diff --git a/cmd/provider/main.go b/cmd/provider/main.go
index 30b96c8..cc949a6 100644
--- a/cmd/provider/main.go
+++ b/cmd/provider/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/feature"
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/ratelimiter"
+	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/reconciler/managed"
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/resource"
+	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/pkg/statemetrics"
 	tjcontroller "github.com/crossplane/upjet/pkg/controller"
 	"github.com/crossplane/upjet/pkg/terraform"
 	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics"
 
 	"github.com/upbound/upjet-provider-template/apis"
 	"github.com/upbound/upjet-provider-template/apis/v1alpha1"
@@ -36,12 +39,13 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	var (
-		app              = kingpin.New(filepath.Base(os.Args[0]), "Terraform based Crossplane provider for Template").DefaultEnvars()
-		debug            = app.Flag("debug", "Run with debug logging.").Short('d').Bool()
-		syncPeriod       = app.Flag("sync", "Controller manager sync period such as 300ms, 1.5h, or 2h45m").Short('s').Default("1h").Duration()
-		pollInterval     = app.Flag("poll", "Poll interval controls how often an individual resource should be checked for drift.").Default("10m").Duration()
-		leaderElection   = app.Flag("leader-election", "Use leader election for the controller manager.").Short('l').Default("false").OverrideDefaultFromEnvar("LEADER_ELECTION").Bool()
-		maxReconcileRate = app.Flag("max-reconcile-rate", "The global maximum rate per second at which resources may be checked for drift from the desired state.").Default("10").Int()
+		app                     = kingpin.New(filepath.Base(os.Args[0]), "Terraform based Crossplane provider for Template").DefaultEnvars()
+		debug                   = app.Flag("debug", "Run with debug logging.").Short('d').Bool()
+		syncPeriod              = app.Flag("sync", "Controller manager sync period such as 300ms, 1.5h, or 2h45m").Short('s').Default("1h").Duration()
+		pollInterval            = app.Flag("poll", "Poll interval controls how often an individual resource should be checked for drift.").Default("10m").Duration()
+		pollStateMetricInterval = app.Flag("poll-state-metric", "State metric recording interval").Default("5s").Duration()
+		leaderElection          = app.Flag("leader-election", "Use leader election for the controller manager.").Short('l').Default("false").OverrideDefaultFromEnvar("LEADER_ELECTION").Bool()
+		maxReconcileRate        = app.Flag("max-reconcile-rate", "The global maximum rate per second at which resources may be checked for drift from the desired state.").Default("10").Int()
 
 		terraformVersion = app.Flag("terraform-version", "Terraform version.").Required().Envar("TERRAFORM_VERSION").String()
 		providerSource   = app.Flag("terraform-provider-source", "Terraform provider source.").Required().Envar("TERRAFORM_PROVIDER_SOURCE").String()
@@ -80,6 +84,13 @@ func main() {
 	})
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Cannot create controller manager")
 	kingpin.FatalIfError(apis.AddToScheme(mgr.GetScheme()), "Cannot add Template APIs to scheme")
+
+	metricRecorder := managed.NewMRMetricRecorder()
+	stateMetrics := statemetrics.NewMRStateMetrics()
+
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(metricRecorder)
+	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(stateMetrics)
+
 	o := tjcontroller.Options{
 		Options: xpcontroller.Options{
 			Logger:                  log,
@@ -87,6 +98,11 @@ func main() {
 			PollInterval:            *pollInterval,
 			MaxConcurrentReconciles: *maxReconcileRate,
 			Features:                &feature.Flags{},
+			MetricOptions: &xpcontroller.MetricOptions{
+				PollStateMetricInterval: *pollStateMetricInterval,
+				MRMetrics:               metricRecorder,
+				MRStateMetrics:          stateMetrics,
+			},
 		},
 		Provider: config.GetProvider(),
 		// use the following WorkspaceStoreOption to enable the shared gRPC mode