diff --git a/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.cpp b/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.cpp
index 39b96b6d0e..033462b063 100644
--- a/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ pegasus_server_impl::pegasus_server_impl(dsn::replication::replica *r)
     snprintf(name, 255, "rdb.memtable.memory_usage@%s", str_gpid.c_str());
     _pfc_rdb_memtable_mem_usage.init_app_counter(
         "app.pegasus", name, COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER, "statistic the memory usage of rocksdb memtable");
+
+    snprintf(name, 255, "rdb.estimate_num_keys@%s", str_gpid.c_str());
+    _pfc_rdb_estimate_num_keys.init_app_counter(
+        "app.pegasus",
+        name,
+        COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER,
+        "statistics the estimated number of keys inside the rocksdb");
 }
 
 void pegasus_server_impl::parse_checkpoints()
@@ -2242,6 +2249,14 @@ void pegasus_server_impl::update_replica_rocksdb_statistics()
         _pfc_rdb_memtable_mem_usage->set(val);
         dinfo_replica("_pfc_rdb_memtable_mem_usage: {} bytes", val);
     }
+
+    // for the same n kv pairs, kEstimateNumKeys will be counted n times, you need compaction to
+    // remove duplicate
+    if (_db->GetProperty(rocksdb::DB::Properties::kEstimateNumKeys, &str_val) &&
+        dsn::buf2uint64(str_val, val)) {
+        _pfc_rdb_estimate_num_keys->set(val);
+        dinfo_replica("_pfc_rdb_estimate_num_keys: {}", val);
+    }
 }
 
 void pegasus_server_impl::update_server_rocksdb_statistics()
diff --git a/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.h b/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.h
index 49e8c7dd3e..9498695ee9 100644
--- a/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.h
+++ b/src/server/pegasus_server_impl.h
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ class pegasus_server_impl : public ::dsn::apps::rrdb_service
     ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_block_cache_total_count;
     ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_index_and_filter_blocks_mem_usage;
     ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_memtable_mem_usage;
+    ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_estimate_num_keys;
 };
 
 } // namespace server