diff --git a/apisix/plugins/limit-count/limit-count-local.lua b/apisix/plugins/limit-count/limit-count-local.lua
index 27c1fc454f4b..b6f319ae0106 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/limit-count/limit-count-local.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/limit-count/limit-count-local.lua
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ end
 
 function _M.incoming(self, key, commit, conf, cost)
     local delay, remaining = self.limit_count:incoming(key, commit, cost)
-    local reset = 0
-    if not delay then
-        return delay, remaining, reset
-    end
+    local reset
 
     if remaining == conf.count - cost then
         reset = set_endtime(self, key, conf.time_window)
diff --git a/t/plugin/limit-count-redis-cluster2.t b/t/plugin/limit-count-redis-cluster2.t
index d5363c016d8b..ede8ee9dcc82 100644
--- a/t/plugin/limit-count-redis-cluster2.t
+++ b/t/plugin/limit-count-redis-cluster2.t
@@ -87,3 +87,53 @@ OK
 OK
 OK
 Done
+
+
+
+=== TEST 2: test header X-RateLimit-Reset shouldn't be set to 0 after request be rejected
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                [[{
+                    "uri": "/hello2",
+                    "plugins": {
+                        "limit-count": {
+                            "count": 2,
+                            "time_window": 60,
+                            "key": "remote_addr",
+                            "policy": "redis-cluster",
+                            "redis_cluster_nodes": [
+                                "127.0.0.1:5000",
+                                "127.0.0.1:5001"
+                            ],
+                            "redis_cluster_name": "redis-cluster-1"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "upstream": {
+                        "nodes": {
+                            "127.0.0.1:1980": 1
+                        },
+                        "type": "roundrobin"
+                    }
+                }]]
+            )
+            for i = 1, 3 do
+                local _, _, headers = t('/hello2', ngx.HTTP_GET)
+                ngx.sleep(1)
+                if tonumber(headers["X-RateLimit-Reset"]) > 0 then
+                    ngx.say("OK")
+                else
+                   ngx.say("WRONG")
+                end
+            end
+            ngx.say("Done")
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+OK
+OK
+OK
+Done
diff --git a/t/plugin/limit-count-redis3.t b/t/plugin/limit-count-redis3.t
index a7694f63b518..bf952df1863b 100644
--- a/t/plugin/limit-count-redis3.t
+++ b/t/plugin/limit-count-redis3.t
@@ -301,3 +301,74 @@ GET /hello
 hello world
 --- error_log
 failed to do ssl handshake
+
+
+
+=== TEST 10: set router
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1',
+                ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                [[{
+                    "uri": "/hello",
+                    "plugins": {
+                        "limit-count": {
+                            "count": 2,
+                            "time_window": 60,
+                            "policy": "redis",
+                            "redis_host": "127.0.0.1",
+                            "redis_port": 6379,
+                            "redis_database": 1,
+                            "redis_timeout": 1001
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "upstream": {
+                        "nodes": {
+                            "127.0.0.1:1980": 1
+                        },
+                        "type": "roundrobin"
+                    }
+                }]]
+                )
+
+            if code >= 300 then
+                ngx.status = code
+            end
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed
+
+
+
+=== TEST 11: test header X-RateLimit-Reset shouldn't be set to 0 after request be rejected
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local json = require "t.toolkit.json"
+            local http = require "resty.http"
+            local uri = "http://127.0.0.1:" .. ngx.var.server_port
+                        .. "/hello"
+            local ress = {}
+            for i = 1, 3 do
+                local httpc = http.new()
+                local res, err = httpc:request_uri(uri)
+                if not res then
+                    ngx.say(err)
+                    return
+                end
+                ngx.sleep(1)
+                local reset = res.headers["X-RateLimit-Reset"]
+                if tonumber(reset) <= 0 then
+                    ngx.say("failed")
+                end
+
+            end
+            ngx.say("success")
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+success
diff --git a/t/plugin/limit-count4.t b/t/plugin/limit-count4.t
index bcefe5156fd0..a3453c58caaf 100644
--- a/t/plugin/limit-count4.t
+++ b/t/plugin/limit-count4.t
@@ -171,3 +171,34 @@ passed
     }
 --- response_body
 ["1","0","0"]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 5: test header X-RateLimit-Reset shouldn't be set to 0 after request be rejected
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local json = require "t.toolkit.json"
+            local http = require "resty.http"
+            local uri = "http://127.0.0.1:" .. ngx.var.server_port
+                        .. "/hello"
+            local ress = {}
+            for i = 1, 3 do
+                local httpc = http.new()
+                local res, err = httpc:request_uri(uri)
+                if not res then
+                    ngx.say(err)
+                    return
+                end
+                ngx.sleep(1)
+                local reset = res.headers["X-RateLimit-Reset"]
+                if tonumber(reset) <= 0 then
+                    ngx.say("failed")
+                end
+
+            end
+            ngx.say("success")
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+success