diff --git a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
index 5315f0b936..27e25d8e32 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/metrics.rs
@@ -525,6 +525,15 @@ static LAST_RECORD_LSN: Lazy<IntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     .expect("failed to define a metric")
 });
 
+static STANDBY_HORIZON: Lazy<IntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_int_gauge_vec!(
+        "pageserver_standby_horizon",
+        "Standby apply LSN for which GC is hold off, by timeline.",
+        &["tenant_id", "shard_id", "timeline_id"]
+    )
+    .expect("failed to define a metric")
+});
+
 static RESIDENT_PHYSICAL_SIZE: Lazy<UIntGaugeVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     register_uint_gauge_vec!(
         "pageserver_resident_physical_size",
@@ -2098,6 +2107,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TimelineMetrics {
     pub garbage_collect_histo: StorageTimeMetrics,
     pub find_gc_cutoffs_histo: StorageTimeMetrics,
     pub last_record_gauge: IntGauge,
+    pub standby_horizon_gauge: IntGauge,
     pub resident_physical_size_gauge: UIntGauge,
     /// copy of LayeredTimeline.current_logical_size
     pub current_logical_size_gauge: UIntGauge,
@@ -2167,6 +2177,9 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
         let last_record_gauge = LAST_RECORD_LSN
             .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();
         let resident_physical_size_gauge = RESIDENT_PHYSICAL_SIZE
             .get_metric_with_label_values(&[&tenant_id, &shard_id, &timeline_id])
             .unwrap();
@@ -2212,6 +2225,7 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
             find_gc_cutoffs_histo,
             load_layer_map_histo,
             last_record_gauge,
+            standby_horizon_gauge,
             resident_physical_size_gauge,
             current_logical_size_gauge,
             aux_file_size_gauge,
@@ -2246,6 +2260,7 @@ impl TimelineMetrics {
         let timeline_id = &self.timeline_id;
         let shard_id = &self.shard_id;
         let _ = LAST_RECORD_LSN.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
+        let _ = STANDBY_HORIZON.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
         {
             RESIDENT_PHYSICAL_SIZE_GLOBAL.sub(self.resident_physical_size_get());
             let _ = RESIDENT_PHYSICAL_SIZE.remove_label_values(&[tenant_id, shard_id, timeline_id]);
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
index 2c43c26359..b0e5275b5f 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
@@ -4871,6 +4871,9 @@ impl Timeline {
         // It is an easy way to unset it when standby disappears without adding
         // more conf options.
         self.standby_horizon.store(Lsn::INVALID);
+        self.metrics
+            .standby_horizon_gauge
+            .set(Lsn::INVALID.0 as i64);
 
         let res = self
             .gc_timeline(horizon_cutoff, pitr_cutoff, retain_lsns, new_gc_cutoff)
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/connection_manager.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/connection_manager.rs
index a3c7adae44..1d2ffec08f 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/connection_manager.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/connection_manager.rs
@@ -735,6 +735,10 @@ impl ConnectionManagerState {
             self.timeline
                 .standby_horizon
                 .store(Lsn(timeline_update.standby_horizon));
+            self.timeline
+                .metrics
+                .standby_horizon_gauge
+                .set(timeline_update.standby_horizon as i64);
         }
 
         let new_safekeeper_id = NodeId(timeline_update.safekeeper_id);
diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py b/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
index 8fa67e75c9..8b8075f8c1 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/metrics.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ PAGESERVER_PER_TENANT_METRICS: Tuple[str, ...] = (
     "pageserver_resident_physical_size",
     "pageserver_io_operations_bytes_total",
     "pageserver_last_record_lsn",
+    "pageserver_standby_horizon",
     "pageserver_smgr_query_seconds_bucket",
     "pageserver_smgr_query_seconds_count",
     "pageserver_smgr_query_seconds_sum",