diff --git a/cache/classes/helper.php b/cache/classes/helper.php
index 9ac4977c0d3..5a088bb8c51 100644
--- a/cache/classes/helper.php
+++ b/cache/classes/helper.php
@@ -377,34 +377,40 @@ class cache_helper {
     /**
      * Record a cache hit in the stats for the given store and definition.
      *
+     * @internal
      * @param string $store
      * @param string $definition
+     * @param int $hits The number of hits to record (by default 1)
      */
-    public static function record_cache_hit($store, $definition) {
+    public static function record_cache_hit($store, $definition, $hits = 1) {
         self::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $definition);
-        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['hits']++;
+        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['hits'] += $hits;
     }
 
     /**
      * Record a cache miss in the stats for the given store and definition.
      *
+     * @internal
      * @param string $store
      * @param string $definition
+     * @param int $misses The number of misses to record (by default 1)
      */
-    public static function record_cache_miss($store, $definition) {
+    public static function record_cache_miss($store, $definition, $misses = 1) {
         self::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $definition);
-        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['misses']++;
+        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['misses'] += $misses;
     }
 
     /**
      * Record a cache set in the stats for the given store and definition.
      *
+     * @internal
      * @param string $store
      * @param string $definition
+     * @param int $sets The number of sets to record (by default 1)
      */
-    public static function record_cache_set($store, $definition) {
+    public static function record_cache_set($store, $definition, $sets = 1) {
         self::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $definition);
-        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['sets']++;
+        self::$stats[$definition][$store]['sets'] += $sets;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/cache/classes/loaders.php b/cache/classes/loaders.php
index dc2b96ab76c..ae2956e9b4e 100644
--- a/cache/classes/loaders.php
+++ b/cache/classes/loaders.php
@@ -463,6 +463,20 @@ class cache implements cache_loader {
             }
         }
 
+        if ($this->perfdebug) {
+            $hits = 0;
+            $misses = 0;
+            foreach ($fullresult as $value) {
+                if ($value === false) {
+                    $misses++;
+                } else {
+                    $hits++;
+                }
+            }
+            cache_helper::record_cache_hit($this->storetype, $this->definition->get_id(), $hits);
+            cache_helper::record_cache_miss($this->storetype, $this->definition->get_id(), $misses);
+        }
+
         // Return the result. Phew!
         return $fullresult;
     }
@@ -1872,7 +1886,19 @@ class cache_session extends cache {
         if ($hasmissingkeys && $strictness === MUST_EXIST) {
             throw new coding_exception('Requested key did not exist in any cache stores and could not be loaded.');
         }
-
+        if ($this->perfdebug) {
+            $hits = 0;
+            $misses = 0;
+            foreach ($return as $value) {
+                if ($value === false) {
+                    $misses++;
+                } else {
+                    $hits++;
+                }
+            }
+            cache_helper::record_cache_hit($this->storetype, $this->get_definition()->get_id(), $hits);
+            cache_helper::record_cache_miss($this->storetype, $this->get_definition()->get_id(), $misses);
+        }
         return $return;
 
     }