diff --git a/network/metrics.go b/network/metrics.go
index a1e92b2424..eabc94f7df 100644
--- a/network/metrics.go
+++ b/network/metrics.go
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ var networkBroadcastSendMicros = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "a
 var networkBroadcastsDropped = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_broadcasts_dropped_total", Description: "number of broadcast messages not sent to any peer"})
 var networkPeerBroadcastDropped = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_peer_broadcast_dropped_total", Description: "number of broadcast messages not sent to some peer"})
 
+var networkP2PPeerBroadcastDropped = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_peer_p2p_broadcast_dropped_total", Description: "number of broadcast messages not sent to some p2p peer"})
+
 var networkPeerIdentityDisconnect = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_network_identity_duplicate", Description: "number of times identity challenge cause us to disconnect a peer"})
 var networkPeerIdentityError = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_network_identity_error", Description: "number of times an error occurs (besides expected) when processing identity challenges"})
 var networkPeerAlreadyClosed = metrics.MakeCounter(metrics.MetricName{Name: "algod_network_peer_already_closed", Description: "number of times a peer would be added but the peer connection is already closed"})
@@ -197,7 +199,9 @@ func (t pubsubMetricsTracer) SendRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC, p peer.ID) {
 }
 
 // DropRPC is invoked when an outbound RPC is dropped, typically because of a queue full.
-func (t pubsubMetricsTracer) DropRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC, p peer.ID) {}
+func (t pubsubMetricsTracer) DropRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC, p peer.ID) {
+	networkP2PPeerBroadcastDropped.Inc(nil)
+}
 
 // UndeliverableMessage is invoked when the consumer of Subscribe is not reading messages fast enough and
 // the pressure release mechanism trigger, dropping messages.