diff --git a/backend/cmd/heuristics/main.go b/backend/cmd/heuristics/main.go
index 073f48611..3a7abb7a0 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/heuristics/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/heuristics/main.go
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/handlers/custom"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/handlers/web"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/messages"
+	"openreplay/backend/pkg/metrics"
+	heuristicsMetrics "openreplay/backend/pkg/metrics/heuristics"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/queue"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/sessions"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/terminator"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	m := metrics.New()
+	m.Register(heuristicsMetrics.List())
+
 	log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags | log.LUTC | log.Llongfile)
 	cfg := config.New()
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/heuristics/service.go b/backend/internal/heuristics/service.go
index 0063f79f7..44b4034e2 100644
--- a/backend/internal/heuristics/service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/heuristics/service.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package heuristics
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"openreplay/backend/pkg/messages"
+	metrics "openreplay/backend/pkg/metrics/heuristics"
 	"time"
 
 	"openreplay/backend/internal/config/heuristics"
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ func (h *heuristicsImpl) run() {
 		case evt := <-h.events.Events():
 			if err := h.producer.Produce(h.cfg.TopicAnalytics, evt.SessionID(), evt.Encode()); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("can't send new event to queue: %s", err)
+			} else {
+				metrics.IncreaseTotalEvents(messageTypeName(evt))
 			}
 		case <-tick:
 			h.producer.Flush(h.cfg.ProducerTimeout)
@@ -62,3 +67,21 @@ func (h *heuristicsImpl) Stop() {
 	h.consumer.Commit()
 	h.consumer.Close()
 }
+
+func messageTypeName(msg messages.Message) string {
+	switch msg.TypeID() {
+	case 31:
+		return "PageEvent"
+	case 32:
+		return "InputEvent"
+	case 56:
+		return "PerformanceTrackAggr"
+	case 69:
+		return "MouseClick"
+	case 125:
+		m := msg.(*messages.IssueEvent)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("IssueEvent(%s)", m.Type)
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+}