diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
index 3619f72b1..0f0ad5f2a 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## those terms.
 
 import sequtils, tables, sets, strutils
-import chronos, chronicles
+import chronos, chronicles, metrics
 import pubsub,
        pubsubpeer,
        timedcache,
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 5d70970ca..cbe932ccd 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## those terms.
 
 import tables, sets, options, sequtils, random
-import chronos, chronicles
+import chronos, chronicles, metrics
 import pubsub,
        floodsub,
        pubsubpeer,
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ type
     heartbeatCancel*: Future[void]             # cancellation future for heartbeat interval
     heartbeatLock: AsyncLock                   # heartbeat lock to prevent two consecutive concurrent heartbeats
 
+declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh, "gossipsub peers per topic in mesh", labels = ["topic"])
+declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_fanout, "gossipsub peers per topic in fanout", labels = ["topic"])
+declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub, "gossipsub peers per topic in gossipsub", labels = ["topic"])
+
 method init(g: GossipSub) =
   proc handler(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async.} =
     ## main protocol handler that gets triggered on every
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ proc replenishFanout(g: GossipSub, topic: string) {.async.} =
     if topic in g.gossipsub:
       for p in g.gossipsub[topic]:
         if not g.fanout[topic].containsOrIncl(p):
+          libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_fanout.inc(labelValues = [topic])
           if g.fanout[topic].len == GossipSubD:
             break
 
@@ -100,16 +105,19 @@ proc rebalanceMesh(g: GossipSub, topic: string) {.async.} =
         if topic in g.fanout and g.fanout[topic].len > 0:
           id = sample(toSeq(g.fanout[topic]))
           g.fanout[topic].excl(id)
+          libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_fanout.dec(labelValues = [topic])
           trace "got fanout peer", peer = id
         elif topic in g.gossipsub and g.gossipsub[topic].len > 0:
           id = sample(toSeq(g.gossipsub[topic]))
           g.gossipsub[topic].excl(id)
+          libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.dec(labelValues = [topic])
           trace "got gossipsub peer", peer = id
         else:
           trace "no more peers"
           break
 
         g.mesh[topic].incl(id)
+        libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh.inc(labelValues = [topic])
         if id in g.peers:
           let p = g.peers[id]
           # send a graft message to the peer
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ proc rebalanceMesh(g: GossipSub, topic: string) {.async.} =
         trace "pruning peers", peers = g.mesh[topic].len
         let id = toSeq(g.mesh[topic])[rand(0..<g.mesh[topic].len)]
         g.mesh[topic].excl(id)
+        libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh.dec(labelValues = [topic])
 
         let p = g.peers[id]
         # send a graft message to the peer
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@ proc getGossipPeers(g: GossipSub): Table[string, ControlMessage] {.gcsafe.} =
 
         let id = toSeq(g.gossipsub[topic]).sample()
         g.gossipsub[topic].excl(id)
+        libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.dec(labelValues = [topic])
         if id notin gossipPeers:
           if id notin result:
             result[id] = ControlMessage()
@@ -212,12 +222,15 @@ method handleDisconnect(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
 
   for t in g.gossipsub.keys:
     g.gossipsub[t].excl(peer.id)
+    libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.dec(labelValues = [t])
 
   for t in g.mesh.keys:
     g.mesh[t].excl(peer.id)
+    libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh.dec(labelValues = [t])
 
   for t in g.fanout.keys:
     g.fanout[t].excl(peer.id)
+    libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_fanout.dec(labelValues = [t])
 
 method subscribeToPeer*(p: GossipSub,
                         conn: Connection) {.async.} =
@@ -237,10 +250,12 @@ method subscribeTopic*(g: GossipSub,
     trace "adding subscription for topic", peer = peerId, name = topic
     # subscribe remote peer to the topic
     g.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerId)
+    libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.inc(labelValues = [topic])
   else:
     trace "removing subscription for topic", peer = peerId, name = topic
     # unsubscribe remote peer from the topic
     g.gossipsub[topic].excl(peerId)
+    libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.dec(labelValues = [topic])
 
   if topic in g.topics:
     await g.rebalanceMesh(topic)
@@ -256,8 +271,10 @@ proc handleGraft(g: GossipSub,
     if graft.topicID in g.topics:
       if g.mesh.len < GossipSubD:
         g.mesh[graft.topicID].incl(peer.id)
+        libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh.inc(labelValues = [graft.topicID])
       else:
         g.gossipsub[graft.topicID].incl(peer.id)
+        libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_gossipsub.inc(labelValues = [graft.topicID])
     else:
       respControl.prune.add(ControlPrune(topicID: graft.topicID))
 
@@ -268,6 +285,7 @@ proc handlePrune(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer, prunes: seq[ControlPrune]) =
 
     if prune.topicID in g.mesh:
       g.mesh[prune.topicID].excl(peer.id)
+      libp2p_gossipsub_peers_per_topic_mesh.dec(labelValues = [prune.topicID])
 
 proc handleIHave(g: GossipSub,
                  peer: PubSubPeer,
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index 77955d570..d7b98a708 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import pubsubpeer,
        ../protocol,
        ../../connection,
        ../../peerinfo
+import metrics
 
 export PubSubPeer
 export PubSubObserver
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ export PubSubObserver
 logScope:
   topic = "PubSub"
 
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_peers, "pubsub peer instances")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_topics, "pubsub subscribed topics")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_validation_success, "pubsub successfully validated messages")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_validation_failure, "pubsub failed validated messages")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_peers_per_topic, "pubsub peers per topic", labels = ["topic"])
+
 type
   TopicHandler* = proc(topic: string,
                        data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe.}
@@ -67,7 +74,10 @@ method subscribeTopic*(p: PubSub,
                        topic: string,
                        subscribe: bool,
                        peerId: string) {.base, async.} =
-  discard
+  if subscribe:
+    libp2p_pubsub_peers_per_topic.inc(labelValues = [topic])
+  else:
+    libp2p_pubsub_peers_per_topic.dec(labelValues = [topic])
 
 method rpcHandler*(p: PubSub,
                    peer: PubSubPeer,
@@ -86,6 +96,8 @@ method handleDisconnect*(p: PubSub, peer: PubSubPeer) {.async, base.} =
   ## handle peer disconnects
   if peer.id in p.peers:
     p.peers.del(peer.id)
+  # metrics
+  libp2p_pubsub_peers.dec()
 
 proc cleanUpHelper(p: PubSub, peer: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
   await p.cleanupLock.acquire()
@@ -105,6 +117,8 @@ proc getPeer(p: PubSub,
   # create new pubsub peer
   let peer = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, proto)
   trace "created new pubsub peer", peerId = peer.id
+  # metrics
+  libp2p_pubsub_peers.inc()
 
   p.peers[peer.id] = peer
   peer.refs.inc # increment reference cound
@@ -177,8 +191,11 @@ method unsubscribe*(p: PubSub,
 method unsubscribe*(p: PubSub,
                     topic: string,
                     handler: TopicHandler): Future[void] {.base.} =
+  # metrics
+  libp2p_pubsub_topics.dec()
+
   ## unsubscribe from a ``topic`` string
-  result = p.unsubscribe(@[(topic, handler)])
+  p.unsubscribe(@[(topic, handler)])
 
 method subscribe*(p: PubSub,
                   topic: string,
@@ -200,6 +217,9 @@ method subscribe*(p: PubSub,
   for peer in p.peers.values:
     await p.sendSubs(peer, @[topic], true)
 
+  # metrics
+  libp2p_pubsub_topics.inc()
+
 method publish*(p: PubSub,
                 topic: string,
                 data: seq[byte]) {.base, async.} =
@@ -260,6 +280,10 @@ method validate*(p: PubSub, message: Message): Future[bool] {.async, base.} =
 
   let futs = await allFinished(pending)
   result = futs.allIt(not it.failed and it.read())
+  if result:
+    libp2p_pubsub_validation_success.inc()
+  else:
+    libp2p_pubsub_validation_failure.inc()
 
 proc newPubSub*(P: typedesc[PubSub],
                 peerInfo: PeerInfo,
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 95688e03c..85e4b2950 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import rpc/[messages, message, protobuf],
        ../../crypto/crypto,
        ../../protobuf/minprotobuf,
        ../../utility
+import metrics
 
 logScope:
   topic = "PubSubPeer"
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ type
 
   RPCHandler* = proc(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]): Future[void] {.gcsafe.}
 
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_encoded_messages, "number of messages encoded")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_decoded_messages, "number of messages decoded")
+
 proc id*(p: PubSubPeer): string = p.peerInfo.id
 
 proc isConnected*(p: PubSubPeer): bool =
@@ -84,6 +88,9 @@ proc handle*(p: PubSubPeer, conn: Connection) {.async.} =
 
         await p.handler(p, @[msg])
         p.recvdRpcCache.put(digest)
+
+        # metrics
+        libp2p_pubsub_decoded_messages.inc()
     finally:
       trace "exiting pubsub peer read loop", peer = p.id
       await conn.close()
@@ -98,6 +105,9 @@ proc send*(p: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
     # trigger send hooks
     var mm = m # hooks can modify the message
     p.sendObservers(mm)
+    
+    # metrics
+    libp2p_pubsub_encoded_messages.inc()
 
     let encoded = encodeRpcMsg(mm)
     if encoded.buffer.len <= 0:
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
index ba16dc275..fdf72e35b 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import options
 import chronicles, stew/byteutils
+import metrics
 import nimcrypto/sysrand
 import messages, protobuf,
        ../../../peer,
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ logScope:
 
 const PubSubPrefix = "libp2p-pubsub:"
 
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_sig_verify_success, "pubsub successfully validated messages")
+declareGauge(libp2p_pubsub_sig_verify_failure, "pubsub failed validated messages")
+
 proc msgIdProvider(m: Message): string =
   ## default msg id provider
   crypto.toHex(m.seqno) & PeerID.init(m.fromPeer).pretty
@@ -58,6 +62,11 @@ proc verify*(m: Message, p: PeerInfo): bool =
     if remote.init(m.signature) and key.init(m.key):
       trace "verifying signature", remoteSignature = remote
       result = remote.verify(PubSubPrefix.toBytes() & buff.buffer, key)
+    
+  if result:
+    libp2p_pubsub_sig_verify_success.inc()
+  else:
+    libp2p_pubsub_sig_verify_failure.inc()
 
 proc newMessage*(p: PeerInfo,
                  data: seq[byte],