diff --git a/libs/metrics/src/lib.rs b/libs/metrics/src/lib.rs
index 41873cdcd6..6cf27abcaf 100644
--- a/libs/metrics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/metrics/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ impl<L: LabelGroup> InfoMetric<L> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<L: LabelGroup + Default> Default for InfoMetric<L, GaugeState> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        InfoMetric::new(L::default())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<L: LabelGroup, M: MetricType<Metadata = ()>> InfoMetric<L, M> {
     pub fn with_metric(label: L, metric: M) -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/proxy/src/binary/local_proxy.rs b/proxy/src/binary/local_proxy.rs
index 7b9012dc69..3a17e6da83 100644
--- a/proxy/src/binary/local_proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/binary/local_proxy.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::config::{
 };
 use crate::control_plane::locks::ApiLocks;
 use crate::http::health_server::AppMetrics;
-use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ThreadPoolMetrics};
+use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ServiceInfo, ThreadPoolMetrics};
 use crate::rate_limiter::{EndpointRateLimiter, LeakyBucketConfig, RateBucketInfo};
 use crate::scram::threadpool::ThreadPool;
 use crate::serverless::cancel_set::CancelSet;
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         endpoint_rate_limiter,
     );
 
+    Metrics::get()
+        .service
+        .info
+        .set_label(ServiceInfo::running());
+
     match futures::future::select(pin!(maintenance_tasks.join_next()), pin!(task)).await {
         // exit immediately on maintenance task completion
         Either::Left((Some(res), _)) => match crate::error::flatten_err(res)? {},
diff --git a/proxy/src/binary/pg_sni_router.rs b/proxy/src/binary/pg_sni_router.rs
index f3782312dc..b22b413b74 100644
--- a/proxy/src/binary/pg_sni_router.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/binary/pg_sni_router.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use utils::project_git_version;
 use utils::sentry_init::init_sentry;
 
 use crate::context::RequestContext;
-use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ThreadPoolMetrics};
+use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ServiceInfo, ThreadPoolMetrics};
 use crate::pglb::TlsRequired;
 use crate::pqproto::FeStartupPacket;
 use crate::protocol2::ConnectionInfo;
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         cancellation_token.clone(),
     ))
     .map(crate::error::flatten_err);
+
+    Metrics::get()
+        .service
+        .info
+        .set_label(ServiceInfo::running());
+
     let signals_task = tokio::spawn(crate::signals::handle(cancellation_token, || {}));
 
     // the signal task cant ever succeed.
diff --git a/proxy/src/binary/proxy.rs b/proxy/src/binary/proxy.rs
index aa0e1b8f98..e912bebd67 100644
--- a/proxy/src/binary/proxy.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/binary/proxy.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use crate::config::{
 };
 use crate::context::parquet::ParquetUploadArgs;
 use crate::http::health_server::AppMetrics;
-use crate::metrics::Metrics;
+use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ServiceInfo};
 use crate::rate_limiter::{EndpointRateLimiter, RateBucketInfo, WakeComputeRateLimiter};
 use crate::redis::connection_with_credentials_provider::ConnectionWithCredentialsProvider;
 use crate::redis::kv_ops::RedisKVClient;
@@ -590,6 +590,11 @@ pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    Metrics::get()
+        .service
+        .info
+        .set_label(ServiceInfo::running());
+
     let maintenance = loop {
         // get one complete task
         match futures::future::select(
diff --git a/proxy/src/metrics.rs b/proxy/src/metrics.rs
index 7524133093..869bce32f2 100644
--- a/proxy/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/metrics.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
 
 use lasso::ThreadedRodeo;
 use measured::label::{
-    FixedCardinalitySet, LabelGroupSet, LabelName, LabelSet, LabelValue, StaticLabelSet,
+    FixedCardinalitySet, LabelGroupSet, LabelGroupVisitor, LabelName, LabelSet, LabelValue,
+    StaticLabelSet,
 };
 use measured::metric::histogram::Thresholds;
 use measured::metric::name::MetricName;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use measured::{
     Counter, CounterVec, FixedCardinalityLabel, Gauge, Histogram, HistogramVec, LabelGroup,
     MetricGroup,
 };
-use metrics::{CounterPairAssoc, CounterPairVec, HyperLogLogVec};
+use metrics::{CounterPairAssoc, CounterPairVec, HyperLogLogVec, InfoMetric};
 use tokio::time::{self, Instant};
 
 use crate::control_plane::messages::ColdStartInfo;
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ pub struct Metrics {
 
     #[metric(namespace = "wake_compute_lock")]
     pub wake_compute_lock: ApiLockMetrics,
+
+    #[metric(namespace = "service")]
+    pub service: ServiceMetrics,
 }
 
 static SELF: OnceLock<Metrics> = OnceLock::new();
@@ -660,3 +664,43 @@ pub struct ThreadPoolMetrics {
     #[metric(init = CounterVec::with_label_set(ThreadPoolWorkers(workers)))]
     pub worker_task_skips_total: CounterVec<ThreadPoolWorkers>,
 }
+
+#[derive(MetricGroup, Default)]
+pub struct ServiceMetrics {
+    pub info: InfoMetric<ServiceInfo>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ServiceInfo {
+    pub state: ServiceState,
+}
+
+impl ServiceInfo {
+    pub const fn running() -> Self {
+        ServiceInfo {
+            state: ServiceState::Running,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn terminating() -> Self {
+        ServiceInfo {
+            state: ServiceState::Terminating,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl LabelGroup for ServiceInfo {
+    fn visit_values(&self, v: &mut impl LabelGroupVisitor) {
+        const STATE: &LabelName = LabelName::from_str("state");
+        v.write_value(STATE, &self.state);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(FixedCardinalityLabel, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+#[label(singleton = "state")]
+pub enum ServiceState {
+    #[default]
+    Init,
+    Running,
+    Terminating,
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/signals.rs b/proxy/src/signals.rs
index 32b2344a1c..63ef7d1061 100644
--- a/proxy/src/signals.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/signals.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use anyhow::bail;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
+use crate::metrics::{Metrics, ServiceInfo};
+
 /// Handle unix signals appropriately.
 pub async fn handle<F>(
     token: CancellationToken,
@@ -28,10 +30,12 @@ where
             // Shut down the whole application.
             _ = interrupt.recv() => {
                 warn!("received SIGINT, exiting immediately");
+                Metrics::get().service.info.set_label(ServiceInfo::terminating());
                 bail!("interrupted");
             }
             _ = terminate.recv() => {
                 warn!("received SIGTERM, shutting down once all existing connections have closed");
+                Metrics::get().service.info.set_label(ServiceInfo::terminating());
                 token.cancel();
             }
         }