diff --git a/src/msgPrintControl.cpp b/src/msgPrintControl.cpp
index a5b0c1b..f7e5251 100644
--- a/src/msgPrintControl.cpp
+++ b/src/msgPrintControl.cpp
@@ -111,4 +111,8 @@ size_t msgPrintControl::repetitionCount(msgPrintControlKey &key) {
     return map_[key];
 }
 
+void msgPrintControl::incrementRepetitionCount(msgPrintControlKey &key) {
+    map_[key]++;
+}
+
 char *msgPrintControl::getSuffix() { return suffix_; }
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diff --git a/src/msgPrintControl.h b/src/msgPrintControl.h
index 74e3bb0..8ac21aa 100644
--- a/src/msgPrintControl.h
+++ b/src/msgPrintControl.h
@@ -197,13 +197,24 @@ class HIDDEN msgPrintControl {
      * @brief Returns the repetition count for the given key.
      *
      * If the key does not exist in the internal map of msgPrintControl, this
-     * method returns 0.
+     * method inserts it with value 0 and returns 0.
      *
      * @param key
      * @return size_t
      */
     size_t repetitionCount(msgPrintControlKey &key);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Increment the repetition count for the given key by 1.
+     *
+     * If the key does not exist in the internal map of msgPrintControl, this
+     * method inserts it with value 1.
+     *
+     * @param key
+     * @return size_t
+     */
+    void incrementRepetitionCount(msgPrintControlKey &key);
+
     /**
      * @brief shouldBePrinted might create a suffix ("maximum number of
      * repetitions reached, further messages will be suppressed until reset.").