diff --git a/kafka/client.py b/kafka/client.py
index d8d77e457..1ac0aae58 100644
--- a/kafka/client.py
+++ b/kafka/client.py
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def time_metric(metric_name):
+    def decorator(fn):
+        @functools.wraps(fn)
+        def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            start_time = time.time()
+            ret = fn(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+            if self.metrics_responder:
+                self.metrics_responder(metric_name, time.time() - start_time)
+
+            return ret
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
 class KafkaClient(object):
 
     CLIENT_ID = b'kafka-python'
@@ -28,12 +43,14 @@ class KafkaClient(object):
     # socket timeout.
     def __init__(self, hosts, client_id=CLIENT_ID,
                  timeout=DEFAULT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-                 correlation_id=0):
+                 correlation_id=0,
+                 metrics_responder=None):
         # We need one connection to bootstrap
         self.client_id = kafka_bytestring(client_id)
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.hosts = collect_hosts(hosts)
         self.correlation_id = correlation_id
+        self.metrics_responder = metrics_responder
 
         # create connections only when we need them
         self.conns = {}
@@ -48,6 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, hosts, client_id=CLIENT_ID,
     #   Private API  #
     ##################
 
+
     def _get_conn(self, host, port):
         """Get or create a connection to a broker using host and port"""
         host_key = (host, port)
@@ -422,6 +440,7 @@ def load_metadata_for_topics(self, *topics):
                         leader, None, None
                     )
 
+    @time_metric('metadata_request_timer')
     def send_metadata_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
                               callback=None):
         encoder = KafkaProtocol.encode_metadata_request
@@ -429,6 +448,7 @@ def send_metadata_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
 
         return self._send_broker_unaware_request(payloads, encoder, decoder)
 
+    @time_metric('produce_request_timer')
     def send_produce_request(self, payloads=[], acks=1, timeout=1000,
                              fail_on_error=True, callback=None):
         """
@@ -479,6 +499,7 @@ def send_produce_request(self, payloads=[], acks=1, timeout=1000,
                 if resp is not None and
                 (not fail_on_error or not self._raise_on_response_error(resp))]
 
+    @time_metric('fetch_request_timer')
     def send_fetch_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
                            callback=None, max_wait_time=100, min_bytes=4096):
         """
@@ -499,6 +520,7 @@ def send_fetch_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
         return [resp if not callback else callback(resp) for resp in resps
                 if not fail_on_error or not self._raise_on_response_error(resp)]
 
+    @time_metric('offset_request_timer')
     def send_offset_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
                             callback=None):
         resps = self._send_broker_aware_request(
@@ -509,6 +531,7 @@ def send_offset_request(self, payloads=[], fail_on_error=True,
         return [resp if not callback else callback(resp) for resp in resps
                 if not fail_on_error or not self._raise_on_response_error(resp)]
 
+    @time_metric('offset_commit_request_timer')
     def send_offset_commit_request(self, group, payloads=[],
                                    fail_on_error=True, callback=None):
         encoder = functools.partial(KafkaProtocol.encode_offset_commit_request,
@@ -519,6 +542,7 @@ def send_offset_commit_request(self, group, payloads=[],
         return [resp if not callback else callback(resp) for resp in resps
                 if not fail_on_error or not self._raise_on_response_error(resp)]
 
+    @time_metric('offset_fetch_request_timer')
     def send_offset_fetch_request(self, group, payloads=[],
                                   fail_on_error=True, callback=None):
 
diff --git a/kafka/consumer/kafka.py b/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
index efe910528..6289d1bd2 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     'auto_commit_interval_messages': None,
     'consumer_timeout_ms': -1,
 
+    'metrics_responder': None,
+
     # Currently unused
     'socket_receive_buffer_bytes': 64 * 1024,
     'num_consumer_fetchers': 1,
@@ -135,10 +137,13 @@ def configure(self, **configs):
                 'bootstrap_servers required to configure KafkaConsumer'
             )
 
+        self.metrics_responder = self._config['metrics_responder']
+
         self._client = KafkaClient(
             self._config['bootstrap_servers'],
             client_id=self._config['client_id'],
-            timeout=(self._config['socket_timeout_ms'] / 1000.0)
+            timeout=(self._config['socket_timeout_ms'] / 1000.0),
+            metrics_responder=self.metrics_responder
         )
 
     def set_topic_partitions(self, *topics):
@@ -348,6 +353,9 @@ def fetch_messages(self):
         for resp in responses:
 
             if isinstance(resp, FailedPayloadsError):
+                if self.metrics_responder:
+                    self.metrics_responder('failed_payloads_count', 1)
+
                 logger.warning('FailedPayloadsError attempting to fetch data')
                 self._refresh_metadata_on_error()
                 continue
@@ -357,6 +365,9 @@ def fetch_messages(self):
             try:
                 check_error(resp)
             except OffsetOutOfRangeError:
+                if self.metrics_responder:
+                    self.metrics_responder('offset_out_of_range_count', 1)
+
                 logger.warning('OffsetOutOfRange: topic %s, partition %d, '
                                'offset %d (Highwatermark: %d)',
                                topic, partition,
@@ -369,6 +380,9 @@ def fetch_messages(self):
                 continue
 
             except NotLeaderForPartitionError:
+                if self.metrics_responder:
+                    self.metrics_responder('not_leader_for_partition_count', 1)
+
                 logger.warning("NotLeaderForPartitionError for %s - %d. "
                                "Metadata may be out of date",
                                topic, partition)
@@ -376,6 +390,9 @@ def fetch_messages(self):
                 continue
 
             except RequestTimedOutError:
+                if self.metrics_responder:
+                    self.metrics_responder('request_timed_out_count', 1)
+
                 logger.warning("RequestTimedOutError for %s - %d",
                                topic, partition)
                 continue