diff --git a/metrics/events.go b/metrics/events.go
index 8e88e57..658797c 100644
--- a/metrics/events.go
+++ b/metrics/events.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) getMatchingErrorMetric(ctx context.Context, msg string) (instr
 		{"graphsync request failed to complete: request failed - unknown reason", m.retrievalErrorGraphsyncCount},
 		{"failed to dial", m.retrievalErrorFailedToDialCount},
 		{"HTTP request failed, remote response code: 404", m.retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestNotFound},
+		{"HTTP request failed, remote response code: 410", m.retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestGone},
 		{"HTTP request failed, remote response code:", m.retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestFailed},
 		{"extraneous block in CAR", m.retrievalErrorHTTPExtraneousBlock},
 		{"unexpected block in CAR", m.retrievalErrorHTTPUnexpectedBlock},
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index 6f34064..6b19a74 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ func (m *Metrics) Start() error {
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if m.retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestGone, err = meter.Int64Counter(meterName+"/retrieval_error_http_remote_request_gone_total",
+		instrument.WithDescription("The number of retrieval errors because an HTTP remote peer returned status 410 gone"),
+	); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if m.retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestFailed, err = meter.Int64Counter(meterName+"/retrieval_error_http_remote_request_failed_total",
 		instrument.WithDescription("The number of retrieval errors because an HTTP remote peer returned a failed status other than 404"),
 	); err != nil {
@@ -401,6 +406,7 @@ type stats struct {
 	retrievalErrorGraphsyncCount            instrument.Int64Counter
 	retrievalErrorFailedToDialCount         instrument.Int64Counter
 	retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestNotFound instrument.Int64Counter
+	retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestGone     instrument.Int64Counter
 	retrievalErrorHTTPRemoteRequestFailed   instrument.Int64Counter
 	retrievalErrorHTTPExtraneousBlock       instrument.Int64Counter
 	retrievalErrorHTTPUnexpectedBlock       instrument.Int64Counter