diff --git a/broker/ipc.go b/broker/ipc.go
index 728363a..7e2951c 100644
--- a/broker/ipc.go
+++ b/broker/ipc.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func (i *IPC) ProxyAnswers(arg messages.Arg, response *[]byte) error {
 		// The snowflake took too long to respond with an answer, so its client
 		// disappeared / the snowflake is no longer recognized by the Broker.
 		success = false
+		i.ctx.metrics.promMetrics.ProxyAnswerTotal.With(prometheus.Labels{"type": "", "status": "timeout"}).Inc()
 	}
 
 	b, err := messages.EncodeAnswerResponse(success)
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ func (i *IPC) ProxyAnswers(arg messages.Arg, response *[]byte) error {
 	*response = b
 
 	if success {
+		i.ctx.metrics.promMetrics.ProxyAnswerTotal.With(prometheus.Labels{"type": snowflake.proxyType, "status": "success"}).Inc()
 		snowflake.answerChannel <- answer
 	}
 
diff --git a/broker/metrics.go b/broker/metrics.go
index a09691b..ae1183c 100644
--- a/broker/metrics.go
+++ b/broker/metrics.go
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ type PromMetrics struct {
 	ProxyTotal       *prometheus.CounterVec
 	ProxyPollTotal   *safeprom.CounterVec
 	ClientPollTotal  *safeprom.CounterVec
+	ProxyAnswerTotal *safeprom.CounterVec
 	AvailableProxies *prometheus.GaugeVec
 
 	ProxyPollWithRelayURLExtensionTotal    *safeprom.CounterVec
@@ -331,6 +332,15 @@ func initPrometheus() *PromMetrics {
 		[]string{"nat", "status"},
 	)
 
+	promMetrics.ProxyAnswerTotal = safeprom.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: prometheusNamespace,
+			Name:      "rounded_proxy_answer_total",
+			Help:      "The number of snowflake proxy answers, rounded up to a multiple of 8",
+		},
+		[]string{"type", "status"},
+	)
+
 	promMetrics.ProxyPollWithRelayURLExtensionTotal = safeprom.NewCounterVec(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: prometheusNamespace,
@@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ func initPrometheus() *PromMetrics {
 	// We need to register our metrics so they can be exported.
 	promMetrics.registry.MustRegister(
 		promMetrics.ClientPollTotal, promMetrics.ProxyPollTotal,
-		promMetrics.ProxyTotal, promMetrics.AvailableProxies,
+		promMetrics.ProxyTotal, promMetrics.ProxyAnswerTotal, promMetrics.AvailableProxies,
 		promMetrics.ProxyPollWithRelayURLExtensionTotal,
 		promMetrics.ProxyPollWithoutRelayURLExtensionTotal,
 		promMetrics.ProxyPollRejectedForRelayURLExtensionTotal,