diff --git a/src/Trigger.cc b/src/Trigger.cc
index dae99bab37..3dfe76e2dc 100644
--- a/src/Trigger.cc
+++ b/src/Trigger.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "zeek/Traverse.h"
 #include "zeek/Val.h"
 #include "zeek/iosource/Manager.h"
+#include "zeek/telemetry/Manager.h"
 
 using namespace zeek::detail;
 using namespace zeek::detail::trigger;
@@ -437,7 +438,19 @@ Manager::Manager() : iosource::IOSource() { pending = new TriggerList(); }
 
 Manager::~Manager() { delete pending; }
 
-void Manager::InitPostScript() { iosource_mgr->Register(this, true); }
+void Manager::InitPostScript() {
+    trigger_count = telemetry_mgr->CounterInstance("zeek", "triggers", {}, "Total number of triggers scheduled");
+    trigger_pending =
+        telemetry_mgr->GaugeInstance("zeek", "pending_triggers", {}, "Pending number of triggers", "",
+                                     []() -> prometheus::ClientMetric {
+                                         prometheus::ClientMetric metric;
+                                         metric.gauge.value =
+                                             trigger_mgr ? static_cast<double>(trigger_mgr->pending->size()) : 0.0;
+                                         return metric;
+                                     });
+
+    iosource_mgr->Register(this, true);
+}
 
 double Manager::GetNextTimeout() { return pending->empty() ? -1 : run_state::network_time + 0.100; }
 
@@ -468,13 +481,13 @@ void Manager::Queue(Trigger* trigger) {
     if ( std::find(pending->begin(), pending->end(), trigger) == pending->end() ) {
         Ref(trigger);
         pending->push_back(trigger);
-        total_triggers++;
+        trigger_count->Inc();
         iosource_mgr->Wakeup(Tag());
     }
 }
 
 void Manager::GetStats(Stats* stats) {
-    stats->total = total_triggers;
+    stats->total = static_cast<unsigned long>(trigger_count->Value());
     stats->pending = pending->size();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Trigger.h b/src/Trigger.h
index 6c4fade3be..5955cc25b4 100644
--- a/src/Trigger.h
+++ b/src/Trigger.h
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class Val;
 
 using ValPtr = IntrusivePtr<Val>;
 
+namespace telemetry {
+class Gauge;
+class Counter;
+using GaugePtr = std::shared_ptr<Gauge>;
+using CounterPtr = std::shared_ptr<Counter>;
+} // namespace telemetry
+
 namespace detail {
 
 class Frame;
@@ -187,7 +194,8 @@ public:
 private:
     using TriggerList = std::list<Trigger*>;
     TriggerList* pending;
-    unsigned long total_triggers = 0;
+    telemetry::CounterPtr trigger_count;
+    telemetry::GaugePtr trigger_pending;
 };
 
 } // namespace trigger