diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunner.java b/sdk/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunner.java
index 3dfa06474e..721953a644 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunner.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunner.java
@@ -112,20 +112,30 @@ public WindowedValue<InputT> apply(BoundedWindow window) {
                   });
             }});
 
+      Iterable<WindowedValue<InputT>> concatElements = Iterables.concat(windowsExpandedElements);
+
+      // Bump the counter separately since we don't want multiple iterations to
+      // increase it multiple times.
+      for (WindowedValue<InputT> input : concatElements) {
+        BoundedWindow window = Iterables.getOnlyElement(input.getWindows());
+        if (canDropDueToExpiredWindow(window)) {
+          // The element is too late for this window.
+          droppedDueToLateness.addValue(1L);
+          WindowTracing.debug(
+              "ReduceFnRunner.processElement: Dropping element at {} for key:{}; window:{} "
+              + "since too far behind inputWatermark:{}; outputWatermark:{}",
+              input.getTimestamp(), key, window, timerInternals.currentInputWatermarkTime(),
+              timerInternals.currentOutputWatermarkTime());
+        }
+      }
+
       Iterable<WindowedValue<InputT>> nonLateElements = Iterables.filter(
-          Iterables.concat(windowsExpandedElements),
+          concatElements,
           new Predicate<WindowedValue<InputT>>() {
             @Override
             public boolean apply(WindowedValue<InputT> input) {
               BoundedWindow window = Iterables.getOnlyElement(input.getWindows());
               if (canDropDueToExpiredWindow(window)) {
-                // The element is too late for this window.
-                droppedDueToLateness.addValue(1L);
-                WindowTracing.debug(
-                    "ReduceFnRunner.processElement: Dropping element at {} for key:{}; window:{} "
-                    + "since too far behind inputWatermark:{}; outputWatermark:{}",
-                    input.getTimestamp(), key, window, timerInternals.currentInputWatermarkTime(),
-                    timerInternals.currentOutputWatermarkTime());
                 return false;
               } else {
                 return true;
diff --git a/sdk/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunnerTest.java b/sdk/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunnerTest.java
index c951d4c9a1..b654b31b1c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunnerTest.java
+++ b/sdk/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/util/LateDataDroppingDoFnRunnerTest.java
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ public void testLateDataFilter() throws Exception {
         createDatum(18, 18L));
     assertThat(expected, containsInAnyOrder(Iterables.toArray(actual, WindowedValue.class)));
     assertEquals(1, droppedDueToLateness.sum);
+    // Ensure that reiterating returns the same results and doesn't increment the counter again.
+    assertThat(expected, containsInAnyOrder(Iterables.toArray(actual, WindowedValue.class)));
+    assertEquals(1, droppedDueToLateness.sum);
   }
 
   private <T> WindowedValue<T> createDatum(T element, long timestampMillis) {
@@ -112,4 +115,3 @@ public String getName() {
     }
   }
 }
-