diff --git a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
index a68b6acca1..8e4dbd6c3e 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
@@ -497,6 +497,24 @@ pub(crate) static WAIT_LSN_IN_PROGRESS_GLOBAL_MICROS: Lazy<IntCounter> = Lazy::n
     .expect("failed to define a metric")
 });
 
+pub(crate) static ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_BYTES: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_int_counter_vec!(
+        "pageserver_ondemand_download_bytes_total",
+        "Total bytes of layers on-demand downloaded",
+        &["task_kind"]
+    )
+    .expect("failed to define a metric")
+});
+
+pub(crate) static ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_COUNT: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_int_counter_vec!(
+        "pageserver_ondemand_download_count",
+        "Total count of layers on-demand downloaded",
+        &["task_kind"]
+    )
+    .expect("failed to define a metric")
+});
+
 pub(crate) mod wait_ondemand_download_time {
     use super::*;
     const WAIT_ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_TIME_BUCKETS: &[f64] = &[
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
index b7f6e5dc77..50810cb154 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
 use crate::PERF_TRACE_TARGET;
+use crate::metrics::{ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_BYTES, ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_COUNT};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use camino::{Utf8Path, Utf8PathBuf};
 use pageserver_api::keyspace::KeySpace;
@@ -1255,6 +1256,14 @@ impl LayerInner {
 
                 self.access_stats.record_residence_event();
 
+                let task_kind: &'static str = ctx.task_kind().into();
+                ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_BYTES
+                    .with_label_values(&[task_kind])
+                    .inc_by(self.desc.file_size);
+                ONDEMAND_DOWNLOAD_COUNT
+                    .with_label_values(&[task_kind])
+                    .inc();
+
                 Ok(self.initialize_after_layer_is_on_disk(permit))
             }
             Err(e) => {