diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache.go
index f7e34414f16..e5b4c060883 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package tsm1
 
 import (
+	"expvar"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 )
 
 var ErrCacheMemoryExceeded = fmt.Errorf("cache maximum memory size exceeded")
@@ -58,6 +61,12 @@ func (e *entry) deduplicate() {
 	e.needSort = false
 }
 
+// Statistics gathered by the Cache.
+const (
+	statCacheMemoryBytes = "memBytes"  // Size of in-memory cache in bytes
+	statCacheDiskBytes   = "diskBytes" // Size of on-disk snapshots in bytes
+)
+
 // Cache maintains an in-memory store of Values for a set of keys.
 type Cache struct {
 	mu      sync.RWMutex
@@ -70,13 +79,20 @@ type Cache struct {
 	// they are read only and should never be modified
 	snapshots     []*Cache
 	snapshotsSize uint64
+
+	statMap *expvar.Map
+
+	// path is only used to track stats
+	path string
 }
 
 // NewCache returns an instance of a cache which will use a maximum of maxSize bytes of memory.
-func NewCache(maxSize uint64) *Cache {
+func NewCache(maxSize uint64, path string) *Cache {
 	return &Cache{
 		maxSize: maxSize,
 		store:   make(map[string]*entry),
+		statMap: influxdb.NewStatistics("tsm1_cache:"+path, "tsm1_cache", map[string]string{"path": path}),
+		path:    path,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +111,11 @@ func (c *Cache) Write(key string, values []Value) error {
 	c.write(key, values)
 	c.size = newSize
 
+	// Update the memory size stat
+	sizeStat := new(expvar.Int)
+	sizeStat.Set(int64(c.size))
+	c.statMap.Set(statCacheMemoryBytes, sizeStat)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +143,11 @@ func (c *Cache) WriteMulti(values map[string][]Value) error {
 	c.size = newSize
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	// Update the memory size stat
+	sizeStat := new(expvar.Int)
+	sizeStat.Set(int64(newSize))
+	c.statMap.Set(statCacheMemoryBytes, sizeStat)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Snapshot() *Cache {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	snapshot := NewCache(c.maxSize)
+	snapshot := NewCache(c.maxSize, c.path+"!snapshot")
 	snapshot.store = c.store
 	snapshot.size = c.size
 
@@ -141,6 +167,15 @@ func (c *Cache) Snapshot() *Cache {
 	c.snapshots = append(c.snapshots, snapshot)
 	c.snapshotsSize += snapshot.size
 
+	// Update stats
+	memSizeStat := new(expvar.Int)
+	memSizeStat.Set(0)
+	c.statMap.Set(statCacheMemoryBytes, memSizeStat)
+
+	diskSizeStat := new(expvar.Int)
+	diskSizeStat.Set(int64(c.snapshotsSize))
+	c.statMap.Set(statCacheDiskBytes, diskSizeStat)
+
 	return snapshot
 }
 
@@ -165,6 +200,11 @@ func (c *Cache) ClearSnapshot(snapshot *Cache) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Update disk stats
+	diskSizeStat := new(expvar.Int)
+	diskSizeStat.Set(int64(c.snapshotsSize))
+	c.statMap.Set(statCacheDiskBytes, diskSizeStat)
 }
 
 // Size returns the number of point-calcuated bytes the cache currently uses.
diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache_test.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache_test.go
index 9a7a4a06e49..fffb83e7b69 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/cache_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCache_NewCache(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewCache(100)
+	c := NewCache(100, "")
 	if c == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new cache")
 	}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	values := Values{v0, v1, v2}
 	valuesSize := uint64(v0.Size() + v1.Size() + v2.Size())
 
-	c := NewCache(3 * valuesSize)
+	c := NewCache(3*valuesSize, "")
 
 	if err := c.Write("foo", values); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheWriteMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	values := Values{v0, v1, v2}
 	valuesSize := uint64(v0.Size() + v1.Size() + v2.Size())
 
-	c := NewCache(3 * valuesSize)
+	c := NewCache(3*valuesSize, "")
 
 	if err := c.WriteMulti(map[string][]Value{"foo": values, "bar": values}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheWriteMulti_Duplicates(t *testing.T) {
 	v5 := NewValue(time.Unix(5, 0).UTC(), 3.0)
 	values1 := Values{v3, v4, v5}
 
-	c := NewCache(0)
+	c := NewCache(0, "")
 
 	if err := c.WriteMulti(map[string][]Value{"foo": values0}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheValues(t *testing.T) {
 	v3 := NewValue(time.Unix(1, 0).UTC(), 1.0)
 	v4 := NewValue(time.Unix(4, 0).UTC(), 4.0)
 
-	c := NewCache(512)
+	c := NewCache(512, "")
 	if deduped := c.Values("no such key"); deduped != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Values returned for no such key")
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	v4 := NewValue(time.Unix(6, 0).UTC(), 5.0)
 	v5 := NewValue(time.Unix(1, 0).UTC(), 5.0)
 
-	c := NewCache(512)
+	c := NewCache(512, "")
 	if err := c.Write("foo", Values{v0, v1, v2, v3}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write 3 values, key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCache_CacheEmptySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
-	c := NewCache(512)
+	c := NewCache(512, "")
 
 	// Grab snapshot, and ensure it's as expected.
 	snapshot := c.Snapshot()
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func TestCache_CacheWriteMemoryExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	v0 := NewValue(time.Unix(1, 0).UTC(), 1.0)
 	v1 := NewValue(time.Unix(2, 0).UTC(), 2.0)
 
-	c := NewCache(uint64(v1.Size()))
+	c := NewCache(uint64(v1.Size()), "")
 
 	if err := c.Write("foo", Values{v0}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to write key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func TestCacheLoader_LoadSingle(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Load the cache using the segment.
-	cache := NewCache(1024)
+	cache := NewCache(1024, "")
 	loader := NewCacheLoader([]string{f.Name()})
 	if err := loader.Load(cache); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to load cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestCacheLoader_LoadSingle(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Reload the cache using the segment.
-	cache = NewCache(1024)
+	cache = NewCache(1024, "")
 	loader = NewCacheLoader([]string{f.Name()})
 	if err := loader.Load(cache); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to load cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestCacheLoader_LoadDouble(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Load the cache using the segments.
-	cache := NewCache(1024)
+	cache := NewCache(1024, "")
 	loader := NewCacheLoader([]string{f1.Name(), f2.Name()})
 	if err := loader.Load(cache); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to load cache: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/compact_test.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/compact_test.go
index 76e4bd1ddfe..d658ea3016f 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/compact_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/compact_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestCompactor_Snapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		"cpu,host=B#!~#value": []tsm1.Value{v2, v3},
 	}
 
-	c := tsm1.NewCache(0)
+	c := tsm1.NewCache(0, "")
 	for k, v := range points1 {
 		if err := c.Write(k, v); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to write key foo to cache: %s", err.Error())
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func TestCacheKeyIterator_Single(t *testing.T) {
 		"cpu,host=A#!~#value": []tsm1.Value{v0},
 	}
 
-	c := tsm1.NewCache(0)
+	c := tsm1.NewCache(0, "")
 
 	for k, v := range writes {
 		if err := c.Write(k, v); err != nil {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func TestCacheKeyIterator_Chunked(t *testing.T) {
 		"cpu,host=A#!~#value": []tsm1.Value{v0, v1},
 	}
 
-	c := tsm1.NewCache(0)
+	c := tsm1.NewCache(0, "")
 
 	for k, v := range writes {
 		if err := c.Write(k, v); err != nil {
diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
index 77d0c1a62e6..67cbd10e192 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewEngine(path string, walPath string, opt tsdb.EngineOptions) tsdb.Engine
 	fs := NewFileStore(path)
 	fs.traceLogging = opt.Config.DataLoggingEnabled
 
-	cache := NewCache(uint64(opt.Config.CacheMaxMemorySize))
+	cache := NewCache(uint64(opt.Config.CacheMaxMemorySize), path)
 
 	c := &Compactor{
 		Dir:       path,