diff --git a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
index bf75ea3bc6..f9edf88553 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ pub(crate) static STORAGE_TIME_GLOBAL: Lazy<HistogramVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
 /// are amortized across the batch, and some layers may not intersect with a given key, each visited
 /// layer contributes directly to the observed latency for every read in the batch, which is what we
 /// care about.
+pub(crate) static LAYERS_PER_READ: Lazy<HistogramVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_histogram_vec!(
+        "pageserver_layers_per_read",
+        "Layers visited to serve a single read (read amplification). In a batch, all visited layers count towards every read.",
+        &["tenant_id", "shard_id", "timeline_id"],
+        // Low resolution to reduce cardinality.
+        vec![1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 25.0, 50.0, 100.0],
+    )
+    .expect("failed to define a metric")
+});
+
 pub(crate) static LAYERS_PER_READ_GLOBAL: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
     register_histogram!(
         "pageserver_layers_per_read_global",
@@ -2648,6 +2659,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TimelineMetrics {
     pub disk_consistent_lsn_gauge: IntGauge,
     pub pitr_history_size: UIntGauge,
     pub archival_size: UIntGauge,
+    pub layers_per_read: Histogram,
     pub standby_horizon_gauge: IntGauge,
     pub resident_physical_size_gauge: UIntGauge,
     pub visible_physical_size_gauge: UIntGauge,
@@ -2745,6 +2757,10 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
             .get_metric_with_label_values(&[&tenant_id, &shard_id, &timeline_id])
             .unwrap();
 
+        let layers_per_read = LAYERS_PER_READ
+            .get_metric_with_label_values(&[&tenant_id, &shard_id, &timeline_id])
+            .unwrap();
+
         let standby_horizon_gauge = STANDBY_HORIZON
             .get_metric_with_label_values(&[&tenant_id, &shard_id, &timeline_id])
             .unwrap();
@@ -2809,6 +2825,7 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
             disk_consistent_lsn_gauge,
             pitr_history_size,
             archival_size,
+            layers_per_read,
             standby_horizon_gauge,
             resident_physical_size_gauge,
             visible_physical_size_gauge,
@@ -2978,6 +2995,8 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
             }
         }
 
+        let _ = LAYERS_PER_READ.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
+
         let _ = EVICTIONS.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
         let _ = AUX_FILE_SIZE.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
         let _ = VALID_LSN_LEASE_COUNT.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
index 4a69376239..ab4b3cac63 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ impl Timeline {
             }
 
             for _ in &results {
+                self.metrics.layers_per_read.observe(layers_visited as f64);
                 LAYERS_PER_READ_GLOBAL.observe(layers_visited as f64);
             }
         }
diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py b/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
index fd7e193778..83a1a87611 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ PAGESERVER_PER_TENANT_METRICS: tuple[str, ...] = (
     "pageserver_pitr_history_size",
     "pageserver_layer_bytes",
     "pageserver_layer_count",
+    "pageserver_layers_per_read_bucket",
+    "pageserver_layers_per_read_count",
+    "pageserver_layers_per_read_sum",
     "pageserver_visible_physical_size",
     "pageserver_storage_operations_seconds_count_total",
     "pageserver_storage_operations_seconds_sum_total",