diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index ae929753c..00db7145f 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ rasterize_sprixels(notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out){
       }else{
         ret = -1;
       }
+      ++nc->stats.sprixelemissions;
     }
   }
   return ret;