diff --git a/_assets/patches/geth/0020-discv5-metrics.patch b/_assets/patches/geth/0020-discv5-metrics.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e324b7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_assets/patches/geth/0020-discv5-metrics.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+diff --git c/p2p/discv5/metrics.go w/p2p/discv5/metrics.go
+new file mode 100644
+index 000000000..1092935cf
+--- /dev/null
++++ w/p2p/discv5/metrics.go
+@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
++package discv5
++
++import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
++
++var (
++	ingressTrafficMeter = metrics.NewMeter("discv5/InboundTraffic")
++	egressTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("discv5/OutboundTraffic")
++)
+diff --git c/p2p/discv5/udp.go w/p2p/discv5/udp.go
+index 6ce72d2c1..308cf8637 100644
+--- c/p2p/discv5/udp.go
++++ w/p2p/discv5/udp.go
+@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ func (t *udp) sendPacket(toid NodeID, toaddr *net.UDPAddr, ptype byte, req inter
+ 		return hash, err
+ 	}
+ 	log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf(">>> %v to %x@%v", nodeEvent(ptype), toid[:8], toaddr))
+-	if _, err = t.conn.WriteToUDP(packet, toaddr); err != nil {
++	if nbytes, err := t.conn.WriteToUDP(packet, toaddr); err != nil {
+ 		log.Trace(fmt.Sprint("UDP send failed:", err))
++	} else {
++		egressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(nbytes))
+ 	}
+ 	//fmt.Println(err)
+ 	return hash, err
+@@ -382,6 +384,7 @@ func (t *udp) readLoop() {
+ 	buf := make([]byte, 1280)
+ 	for {
+ 		nbytes, from, err := t.conn.ReadFromUDP(buf)
++		ingressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(nbytes))
+ 		if netutil.IsTemporaryError(err) {
+ 			// Ignore temporary read errors.
+ 			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Temporary read error: %v", err))
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/metrics.go b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1092935cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package discv5
+
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
+
+var (
+	ingressTrafficMeter = metrics.NewMeter("discv5/InboundTraffic")
+	egressTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("discv5/OutboundTraffic")
+)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/udp.go b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/udp.go
index 6ce72d2c1..308cf8637 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/udp.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5/udp.go
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ func (t *udp) sendPacket(toid NodeID, toaddr *net.UDPAddr, ptype byte, req inter
 		return hash, err
 	}
 	log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf(">>> %v to %x@%v", nodeEvent(ptype), toid[:8], toaddr))
-	if _, err = t.conn.WriteToUDP(packet, toaddr); err != nil {
+	if nbytes, err := t.conn.WriteToUDP(packet, toaddr); err != nil {
 		log.Trace(fmt.Sprint("UDP send failed:", err))
+	} else {
+		egressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(nbytes))
 	}
 	//fmt.Println(err)
 	return hash, err
@@ -382,6 +384,7 @@ func (t *udp) readLoop() {
 	buf := make([]byte, 1280)
 	for {
 		nbytes, from, err := t.conn.ReadFromUDP(buf)
+		ingressTrafficMeter.Mark(int64(nbytes))
 		if netutil.IsTemporaryError(err) {
 			// Ignore temporary read errors.
 			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Temporary read error: %v", err))