function bbp_bump_forum_topic_count( $forum_id = 0, $difference = 1, $update_ancestors = true ) {

	// Bail if no bump
	if ( empty( $difference ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	// Get some counts
	$forum_id          = bbp_get_forum_id( $forum_id );
	$topic_count       = bbp_get_forum_topic_count( $forum_id, false, true );
	$total_topic_count = bbp_get_forum_topic_count( $forum_id, true,  true );
	$difference        = (int) $difference;

	// Update this forum id
	update_post_meta( $forum_id, '_bbp_topic_count',       (int) ( $topic_count       + $difference ) );
	update_post_meta( $forum_id, '_bbp_total_topic_count', (int) ( $total_topic_count + $difference ) );

	// Check for ancestors
	if ( true === $update_ancestors ) {

		// Get post ancestors
		$forum     = get_post( $forum_id );
		$ancestors = get_post_ancestors( $forum );

		// If has ancestors, loop through them...
		if ( ! empty( $ancestors ) ) {
			foreach ( (array) $ancestors as $parent_forum_id ) {

				// Only update topic count when an ancestor is not a category.
				if ( ! bbp_is_forum_category( $parent_forum_id ) ) {

					$parent_topic_count = bbp_get_forum_topic_count( $parent_forum_id, false, true );
					update_post_meta( $parent_forum_id, '_bbp_topic_count', (int) ( $parent_topic_count + $difference ) );
				}

				// Update the total topic count.
				$parent_total_topic_count = bbp_get_forum_topic_count( $parent_forum_id, true,  true );
				update_post_meta( $parent_forum_id, '_bbp_total_topic_count', (int) ( $parent_total_topic_count + $difference ) );
			}
		}
	}

	$forum_topic_count = (int) ( $total_topic_count + $difference );

	// Filter & return
	return (int) apply_filters( 'bbp_bump_forum_topic_count', $forum_topic_count, $forum_id, $difference, $update_ancestors );
}