diff --git a/yama/src/remote/requester.rs b/yama/src/remote/requester.rs
index 142d540..2039043 100644
--- a/yama/src/remote/requester.rs
+++ b/yama/src/remote/requester.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use log::{error, info};
 use crate::definitions::ChunkId;
 use crate::pile::{ControllerMessage, Keyspace, RawPile, StoragePipelineSettings};
 use crate::remote::{read_message, write_message, Request, RequestBody, Response, ResponseBody};
-use metrics::{histogram, register_histogram, Unit};
+use metrics::{
+    gauge, histogram, increment_counter, register_counter, register_gauge, register_histogram, Unit,
+};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU16, Ordering};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ impl Requester {
         read: R,
         write: W,
     ) -> (Self, Vec<JoinHandle<()>>) {
+        register_histogram!(
+            "requester_cmd_response_time_ms",
+            Unit::Milliseconds,
+            "Time between request being issued and a response being received"
+        );
+
         let in_flight: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u16, (Sender<ResponseBody>, Instant)>>> =
             Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
         let (command_sender, command_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::bounded(16);
@@ -349,7 +357,17 @@ impl RawPile for Requester {
         // need to be able to apply backpressure.
         let (input, receiver) = crossbeam_channel::bounded::<(ChunkId, Vec<u8>)>(128);
         let command_sender = self.commands.clone();
-        register_histogram!("requester_cmd_response_time_ms", Unit::Milliseconds);
+
+        register_counter!(
+            "requester_pipeline_cmds_issued",
+            Unit::Count,
+            "Number of write commands issued by the Requester's storage pipeline"
+        );
+        register_gauge!(
+            "requester_pipeline_writes_inflight",
+            Unit::Count,
+            "Number of write commands in-flight"
+        );
 
         std::thread::Builder::new()
             .name("ReqStPpln".to_string())
@@ -360,6 +378,10 @@ impl RawPile for Requester {
                 let mut pipeline_still_going = true;
 
                 while pipeline_still_going || in_flight_writes > 0 {
+                    gauge!(
+                        "requester_pipeline_writes_inflight",
+                        in_flight_writes as f64
+                    );
                     // TODO this won't handle channel closure properly.
                     if in_flight_writes < MAX_IN_FLIGHT_WRITES && pipeline_still_going {
                         crossbeam_channel::select! {
@@ -386,6 +408,7 @@ impl RawPile for Requester {
                             recv(receiver) -> resp => {
                                 if let Ok((chunk_id, write)) = resp {
                                     in_flight_writes += 1;
+                                    increment_counter!("requester_pipeline_cmds_issued");
                                     command_sender.send((RequestBody::Write {
                                         kind: Keyspace::Chunk,
                                         key: chunk_id.to_vec(),