diff --git a/db/compaction_iterator.cc b/db/compaction_iterator.cc
index 81b93a2f0..d91ff8c7a 100644
--- a/db/compaction_iterator.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_iterator.cc
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
       // those operations for a given key is documented as being undefined.  So
       // we can choose how to handle such a combinations of operations.  We will
       // try to compact out as much as we can in these cases.
+      // We will report counts on these anomalous cases.
 
       // The easiest way to process a SingleDelete during iteration is to peek
       // ahead at the next key.
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
             // First SingleDelete has been skipped since we already called
             // input_->Next().
             ++iter_stats_.num_record_drop_obsolete;
+            ++iter_stats_.num_single_del_mismatch;
           } else if ((ikey_.sequence <= earliest_write_conflict_snapshot_) ||
                      has_outputted_key_) {
             // Found a matching value, we can drop the single delete and the
@@ -285,7 +287,12 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
 
             // Note: it doesn't matter whether the second key is a Put or if it
             // is an unexpected Merge or Delete.  We will compact it out
-            // either way.
+            // either way. We will maintain counts of how many mismatches
+            // happened
+            if (next_ikey.type != kTypeValue) {
+              ++iter_stats_.num_single_del_mismatch;
+            }
+
             ++iter_stats_.num_record_drop_hidden;
             ++iter_stats_.num_record_drop_obsolete;
             // Already called input_->Next() once.  Call it a second time to
@@ -326,6 +333,7 @@ void CompactionIterator::NextFromInput() {
           // Key doesn't exist outside of this range.
           // Can compact out this SingleDelete.
           ++iter_stats_.num_record_drop_obsolete;
+          ++iter_stats_.num_single_del_fallthru;
         } else {
           // Output SingleDelete
           valid_ = true;
diff --git a/db/compaction_iterator.h b/db/compaction_iterator.h
index 01f677b14..306dcfd57 100644
--- a/db/compaction_iterator.h
+++ b/db/compaction_iterator.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ struct CompactionIteratorStats {
   uint64_t num_input_corrupt_records = 0;
   uint64_t total_input_raw_key_bytes = 0;
   uint64_t total_input_raw_value_bytes = 0;
+
+  // Single-Delete diagnostics for exceptional situations
+  uint64_t num_single_del_fallthru = 0;
+  uint64_t num_single_del_mismatch = 0;
 };
 
 class CompactionIterator {
diff --git a/db/compaction_job.cc b/db/compaction_job.cc
index d86167d5f..12df0e998 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job.cc
@@ -624,6 +624,13 @@ Status CompactionJob::Install(const MutableCFOptions& mutable_cf_options) {
          << "num_output_records" << compact_->num_output_records
          << "num_subcompactions" << compact_->sub_compact_states.size();
 
+  if (compaction_job_stats_ != nullptr) {
+    stream << "num_single_delete_mismatches"
+           << compaction_job_stats_->num_single_del_mismatch;
+    stream << "num_single_delete_fallthrough"
+           << compaction_job_stats_->num_single_del_fallthru;
+  }
+
   if (measure_io_stats_ && compaction_job_stats_ != nullptr) {
     stream << "file_write_nanos" << compaction_job_stats_->file_write_nanos;
     stream << "file_range_sync_nanos"
@@ -850,6 +857,10 @@ void CompactionJob::ProcessKeyValueCompaction(SubcompactionState* sub_compact) {
       c_iter_stats.num_input_deletion_records;
   sub_compact->compaction_job_stats.num_corrupt_keys =
       c_iter_stats.num_input_corrupt_records;
+  sub_compact->compaction_job_stats.num_single_del_fallthru =
+      c_iter_stats.num_single_del_fallthru;
+  sub_compact->compaction_job_stats.num_single_del_mismatch =
+      c_iter_stats.num_single_del_mismatch;
   sub_compact->compaction_job_stats.total_input_raw_key_bytes +=
       c_iter_stats.total_input_raw_key_bytes;
   sub_compact->compaction_job_stats.total_input_raw_value_bytes +=
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/compaction_job_stats.h b/include/rocksdb/compaction_job_stats.h
index cfd81f80e..1c9c727cf 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/compaction_job_stats.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/compaction_job_stats.h
@@ -81,5 +81,11 @@ struct CompactionJobStats {
 
   std::string smallest_output_key_prefix;
   std::string largest_output_key_prefix;
+
+  // number of single-deletes which do not meet a put
+  uint64_t num_single_del_fallthru;
+
+  // number of single-deletes which meet something other than a put
+  uint64_t num_single_del_mismatch;
 };
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/util/compaction_job_stats_impl.cc b/util/compaction_job_stats_impl.cc
index 4610496f8..148c17639 100644
--- a/util/compaction_job_stats_impl.cc
+++ b/util/compaction_job_stats_impl.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ void CompactionJobStats::Reset() {
   file_range_sync_nanos = 0;
   file_fsync_nanos = 0;
   file_prepare_write_nanos = 0;
+
+  num_single_del_fallthru = 0;
+  num_single_del_mismatch = 0;
 }
 
 void CompactionJobStats::Add(const CompactionJobStats& stats) {
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ void CompactionJobStats::Add(const CompactionJobStats& stats) {
   file_range_sync_nanos += stats.file_range_sync_nanos;
   file_fsync_nanos += stats.file_fsync_nanos;
   file_prepare_write_nanos += stats.file_prepare_write_nanos;
+
+  num_single_del_fallthru += stats.num_single_del_fallthru;
+  num_single_del_mismatch += stats.num_single_del_mismatch;
 }
 
 #else