diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
index a60f328156d9..d48f37f55bce 100755
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #include "mozilla/Preferences.h"
 #include "mozilla/Services.h"
 #include "mozilla/StaticPtr.h"
+#include "mozilla/Telemetry.h"
 #include "mozilla/unused.h"
 #include "nsAnonymousTemporaryFile.h"
 #include "nsAppRunner.h"
@@ -1749,6 +1750,9 @@ ContentParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
         props->SetPropertyAsUint64(NS_LITERAL_STRING("childID"), mChildID);
 
         if (AbnormalShutdown == why) {
+            Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_ABNORMAL_ABORT,
+                                  NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("content"), 1);
+
             props->SetPropertyAsBool(NS_LITERAL_STRING("abnormal"), true);
 
 #ifdef MOZ_CRASHREPORTER
diff --git a/dom/ipc/CrashReporterParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/CrashReporterParent.cpp
index 897388c718b0..e1d618178c24 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/CrashReporterParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/CrashReporterParent.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "nsXULAppAPI.h"
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include "mozilla/Telemetry.h"
+
 #ifdef MOZ_CRASHREPORTER
 #include "nsExceptionHandler.h"
 #include "nsICrashService.h"
@@ -171,21 +173,27 @@ CrashReporterParent::NotifyCrashService()
     int32_t processType;
     int32_t crashType = nsICrashService::CRASH_TYPE_CRASH;
 
+    nsCString telemetryKey;
+
     switch (mProcessType) {
         case GeckoProcessType_Content:
             processType = nsICrashService::PROCESS_TYPE_CONTENT;
+            telemetryKey.AssignLiteral("content");
             break;
         case GeckoProcessType_Plugin: {
             processType = nsICrashService::PROCESS_TYPE_PLUGIN;
+            telemetryKey.AssignLiteral("plugin");
             nsAutoCString val;
             if (mNotes.Get(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("PluginHang"), &val) &&
                 val.Equals(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("1"))) {
                 crashType = nsICrashService::CRASH_TYPE_HANG;
+                telemetryKey.AssignLiteral("pluginhang");
             }
             break;
         }
         case GeckoProcessType_GMPlugin:
             processType = nsICrashService::PROCESS_TYPE_GMPLUGIN;
+            telemetryKey.AssignLiteral("gmplugin");
             break;
         default:
             NS_ERROR("unknown process type");
@@ -193,6 +201,7 @@ CrashReporterParent::NotifyCrashService()
     }
 
     crashService->AddCrash(processType, crashType, mChildDumpID);
+    Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_CRASHES_WITH_DUMP, telemetryKey, 1);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/dom/media/gmp/GMPParent.cpp b/dom/media/gmp/GMPParent.cpp
index ae614465eb6c..ed52638bbd69 100644
--- a/dom/media/gmp/GMPParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/gmp/GMPParent.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ using CrashReporter::AnnotationTable;
 using CrashReporter::GetIDFromMinidump;
 #endif
 
+#include "mozilla/Telemetry.h"
+
 namespace mozilla {
 
 #ifdef LOG
@@ -653,6 +655,8 @@ GMPParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason aWhy)
   LOGD(("%s::%s: %p (%d)", __CLASS__, __FUNCTION__, this, (int) aWhy));
 #ifdef MOZ_CRASHREPORTER
   if (AbnormalShutdown == aWhy) {
+    Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_ABNORMAL_ABORT,
+                          NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("gmplugin"), 1);
     nsString dumpID;
     GetCrashID(dumpID);
     nsString id;
diff --git a/dom/plugins/ipc/PluginModuleParent.cpp b/dom/plugins/ipc/PluginModuleParent.cpp
index 3ac5f02fe13a..285154d77a6c 100755
--- a/dom/plugins/ipc/PluginModuleParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/plugins/ipc/PluginModuleParent.cpp
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ PluginModuleChromeParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
 #ifdef MOZ_CRASHREPORTER
         ProcessFirstMinidump();
 #endif
+        Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_ABNORMAL_ABORT,
+                              NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("plugin"), 1);
     }
 
     // We can't broadcast settings changes anymore.
diff --git a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
index 005dc8de0bc4..e5be10c102b4 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
+++ b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
@@ -6968,5 +6968,17 @@
     "expires_in_version": "45",
     "kind": "count",
     "description": "How many onbeforeunload prompts has the user encountered in their session?"
+  },
+  "SUBPROCESS_ABNORMAL_ABORT": {
+    "expires_in_version": "never",
+    "kind": "count",
+    "keyed": true,
+    "description": "Counts of plugin/content process abnormal shutdown, whether or not a crash report was available."
+  },
+  "SUBPROCESS_CRASHES_WITH_DUMP": {
+    "expires_in_version": "never",
+    "kind": "count",
+    "keyed": true,
+    "description": "Counts of plugin and content process crashes which are reported with a crash dump."
   }
 }