diff --git a/crates/diesel_models/src/kv.rs b/crates/diesel_models/src/kv.rs
index f56ef8304186..dd12a916c90f 100644
--- a/crates/diesel_models/src/kv.rs
+++ b/crates/diesel_models/src/kv.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ impl TypedSql {
         request_id: String,
         global_id: String,
     ) -> crate::StorageResult<Vec<(&str, String)>> {
+        let pushed_at = common_utils::date_time::now_unix_timestamp();
+
         Ok(vec![
             (
                 "typed_sql",
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ impl TypedSql {
             ),
             ("global_id", global_id),
             ("request_id", request_id),
+            ("pushed_at", pushed_at.to_string()),
         ])
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
index 94a29e3b0a04..7b77873a648e 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/lib.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ async fn drainer(
             .get("request_id")
             .map_or(String::new(), Clone::clone);
         let global_id = entry.1.get("global_id").map_or(String::new(), Clone::clone);
+        let pushed_at = entry.1.get("pushed_at");
 
         tracing::Span::current().record("request_id", request_id);
         tracing::Span::current().record("global_id", global_id);
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ async fn drainer(
                         value: insert_op.into(),
                     }],
                 );
+                utils::push_drainer_delay(pushed_at, insert_op.to_string());
             }
             kv::DBOperation::Update { updatable } => {
                 let (_, execution_time) = common_utils::date_time::time_it(|| async {
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ async fn drainer(
                         value: update_op.into(),
                     }],
                 );
+                utils::push_drainer_delay(pushed_at, update_op.to_string());
             }
             kv::DBOperation::Delete => {
                 // [#224]: Implement this
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/metrics.rs b/crates/drainer/src/metrics.rs
index 77f3d5e7db1d..06e9119787d5 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 pub use router_env::opentelemetry::KeyValue;
-use router_env::{counter_metric, global_meter, histogram_metric, metrics_context};
+use router_env::{
+    counter_metric, global_meter, histogram_metric, histogram_metric_i64, metrics_context,
+};
 
 metrics_context!(CONTEXT);
 global_meter!(DRAINER_METER, "DRAINER");
@@ -18,3 +20,4 @@ histogram_metric!(QUERY_EXECUTION_TIME, DRAINER_METER); // Time in (ms) millisec
 histogram_metric!(REDIS_STREAM_READ_TIME, DRAINER_METER); // Time in (ms) milliseconds
 histogram_metric!(REDIS_STREAM_TRIM_TIME, DRAINER_METER); // Time in (ms) milliseconds
 histogram_metric!(CLEANUP_TIME, DRAINER_METER); // Time in (ms) milliseconds
+histogram_metric_i64!(DRAINER_DELAY_SECONDS, DRAINER_METER); // Time in (s) seconds
diff --git a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
index 2bd9f092f12c..5d3bd241d4df 100644
--- a/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/drainer/src/utils.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,25 @@ pub fn parse_stream_entries<'a>(
         .into_report()
 }
 
+pub fn push_drainer_delay(pushed_at: Option<&String>, operation: String) {
+    if let Some(pushed_at) = pushed_at {
+        if let Ok(time) = pushed_at.parse::<i64>() {
+            let drained_at = common_utils::date_time::now_unix_timestamp();
+            let delay = drained_at - time;
+
+            logger::debug!(operation = operation, delay = delay);
+            metrics::DRAINER_DELAY_SECONDS.record(
+                &metrics::CONTEXT,
+                delay,
+                &[metrics::KeyValue {
+                    key: "operation".into(),
+                    value: operation.into(),
+                }],
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // Here the output is in the format (stream_index, jobs_picked),
 // similar to the first argument of the function
 pub async fn increment_stream_index(
diff --git a/crates/router_env/src/metrics.rs b/crates/router_env/src/metrics.rs
index 14402a7a6e91..961e0d362205 100644
--- a/crates/router_env/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/router_env/src/metrics.rs
@@ -82,3 +82,22 @@ macro_rules! histogram_metric_u64 {
         > = once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| $meter.u64_histogram($description).init());
     };
 }
+
+/// Create a [`Histogram`][Histogram] i64 metric with the specified name and an optional description,
+/// associated with the specified meter. Note that the meter must be to a valid [`Meter`][Meter].
+///
+/// [Histogram]: opentelemetry::metrics::Histogram
+/// [Meter]: opentelemetry::metrics::Meter
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! histogram_metric_i64 {
+    ($name:ident, $meter:ident) => {
+        pub(crate) static $name: once_cell::sync::Lazy<
+            $crate::opentelemetry::metrics::Histogram<i64>,
+        > = once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| $meter.i64_histogram(stringify!($name)).init());
+    };
+    ($name:ident, $meter:ident, $description:literal) => {
+        pub(crate) static $name: once_cell::sync::Lazy<
+            $crate::opentelemetry::metrics::Histogram<i64>,
+        > = once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| $meter.i64_histogram($description).init());
+    };
+}