diff --git a/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
index 578ce339..3fa2ecf4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class Ajax::QuestionController < ApplicationController
                                 author_is_anonymous: params[:anonymousQuestion],
                                 user: current_user)
 
+    unless current_user.nil?
+      current_user.increment! :asked_count unless params[:anonymousQuestion] == 'true'
+    end
+
     Inbox.create!(user_id: params[:rcpt], question_id: question.id, new: true)
 
     @status = :okay