diff --git a/pkg/metrics/init.go b/pkg/metrics/init.go
index 341bb2306..e7cdeb56b 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/init.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/init.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type CoreQueueMetrics interface {
 	IncQueueApplicationsCompleted()
 	IncAllocatedContainer()
 	IncReleasedContainer()
+	AddReleasedContainers(value int)
 	SetQueueGuaranteedResourceMetrics(resourceName string, value float64)
 	SetQueueMaxResourceMetrics(resourceName string, value float64)
 	SetQueueAllocatedResourceMetrics(resourceName string, value float64)
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/queue.go b/pkg/metrics/queue.go
index 3d55eb0b9..a4030d816 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/queue.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func (m *QueueMetrics) IncReleasedContainer() {
 	m.appMetrics.With(prometheus.Labels{"state": "released"}).Inc()
 }
 
+func (m *QueueMetrics) AddReleasedContainers(value int) {
+	m.appMetrics.With(prometheus.Labels{"state": "released"}).Add(float64(value))
+}
+
 func (m *QueueMetrics) SetQueueGuaranteedResourceMetrics(resourceName string, value float64) {
 	m.ResourceMetrics.With(prometheus.Labels{"state": "guaranteed", "resource": resourceName}).Set(value)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/queue_test.go b/pkg/metrics/queue_test.go
index 7ede358eb..ae17ed17f 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/queue_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ func TestReleasedContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	verifyAppMetrics(t, "released")
 }
 
+func TestAddReleasedContainers(t *testing.T) {
+	cqm = getQueueMetrics()
+	defer unregisterQueueMetrics(t)
+
+	cqm.AddReleasedContainers(1)
+	verifyAppMetrics(t, "released")
+}
+
 func TestQueueGuaranteedResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	cqm = getQueueMetrics()
 	defer unregisterQueueMetrics(t)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/partition.go b/pkg/scheduler/partition.go
index f4bde125d..f08558d13 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/partition.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/partition.go
@@ -768,8 +768,6 @@ func (pc *PartitionContext) removeNodeAllocations(node *objects.Node) ([]*object
 			log.Log(log.SchedPartition).Warn("failed to release resources from queue",
 				zap.String("appID", alloc.GetApplicationID()),
 				zap.Error(err))
-		} else {
-			metrics.GetQueueMetrics(queue.GetQueuePath()).IncReleasedContainer()
 		}
 		// remove preempted resources
 		if alloc.IsPreempted() {
@@ -781,6 +779,7 @@ func (pc *PartitionContext) removeNodeAllocations(node *objects.Node) ([]*object
 
 		// the allocation is removed so add it to the list that we return
 		released = append(released, alloc)
+		metrics.GetQueueMetrics(queue.GetQueuePath()).IncReleasedContainer()
 		log.Log(log.SchedPartition).Info("allocation removed from node",
 			zap.String("nodeID", node.NodeID),
 			zap.String("allocationId", allocID))
@@ -1356,8 +1355,6 @@ func (pc *PartitionContext) removeAllocation(release *si.AllocationRelease) ([]*
 				zap.String("appID", appID),
 				zap.String("allocationId", uuid),
 				zap.Error(err))
-		} else {
-			metrics.GetQueueMetrics(queue.GetQueuePath()).IncReleasedContainer()
 		}
 	}
 	if resources.StrictlyGreaterThanZero(totalPreempting) {
@@ -1371,6 +1368,7 @@ func (pc *PartitionContext) removeAllocation(release *si.AllocationRelease) ([]*
 	}
 	// track the number of allocations, when we replace the result is no change
 	pc.updateAllocationCount(-len(released))
+	metrics.GetQueueMetrics(queue.GetQueuePath()).AddReleasedContainers(len(released))
 
 	// if the termination type is timeout, we don't notify the shim, because it's
 	// originated from that side