diff --git a/src/mito2/src/metrics.rs b/src/mito2/src/metrics.rs
index e7c1c7272e..5a5d76da4c 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/metrics.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ lazy_static! {
     /// Histogram of flushed bytes.
     pub static ref FLUSH_BYTES_TOTAL: IntCounter =
         register_int_counter!("greptime_mito_flush_bytes_total", "mito flush bytes total").unwrap();
+    /// Gauge for inflight compaction tasks.
+    pub static ref INFLIGHT_FLUSH_COUNT: IntGauge =
+        register_int_gauge!(
+            "greptime_mito_inflight_flush_count",
+            "inflight flush count",
+        ).unwrap();
     // ------ End of flush related metrics
 
 
@@ -124,6 +130,13 @@ lazy_static! {
     /// Counter of failed compaction task.
     pub static ref COMPACTION_FAILURE_COUNT: IntCounter =
         register_int_counter!("greptime_mito_compaction_failure_total", "mito compaction failure total").unwrap();
+
+    /// Gauge for inflight compaction tasks.
+    pub static ref INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT: IntGauge =
+        register_int_gauge!(
+            "greptime_mito_inflight_compaction_count",
+            "inflight compaction count",
+        ).unwrap();
     // ------- End of compaction metrics.
 
     // Query metrics.
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/worker.rs b/src/mito2/src/worker.rs
index 33d26c8196..bf0944a9f0 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/worker.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/worker.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ use crate::config::MitoConfig;
 use crate::error::{CreateDirSnafu, JoinSnafu, Result, WorkerStoppedSnafu};
 use crate::flush::{FlushScheduler, WriteBufferManagerImpl, WriteBufferManagerRef};
 use crate::memtable::MemtableBuilderProvider;
-use crate::metrics::{REGION_COUNT, WRITE_STALL_TOTAL};
+use crate::metrics::{INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT, REGION_COUNT, WRITE_STALL_TOTAL};
 use crate::region::{MitoRegionRef, OpeningRegions, OpeningRegionsRef, RegionMap, RegionMapRef};
 use crate::request::{
     BackgroundNotify, DdlRequest, SenderDdlRequest, SenderWriteRequest, WorkerRequest,
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ impl WorkerListener {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn on_compaction_scheduled(&self, _region_id: RegionId) {
+        INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT.inc();
         #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test"))]
         if let Some(listener) = &self.listener {
             listener.on_compaction_scheduled(_region_id);
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_compaction.rs b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_compaction.rs
index 292eb23735..cfb53c947c 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_compaction.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_compaction.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use store_api::region_request::RegionCompactRequest;
 use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 
 use crate::error::RegionNotFoundSnafu;
-use crate::metrics::COMPACTION_REQUEST_COUNT;
+use crate::metrics::{COMPACTION_REQUEST_COUNT, INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT};
 use crate::region::MitoRegionRef;
 use crate::request::{CompactionFailed, CompactionFinished, OnFailure, OptionOutputTx};
 use crate::worker::RegionWorkerLoop;
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ impl<S> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
                 self.schema_metadata_manager.clone(),
             )
             .await;
+        INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT.dec();
     }
 
     /// When compaction fails, we simply log the error.
     pub(crate) async fn handle_compaction_failure(&mut self, req: CompactionFailed) {
         error!(req.err; "Failed to compact region: {}", req.region_id);
 
+        INFLIGHT_COMPACTION_COUNT.dec();
         self.compaction_scheduler
             .on_compaction_failed(req.region_id, req.err);
     }
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
index b2bc5fd2e8..15822ba16c 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use store_api::storage::RegionId;
 use crate::config::MitoConfig;
 use crate::error::{RegionNotFoundSnafu, Result};
 use crate::flush::{FlushReason, RegionFlushTask};
+use crate::metrics::INFLIGHT_FLUSH_COUNT;
 use crate::region::MitoRegionRef;
 use crate::request::{FlushFailed, FlushFinished, OnFailure, OptionOutputTx};
 use crate::worker::RegionWorkerLoop;
@@ -54,11 +55,14 @@ impl<S> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
                 .schedule_flush(region.region_id, &region.version_control, task)
         {
             error!(e; "Failed to schedule flush task for region {}", region.region_id);
+        } else {
+            INFLIGHT_FLUSH_COUNT.inc();
         }
     }
 
     /// On region flush job failed.
     pub(crate) async fn handle_flush_failed(&mut self, region_id: RegionId, request: FlushFailed) {
+        INFLIGHT_FLUSH_COUNT.dec();
         self.flush_scheduler.on_flush_failed(region_id, request.err);
     }
 
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ impl<S: LogStore> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
         region_id: RegionId,
         mut request: FlushFinished,
     ) {
+        INFLIGHT_FLUSH_COUNT.dec();
         // Notifies other workers. Even the remaining steps of this method fail we still
         // wake up other workers as we have released some memory by flush.
         self.notify_group();