diff --git a/bridge_test.go b/bridge_test.go
index bc92e48..ae2aff7 100644
--- a/bridge_test.go
+++ b/bridge_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,58 @@ func TestHandlePacket(t *testing.T) {
 					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
 				},
 			},
+		}, {
+			name: "gauge increment",
+			in:   "foo:+10|g",
+			out: event.Events{
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "foo",
+					GValue:      10,
+					GRelative:   true,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+			},
+		}, {
+			name: "gauge set negative",
+			in:   "foo:0|g\nfoo:-1|g",
+			out: event.Events{
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "foo",
+					GValue:      0,
+					GRelative:   false,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "foo",
+					GValue:      -1,
+					GRelative:   true,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+			},
+		}, {
+			// Test the sequence given here https://github.com/statsd/statsd/blob/master/docs/metric_types.md#gauges
+			name: "gauge up and down",
+			in:   "gaugor:333|g\ngaugor:-10|g\ngaugor:+4|g",
+			out: event.Events{
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "gaugor",
+					GValue:      333,
+					GRelative:   false,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "gaugor",
+					GValue:      -10,
+					GRelative:   true,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+				&event.GaugeEvent{
+					GMetricName: "gaugor",
+					GValue:      4,
+					GRelative:   true,
+					GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+				},
+			},
 		}, {
 			name: "simple timer",
 			in:   "foo:200|ms",
diff --git a/pkg/exporter/exporter_test.go b/pkg/exporter/exporter_test.go
index 2ac0874..da08aee 100644
--- a/pkg/exporter/exporter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/exporter/exporter_test.go
@@ -902,6 +902,58 @@ func TestCounterIncrement(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Test case from https://github.com/statsd/statsd/blob/master/docs/metric_types.md#gauges
+func TestGaugeIncrementDecrement(t *testing.T) {
+	// Start exporter with a synchronous channel
+	events := make(chan event.Events)
+	go func() {
+		testMapper := mapper.MetricMapper{}
+		ex := NewExporter(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer, &testMapper, log.NewNopLogger(), eventsActions, eventsUnmapped, errorEventStats, eventStats, conflictingEventStats, metricsCount)
+		ex.Listen(events)
+	}()
+
+	// Synchronously send a statsd event to wait for handleEvent execution.
+	// Then close events channel to stop a listener.
+	name := "gaugor"
+	c := event.Events{
+		&event.GaugeEvent{
+			GMetricName: "gaugor",
+			GValue:      333,
+			GRelative:   false,
+			GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+		},
+		&event.GaugeEvent{
+			GMetricName: "gaugor",
+			GValue:      -10,
+			GRelative:   true,
+			GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+		},
+		&event.GaugeEvent{
+			GMetricName: "gaugor",
+			GValue:      4,
+			GRelative:   true,
+			GLabels:     map[string]string{},
+		},
+	}
+	events <- c
+	// Push empty event so that we block until the first event is consumed.
+	events <- event.Events{}
+	close(events)
+
+	// Check histogram value
+	metrics, err := prometheus.DefaultGatherer.Gather()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Cannot gather from DefaultGatherer: %v", err)
+	}
+	value := getFloat64(metrics, name, nil)
+	if value == nil {
+		t.Fatal("gauge value should not be nil")
+	}
+	if *value != 327 {
+		t.Fatalf("gauge wasn't incremented and decremented properly")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestScaledMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	events := make(chan event.Events)
 	testMapper := mapper.MetricMapper{}