diff --git a/comms/src/connectivity/manager.rs b/comms/src/connectivity/manager.rs
index ad75db44b0..e5c0e46bee 100644
--- a/comms/src/connectivity/manager.rs
+++ b/comms/src/connectivity/manager.rs
@@ -733,6 +733,9 @@ impl ConnectivityManagerActor {
 
         self.peer_manager.ban_peer_by_node_id(node_id, duration, reason).await?;
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "metrics")]
+        super::metrics::banned_peers_counter(node_id).inc();
+
         self.publish_event(ConnectivityEvent::PeerBanned(node_id.clone()));
 
         if let Some(conn) = self.pool.get_connection_mut(node_id) {
diff --git a/comms/src/connectivity/metrics.rs b/comms/src/connectivity/metrics.rs
index 1470b4c9c7..0cc90578d0 100644
--- a/comms/src/connectivity/metrics.rs
+++ b/comms/src/connectivity/metrics.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 //  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
 //  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-use crate::connection_manager::ConnectionDirection;
+use crate::{connection_manager::ConnectionDirection, peer_manager::NodeId};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use tari_metrics::{IntGauge, IntGaugeVec};
+use tari_metrics::{IntCounter, IntCounterVec, IntGauge, IntGaugeVec};
 
 pub fn connections(direction: ConnectionDirection) -> IntGauge {
     static METER: Lazy<IntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -43,3 +43,16 @@ pub fn uptime() -> IntGauge {
 
     METER.clone()
 }
+
+pub fn banned_peers_counter(peer: &NodeId) -> IntCounter {
+    static METER: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+        tari_metrics::register_int_counter_vec(
+            "comms::connectivity::banned_peers",
+            "The number of peer bans by peer",
+            &["peer_id"],
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    });
+
+    METER.with_label_values(&[peer.to_string().as_str()])
+}