diff --git a/internal/subaccountsync/metrics.go b/internal/subaccountsync/metrics.go
index 890900eb6e..2daafb1b98 100644
--- a/internal/subaccountsync/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/subaccountsync/metrics.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	cisRequests *prometheus.CounterVec
 	states      *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	informer    *prometheus.CounterVec
+	timeInQueue prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer, namespace string) *Metrics {
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ func NewMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer, namespace string) *Metrics {
 			Name:      "priority_queue_size",
 			Help:      "Queue size.",
 		}),
+		timeInQueue: prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:      "time_in_queue",
+			Help:      "Time spent in queue.",
+		}),
 	}
 	reg.MustRegister(m.queue, m.queueOps, m.states, m.informer, m.cisRequests)
 	return m
diff --git a/internal/subaccountsync/subaccount_sync_service.go b/internal/subaccountsync/subaccount_sync_service.go
index 55e2272c2d..54df82e755 100644
--- a/internal/subaccountsync/subaccount_sync_service.go
+++ b/internal/subaccountsync/subaccount_sync_service.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func (s *SyncService) Run() {
 		OnExtract: func(queueSize int, timeEnqueued int64) {
 			metrics.queue.Set(float64(queueSize))
 			metrics.queueOps.With(prometheus.Labels{"operation": "extract"}).Inc()
+			metrics.timeInQueue.Set(float64(epochInMillis() - timeEnqueued))
 		},
 	})