diff --git a/api/src/Cache.php b/api/src/Cache.php
index 73bb00f1ca..426bf8f385 100644
--- a/api/src/Cache.php
+++ b/api/src/Cache.php
@@ -179,6 +179,82 @@ class Cache
 		throw new Exception\WrongParameter(__METHOD__."() unknown level '$level'!");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Increment some value in the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param string $level use Cache::(TREE|INSTANCE), Cache::(SESSION|REQUEST) are NOT supported!
+	 * @param string $app application storing data
+	 * @param string $location location name for data
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	public static function incrementCache(string $level, string $app, string $location, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		//error_log(__METHOD__."('$level', '$app', '$location', $offset, $inital_value, $expiration)");
+		switch($level)
+		{
+			case self::SESSION:
+			case self::REQUEST:
+				break;
+
+			case self::INSTANCE:
+			case self::TREE:
+			default:
+				if (!($provider = self::get_provider($level)))
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+				// limit expiration to configured maximum time
+				if (isset(self::$max_expiration) && (!$expiration || $expiration > self::$max_expiration))
+				{
+					$expiration = self::$max_expiration;
+				}
+				return $provider->increment(self::keys($level, $app, $location), $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		}
+		throw new Exception\WrongParameter(__METHOD__."() unsupported level '$level'!");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrements value in cache, but never below 0
+	 *
+	 * If new value would be below 0, 0 will be set as new value!
+	 *
+	 * @param string $level use Cache::(TREE|INSTANCE), Cache::(SESSION|REQUEST) are NOT supported!
+	 * @param string $app application storing data
+	 * @param string $location location name for data
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	public static function decrementCache(string $level, string $app, string $location, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		//error_log(__METHOD__."('$level', '$app', '$location', $offset, $inital_value, $expiration)");
+		switch($level)
+		{
+			case self::SESSION:
+			case self::REQUEST:
+				break;
+
+			case self::INSTANCE:
+			case self::TREE:
+			default:
+				if (!($provider = self::get_provider($level)))
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+				// limit expiration to configured maximum time
+				if (isset(self::$max_expiration) && (!$expiration || $expiration > self::$max_expiration))
+				{
+					$expiration = self::$max_expiration;
+				}
+				return $provider->decrement(self::keys($level, $app, $location), $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		}
+		throw new Exception\WrongParameter(__METHOD__."() unsupported level '$level'!");
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Content stored to signal one callback is already running and calculating the data, to not run it multiple times
 	 */
diff --git a/api/src/Cache/Apcu.php b/api/src/Cache/Apcu.php
index 0be1297a46..1cc581e526 100644
--- a/api/src/Cache/Apcu.php
+++ b/api/src/Cache/Apcu.php
@@ -129,6 +129,53 @@ class Apcu extends Base implements Provider
 		return $data;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Increments value in cache
+	 *
+	 * Default implementation emulating increment using get & set.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function increment(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		$key = self::key($keys);
+		if ($intial_value !== 0 && !apcu_exists($key))
+		{
+			return apcu_store($key, $intial_value, $expiration) ? $intial_value : false;
+		}
+		return apcu_inc($key, $offset, $success, $expiration);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrements value in cache, but never below 0
+	 *
+	 * If new value would be below 0, 0 will be set as new value!
+	 * Default implementation emulating decrement using get & set.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function decrement(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		$key = self::key($keys);
+		if ($intial_value !== 0 && !apcu_exists($key))
+		{
+			return apcu_store($key, $intial_value, $expiration) ? $intial_value : false;
+		}
+		if (($value = apcu_dec($key, $offset, $success, $expiration)) < 0)
+		{
+			$value = apcu_store($key, 0, $expiration) ? 0 : false;
+		}
+		return $value;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Delete some data from the cache
 	 *
diff --git a/api/src/Cache/Base.php b/api/src/Cache/Base.php
index 1055933ced..c0f61adac5 100644
--- a/api/src/Cache/Base.php
+++ b/api/src/Cache/Base.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace EGroupware\Api\Cache;
 
-/*if (isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && realpath($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) == __FILE__)
+/*if (isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && realpath($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) === __FILE__)
 {
 	require_once dirname(__DIR__).'/loader/common.php';
 }*/
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ abstract class Base implements Provider
 						++$failed;
 					}
 				}
-				elseif (!is_null($data))	// emulation can NOT distinquish between null and not set
+				elseif (!is_null($data))	// emulation can NOT distinguish between null and not set
 				{
 					$locations[$location] = $data;
 				}
@@ -149,6 +149,61 @@ abstract class Base implements Provider
 					++$failed;
 				}
 			}
+
+			// test increment
+			$keys = [$level, __CLASS__, 'increment'];
+			$this->delete($keys);
+
+			if (($val=$this->increment($keys, 3, 8)) !== 8)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: increment(\$keys, 3, 8)=".array2string($val)." !== 8 for initial/unset \$keys\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->get($keys)) != 8)	// get always returns string!
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: get(\$keys)=".array2string($val)." != 8 for reading back incremented value\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->increment($keys, 2, 5)) !== 10)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: increment(\$keys, 2, 5)=".array2string($val)." !== 10 for current \$keys === 8\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->get($keys)) != 10)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: get(\$keys)=".array2string($val)." != 10 for reading back incremented value\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+
+			// test decrement
+			$keys = [$level, __CLASS__, 'decrement'];
+			$this->delete($keys);
+
+			if (($val=$this->decrement($keys, 3, 2)) !== 2)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: decrement(\$keys, 3, 2)=".array2string($val)." !== 2 for initial/unset \$keys\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->get($keys)) != 2)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: get(\$keys)=".array2string($val)." != 2 for reading back decremented value\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->decrement($keys, 2, 5)) !== 0)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: decrement(\$keys, 2, 5)=".array2string($val)." !== 0 for current \$keys === 2\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->get($keys)) != 0)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: get(\$keys)=".array2string($val)." != 0 for reading back decremented value\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
+			if (($val=$this->decrement($keys, 2, 5)) !== 0)
+			{
+				if ($verbose) echo "$label: decrement(\$keys, 2, 5)=".array2string($val)." !== 0 for current \$keys === 0 (value never less then 0!)\n";
+				++$failed;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $failed;
@@ -167,15 +222,90 @@ abstract class Base implements Provider
 		unset($keys);	// required by function signature
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Stores some data in the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys eg. array($level,$app,$location)
+	 * @param mixed $data
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return boolean true on success, false on error
+	 */
+	abstract function set(array $keys, $data, $expiration=0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get some data from the cache
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys eg. array($level,$app,$location)
+	 * @return mixed data stored or NULL if not found in cache
+	 */
+	abstract function get(array $keys);
+
+	/**
+	 * Increments value in cache
+	 *
+	 * Default implementation emulating increment using get & set.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function increment(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		if (($value = $this->get($keys)) === false)
+		{
+			return $value;
+		}
+		if (!isset($value))
+		{
+			$value = $intial_value;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$value += $offset;
+		}
+		return $this->set($keys, $value, $expiration) ? $value : false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrements value in cache, but never below 0
+	 *
+	 * If new value would be below 0, 0 will be set as new value!
+	 * Default implementation emulating decrement using get & set.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function decrement(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		if (($value = $this->get($keys)) === false)
+		{
+			return $value;
+		}
+		if (!isset($value))
+		{
+			$value = $intial_value;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (($value -= $offset) < 0) $value = 0;
+		}
+		return $this->set($keys, $value, $expiration) ? $value : false;
+	}
 }
 
 // some testcode, if this file is called via it's URL
 // can be run on command-line: sudo php -d apc.enable_cli=1 -f api/src/Cache/Base.php
-/*if (isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && realpath($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) == __FILE__)
+/*if (isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) && realpath($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) === __FILE__)
 {
 	if (!isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']))
 	{
-		chdir(dirname(__FILE__));	// to enable our relative pathes to work
+		chdir(__DIR__);	// to enable our relative pathes to work
 	}
 	$GLOBALS['egw_info'] = array(
 		'flags' => array(
diff --git a/api/src/Cache/Memcached.php b/api/src/Cache/Memcached.php
index 1ed1b104df..ade61d1ac9 100644
--- a/api/src/Cache/Memcached.php
+++ b/api/src/Cache/Memcached.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Memcached extends Base implements ProviderMultiple
 	/**
 	 * Use Libketama consistent hashing
 	 *
-	 * Off by default as for just 2 Memcached servers it creates an extrem
+	 * Off by default as for just 2 Memcached servers it creates an extreme
 	 * unbalanced distribution favoring the 2. server and has no benefits
 	 * as requests to the failed node can only go to the other one anyway.
 	 *
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Memcached extends Base implements ProviderMultiple
 	private $consistent = false;
 
 	/**
-	 * Retry on node failure: 0: no retry, 1: retry on set/add/delete, 2: allways retry
+	 * Retry on node failure: 0: no retry, 1: retry on set/add/delete, 2: always retry
 	 *
 	 * @var retry
 	 */
@@ -245,6 +245,48 @@ class Memcached extends Base implements ProviderMultiple
 			$this->memcache->delete(self::key($keys));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Increments value in cache
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function increment(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		$ret = $this->memcache->increment($key=self::key($keys), $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		if ($ret === false && $this->retry > 0)
+		{
+			$ret = $this->memcache->increment($key, $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		}
+		// fix memcached returning strings
+		return $ret !== false ? (int)$ret : $ret;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrements value in cache, but never below 0
+	 *
+	 * If new value would be below 0, 0 will be set as new value!
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to set and return, if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function decrement(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0)
+	{
+		$ret = $this->memcache->decrement($key=self::key($keys), $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		if ($ret === false && $this->retry > 0)
+		{
+			$ret = $this->memcache->decrement($key, $offset, $intial_value, $expiration);
+		}
+		// fix memcached returning strings
+		return $ret !== false ? (int)$ret : $ret;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a single key from $keys
 	 *
diff --git a/api/src/Cache/Provider.php b/api/src/Cache/Provider.php
index 77a7ceb6cb..da2802acfb 100644
--- a/api/src/Cache/Provider.php
+++ b/api/src/Cache/Provider.php
@@ -58,6 +58,30 @@ interface Provider
 	 */
 	function get(array $keys);
 
+	/**
+	 * Increments value in cache
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to use if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function increment(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Decrements value in cache, but never below 0
+	 *
+	 * If new value would be below 0, 0 will be set as new value!
+	 *
+	 * @param array $keys
+	 * @param int $offset =1 how much to increment by
+	 * @param int $intial_value =0 value to use if not in cache
+	 * @param int $expiration =0
+	 * @return false|int new value on success, false on error
+	 */
+	function decrement(array $keys, int $offset=1, int $intial_value=0, int $expiration=0);
+
 	/**
 	 * Delete some data from the cache
 	 *