diff --git a/fail2ban/protocol.py b/fail2ban/protocol.py
index d8e617a9..de9665f8 100644
--- a/fail2ban/protocol.py
+++ b/fail2ban/protocol.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["set <JAIL> bantime <TIME>", "sets the number of seconds <TIME> a host will be banned for <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> datepattern <PATTERN>", "sets the <PATTERN> used to match date/times for <JAIL>"],
 ["set <JAIL> usedns <VALUE>", "sets the usedns mode for <JAIL>"],
+["set <JAIL> attempt <IP> [<failure1> ... <failureN>]", "manually notify about <IP> failure"], 
 ["set <JAIL> banip <IP> ... <IP>", "manually Ban <IP> for <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> unbanip [--report-absent] <IP> ... <IP>", "manually Unban <IP> in <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> maxretry <RETRY>", "sets the number of failures <RETRY> before banning the host for <JAIL>"], 
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index 2b583422..41b9fd3d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -428,6 +428,34 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		else:
 			self.__ignoreCache = None
 
+	def performBan(self, ip=None):
+		"""Performs a ban for IPs (or given ip) that are reached maxretry of the jail."""
+		try: # pragma: no branch - exception is the only way out
+			while True:
+				ticket = self.failManager.toBan(ip)
+				self.jail.putFailTicket(ticket)
+		except FailManagerEmpty:
+			self.failManager.cleanup(MyTime.time())
+
+	def addAttempt(self, ip, *matches):
+		"""Generate a failed attempt for ip"""
+		if not isinstance(ip, IPAddr):
+			ip = IPAddr(ip)
+		matches = list(matches) # tuple to list
+
+		# Generate the failure attempt for the IP:
+		unixTime = MyTime.time()
+		ticket = FailTicket(ip, unixTime, matches=matches)
+		logSys.info(
+			"[%s] Attempt %s - %s", self.jailName, ip, datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(unixTime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+		)
+		self.failManager.addFailure(ticket, len(matches) or 1)
+
+		# Perform the ban if this attempt is resulted to:
+		self.performBan(ip)
+
+		return 1
+
 	##
 	# Ignore own IP/DNS.
 	#
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/server.py b/fail2ban/server/server.py
index 36644eea..d13698f3 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/server.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/server.py
@@ -473,9 +473,12 @@ class Server:
 	def setBanTime(self, name, value):
 		self.__jails[name].actions.setBanTime(value)
 	
+	def addAttemptIP(self, name, *args):
+		return self.__jails[name].filter.addAttempt(*args)
+
 	def setBanIP(self, name, value):
 		return self.__jails[name].actions.addBannedIP(value)
-		
+
 	def setUnbanIP(self, name=None, value=None, ifexists=True):
 		if name is not None:
 			# single jail:
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
index f63acf12..66818844 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ class Transmitter:
 			value = command[2]
 			self.__server.setBanTime(name, value)
 			return self.__server.getBanTime(name)
+		elif command[1] == "attempt":
+			value = command[2:]
+			return self.__server.addAttemptIP(name, *value)
 		elif command[1] == "banip":
 			value = command[2:]
 			return self.__server.setBanIP(name,value)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index a1fe891b..fb499413 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ class IgnoreIP(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertLogged('Ignore 192.168.1.32')
 		tearDownMyTime()
 
+	def testAddAttempt(self):
+		self.filter.setMaxRetry(3)
+		for i in xrange(1, 1+3):
+			self.filter.addAttempt('192.0.2.1')
+			self.assertLogged('Attempt 192.0.2.1', '192.0.2.1:%d' % i, all=True, wait=True)
+		self.jail.actions._Actions__checkBan()
+		self.assertLogged('Ban 192.0.2.1', wait=True)
+
 	def testIgnoreCommand(self):
 		self.filter.ignoreCommand = sys.executable + ' ' + os.path.join(TEST_FILES_DIR, "ignorecommand.py <ip>")
 		self.assertTrue(self.filter.inIgnoreIPList("10.0.0.1"))
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index 491aacba..f80afa45 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -347,6 +347,25 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 			self.transm.proceed(
 				["set", self.jailName, "unbanip", "--report-absent", "192.0.2.255"])[0],1)
 
+	def testJailAttemptIP(self):
+		self.server.startJail(self.jailName) # Jail must be started
+
+		def attempt(ip, matches):
+			return self.transm.proceed(["set", self.jailName, "attempt", ip] + matches)
+
+		self.setGetTest("maxretry", "5", 5, jail=self.jailName)
+		# produce 2 single attempts per IP:
+		for i in (1, 2):
+			for ip in ("192.0.2.1", "192.0.2.2"):
+				self.assertEqual(attempt(ip, ["test failure %d" % i]), (0, 1))
+		self.assertLogged("192.0.2.1:2", "192.0.2.2:2", all=True, wait=True)
+		# this 3 attempts at once should cause a ban:
+		self.assertEqual(attempt(ip, ["test failure %d" % i for i in (3,4,5)]), (0, 1))
+		self.assertLogged("192.0.2.2:5", wait=True)
+		# resulted to ban for "192.0.2.2" but not for "192.0.2.1":
+		self.assertLogged("Ban 192.0.2.2", wait=True)
+		self.assertNotLogged("Ban 192.0.2.1")
+
 	def testJailMaxRetry(self):
 		self.setGetTest("maxretry", "5", 5, jail=self.jailName)
 		self.setGetTest("maxretry", "2", 2, jail=self.jailName)
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index aa74aba4..22035f85 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ date/times for <JAIL>
 \fBset <JAIL> usedns <VALUE>\fR
 sets the usedns mode for <JAIL>
 .TP
+\fBset <JAIL> attempt <IP> [<failure1> ... <failureN>]\fR
+manually notify about <IP> failure
+.TP
 \fBset <JAIL> banip <IP> ... <IP>\fR
 manually Ban <IP> for <JAIL>
 .TP