diff --git a/proxy/src/batch.rs b/proxy/src/batch.rs
index cf866ab9a3..6a82df5ae4 100644
--- a/proxy/src/batch.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/batch.rs
@@ -63,16 +63,19 @@ impl<P: QueueProcessing> BatchQueue<P> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn enqueue(&self, req: P::Req) -> (u64, oneshot::Receiver<ProcResult<P>>) {
+        self.inner.lock_propagate_poison().register_job(req)
+    }
+
     /// Perform a single request-response process, this may be batched internally.
     ///
     /// This function is not cancel safe.
     pub async fn call<R>(
         &self,
-        req: P::Req,
+        id: u64,
+        mut rx: oneshot::Receiver<ProcResult<P>>,
         cancelled: impl Future<Output = R>,
     ) -> Result<P::Res, BatchQueueError<P::Err, R>> {
-        let (id, mut rx) = self.inner.lock_propagate_poison().register_job(req);
-
         let mut cancelled = pin!(cancelled);
         let resp: Option<Result<P::Res, P::Err>> = loop {
             // try become the leader, or try wait for success.
diff --git a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
index 77062d3bb4..617cf21b2c 100644
--- a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use futures::FutureExt;
 use ipnet::{IpNet, Ipv4Net, Ipv6Net};
+use metrics::MeasuredCounterPairGuard;
 use postgres_client::RawCancelToken;
 use postgres_client::tls::MakeTlsConnect;
 use redis::{Cmd, FromRedisValue, SetExpiry, SetOptions, Value};
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ use crate::context::RequestContext;
 use crate::control_plane::ControlPlaneApi;
 use crate::error::ReportableError;
 use crate::ext::LockExt;
-use crate::metrics::{CancelChannelSizeGuard, CancellationRequest, Metrics, RedisMsgKind};
+use crate::metrics::{
+    CancelChannelSizeGauge, CancelChannelSizeGuard, CancellationRequest, Metrics, RedisMsgKind,
+};
 use crate::pqproto::CancelKeyData;
 use crate::rate_limiter::LeakyBucketRateLimiter;
 use crate::redis::keys::KeyPrefix;
@@ -54,6 +57,24 @@ pub enum CancelKeyOp {
     },
 }
 
+impl CancelKeyOp {
+    fn redis_msg_kind(&self) -> RedisMsgKind {
+        match self {
+            CancelKeyOp::Store { .. } => RedisMsgKind::Set,
+            CancelKeyOp::Refresh { .. } => RedisMsgKind::Expire,
+            CancelKeyOp::Get { .. } => RedisMsgKind::Get,
+            CancelKeyOp::GetOld { .. } => RedisMsgKind::HGet,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn metric_guard(&self) -> MeasuredCounterPairGuard<'static, CancelChannelSizeGauge> {
+        Metrics::get()
+            .proxy
+            .cancel_channel_size
+            .guard(self.redis_msg_kind())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum PipelineError {
     #[error("could not send cmd to redis: {0}")]
@@ -268,14 +289,11 @@ impl CancellationHandler {
             return Err(CancelError::InternalError);
         };
 
-        let guard = Metrics::get()
-            .proxy
-            .cancel_channel_size
-            .guard(RedisMsgKind::Get);
         let op = CancelKeyOp::Get { key };
+        let (id, rx) = tx.enqueue((op.metric_guard(), op));
         let result = timeout(
             TIMEOUT,
-            tx.call((guard, op), std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
+            tx.call(id, rx, std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
         )
         .await
         .map_err(|_| {
@@ -293,14 +311,11 @@ impl CancellationHandler {
             && let Some(errcode) = err.code()
             && errcode == "WRONGTYPE"
         {
-            let guard = Metrics::get()
-                .proxy
-                .cancel_channel_size
-                .guard(RedisMsgKind::HGet);
             let op = CancelKeyOp::GetOld { key };
+            let (id, rx) = tx.enqueue((op.metric_guard(), op));
             timeout(
                 TIMEOUT,
-                tx.call((guard, op), std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
+                tx.call(id, rx, std::future::pending::<Infallible>()),
             )
             .await
             .map_err(|_| {
@@ -489,44 +504,36 @@ impl Session {
         let mut state = State::Set;
 
         loop {
-            let guard_op = match state {
+            let op = match state {
                 State::Set => {
-                    let guard = Metrics::get()
-                        .proxy
-                        .cancel_channel_size
-                        .guard(RedisMsgKind::Set);
-                    let op = CancelKeyOp::Store {
-                        key: self.key,
-                        value: closure_json.clone(),
-                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
-                    };
                     tracing::debug!(
                         src=%self.key,
                         dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
                         "registering cancellation key"
                     );
-                    (guard, op)
+                    CancelKeyOp::Store {
+                        key: self.key,
+                        value: closure_json.clone(),
+                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
+                    }
                 }
 
                 State::Refresh => {
-                    let guard = Metrics::get()
-                        .proxy
-                        .cancel_channel_size
-                        .guard(RedisMsgKind::Expire);
-                    let op = CancelKeyOp::Refresh {
-                        key: self.key,
-                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
-                    };
                     tracing::debug!(
                         src=%self.key,
                         dest=?cancel_closure.cancel_token,
                         "refreshing cancellation key"
                     );
-                    (guard, op)
+                    CancelKeyOp::Refresh {
+                        key: self.key,
+                        expire: CANCEL_KEY_TTL,
+                    }
                 }
             };
 
-            match tx.call(guard_op, cancel.as_mut()).await {
+            let (id, rx) = tx.enqueue((op.metric_guard(), op));
+
+            match tx.call(id, rx, cancel.as_mut()).await {
                 // SET returns OK
                 Ok(Value::Okay) => {
                     tracing::debug!(