diff --git a/eth/dropper.go b/eth/dropper.go
index 826b563f55..4193c4573f 100644
--- a/eth/dropper.go
+++ b/eth/dropper.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ const (
 	syncCheckInterval = 60 * time.Second
 )
 
+var (
+	// droppedInbound is the number of inbound peers dropped
+	droppedInbound = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/dropper/inbound", nil)
+	// droppedOutbound is the number of outbound peers dropped
+	droppedOutbound = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/dropper/outbound", nil)
+)
+
 // dropper monitors the state of the peer pool and makes changes as follows:
 //   - during sync the Downloader handles peer connections, so dropper is disabled
 //   - if not syncing and the peer count is close to the limit, it drops peers
@@ -128,6 +136,11 @@ func (cm *dropper) dropRandomPeer() bool {
 		p := droppable[mrand.Intn(len(droppable))]
 		log.Debug("Dropping random peer", "id", p.ID(), "duration", common.PrettyDuration(p.Lifetime()), "inbound", p.Inbound(), "peercountbefore", len(peers))
 		p.Disconnect(p2p.DiscTooManyPeers)
+		if p.Inbound() {
+			droppedInbound.Mark(1)
+		} else {
+			droppedOutbound.Mark(1)
+		}
 		return true
 	}
 	return false