diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 5c4f2ae0e..739ef4c7c 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -1167,6 +1167,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     # also have to be careful to only include validated messages
     g.broadcast(toSeq(toSendPeers), RPCMsg(messages: @[msg]))
     trace "forwared message to peers", peers = toSendPeers.len, msgId, peer
+    libp2p_pubsub_messages_rebroadcasted.inc()
 
   if rpcMsg.control.isSome:
     let control = rpcMsg.control.get()
@@ -1302,6 +1303,9 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub,
   when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
     if peers.len > 0:
       libp2p_pubsub_messages_published.inc(labelValues = [topic])
+  else:
+    if peers.len > 0:
+      libp2p_pubsub_messages_published.inc()
 
   trace "Published message to peers"
 
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index 9dd1c7f42..ae9bc34d3 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_validation_failure, "pubsub failed validated messag
 declareCounter(libp2p_pubsub_validation_ignore, "pubsub ignore validated messages")
 when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
   declarePublicCounter(libp2p_pubsub_messages_published, "published messages", labels = ["topic"])
+else:
+  declarePublicCounter(libp2p_pubsub_messages_published, "published messages")
+declarePublicCounter(libp2p_pubsub_messages_rebroadcasted, "re-broadcasted messages")
 
 type
   TopicHandler* = proc(topic: string,