diff --git a/go/pools/resource_pool.go b/go/pools/resource_pool.go
index 63b8309137b..d3459b06d53 100644
--- a/go/pools/resource_pool.go
+++ b/go/pools/resource_pool.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type ResourcePool struct {
 	resources chan resourceWrapper
 	factory   Factory
 	idleTimer *timer.Timer
+	logWait   func(time.Time)
 }
 
 type resourceWrapper struct {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ type resourceWrapper struct {
 // An idleTimeout of 0 means that there is no timeout.
 // A non-zero value of prefillParallelism causes the pool to be pre-filled.
 // The value specifies how many resources can be opened in parallel.
-func NewResourcePool(factory Factory, capacity, maxCap int, idleTimeout time.Duration, prefillParallelism int) *ResourcePool {
+func NewResourcePool(factory Factory, capacity, maxCap int, idleTimeout time.Duration, prefillParallelism int, logWait func(time.Time)) *ResourcePool {
 	if capacity <= 0 || maxCap <= 0 || capacity > maxCap {
 		panic(errors.New("invalid/out of range capacity"))
 	}
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func NewResourcePool(factory Factory, capacity, maxCap int, idleTimeout time.Dur
 		available:   sync2.NewAtomicInt64(int64(capacity)),
 		capacity:    sync2.NewAtomicInt64(int64(capacity)),
 		idleTimeout: sync2.NewAtomicDuration(idleTimeout),
+		logWait:     logWait,
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < capacity; i++ {
 		rp.resources <- resourceWrapper{}
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ func (rp *ResourcePool) SetCapacity(capacity int) error {
 func (rp *ResourcePool) recordWait(start time.Time) {
 	rp.waitCount.Add(1)
 	rp.waitTime.Add(time.Since(start))
+	rp.logWait(start)
 }
 
 // SetIdleTimeout sets the idle timeout. It can only be used if there was an
diff --git a/go/pools/resource_pool_flaky_test.go b/go/pools/resource_pool_flaky_test.go
index f3950e5e23e..eeb3f8eda9a 100644
--- a/go/pools/resource_pool_flaky_test.go
+++ b/go/pools/resource_pool_flaky_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var lastID, count sync2.AtomicInt64
+var waitStarts []time.Time
 
 type TestResource struct {
 	num    int64
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ func (tr *TestResource) Close() {
 	}
 }
 
+func logWait(start time.Time) {
+	waitStarts = append(waitStarts, start)
+}
+
 func PoolFactory() (Resource, error) {
 	count.Add(1)
 	return &TestResource{lastID.Add(1), false}, nil
@@ -57,7 +62,9 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 6, 6, time.Second, 0)
+	waitStarts = waitStarts[:0]
+
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 6, 6, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	p.SetCapacity(5)
 	var resources [10]Resource
 
@@ -74,6 +81,9 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 		if p.WaitCount() != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("expecting 0, received %d", p.WaitCount())
 		}
+		if len(waitStarts) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expecting 0, received %d", len(waitStarts))
+		}
 		if p.WaitTime() != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("expecting 0, received %d", p.WaitTime())
 		}
@@ -109,6 +119,15 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	if p.WaitCount() != 5 {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting 5, received %d", p.WaitCount())
 	}
+	if int64(len(waitStarts)) != p.WaitCount() {
+		t.Errorf("expecting %d, received %d", p.WaitCount(), len(waitStarts))
+	}
+	// verify start times are monotonic increasing
+	for i := 1; i < len(waitStarts); i++ {
+		if waitStarts[i].Before(waitStarts[i-1]) {
+			t.Errorf("Expecting monotonic increasing start times")
+		}
+	}
 	if p.WaitTime() == 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting non-zero")
 	}
@@ -198,12 +217,12 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPrefill(t *testing.T) {
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	if p.Active() != 5 {
 		t.Errorf("p.Active(): %d, want 5", p.Active())
 	}
-	p = NewResourcePool(FailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1)
+	p = NewResourcePool(FailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	if p.Active() != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("p.Active(): %d, want 0", p.Active())
@@ -218,7 +237,7 @@ func TestPrefillTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	defer func() { prefillTimeout = saveTimeout }()
 
 	start := time.Now()
-	p := NewResourcePool(SlowFailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1)
+	p := NewResourcePool(SlowFailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 1, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	if elapsed := time.Since(start); elapsed > 20*time.Millisecond {
 		t.Errorf("elapsed: %v, should be around 10ms", elapsed)
@@ -232,7 +251,9 @@ func TestShrinking(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0)
+	waitStarts = waitStarts[:0]
+
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	var resources [10]Resource
 	// Leave one empty slot in the pool
 	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
@@ -315,6 +336,9 @@ func TestShrinking(t *testing.T) {
 	if p.WaitCount() != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting 1, received %d", p.WaitCount())
 	}
+	if int64(len(waitStarts)) != p.WaitCount() {
+		t.Errorf("Expecting %d, received %d", p.WaitCount(), len(waitStarts))
+	}
 	if count.Get() != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting 2, received %d", count.Get())
 	}
@@ -371,7 +395,7 @@ func TestClosing(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	var resources [10]Resource
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		r, err := p.Get(ctx)
@@ -425,7 +449,7 @@ func TestIdleTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, 10*time.Millisecond, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, 10*time.Millisecond, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 
 	r, err := p.Get(ctx)
@@ -536,7 +560,7 @@ func TestIdleTimeoutCreateFail(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, 10*time.Millisecond, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, 10*time.Millisecond, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	r, err := p.Get(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -557,7 +581,7 @@ func TestCreateFail(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(FailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(FailFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	if _, err := p.Get(ctx); err.Error() != "Failed" {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting Failed, received %v", err)
@@ -573,7 +597,7 @@ func TestCreateFailOnPut(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 5, 5, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	_, err := p.Get(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -590,7 +614,7 @@ func TestSlowCreateFail(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(SlowFailFactory, 2, 2, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(SlowFailFactory, 2, 2, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	ch := make(chan bool)
 	// The third Get should not wait indefinitely
@@ -612,7 +636,7 @@ func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	r, err := p.Get(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -631,7 +655,7 @@ func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	lastID.Set(0)
 	count.Set(0)
-	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, time.Second, 0)
+	p := NewResourcePool(PoolFactory, 1, 1, time.Second, 0, logWait)
 	defer p.Close()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), time.Now().Add(-1*time.Second))
 	r, err := p.Get(ctx)
diff --git a/go/vt/dbconnpool/connection_pool.go b/go/vt/dbconnpool/connection_pool.go
index 76520467665..76466592f64 100644
--- a/go/vt/dbconnpool/connection_pool.go
+++ b/go/vt/dbconnpool/connection_pool.go
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ type ConnectionPool struct {
 	hostIsNotIP bool
 
 	mysqlStats *stats.Timings
+	name       string
 }
 
 // NewConnectionPool creates a new ConnectionPool. The name is used
 // to publish stats only.
 func NewConnectionPool(name string, capacity int, idleTimeout time.Duration, dnsResolutionFrequency time.Duration) *ConnectionPool {
-	cp := &ConnectionPool{capacity: capacity, idleTimeout: idleTimeout, resolutionFrequency: dnsResolutionFrequency}
+	cp := &ConnectionPool{name: name, capacity: capacity, idleTimeout: idleTimeout, resolutionFrequency: dnsResolutionFrequency}
 	if name == "" || usedNames[name] {
 		return cp
 	}
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (cp *ConnectionPool) Open(info dbconfigs.Connector, mysqlStats *stats.Timin
 	defer cp.mu.Unlock()
 	cp.info = info
 	cp.mysqlStats = mysqlStats
-	cp.connections = pools.NewResourcePool(cp.connect, cp.capacity, cp.capacity, cp.idleTimeout, 0)
+	cp.connections = pools.NewResourcePool(cp.connect, cp.capacity, cp.capacity, cp.idleTimeout, 0, cp.getLogWaitCallback())
 	// Check if we need to resolve a hostname (The Host is not just an IP  address).
 	if cp.resolutionFrequency > 0 && net.ParseIP(info.Host()) == nil {
 		cp.hostIsNotIP = true
@@ -168,6 +169,15 @@ func (cp *ConnectionPool) Open(info dbconfigs.Connector, mysqlStats *stats.Timin
 	}
 }
 
+func (cp *ConnectionPool) getLogWaitCallback() func(time.Time) {
+	if cp.name == "" {
+		return func(start time.Time) {} // no op
+	}
+	return func(start time.Time) {
+		cp.mysqlStats.Record(cp.name+"ResourceWaitTime", start)
+	}
+}
+
 // connect is used by the resource pool to create a new Resource.
 func (cp *ConnectionPool) connect() (pools.Resource, error) {
 	c, err := NewDBConnection(cp.info, cp.mysqlStats)
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/misc_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/misc_test.go
index 39634869519..4bd440929f9 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/misc_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/misc_test.go
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@ func TestConsolidation(t *testing.T) {
 		wg.Wait()
 
 		vend := framework.DebugVars()
-		if err := compareIntDiff(vend, "Waits/TotalCount", vstart, 1); err != nil {
-			t.Logf("DebugVars Waits/TotalCount not incremented with sleep=%v", sleep)
-			continue
-		}
 		if err := compareIntDiff(vend, "Waits/Histograms/Consolidations/Count", vstart, 1); err != nil {
 			t.Logf("DebugVars Waits/Histograms/Consolidations/Count not incremented with sleep=%v", sleep)
 			continue
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/transaction_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/transaction_test.go
index 78e811bb574..280c8acb23b 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/transaction_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/endtoend/transaction_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -812,3 +813,44 @@ func TestManualTwopcz(t *testing.T) {
 	fmt.Print("Sleeping for 30 seconds\n")
 	time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
 }
+
+func TestTransactionPoolResourceWaitTime(t *testing.T) {
+	defer framework.Server.SetPoolSize(framework.Server.TxPoolSize())
+	defer framework.Server.SetTxPoolTimeout(framework.Server.TxPoolTimeout())
+	framework.Server.SetTxPoolSize(1)
+	framework.Server.SetTxPoolTimeout(10 * time.Second)
+	debugVarPath := "Waits/Histograms/TransactionPoolResourceWaitTime/Count"
+
+	for sleep := 0.1; sleep < 10.0; sleep *= 2 {
+		vstart := framework.DebugVars()
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(2)
+
+		transactionFunc := func() {
+			client := framework.NewClient()
+
+			bv := map[string]*querypb.BindVariable{}
+			query := fmt.Sprintf("select sleep(%v) from dual", sleep)
+			if _, err := client.BeginExecute(query, bv); err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+				return
+			}
+			if err := client.Rollback(); err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+				return
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}
+		go transactionFunc()
+		go transactionFunc()
+		wg.Wait()
+		vend := framework.DebugVars()
+		if err := compareIntDiff(vend, debugVarPath, vstart, 1); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("DebugVars %v not incremented with sleep=%v", debugVarPath, sleep)
+			continue
+		}
+		t.Logf("DebugVars %v properly incremented with sleep=%v", debugVarPath, sleep)
+		return
+	}
+	t.Errorf("DebugVars %v not incremented", debugVarPath)
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
index f9fc025150d..aa48333ab92 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/connpool/pool.go
@@ -122,12 +122,21 @@ func (cp *Pool) Open(appParams, dbaParams, appDebugParams dbconfigs.Connector) {
 	f := func() (pools.Resource, error) {
 		return NewDBConn(cp, appParams)
 	}
-	cp.connections = pools.NewResourcePool(f, cp.capacity, cp.capacity, cp.idleTimeout, cp.prefillParallelism)
+	cp.connections = pools.NewResourcePool(f, cp.capacity, cp.capacity, cp.idleTimeout, cp.prefillParallelism, cp.getLogWaitCallback())
 	cp.appDebugParams = appDebugParams
 
 	cp.dbaPool.Open(dbaParams, tabletenv.MySQLStats)
 }
 
+func (cp *Pool) getLogWaitCallback() func(time.Time) {
+	if cp.name == "" {
+		return func(start time.Time) {} // no op
+	}
+	return func(start time.Time) {
+		tabletenv.WaitStats.Record(cp.name+"ResourceWaitTime", start)
+	}
+}
+
 // Close will close the pool and wait for connections to be returned before
 // exiting.
 func (cp *Pool) Close() {