diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/Auth/Account.cs b/src/NATS.Server/Auth/Account.cs
index 5ffa852..5fed016 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Server/Auth/Account.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/Auth/Account.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ public sealed class Account : IDisposable
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Slow consumer tracking
+    // Go reference: server/client.go — handleSlowConsumer, markConnAsSlow, server/accounts.go slowConsumerCount
+    private long _slowConsumerCount;
+
+    public long SlowConsumerCount => Interlocked.Read(ref _slowConsumerCount);
+
+    public void IncrementSlowConsumers() => Interlocked.Increment(ref _slowConsumerCount);
+
+    public void ResetSlowConsumerCount() => Interlocked.Exchange(ref _slowConsumerCount, 0L);
+
     // Per-account message/byte stats
     private long _inMsgs;
     private long _outMsgs;
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/SlowConsumerTracker.cs b/src/NATS.Server/SlowConsumerTracker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47bc54b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/SlowConsumerTracker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+
+namespace NATS.Server;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tracks slow consumer events per <see cref="ClientKind"/> with optional threshold-based callbacks.
+/// Go reference: server/client.go — handleSlowConsumer, markConnAsSlow.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SlowConsumerTracker
+{
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ClientKind, long> _countsByKind = new();
+    private long _totalCount;
+    private readonly int _threshold;
+    private Action<ClientKind>? _onThresholdExceeded;
+
+    /// <param name="threshold">
+    /// When the total count reaches this value the registered callback is fired.
+    /// 0 means no threshold (callback never fires automatically).
+    /// </param>
+    public SlowConsumerTracker(int threshold = 0)
+    {
+        _threshold = threshold;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Total slow-consumer events recorded across all <see cref="ClientKind"/>s.</summary>
+    public long TotalCount => Interlocked.Read(ref _totalCount);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Records one slow-consumer event for the given <paramref name="kind"/>.
+    /// Increments both the per-kind counter and the total counter.
+    /// Fires the threshold callback if <see cref="TotalCount"/> reaches the configured threshold.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind kind)
+    {
+        _countsByKind.AddOrUpdate(kind, 1L, static (_, existing) => existing + 1L);
+        var total = Interlocked.Increment(ref _totalCount);
+
+        if (_threshold > 0 && total >= _threshold)
+            _onThresholdExceeded?.Invoke(kind);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Returns the number of slow-consumer events recorded for <paramref name="kind"/>.</summary>
+    public long GetCount(ClientKind kind) =>
+        _countsByKind.TryGetValue(kind, out var count) ? count : 0L;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers a callback that is invoked (with the triggering <see cref="ClientKind"/>)
+    /// each time the total count reaches or exceeds the configured threshold.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void OnThresholdExceeded(Action<ClientKind> callback) =>
+        _onThresholdExceeded = callback;
+
+    /// <summary>Resets all per-kind and total counters to zero.</summary>
+    public void Reset()
+    {
+        _countsByKind.Clear();
+        Interlocked.Exchange(ref _totalCount, 0L);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/SlowConsumerStallGateTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/SlowConsumerStallGateTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dc966c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/SlowConsumerStallGateTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+using NATS.Server;
+using NATS.Server.Auth;
+using Shouldly;
+
+namespace NATS.Server.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for <see cref="SlowConsumerTracker"/> and <see cref="Account"/> slow-consumer counters.
+/// Go reference: server/client.go — handleSlowConsumer, markConnAsSlow.
+/// </summary>
+public class SlowConsumerStallGateTests
+{
+    // ── SlowConsumerTracker ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RecordSlowConsumer_increments_total_count()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Router);
+
+        tracker.TotalCount.ShouldBe(3L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RecordSlowConsumer_increments_per_kind_count()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Gateway);
+
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Client).ShouldBe(2L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Gateway).ShouldBe(1L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetCount_returns_zero_for_unrecorded_kind()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Leaf).ShouldBe(0L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Multiple_kinds_tracked_independently()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Router);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Gateway);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Leaf);
+
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Client).ShouldBe(1L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Router).ShouldBe(1L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Gateway).ShouldBe(1L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Leaf).ShouldBe(1L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.System).ShouldBe(0L);
+        tracker.TotalCount.ShouldBe(4L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OnThresholdExceeded_fires_when_threshold_reached()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker(threshold: 3);
+        ClientKind? firedKind = null;
+        tracker.OnThresholdExceeded(k => firedKind = k);
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        firedKind.ShouldBeNull();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        firedKind.ShouldBeNull();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Router);
+        firedKind.ShouldBe(ClientKind.Router);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OnThresholdExceeded_not_fired_below_threshold()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker(threshold: 5);
+        var fired = false;
+        tracker.OnThresholdExceeded(_ => fired = true);
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+
+        fired.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Reset_clears_all_counters()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client);
+        tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Router);
+        tracker.TotalCount.ShouldBe(2L);
+
+        tracker.Reset();
+
+        tracker.TotalCount.ShouldBe(0L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Client).ShouldBe(0L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Router).ShouldBe(0L);
+    }
+
+    // ── Account slow-consumer counters ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Account_IncrementSlowConsumers_tracks_count()
+    {
+        var account = new Account("test-account");
+
+        account.SlowConsumerCount.ShouldBe(0L);
+
+        account.IncrementSlowConsumers();
+        account.IncrementSlowConsumers();
+        account.IncrementSlowConsumers();
+
+        account.SlowConsumerCount.ShouldBe(3L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Account_ResetSlowConsumerCount_clears()
+    {
+        var account = new Account("test-account");
+
+        account.IncrementSlowConsumers();
+        account.IncrementSlowConsumers();
+        account.SlowConsumerCount.ShouldBe(2L);
+
+        account.ResetSlowConsumerCount();
+
+        account.SlowConsumerCount.ShouldBe(0L);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Thread_safety_concurrent_increments()
+    {
+        var tracker = new SlowConsumerTracker();
+
+        Parallel.For(0, 1000, _ => tracker.RecordSlowConsumer(ClientKind.Client));
+
+        tracker.TotalCount.ShouldBe(1000L);
+        tracker.GetCount(ClientKind.Client).ShouldBe(1000L);
+    }
+}