diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index fbd1173..2d06516 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ type Stats struct {
 	// Put is the number of put operations during the entire life cycle of the pool.
 	Put int
 
+	// Drop is the number of items dropped without putting them back into the pool, during the entire life
+	// cycle of the pool.
+	Drop int
+
 	// Alloc is the number of allocations executed by the pool during the entire life cycle of the pool.
 	Alloc int
 
@@ -56,6 +60,9 @@ const (
 	// PutOperation is the type of events sent after a put operation.
 	PutOperation
 
+	// DropOperation is the type of events sent after a drop operation.
+	DropOperation
+
 	// AllocateOperation is the type of events sent after an allocate operation.
 	AllocateOperation
 
@@ -70,7 +77,13 @@ const (
 	AllocateError
 
 	// AllEvents can be used as a mask that includes all the event types.
-	AllEvents = GetOperation | PutOperation | AllocateOperation | LoadOperation | FreeOperation | AllocateError
+	AllEvents = GetOperation |
+		PutOperation |
+		DropOperation |
+		AllocateOperation |
+		LoadOperation |
+		FreeOperation |
+		AllocateError
 )
 
 // Event values are sent by the pool after various operations, if a channel is provided to send the events to.
@@ -156,6 +169,10 @@ func (et EventType) String() string {
 		s = append(s, "put")
 	}
 
+	if et&DropOperation != 0 {
+		s = append(s, "drop")
+	}
+
 	if et&AllocateOperation != 0 {
 		s = append(s, "allocate")
 	}
@@ -187,11 +204,12 @@ func (ev Event) String() string {
 // String returns the string representation of a set of statistics about the pool.
 func (s Stats) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"idle: %d, active: %d, get: %d, put: %d, alloc: %d, load: %d, free: %d",
+		"idle: %d, active: %d, get: %d, put: %d, drop: %d, alloc: %d, load: %d, free: %d",
 		s.Idle,
 		s.Active,
 		s.Get,
 		s.Put,
+		s.Drop,
 		s.Alloc,
 		s.Load,
 		s.Free,
@@ -272,6 +290,15 @@ func (p Pool[R]) Put(i R) {
 	p.pool.put(i)
 }
 
+// Drop indicates to the pool that an item received by Get was dropped and will not be put back into the pool.
+//
+// While it's not mandatory call it when item was dropped, it has a twofold purpose. Depending on the shrinking
+// algorithm, it may work more consistently, if the algorithm is notified about the change in the active items.
+// The other purpose is to allow the pool to reflect these cases in the events and the stats.
+func (p Pool[R]) Drop() {
+	p.pool.drop()
+}
+
 // Load can be used to populate the pool with items that were not allocated as the result of the Get operation.
 // It can be useful in scenarios where prewarming or preparing for a sudden traffic spike is necessary. If
 // events were configured, it triggers a LoadOperation event.
diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 43c6c00..5020b6b 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -146,6 +146,32 @@ func (p pool[R]) put(r R) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (p pool[R]) drop() {
+	s := <-p.state
+	defer func() {
+		p.state <- s
+	}()
+
+	var event EventType
+	event |= DropOperation
+	s.stats.Drop++
+	if s.stats.Active > 0 {
+		s.stats.Active--
+	}
+
+	t, f := p.options.Algo.Target(s.stats)
+	if t < len(s.items) {
+		event |= FreeOperation
+		s = p.freeItems(s, t)
+	}
+
+	s.stats.Idle = len(s.items)
+	p.sendEvent(event, s.stats)
+	if f > 0 {
+		s = p.forcedCheck(s, f)
+	}
+}
+
 func (p pool[R]) load(i []R) {
 	s := <-p.state
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/pool_test.go b/pool_test.go
index 30e3490..2c98e43 100644
--- a/pool_test.go
+++ b/pool_test.go
@@ -323,4 +323,23 @@ func TestPool(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(s)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("drop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		alloc := func() ([]byte, error) { return make([]byte, 1<<9), nil }
+		p := pool.Make(alloc, nil, pool.Options{})
+		_, err := p.Get()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		s := p.Stats()
+		e := pool.Stats{Alloc: 1, Get: 1, Active: 1}
+		if s != e {
+			t.Fatal(s)
+		}
+
+		p.Drop()
+		s = p.Stats()
+		e = pool.Stats{Alloc: 1, Get: 1, Drop: 1}
+	})
 }