diff --git a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
index 3eb70ffac2..3b3522c36a 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1053,6 +1053,15 @@ pub(crate) static TENANT_STATE_METRIC: Lazy<UIntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     .expect("Failed to register pageserver_tenant_states_count metric")
 });
 
+pub(crate) static TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC: Lazy<UIntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_uint_gauge_vec!(
+        "pageserver_timeline_states_count",
+        "Count of timelines per state",
+        &["state"]
+    )
+    .expect("Failed to register pageserver_timeline_states_count metric")
+});
+
 /// A set of broken tenants.
 ///
 /// These are expected to be so rare that a set is fine. Set as in a new timeseries per each broken
@@ -3325,6 +3334,8 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
                 &timeline_id,
             );
 
+        TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC.with_label_values(&["active"]).inc();
+
         TimelineMetrics {
             tenant_id,
             shard_id,
@@ -3479,6 +3490,8 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
             return;
         }
 
+        TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC.with_label_values(&["active"]).dec();
+
         let tenant_id = &self.tenant_id;
         let timeline_id = &self.timeline_id;
         let shard_id = &self.shard_id;
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
index f9fdc143b4..98a6bc2387 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ use crate::l0_flush::L0FlushGlobalState;
 use crate::metrics::{
     BROKEN_TENANTS_SET, CIRCUIT_BREAKERS_BROKEN, CIRCUIT_BREAKERS_UNBROKEN, CONCURRENT_INITDBS,
     INITDB_RUN_TIME, INITDB_SEMAPHORE_ACQUISITION_TIME, TENANT, TENANT_OFFLOADED_TIMELINES,
-    TENANT_STATE_METRIC, TENANT_SYNTHETIC_SIZE_METRIC, remove_tenant_metrics,
+    TENANT_STATE_METRIC, TENANT_SYNTHETIC_SIZE_METRIC, TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC,
+    remove_tenant_metrics,
 };
 use crate::task_mgr::TaskKind;
 use crate::tenant::config::LocationMode;
@@ -544,6 +545,28 @@ pub struct OffloadedTimeline {
 
     /// Part of the `OffloadedTimeline` object's lifecycle: this needs to be set before we drop it
     pub deleted_from_ancestor: AtomicBool,
+
+    _metrics_guard: OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard,
+}
+
+/// Increases the offloaded timeline count metric when created, and decreases when dropped.
+struct OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard;
+
+impl OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC
+            .with_label_values(&["offloaded"])
+            .inc();
+        Self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        TIMELINE_STATE_METRIC
+            .with_label_values(&["offloaded"])
+            .dec();
+    }
 }
 
 impl OffloadedTimeline {
@@ -576,6 +599,8 @@ impl OffloadedTimeline {
 
             delete_progress: timeline.delete_progress.clone(),
             deleted_from_ancestor: AtomicBool::new(false),
+
+            _metrics_guard: OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard::new(),
         })
     }
     fn from_manifest(tenant_shard_id: TenantShardId, manifest: &OffloadedTimelineManifest) -> Self {
@@ -595,6 +620,7 @@ impl OffloadedTimeline {
             archived_at,
             delete_progress: TimelineDeleteProgress::default(),
             deleted_from_ancestor: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            _metrics_guard: OffloadedTimelineMetricsGuard::new(),
         }
     }
     fn manifest(&self) -> OffloadedTimelineManifest {