diff --git a/napalm_logs/listener_proc.py b/napalm_logs/listener_proc.py
index 9020edec..210de1c2 100644
--- a/napalm_logs/listener_proc.py
+++ b/napalm_logs/listener_proc.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # Import pythond stdlib
 import os
+import time
 import signal
 import logging
 import threading
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def start(self):
         while self.__up:
             try:
                 log_message, log_source = self.listener.receive()
+                receive_timestamp = time.time()
             except ListenerException as lerr:
                 if self.__up is False:
                     log.info('Exiting on process shutdown')
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ def start(self):
                 log.info('Empty message received from %s. Not queueing to the server.', log_source)
                 continue
             c_logs_ingested.labels(listener_type=self._listener_type, address=self.address, port=self.port).inc()
-            self.pub.send(umsgpack.packb((log_message, log_source)))
+            self.pub.send(umsgpack.packb((log_message, log_source, receive_timestamp)))
             c_messages_published.labels(listener_type=self._listener_type, address=self.address, port=self.port).inc()
 
     def stop(self):
diff --git a/napalm_logs/publisher.py b/napalm_logs/publisher.py
index 576f6879..d313b910 100644
--- a/napalm_logs/publisher.py
+++ b/napalm_logs/publisher.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # Import pythond stdlib
 import os
+import time
 import signal
 import logging
 import threading
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 import umsgpack
 import nacl.utils
 import nacl.secret
-from prometheus_client import Counter
+from prometheus_client import Counter, Gauge
 
 # Import napalm-logs pkgs
 import napalm_logs.utils
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ def start(self):
             "Count of published messages",
             ['publisher_type', 'address', 'port']
         )
+        napalm_logs_processing_delay = Gauge(
+            'napalm_logs_processing_delay',
+            'The time difference in seconds between when the message arrive and published',
+            ['publisher_type', 'address', 'port']
+        )
         self._setup_ipc()
         # Start suicide polling thread
         thread = threading.Thread(target=self._suicide_when_without_parent, args=(os.getppid(),))
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ def start(self):
                     log.error(error, exc_info=True)
                     raise NapalmLogsExit(error)
             obj = umsgpack.unpackb(bin_obj)
+            recv_ts = obj['message_details'].pop('_napalm_logs_received_timestamp')
             if self._strip_message_details:
                 obj.pop('message_details', None)
                 bin_obj = self.serializer_fun(obj)
@@ -195,6 +202,12 @@ def start(self):
             if not self.disable_security and self.__transport_encrypt:
                 # Encrypt only when needed.
                 serialized_obj = self._prepare(serialized_obj)
+            processing_delay = time.time() - float(recv_ts)
+            napalm_logs_processing_delay.labels(
+                publisher_type=self._transport_type,
+                address=self.address,
+                port=self.port
+            ).set(processing_delay)
             self.transport.publish(serialized_obj)
             napalm_logs_publisher_messages_published.labels(
                 publisher_type=self._transport_type,
diff --git a/napalm_logs/server.py b/napalm_logs/server.py
index 92c98f9c..be37f65b 100644
--- a/napalm_logs/server.py
+++ b/napalm_logs/server.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def start(self):
             # Take messages from the main queue
             try:
                 bin_obj = self.sub.recv()
-                msg, address = umsgpack.unpackb(bin_obj, use_list=False)
+                msg, address, recv_ts = umsgpack.unpackb(bin_obj, use_list=False)
             except zmq.ZMQError as error:
                 if self.__up is False:
                     log.info('Exiting on process shutdown')
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ def start(self):
             os_list = self._identify_os(msg)
 
             for dev_os, msg_dict in os_list:
+                msg_dict['_napalm_logs_received_timestamp'] = recv_ts
                 if dev_os and dev_os in self.started_os_proc:
                     # Identified the OS and the corresponding process is started.
                     # Then send the message in the right queue