diff --git a/singleflight/singleflight.go b/singleflight/singleflight.go
index 97a1aa4..cdaad2d 100644
--- a/singleflight/singleflight.go
+++ b/singleflight/singleflight.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 // mechanism.
 package singleflight // import "golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
 
 // call is an in-flight or completed singleflight.Do call
 type call struct {
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ type call struct {
 	// These fields are read and written with the singleflight
 	// mutex held before the WaitGroup is done, and are read but
 	// not written after the WaitGroup is done.
-	dups  int
-	chans []chan<- Result
+	refCount int64
+	chans    []chan<- Result
 }
 
 // Group represents a class of work and forms a namespace in
@@ -40,32 +43,35 @@ type Group struct {
 type Result struct {
 	Val    interface{}
 	Err    error
-	Shared bool
+	Shared RefShared
+}
+
+// RefShared struct encapsulates both "shared boolean" as well as actual reference counter
+// callers can call RefShared.Decrement to determine when last caller is done using result, so cleanup if needed can be performed
+type RefShared struct {
+	shared   bool
+	refCount *int64
+}
+
+// Decrement will atomically decrement refcounter and will return new value
+func (rs *RefShared) Decrement() int64 {
+	return atomic.AddInt64(rs.refCount, -1)
+}
+
+// returns boolean indicator of whether original "ref counter" had more than 1 reference
+// it will return same value regardless of whether Decrement() method was called
+func (rs *RefShared) Shared() bool {
+	return rs.shared
 }
 
 // Do executes and returns the results of the given function, making
 // sure that only one execution is in-flight for a given key at a
 // time. If a duplicate comes in, the duplicate caller waits for the
 // original to complete and receives the same results.
-// The return value shared indicates whether v was given to multiple callers.
-func (g *Group) Do(key string, fn func() (interface{}, error)) (v interface{}, err error, shared bool) {
-	g.mu.Lock()
-	if g.m == nil {
-		g.m = make(map[string]*call)
-	}
-	if c, ok := g.m[key]; ok {
-		c.dups++
-		g.mu.Unlock()
-		c.wg.Wait()
-		return c.val, c.err, true
-	}
-	c := new(call)
-	c.wg.Add(1)
-	g.m[key] = c
-	g.mu.Unlock()
-
-	g.doCall(c, key, fn)
-	return c.val, c.err, c.dups > 0
+// The return value shared indicates whether v was given to multiple callers (and a reference counter for callers too).
+func (g *Group) Do(key string, fn func() (interface{}, error)) (v interface{}, err error, shared RefShared) {
+	r := <-g.DoChan(key, fn)
+	return r.Val, r.Err, r.Shared
 }
 
 // DoChan is like Do but returns a channel that will receive the
@@ -77,12 +83,12 @@ func (g *Group) DoChan(key string, fn func() (interface{}, error)) <-chan Result
 		g.m = make(map[string]*call)
 	}
 	if c, ok := g.m[key]; ok {
-		c.dups++
+		c.refCount++
 		c.chans = append(c.chans, ch)
 		g.mu.Unlock()
 		return ch
 	}
-	c := &call{chans: []chan<- Result{ch}}
+	c := &call{refCount: 1, chans: []chan<- Result{ch}}
 	c.wg.Add(1)
 	g.m[key] = c
 	g.mu.Unlock()
@@ -101,8 +107,9 @@ func (g *Group) doCall(c *call, key string, fn func() (interface{}, error)) {
 	if !c.forgotten {
 		delete(g.m, key)
 	}
+	shared := RefShared{shared: c.refCount > 1, refCount: &c.refCount}
 	for _, ch := range c.chans {
-		ch <- Result{c.val, c.err, c.dups > 0}
+		ch <- Result{c.val, c.err, shared}
 	}
 	g.mu.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/singleflight/singleflight_test.go b/singleflight/singleflight_test.go
index ad04037..a4d6ea3 100644
--- a/singleflight/singleflight_test.go
+++ b/singleflight/singleflight_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestDo(t *testing.T) {
 	var g Group
-	v, err, _ := g.Do("key", func() (interface{}, error) {
+	v, err, shared := g.Do("key", func() (interface{}, error) {
 		return "bar", nil
 	})
 	if got, want := fmt.Sprintf("%v (%T)", v, v), "bar (string)"; got != want {
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ func TestDo(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Do error = %v", err)
 	}
+	if shared.Decrement() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("ref counter is expected to be 0")
+	}
+	if shared.Shared() {
+		t.Errorf("Do returned shared")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDoErr(t *testing.T) {