diff --git a/executor/src/lib.rs b/executor/src/lib.rs
index b6aa7a354..0edba58ab 100644
--- a/executor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/executor/src/lib.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ impl Executor {
             SubscriberError::OnlyOneConsensusClientPermitted
         );
 
+        // We expect this will ultimately be needed in the `Core` as well as the `Subscriber`.
+        let arc_metrics = Arc::new(metrics);
+
         // Spawn the subscriber.
         let subscriber_handle = Subscriber::spawn(
             store.clone(),
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ impl Executor {
             tx_reconfigure.subscribe(),
             rx_consensus,
             tx_executor,
+            arc_metrics,
         );
 
         // Spawn the executor's core.
diff --git a/executor/src/metrics.rs b/executor/src/metrics.rs
index 188b88959..d9adaad42 100644
--- a/executor/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/executor/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2022, Mysten Labs, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-use prometheus::{default_registry, register_int_gauge_with_registry, IntGauge, Registry};
+use prometheus::{
+    default_registry, register_int_gauge_with_registry,
+    IntGauge, Registry,
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ExecutorMetrics {
     /// occupancy of the channel from the `Subscriber` to `Core`
     pub tx_executor: IntGauge,
+    /// Number of elements in the waiting (ready-to-deliver) list of subscriber
+    pub waiting_elements_subscriber: IntGauge,
 }
 
 impl ExecutorMetrics {
@@ -17,6 +22,12 @@ impl ExecutorMetrics {
                 registry
             )
             .unwrap(),
+            waiting_elements_subscriber: register_int_gauge_with_registry!(
+                "waiting_elements_subscriber",
+                "Number of waiting elements in the subscriber",
+                registry
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/executor/src/subscriber.rs b/executor/src/subscriber.rs
index fcd67c32d..e4d5ce5b3 100644
--- a/executor/src/subscriber.rs
+++ b/executor/src/subscriber.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2022, Mysten Labs, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 use crate::{
-    errors::SubscriberResult, try_fut_and_permit, SubscriberError,
+    errors::SubscriberResult, metrics::ExecutorMetrics, try_fut_and_permit, SubscriberError,
     SubscriberError::PayloadRetrieveError,
 };
 use backoff::{Error, ExponentialBackoff};
 use consensus::ConsensusOutput;
 use crypto::Hash;
 use primary::BlockCommand;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use store::Store;
 use tokio::{
     sync::{oneshot, watch},
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub struct Subscriber {
     // When asking for a certificate's payload we want to retry until we succeed, unless
     // some irrecoverable error occurs. For that reason a backoff policy is defined
     get_block_retry_policy: ExponentialBackoff,
+    /// The metrics handler
+    metrics: Arc<ExecutorMetrics>,
 }
 
 impl Subscriber {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ impl Subscriber {
         rx_reconfigure: watch::Receiver<ReconfigureNotification>,
         rx_consensus: metered_channel::Receiver<ConsensusOutput>,
         tx_executor: metered_channel::Sender<ConsensusOutput>,
+        metrics: Arc<ExecutorMetrics>,
     ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
         let get_block_retry_policy = ExponentialBackoff {
             initial_interval: Duration::from_millis(500),
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ impl Subscriber {
                 tx_executor,
                 tx_get_block_commands,
                 get_block_retry_policy,
+                metrics,
             }
             .run()
             .await
@@ -124,6 +128,10 @@ impl Subscriber {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            self.metrics
+                .waiting_elements_subscriber
+                .set(waiting.len() as i64);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/executor/src/tests/subscriber_tests.rs b/executor/src/tests/subscriber_tests.rs
index f72bc7d5b..aea45e1e4 100644
--- a/executor/src/tests/subscriber_tests.rs
+++ b/executor/src/tests/subscriber_tests.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::fixtures::{test_store, test_u64_certificates};
 use primary::GetBlockResponse;
+use prometheus::Registry;
 use test_utils::{committee, test_channel};
 use types::{
     BatchMessage, BlockError, BlockErrorKind, BlockResult, CertificateDigest, SequenceNumber,
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ async fn spawn_subscriber(
 
     // Spawn a test subscriber.
     let store = test_store();
+    let executor_metrics = ExecutorMetrics::new(&Registry::new());
     let subscriber_handle = Subscriber::spawn(
         store.clone(),
         tx_get_block_commands,
         rx_reconfigure,
         rx_sequence,
         tx_executor,
+        Arc::new(executor_metrics),
     );
 
     (store, tx_reconfigure, subscriber_handle)