diff --git a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
index b642a2c..ef020f2 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Cache/drivers/Cache_memcached.php
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@
 	 */
 	public function increment($id, $offset = 1)
 	{
-		return $this->_memcached->increment($id, $offset);
+		if (($result = $this->_memcached->increment($id, $offset)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return $this->_memcached->add($id, $offset) ? $offset : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -212,7 +217,12 @@
 	 */
 	public function decrement($id, $offset = 1)
 	{
-		return $this->_memcached->decrement($id, $offset);
+		if (($result = $this->_memcached->decrement($id, $offset)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return $this->_memcached->add($id, 0) ? 0 : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------