diff --git a/telemetry/client.go b/telemetry/client.go
index 96d750516..1aa9f6ba5 100644
--- a/telemetry/client.go
+++ b/telemetry/client.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	ReceivedMessagesMetric     TelemetryType = "ReceivedMessages"
 	ErrorSendingEnvelopeMetric TelemetryType = "ErrorSendingEnvelope"
 	PeerCountMetric            TelemetryType = "PeerCount"
+	PeerConnFailuresMetric     TelemetryType = "PeerConnFailure"
 
 	MaxRetryCache = 5000
 )
@@ -58,7 +59,22 @@ func (c *Client) PushErrorSendingEnvelope(errorSendingEnvelope wakuv2.ErrorSendi
 }
 
 func (c *Client) PushPeerCount(peerCount int) {
-	c.processAndPushTelemetry(PeerCount{PeerCount: peerCount})
+	if peerCount != c.lastPeerCount {
+		c.lastPeerCount = peerCount
+		c.processAndPushTelemetry(PeerCount{PeerCount: peerCount})
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) PushPeerConnFailures(peerConnFailures map[string]int) {
+	for peerID, failures := range peerConnFailures {
+		if lastFailures, exists := c.lastPeerConnFailures[peerID]; exists {
+			if failures == lastFailures {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		c.lastPeerConnFailures[peerID] = failures
+		c.processAndPushTelemetry(PeerConnFailure{FailedPeerId: peerID, FailureCount: failures})
+	}
 }
 
 type ReceivedMessages struct {
@@ -71,21 +87,28 @@ type PeerCount struct {
 	PeerCount int
 }
 
+type PeerConnFailure struct {
+	FailedPeerId string
+	FailureCount int
+}
+
 type Client struct {
-	serverURL           string
-	httpClient          *http.Client
-	logger              *zap.Logger
-	keyUID              string
-	nodeName            string
-	peerId              string
-	version             string
-	telemetryCh         chan TelemetryRequest
-	telemetryCacheLock  sync.Mutex
-	telemetryCache      []TelemetryRequest
-	telemetryRetryCache []TelemetryRequest
-	nextIdLock          sync.Mutex
-	nextId              int
-	sendPeriod          time.Duration
+	serverURL            string
+	httpClient           *http.Client
+	logger               *zap.Logger
+	keyUID               string
+	nodeName             string
+	peerId               string
+	version              string
+	telemetryCh          chan TelemetryRequest
+	telemetryCacheLock   sync.Mutex
+	telemetryCache       []TelemetryRequest
+	telemetryRetryCache  []TelemetryRequest
+	nextIdLock           sync.Mutex
+	nextId               int
+	sendPeriod           time.Duration
+	lastPeerCount        int
+	lastPeerConnFailures map[string]int
 }
 
 type TelemetryClientOption func(*Client)
@@ -105,19 +128,21 @@ func WithPeerID(peerId string) TelemetryClientOption {
 func NewClient(logger *zap.Logger, serverURL string, keyUID string, nodeName string, version string, opts ...TelemetryClientOption) *Client {
 	serverURL = strings.TrimRight(serverURL, "/")
 	client := &Client{
-		serverURL:           serverURL,
-		httpClient:          &http.Client{Timeout: time.Minute},
-		logger:              logger,
-		keyUID:              keyUID,
-		nodeName:            nodeName,
-		version:             version,
-		telemetryCh:         make(chan TelemetryRequest),
-		telemetryCacheLock:  sync.Mutex{},
-		telemetryCache:      make([]TelemetryRequest, 0),
-		telemetryRetryCache: make([]TelemetryRequest, 0),
-		nextId:              0,
-		nextIdLock:          sync.Mutex{},
-		sendPeriod:          10 * time.Second, // default value
+		serverURL:            serverURL,
+		httpClient:           &http.Client{Timeout: time.Minute},
+		logger:               logger,
+		keyUID:               keyUID,
+		nodeName:             nodeName,
+		version:              version,
+		telemetryCh:          make(chan TelemetryRequest),
+		telemetryCacheLock:   sync.Mutex{},
+		telemetryCache:       make([]TelemetryRequest, 0),
+		telemetryRetryCache:  make([]TelemetryRequest, 0),
+		nextId:               0,
+		nextIdLock:           sync.Mutex{},
+		sendPeriod:           10 * time.Second, // default value
+		lastPeerCount:        0,
+		lastPeerConnFailures: make(map[string]int),
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -207,6 +232,12 @@ func (c *Client) processAndPushTelemetry(data interface{}) {
 			TelemetryType: PeerCountMetric,
 			TelemetryData: c.ProcessPeerCount(v),
 		}
+	case PeerConnFailure:
+		telemetryRequest = TelemetryRequest{
+			Id:            c.nextId,
+			TelemetryType: PeerConnFailuresMetric,
+			TelemetryData: c.ProcessPeerConnFailure(v),
+		}
 	default:
 		c.logger.Error("Unknown telemetry data type")
 		return
@@ -340,6 +371,21 @@ func (c *Client) ProcessPeerCount(peerCount PeerCount) *json.RawMessage {
 	return &jsonRawMessage
 }
 
+func (c *Client) ProcessPeerConnFailure(peerConnFailure PeerConnFailure) *json.RawMessage {
+	postBody := map[string]interface{}{
+		"failedPeerId":  peerConnFailure.FailedPeerId,
+		"failureCount":  peerConnFailure.FailureCount,
+		"nodeName":      c.nodeName,
+		"nodeKeyUID":    c.keyUID,
+		"peerId":        c.peerId,
+		"statusVersion": c.version,
+		"timestamp":     time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(postBody)
+	jsonRawMessage := json.RawMessage(body)
+	return &jsonRawMessage
+}
+
 func (c *Client) UpdateEnvelopeProcessingError(shhMessage *types.Message, processingError error) {
 	c.logger.Debug("Pushing envelope update to telemetry server", zap.String("hash", types.EncodeHex(shhMessage.Hash)))
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/update-envelope", c.serverURL)
diff --git a/wakuv2/message_publishing.go b/wakuv2/message_publishing.go
index 05fcce883..0e32d8ee0 100644
--- a/wakuv2/message_publishing.go
+++ b/wakuv2/message_publishing.go
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ func (w *Waku) broadcast() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		fn = w.limiter.ThrottlePublishFn(w.ctx, fn)
-
 		// Wraps the publish function with a call to the telemetry client
 		if w.statusTelemetryClient != nil {
 			sendFn := fn
@@ -125,6 +123,9 @@ func (w *Waku) broadcast() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Wraps the publish function with rate limiter
+		fn = w.limiter.ThrottlePublishFn(w.ctx, fn)
+
 		w.wg.Add(1)
 		go w.publishEnvelope(envelope, fn, logger)
 	}
diff --git a/wakuv2/waku.go b/wakuv2/waku.go
index 97ce3506e..8fcff1fe9 100644
--- a/wakuv2/waku.go
+++ b/wakuv2/waku.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ type ITelemetryClient interface {
 	PushSentEnvelope(sentEnvelope SentEnvelope)
 	PushErrorSendingEnvelope(errorSendingEnvelope ErrorSendingEnvelope)
 	PushPeerCount(peerCount int)
+	PushPeerConnFailures(peerConnFailures map[string]int)
 }
 
 // Waku represents a dark communication interface through the Ethereum
@@ -1275,7 +1276,9 @@ func (w *Waku) Start() error {
 				}
 
 				if w.statusTelemetryClient != nil {
+					connFailures := FormatPeerConnFailures(w.node)
 					w.statusTelemetryClient.PushPeerCount(w.PeerCount())
+					w.statusTelemetryClient.PushPeerConnFailures(connFailures)
 				}
 
 				w.ConnectionChanged(connection.State{
@@ -1953,6 +1956,18 @@ func (w *Waku) StoreNode() *store.WakuStore {
 	return w.node.Store()
 }
 
+func FormatPeerConnFailures(wakuNode *node.WakuNode) map[string]int {
+	p := make(map[string]int)
+	for _, peerID := range wakuNode.Host().Network().Peers() {
+		peerInfo := wakuNode.Host().Peerstore().PeerInfo(peerID)
+		connFailures := wakuNode.Host().Peerstore().(wps.WakuPeerstore).ConnFailures(peerInfo)
+		if connFailures > 0 {
+			p[peerID.String()] = connFailures
+		}
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
 func (w *Waku) LegacyStoreNode() legacy_store.Store {
 	return w.node.LegacyStore()
 }