diff --git a/eth/fetcher/blob_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/blob_fetcher.go
index 98d0ff24c4..d8a2f205ea 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/blob_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/blob_fetcher.go
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ func (f *BlobFetcher) loop() {
 					}
 					delete(f.waittime, hash)
 					delete(f.waitlist, hash)
+					blobAnnounceTimeoutMeter.Mark(1)
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/metrics.go b/eth/fetcher/metrics.go
index a2317e7c64..4eb4db0a99 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/metrics.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/metrics.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ var (
 
 	blobAnnounceInMeter  = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/blob/announces/in", nil)
 	blobAnnounceDOSMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/blob/announces/dos", nil)
+	// This metric is to track the number of availability failure
+	blobAnnounceTimeoutMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/blob/announces/timeout", nil)
 
 	blobRequestOutMeter     = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/blob/request/out", nil)
 	blobRequestFailMeter    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/blob/request/fail", nil)