diff --git a/crates/proxy/src/admin/db.rs b/crates/proxy/src/admin/db.rs
index 111f8e6..ef43c2b 100644
--- a/crates/proxy/src/admin/db.rs
+++ b/crates/proxy/src/admin/db.rs
@@ -373,6 +373,18 @@ pub fn purge_old_logs(conn: &Connection, retention_days: u32) -> rusqlite::Resul
     Ok(changed)
 }
 
+/// Count request log entries with a timestamp >= `since_epoch` (Unix seconds).
+/// Used to compute requests-per-second for the metrics dashboard.
+pub fn count_requests_since(conn: &Connection, since_epoch: u64) -> rusqlite::Result<u64> {
+    let since_iso = epoch_to_iso8601(since_epoch);
+    let count: i64 = conn.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM request_log WHERE timestamp >= ?1",
+        rusqlite::params![since_iso],
+        |row| row.get(0),
+    )?;
+    Ok(count.max(0) as u64)
+}
+
 /// Spawn the write buffer background task. Returns the sender for proxy handlers.
 /// Flushes every 100ms or 100 rows, whichever comes first.
 pub fn spawn_write_buffer(db: Arc<Mutex<Connection>>) -> mpsc::Sender<RequestLogEntry> {
@@ -1052,4 +1064,31 @@ mod tests {
             query_request_log(&conn, 10, 0, None, None, Some("garbage"), None).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn count_requests_since_returns_zero_on_empty_log() {
+        let conn = in_memory_db();
+        let count = count_requests_since(&conn, 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(count, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn count_requests_since_counts_recent_entries() {
+        let conn = in_memory_db();
+
+        // Insert a recent entry (sample_entry uses current time).
+        let recent = sample_entry();
+        insert_request_log(&conn, &recent).unwrap();
+
+        // Insert an old entry.
+        let mut old = sample_entry();
+        old.request_id = "old-req".to_string();
+        old.timestamp = "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z".to_string();
+        insert_request_log(&conn, &old).unwrap();
+
+        // Count since 2025-01-01 should include only the recent entry.
+        let since_2025: u64 = 1735689600; // 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z
+        let count = count_requests_since(&conn, since_2025).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(count, 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/proxy/src/main.rs b/crates/proxy/src/main.rs
index 8214aa1..a0f27ce 100644
--- a/crates/proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -400,12 +400,28 @@ async fn main() {
                     backends.insert(name.clone(), snap);
                 }
                 let error_rate = aggregate.error_rate();
+                // Count requests in the last 60 seconds for RPS.
+                let rps = {
+                    let db = snapshot_shared.db.clone();
+                    let now_secs = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                        .as_secs();
+                    let since = now_secs.saturating_sub(60);
+                    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                        let conn = db.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
+                        admin::db::count_requests_since(&conn, since).unwrap_or(0)
+                    })
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap_or(0) as f64
+                        / 60.0
+                };
                 let snapshot = admin::state::MetricsSnapshotData {
                     backends,
                     latency_p50_ms: None, // Computed on demand by REST endpoint
                     latency_p95_ms: None,
                     latency_p99_ms: None,
-                    requests_per_second: 0.0, // TODO: compute from recent request log
+                    requests_per_second: rps,
                     error_rate,
                 };
                 let _ = snapshot_shared