mss,
 	    0, 1, 0);
+	counter_u64_add(V_pf_status.lcounters[KLCNT_SYNCOOKIES_SENT], 1);
 }
 
 uint8_t
@@ -275,6 +276,8 @@
 	if ((ack & ~0xff) != (hash & ~0xff))
 		return (0);
 
+	counter_u64_add(V_pf_status.lcounters[KLCNT_SYNCOOKIES_VALID], 1);
+
 	return (1);
 }