diff --git a/chain/client/src/chunk_inclusion_tracker.rs b/chain/client/src/chunk_inclusion_tracker.rs
index ec1469000eb..ac80a720f21 100644
--- a/chain/client/src/chunk_inclusion_tracker.rs
+++ b/chain/client/src/chunk_inclusion_tracker.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ impl ChunkInclusionTracker {
                     (stats.total_validators_count.saturating_sub(stats.endorsed_validators_count))
                         as f64,
                 );
+            if !stats.is_endorsed {
+                metrics::BLOCK_PRODUCER_INSUFFICIENT_ENDORSEMENT_CHUNK_COUNT
+                    .with_label_values(label_values)
+                    .inc();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/chain/client/src/metrics.rs b/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
index d40d3422ad2..c774a3eab8c 100644
--- a/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
@@ -602,6 +602,16 @@ pub(crate) static ORPHAN_CHUNK_STATE_WITNESS_POOL_MEMORY_USED: LazyLock<IntGauge
         .unwrap()
     });
 
+pub(crate) static BLOCK_PRODUCER_INSUFFICIENT_ENDORSEMENT_CHUNK_COUNT: LazyLock<CounterVec> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| {
+        try_create_counter_vec(
+            "near_block_producer_insufficient_endorsement_chunk_count",
+            "Number of chunks excluded from the block due to insufficient chunk endorsements",
+            &["shard_id"],
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    });
+
 pub(crate) static BLOCK_PRODUCER_ENDORSED_STAKE_RATIO: LazyLock<HistogramVec> =
     LazyLock::new(|| {
         try_create_histogram_vec(