diff --git a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
index f85f525630..92ce654b7e 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
@@ -94,15 +94,35 @@ pub(crate) static READ_NUM_FS_LAYERS: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
 });
 
 // Metrics collected on operations on the storage repository.
-pub(crate) static RECONSTRUCT_TIME: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    register_histogram!(
+
+pub(crate) struct ReconstructTimeMetrics {
+    ok: Histogram,
+    err: Histogram,
+}
+
+pub(crate) static RECONSTRUCT_TIME: Lazy<ReconstructTimeMetrics> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let inner = register_histogram_vec!(
         "pageserver_getpage_reconstruct_seconds",
         "Time spent in reconstruct_value (reconstruct a page from deltas)",
+        &["result"],
         CRITICAL_OP_BUCKETS.into(),
     )
-    .expect("failed to define a metric")
+    .expect("failed to define a metric");
+    ReconstructTimeMetrics {
+        ok: inner.get_metric_with_label_values(&["ok"]).unwrap(),
+        err: inner.get_metric_with_label_values(&["err"]).unwrap(),
+    }
 });
 
+impl ReconstructTimeMetrics {
+    pub(crate) fn for_result<T, E>(&self, result: &Result<T, E>) -> &Histogram {
+        match result {
+            Ok(_) => &self.ok,
+            Err(_) => &self.err,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) static MATERIALIZED_PAGE_CACHE_HIT_DIRECT: Lazy<IntCounter> = Lazy::new(|| {
     register_int_counter!(
         "pageserver_materialized_cache_hits_direct_total",
@@ -1856,7 +1876,6 @@ pub fn preinitialize_metrics() {
     // histograms
     [
         &READ_NUM_FS_LAYERS,
-        &RECONSTRUCT_TIME,
         &WAIT_LSN_TIME,
         &WAL_REDO_TIME,
         &WAL_REDO_WAIT_TIME,
@@ -1867,4 +1886,7 @@ pub fn preinitialize_metrics() {
     .for_each(|h| {
         Lazy::force(h);
     });
+
+    // Custom
+    Lazy::force(&RECONSTRUCT_TIME);
 }
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
index 008b0195ff..8a3f6df2ae 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use crate::config::PageServerConf;
 use crate::keyspace::{KeyPartitioning, KeySpace, KeySpaceRandomAccum};
 use crate::metrics::{
     TimelineMetrics, MATERIALIZED_PAGE_CACHE_HIT, MATERIALIZED_PAGE_CACHE_HIT_DIRECT,
-    RECONSTRUCT_TIME, UNEXPECTED_ONDEMAND_DOWNLOADS,
+    UNEXPECTED_ONDEMAND_DOWNLOADS,
 };
 use crate::pgdatadir_mapping::LsnForTimestamp;
 use crate::pgdatadir_mapping::{is_rel_fsm_block_key, is_rel_vm_block_key};
@@ -501,9 +501,12 @@ impl Timeline {
             .await?;
         timer.stop_and_record();
 
-        let timer = RECONSTRUCT_TIME.start_timer();
+        let start = Instant::now();
         let res = self.reconstruct_value(key, lsn, reconstruct_state).await;
-        timer.stop_and_record();
+        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+        crate::metrics::RECONSTRUCT_TIME
+            .for_result(&res)
+            .observe(elapsed.as_secs_f64());
 
         if cfg!(feature = "testing") && res.is_err() {
             // it can only be walredo issue