diff --git a/eth/fetcher/metrics.go b/eth/fetcher/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd1678dd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/fetcher/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+
+// Contains the metrics collected by the txfetcher.
+
+package fetcher
+
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+
+var (
+	txAnnounceInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/in", nil)
+	txAnnounceKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/known", nil)
+	txAnnounceUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/underpriced", nil)
+	txAnnounceDOSMeter         = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/dos", nil)
+
+	txBroadcastInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/in", nil)
+	txBroadcastKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/known", nil)
+	txBroadcastUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/underpriced", nil)
+	txBroadcastOtherRejectMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/otherreject", nil)
+
+	txRequestOutMeter     = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/out", nil)
+	txRequestFailMeter    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/fail", nil)
+	txRequestDoneMeter    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/done", nil)
+	txRequestTimeoutMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/timeout", nil)
+
+	txReplyInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/in", nil)
+	txReplyKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/known", nil)
+	txReplyUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/underpriced", nil)
+	txReplyOtherRejectMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/otherreject", nil)
+
+	txFetcherWaitingPeers   = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/waiting/peers", nil)
+	txFetcherWaitingHashes  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/waiting/hashes", nil)
+	txFetcherQueueingPeers  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/queueing/peers", nil)
+	txFetcherQueueingHashes = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/queueing/hashes", nil)
+	txFetcherFetchingPeers  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/fetching/peers", nil)
+	txFetcherFetchingHashes = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/fetching/hashes", nil)
+
+	txFetcherSlowPeers = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/slow/peers", nil)
+	// Note: this metric does not mean that the fetching of a transaction
+	// was blocked by a specific peer during this period, since we request
+	// another peer to fetch the same transaction hash.
+	// The purpose of this metric is to measure how long it takes for a slow peer
+	// to become "unfrozen", either by eventually replying to the request
+	// or by being dropped, measuring from the moment the request was sent.
+	txFetcherSlowWait = metrics.NewRegisteredHistogram("eth/fetcher/transaction/slow/wait", nil, metrics.NewExpDecaySample(1028, 0.015))
+)
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
index 3e050320e9..5ba72e6b01 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -80,35 +79,6 @@ var (
 	txFetchTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
-var (
-	txAnnounceInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/in", nil)
-	txAnnounceKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/known", nil)
-	txAnnounceUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/underpriced", nil)
-	txAnnounceDOSMeter         = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/announces/dos", nil)
-
-	txBroadcastInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/in", nil)
-	txBroadcastKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/known", nil)
-	txBroadcastUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/underpriced", nil)
-	txBroadcastOtherRejectMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/broadcasts/otherreject", nil)
-
-	txRequestOutMeter     = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/out", nil)
-	txRequestFailMeter    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/fail", nil)
-	txRequestDoneMeter    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/done", nil)
-	txRequestTimeoutMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/request/timeout", nil)
-
-	txReplyInMeter          = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/in", nil)
-	txReplyKnownMeter       = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/known", nil)
-	txReplyUnderpricedMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/underpriced", nil)
-	txReplyOtherRejectMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("eth/fetcher/transaction/replies/otherreject", nil)
-
-	txFetcherWaitingPeers   = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/waiting/peers", nil)
-	txFetcherWaitingHashes  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/waiting/hashes", nil)
-	txFetcherQueueingPeers  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/queueing/peers", nil)
-	txFetcherQueueingHashes = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/queueing/hashes", nil)
-	txFetcherFetchingPeers  = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/fetching/peers", nil)
-	txFetcherFetchingHashes = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("eth/fetcher/transaction/fetching/hashes", nil)
-)
-
 var errTerminated = errors.New("terminated")
 
 // txAnnounce is the notification of the availability of a batch
@@ -635,6 +605,7 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) loop() {
 					}
 					// Keep track of the request as dangling, but never expire
 					f.requests[peer].hashes = nil
+					txFetcherSlowPeers.Inc(1)
 				}
 			}
 			// Schedule a new transaction retrieval
@@ -728,6 +699,10 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) loop() {
 					log.Warn("Unexpected transaction delivery", "peer", delivery.origin)
 					break
 				}
+				if req.hashes == nil {
+					txFetcherSlowPeers.Dec(1)
+					txFetcherSlowWait.Update(time.Duration(f.clock.Now() - req.time).Nanoseconds())
+				}
 				delete(f.requests, delivery.origin)
 
 				// Anything not delivered should be re-scheduled (with or without
@@ -807,6 +782,10 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) loop() {
 					}
 					delete(f.fetching, hash)
 				}
+				if request.hashes == nil {
+					txFetcherSlowPeers.Dec(1)
+					txFetcherSlowWait.Update(time.Duration(f.clock.Now() - request.time).Nanoseconds())
+				}
 				delete(f.requests, drop.peer)
 			}
 			// Clean up general announcement tracking