diff --git a/plugin/kprom/README.md b/plugin/kprom/README.md
index e9fe552c..ecce729c 100644
--- a/plugin/kprom/README.md
+++ b/plugin/kprom/README.md
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ metrics being counter vecs:
 #{ns}_read_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}"}
 #{ns}_produce_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}",topic="#{topic}"}
 #{ns}_fetch_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}",topic="#{topic}"}
+#{ns}_buffered_produce_records_total
+#{ns}_buffered_fetch_records_total
 ```
 
-Note that seed brokers use broker IDs starting at math.MinInt32.
+Note that seed brokers use broker IDs prefixed with "seed_", with the number
+corresponding to which seed it is.
 
 To use,
 
diff --git a/plugin/kprom/kprom.go b/plugin/kprom/kprom.go
index 3140d067..251f0e3c 100644
--- a/plugin/kprom/kprom.go
+++ b/plugin/kprom/kprom.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 //     #{ns}_read_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}"}
 //     #{ns}_produce_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}",topic="#{topic}"}
 //     #{ns}_fetch_bytes_total{node_id="#{node}",topic="#{topic}"}
+//     #{ns}_buffered_produce_records_total
+//     #{ns}_buffered_fetch_records_total
 //
 // This can be used in a client like so:
 //
@@ -23,10 +25,12 @@
 // By default, metrics are installed under the a new prometheus registry, but
 // this can be overridden with the Registry option.
 //
-// Note that seed brokers use broker IDs starting at math.MinInt32.
+// Note that seed brokers use broker IDs prefixed with "seed_", with the number
+// corresponding to which seed it is.
 package kprom
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ type Metrics struct {
 
 	produceBytes *prometheus.CounterVec
 	fetchBytes   *prometheus.CounterVec
+
+	bufferedProduceRecords int64
+	bufferedFetchRecords   int64
 }
 
 // Registry returns the prometheus registry that metrics were added to.
@@ -80,6 +87,8 @@ func (m *Metrics) Handler() http.Handler {
 }
 
 type cfg struct {
+	namespace string
+
 	reg      prometheus.Registerer
 	gatherer prometheus.Gatherer
 
@@ -141,8 +150,9 @@ func HandlerOpts(opts promhttp.HandlerOpts) Opt {
 func NewMetrics(namespace string, opts ...Opt) *Metrics {
 	var regGatherer RegistererGatherer = prometheus.NewRegistry()
 	cfg := cfg{
-		reg:      regGatherer,
-		gatherer: regGatherer,
+		namespace: namespace,
+		reg:       regGatherer,
+		gatherer:  regGatherer,
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt.apply(&cfg)
@@ -222,8 +232,31 @@ func NewMetrics(namespace string, opts ...Opt) *Metrics {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *Metrics) OnNewClient(cl *kgo.Client) {
+	factory := promauto.With(m.cfg.reg)
+
+	factory.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: m.cfg.namespace,
+		Name:      "buffered_produce_records_total",
+		Help:      "Total number of records buffered within the client ready to be produced.",
+	}, func() float64 { return float64(cl.BufferedProduceRecords()) })
+
+	factory.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace: m.cfg.namespace,
+		Name:      "buffered_fetch_records_total",
+		Help:      "Total number of records buffered within the client ready to be consumed.",
+	}, func() float64 { return float64(cl.BufferedFetchRecords()) })
+}
+
+func strnode(node int32) string {
+	if node < 0 {
+		return "seed_" + strconv.Itoa(int(node)-math.MinInt32)
+	}
+	return strconv.Itoa(int(node))
+}
+
 func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerConnect(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ time.Duration, _ net.Conn, err error) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.connectErrs.WithLabelValues(node).Inc()
 		return
@@ -232,12 +265,12 @@ func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerConnect(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ time.Duration, _ ne
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerDisconnect(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ net.Conn) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	m.disconnects.WithLabelValues(node).Inc()
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerWrite(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ int16, bytesWritten int, _, _ time.Duration, err error) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.writeErrs.WithLabelValues(node).Inc()
 		return
@@ -246,7 +279,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerWrite(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ int16, bytesWritten i
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerRead(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ int16, bytesRead int, _, _ time.Duration, err error) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.readErrs.WithLabelValues(node).Inc()
 		return
@@ -255,11 +288,11 @@ func (m *Metrics) OnBrokerRead(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, _ int16, bytesRead int,
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) OnProduceBatchWritten(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, topic string, _ int32, pbm kgo.ProduceBatchMetrics) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	m.produceBytes.WithLabelValues(node, topic).Add(float64(pbm.UncompressedBytes))
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) OnFetchBatchRead(meta kgo.BrokerMetadata, topic string, _ int32, fbm kgo.FetchBatchMetrics) {
-	node := strconv.Itoa(int(meta.NodeID))
+	node := strnode(meta.NodeID)
 	m.fetchBytes.WithLabelValues(node, topic).Add(float64(fbm.UncompressedBytes))
 }