diff --git a/storage_controller/src/metrics.rs b/storage_controller/src/metrics.rs
index a1f7bc2457..6d5885eba6 100644
--- a/storage_controller/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/storage_controller/src/metrics.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ pub(crate) struct StorageControllerMetricGroup {
     /// Count of how many times we make an optimization change to a tenant's scheduling
     pub(crate) storage_controller_schedule_optimization: measured::Counter,
 
+    /// How many shards are not scheduled into their preferred AZ
+    pub(crate) storage_controller_schedule_az_violation: measured::Gauge,
+
+    /// How many shards would like to reconcile but were blocked by concurrency limits
+    pub(crate) storage_controller_pending_reconciles: measured::Gauge,
+
     /// HTTP request status counters for handled requests
     pub(crate) storage_controller_http_request_status:
         measured::CounterVec<HttpRequestStatusLabelGroupSet>,
diff --git a/storage_controller/src/service.rs b/storage_controller/src/service.rs
index 636ccf11a1..631fdb4923 100644
--- a/storage_controller/src/service.rs
+++ b/storage_controller/src/service.rs
@@ -6016,14 +6016,33 @@ impl Service {
         let (nodes, tenants, _scheduler) = locked.parts_mut();
         let pageservers = nodes.clone();
 
+        // This function is an efficient place to update lazy statistics, since we are walking
+        // all tenants.
+        let mut pending_reconciles = 0;
+        let mut az_violations = 0;
+
         let mut reconciles_spawned = 0;
         for shard in tenants.values_mut() {
+            // Accumulate scheduling statistics
+            if let (Some(attached), Some(preferred)) =
+                (shard.intent.get_attached(), shard.preferred_az())
+            {
+                let node_az = nodes
+                    .get(attached)
+                    .expect("Nodes exist if referenced")
+                    .get_availability_zone_id();
+                if node_az != preferred {
+                    az_violations += 1;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Skip checking if this shard is already enqueued for reconciliation
             if shard.delayed_reconcile && self.reconciler_concurrency.available_permits() == 0 {
                 // If there is something delayed, then return a nonzero count so that
                 // callers like reconcile_all_now do not incorrectly get the impression
                 // that the system is in a quiescent state.
                 reconciles_spawned = std::cmp::max(1, reconciles_spawned);
+                pending_reconciles += 1;
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -6031,9 +6050,22 @@ impl Service {
             // dirty, spawn another rone
             if self.maybe_reconcile_shard(shard, &pageservers).is_some() {
                 reconciles_spawned += 1;
+            } else if shard.delayed_reconcile {
+                // Shard wanted to reconcile but for some reason couldn't.
+                pending_reconciles += 1;
             }
         }
 
+        metrics::METRICS_REGISTRY
+            .metrics_group
+            .storage_controller_schedule_az_violation
+            .set(az_violations as i64);
+
+        metrics::METRICS_REGISTRY
+            .metrics_group
+            .storage_controller_pending_reconciles
+            .set(pending_reconciles as i64);
+
         reconciles_spawned
     }