diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
index 2fa28d9f3cb306d92ceb5ae1002574243d0d54c0..c4f97d8422697e13cc015eb98558491b28372aba 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/g1CollectedHeap.cpp
@@ -2343,6 +2343,7 @@ bool G1CollectedHeap::should_do_concurrent_full_gc(GCCause::Cause cause) {
     case GCCause::_gc_locker:               return GCLockerInvokesConcurrent;
     case GCCause::_java_lang_system_gc:     return ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent;
     case GCCause::_g1_humongous_allocation: return true;
+    case GCCause::_update_allocation_context_stats_inc: return true;
     default:                                return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/vm_operations_g1.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/vm_operations_g1.cpp
index c3847e0da4e63dc1d668a95f2b37a7f338789e4e..9b50ae6af53ee223dbdf2261aa3bdafa08e295f7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/vm_operations_g1.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/vm_operations_g1.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ void VM_G1IncCollectionPause::doit() {
   assert(!_should_initiate_conc_mark ||
   ((_gc_cause == GCCause::_gc_locker && GCLockerInvokesConcurrent) ||
    (_gc_cause == GCCause::_java_lang_system_gc && ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent) ||
-    _gc_cause == GCCause::_g1_humongous_allocation),
-         "only a GC locker, a System.gc() or a hum allocation induced GC should start a cycle");
+    _gc_cause == GCCause::_g1_humongous_allocation ||
+    _gc_cause == GCCause::_update_allocation_context_stats_inc),
+      "only a GC locker, a System.gc(), stats update or a hum allocation induced GC should start a cycle");
 
   if (_word_size > 0) {
     // An allocation has been requested. So, try to do that first.
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.cpp
index ff9402507c5b9ad3cd5843150f2a41981e22160c..4778d8aa45a9ed1f3d5ba8b322394d590f297296 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ const char* GCCause::to_string(GCCause::Cause cause) {
     case _wb_young_gc:
       return "WhiteBox Initiated Young GC";
 
-    case _update_allocation_context_stats:
+    case _update_allocation_context_stats_inc:
+    case _update_allocation_context_stats_full:
       return "Update Allocation Context Stats";
 
     case _no_gc:
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.hpp b/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.hpp
index 3c7b6bc72aefaaccedc1ae81d4487b34dd767653..cb8dddd5ce5a2bd758586328684117147a79b9fc 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_interface/gcCause.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class GCCause : public AllStatic {
     _heap_inspection,
     _heap_dump,
     _wb_young_gc,
-    _update_allocation_context_stats,
+    _update_allocation_context_stats_inc,
+    _update_allocation_context_stats_full,
 
     /* implementation independent, but reserved for GC use */
     _no_gc,