diff --git a/beacon_chain/beacon_clock.nim b/beacon_chain/beacon_clock.nim
index 2c32272d7..4e0827e93 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/beacon_clock.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/beacon_clock.nim
@@ -128,3 +128,5 @@ func fromFloatSeconds*(T: type Duration, f: float): Duration =
   of fcInf: InfiniteDuration
 
 chronicles.formatIt Duration: $it
+
+const MinSignificantProcessingDuration* = 250.millis
diff --git a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/blockchain_dag.nim b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/blockchain_dag.nim
index a3407f34f..9c437edd7 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/blockchain_dag.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/blockchain_dag.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import
     state_transition, validator],
   ../spec/forks,
   ../spec/datatypes/[phase0, altair, bellatrix, capella],
-  ".."/[beacon_chain_db, era_db],
+  ".."/[beacon_chain_db, beacon_clock, era_db],
   "."/[block_pools_types, block_quarantine]
 
 from ../spec/datatypes/deneb import shortLog
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export
   eth2_merkleization, eth2_ssz_serialization,
   block_pools_types, results, beacon_chain_db
 
+logScope: topics = "chaindag"
+
 # https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-metrics/blob/master/metrics.md#interop-metrics
 declareGauge beacon_head_root, "Root of the head block of the beacon chain"
 declareGauge beacon_head_slot, "Slot of the head block of the beacon chain"
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ declareGauge beacon_current_active_validators, "Number of validators in the acti
 declareGauge beacon_pending_deposits, "Number of pending deposits (state.eth1_data.deposit_count - state.eth1_deposit_index)" # On block
 declareGauge beacon_processed_deposits_total, "Number of total deposits included on chain" # On block
 
-logScope: topics = "chaindag"
+declareCounter total_state_replay_seconds, "Total time spent replaying states"
 
 const
   EPOCHS_PER_STATE_SNAPSHOT* = 32
@@ -1838,9 +1840,10 @@ proc updateState*(
   let
     assignDur = assignTick - startTick
     replayDur = Moment.now() - assignTick
+  total_state_replay_seconds.inc(replayDur.toFloatSeconds)
 
   # TODO https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronicles/issues/108
-  if (assignDur + replayDur) >= 250.millis:
+  if (assignDur + replayDur) >= MinSignificantProcessingDuration:
     # This might indicate there's a cache that's not in order or a disk that is
     # too slow - for now, it's here for investigative purposes and the cutoff
     # time might need tuning
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index e94b4ce6f..cefefab7f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ from
 import
   TopicParams, validateParameters, init
 
+logScope: topics = "beacnde"
+
 # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-metrics/blob/master/metrics.md#interop-metrics
 declareGauge beacon_slot, "Latest slot of the beacon chain state"
 declareGauge beacon_current_epoch, "Current epoch"
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ declareGauge ticks_delay,
 declareGauge next_action_wait,
   "Seconds until the next attestation will be sent"
 
-logScope: topics = "beacnde"
+declareCounter total_db_checkpoint_seconds,
+  "Total time spent checkpointing the database to clear the WAL file"
 
 proc doRunTrustedNodeSync(
     db: BeaconChainDB,
@@ -1381,10 +1384,19 @@ proc onSlotEnd(node: BeaconNode, slot: Slot) {.async.} =
     except Exception:
       # TODO upstream
       raiseAssert "Unexpected exception during GC collection"
+  let gcCollectionTick = Moment.now()
 
   # Checkpoint the database to clear the WAL file and make sure changes in
   # the database are synced with the filesystem.
   node.db.checkpoint()
+  let
+    dbCheckpointTick = Moment.now()
+    dbCheckpointDur = dbCheckpointTick - gcCollectionTick
+  total_db_checkpoint_seconds.inc(dbCheckpointDur.toFloatSeconds)
+  if dbCheckpointDur >= MinSignificantProcessingDuration:
+    info "Database checkpointed", dur = dbCheckpointDur
+  else:
+    debug "Database checkpointed", dur = dbCheckpointDur
 
   node.syncCommitteeMsgPool[].pruneData(slot)
   if slot.is_epoch: