diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index b28f8a9..29703bd 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -113,31 +113,100 @@ declare namespace slugify {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
-Slugify a string.
+declare const slugify: {
+	/**
+	Slugify a string.
 
-@param string - String to slugify.
+	@param string - String to slugify.
 
-@example
-```
-import slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+	@example
+	```
+	import slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
 
-slugify('I ♥ Dogs');
-//=> 'i-love-dogs'
+	slugify('I ♥ Dogs');
+	//=> 'i-love-dogs'
 
-slugify('  Déjà Vu!  ');
-//=> 'deja-vu'
+	slugify('  Déjà Vu!  ');
+	//=> 'deja-vu'
 
-slugify('fooBar 123 $#%');
-//=> 'foo-bar-123'
+	slugify('fooBar 123 $#%');
+	//=> 'foo-bar-123'
 
-slugify('я люблю единорогов');
-//=> 'ya-lyublyu-edinorogov'
-```
-*/
-declare function slugify(
-	string: string,
-	options?: slugify.Options
-): string;
+	slugify('я люблю единорогов');
+	//=> 'ya-lyublyu-edinorogov'
+	```
+	*/
+	(
+		string: string,
+		options?: slugify.Options
+	): string;
+
+	/**
+	Returns a new instance of `slugify(string, options?)` with a counter to handle multiple occurences of the same string.
+
+	@param string - String to slugify.
+
+	@example
+	```
+	import slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+
+	const countableSlugify = slugify.counter();
+	countableSlugify('foo bar');
+	//=> 'foo-bar'
+
+	countableSlugify('foo bar');
+	//=> 'foo-bar-2'
+
+	countableSlugify.reset();
+
+	countableSlugify('foo bar');
+	//=> 'foo-bar'
+	```
+
+	__Use case example of counter__
+
+	If, for example, you have a document with multiple sections where each subsection has an example.
+
+	```
+	## Section 1
+
+	### Example
+
+	## Section 2
+
+	### Example
+	```
+
+	You can then use `slugify.counter()` to generate unique HTML `id`'s to ensure anchors will link to the right headline.
+	*/
+	counter: () => {
+		(
+			string: string,
+			options?: slugify.Options
+		): string;
+
+		/**
+		Reset the counter.
+
+		@example
+		```
+		import slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+
+		const countableSlugify = slugify.counter();
+		countableSlugify('foo bar');
+		//=> 'foo-bar'
+
+		countableSlugify('foo bar');
+		//=> 'foo-bar-2'
+
+		countableSlugify.reset();
+
+		countableSlugify('foo bar');
+		//=> 'foo-bar'
+		```
+		*/
+		reset(): void;
+	};
+}
 
 export = slugify;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5ae1569..87ca329 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const removeMootSeparators = (string, separator) => {
 		.replace(new RegExp(`^${escapedSeparator}|${escapedSeparator}$`, 'g'), '');
 };
 
-module.exports = (string, options) => {
+const slugify = (string, options) => {
 	if (typeof string !== 'string') {
 		throw new TypeError(`Expected a string, got \`${typeof string}\``);
 	}
@@ -65,3 +65,35 @@ module.exports = (string, options) => {
 
 	return string;
 };
+
+const counter = () => {
+	const occurrences = new Map();
+
+	const countable = (string, options) => {
+		string = slugify(string, options);
+
+		if (!string) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		const stringLower = string.toLowerCase();
+		const numberless = occurrences.get(stringLower.replace(/(?:-\d+?)+?$/, '')) || 0;
+		const counter = occurrences.get(stringLower);
+		occurrences.set(stringLower, typeof counter === 'number' ? counter + 1 : 1);
+		const newCounter = occurrences.get(stringLower) || 2;
+		if (newCounter >= 2 || numberless > 2) {
+			string = `${string}-${newCounter}`;
+		}
+
+		return string;
+	};
+
+	countable.reset = () => {
+		occurrences.clear();
+	};
+
+	return countable;
+};
+
+module.exports = slugify;
+module.exports.counter = counter;
diff --git a/index.test-d.ts b/index.test-d.ts
index e6b83bf..b60084e 100644
--- a/index.test-d.ts
+++ b/index.test-d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ expectType<string>(slugify('I ♥ Dogs'));
 expectType<string>(slugify('BAR and baz', {separator: '_'}));
 expectType<string>(slugify('Déjà Vu!', {lowercase: false}));
 expectType<string>(slugify('fooBar', {decamelize: false}));
-expectType<string>(
-	slugify('I ♥ 🦄 & 🐶', {customReplacements: [['🐶', 'dog']]})
-);
+expectType<string>(slugify('I ♥ 🦄 & 🐶', {customReplacements: [['🐶', 'dog']]}));
 expectType<string>(slugify('_foo_bar', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true}));
+
+// counter
+expectType<string>(slugify.counter()('I ♥ Dogs'));
+expectType<void>(slugify.counter().reset());
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c8d0f9c..3c20534 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -164,6 +164,68 @@ slugify('_foo_bar', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true});
 //=> '_foo-bar'
 ```
 
+### slugify.counter()
+
+Returns a new instance of `slugify(string, options?)` with a counter to handle multiple occurences of the same string.
+
+#### Example
+
+```js
+const slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+
+const countableSlugify = slugify.counter();
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar'
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar-2'
+
+countableSlugify.reset();
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar'
+```
+
+#### Use-case example of counter
+
+If, for example, you have a document with multiple sections where each subsection has an example.
+
+```md
+## Section 1
+
+### Example
+
+## Section 2
+
+### Example
+```
+
+You can then use `slugify.counter()` to generate unique HTML `id`'s to ensure anchors will link to the right headline.
+
+### slugify.reset()
+
+Reset the counter
+
+#### Example
+
+```js
+const slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+
+const countableSlugify = slugify.counter();
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar'
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar-2'
+
+countableSlugify.reset();
+
+countableSlugify('foo bar');
+//=> 'foo-bar'
+```
+
 ## Related
 
 - [slugify-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/slugify-cli) - CLI for this module
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2757187..3e46825 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -131,3 +131,39 @@ test('leading underscore', t => {
 	t.is(slugify('__foo__bar', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true}), '_foo-bar');
 	t.is(slugify('____-___foo__bar', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true}), '_foo-bar');
 });
+
+test('counter', t => {
+	const countableSlugify = slugify.counter();
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo bar'), 'foo-bar');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo bar'), 'foo-bar-2');
+
+	countableSlugify.reset();
+
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo'), 'foo');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo'), 'foo-2');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo 1'), 'foo-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-1'), 'foo-1-2');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-1'), 'foo-1-3');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo'), 'foo-3');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo'), 'foo-4');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-1'), 'foo-1-4');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-2'), 'foo-2-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-2'), 'foo-2-2');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-2-1'), 'foo-2-1-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-2-1'), 'foo-2-1-2');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-11'), 'foo-11-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-111'), 'foo-111-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('foo-111-1'), 'foo-111-1-1');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('fooCamelCase', {lowercase: false, decamelize: false}), 'fooCamelCase');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('fooCamelCase', {decamelize: false}), 'foocamelcase-2');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('_foo'), 'foo-5');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('_foo', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true}), '_foo');
+	t.is(countableSlugify('_foo', {preserveLeadingUnderscore: true}), '_foo-2');
+
+	const countableSlugify2 = slugify.counter();
+	t.is(countableSlugify2('foo'), 'foo');
+	t.is(countableSlugify2('foo'), 'foo-2');
+
+	t.is(countableSlugify2(''), '');
+	t.is(countableSlugify2(''), '');
+});