diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 166097e44..9095bbda8 100755
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/blockchain"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
+	"sync"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/blockchain"
 
 	// Needed for jpeg support
 	_ "image/jpeg"
@@ -208,6 +210,9 @@ type Repository struct {
 	Balance          int64                `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"`
 	BlockChainStatus RepoBlockChainStatus `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"`
 
+	// git clone total count
+	CloneCnt int64 `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"`
+
 	CreatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX created"`
 	UpdatedUnix timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX updated"`
 }
@@ -2397,6 +2402,15 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTreePathLock(treePath string) (*LFSLock, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+var lck sync.Mutex
+
+func (repo *Repository) IncreaseCloneCnt() {
+	lck.Lock()
+	defer lck.Unlock()
+	repo.CloneCnt++
+	_ = UpdateRepositoryCols(repo, "clone_cnt")
+}
+
 func updateRepositoryCols(e Engine, repo *Repository, cols ...string) error {
 	_, err := e.ID(repo.ID).Cols(cols...).Update(repo)
 	return err
diff --git a/routers/private/serv.go b/routers/private/serv.go
index d5b5fcc8f..f405d1d75 100644
--- a/routers/private/serv.go
+++ b/routers/private/serv.go
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ func ServCommand(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, verb := range ctx.QueryStrings("verb") { // clone_cnt
+		if verb == "git-upload-pack" {
+			go repo.IncreaseCloneCnt()
+		}
+	}
+
 	if repoExist {
 		repo.OwnerName = ownerName
 		results.RepoID = repo.ID
diff --git a/routers/repo/http.go b/routers/repo/http.go
index 650642a58..ed6276466 100644
--- a/routers/repo/http.go
+++ b/routers/repo/http.go
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ func HTTP(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	environ = append(environ, models.ProtectedBranchRepoID+fmt.Sprintf("=%d", repo.ID))
 
+	if service == "git-upload-pack" { // clone_cnt
+		go repo.IncreaseCloneCnt()
+	}
+
 	w := ctx.Resp
 	r := ctx.Req.Request
 	cfg := &serviceConfig{