diff --git a/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/RedisQues.java b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/RedisQues.java
index 11bcf2d..fc18d8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/RedisQues.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/RedisQues.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.swisspush.redisques.action.QueueAction;
 import org.swisspush.redisques.exception.RedisQuesExceptionFactory;
 import org.swisspush.redisques.handler.RedisquesHttpRequestHandler;
+import org.swisspush.redisques.metrics.PeriodicMetricsCollector;
 import org.swisspush.redisques.performance.UpperBoundParallel;
 import org.swisspush.redisques.scheduling.PeriodicSkipScheduler;
 import org.swisspush.redisques.util.*;
@@ -331,6 +332,18 @@ private void handleRegistrationRequest(Message<String> msg) {
         });
     }
 
+    private void initMicrometerMetrics(RedisquesConfiguration modConfig) {
+        if(meterRegistry == null) {
+            meterRegistry = BackendRegistries.getDefaultNow();
+        }
+        dequeueCounter =  Counter.builder(MetricMeter.DEQUEUE.getId())
+                .description(MetricMeter.DEQUEUE.getDescription()).register(meterRegistry);
+
+        String address = modConfig.getAddress();
+        int metricRefreshPeriod = modConfig.getMetricRefreshPeriod();
+        new PeriodicMetricsCollector(vertx, address, meterRegistry, metricRefreshPeriod);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void start(Promise<Void> promise) {
         log.info("Started with UID {}", uid);
@@ -347,11 +360,7 @@ public void start(Promise<Void> promise) {
         log.info("Starting Redisques module with configuration: {}", configurationProvider.configuration());
 
         if(configurationProvider.configuration().getMicrometerMetricsEnabled()) {
-            if(meterRegistry == null) {
-                meterRegistry = BackendRegistries.getDefaultNow();
-            }
-            dequeueCounter =  Counter.builder(MetricMeter.DEQUEUE.getId())
-                    .description(MetricMeter.DEQUEUE.getDescription()).register(meterRegistry);
+            initMicrometerMetrics(modConfig);
         }
 
         int dequeueStatisticReportIntervalSec = modConfig.getDequeueStatisticReportIntervalSec();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/metrics/PeriodicMetricsCollector.java b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/metrics/PeriodicMetricsCollector.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a8555e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/metrics/PeriodicMetricsCollector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package org.swisspush.redisques.metrics;
+
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Gauge;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
+import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
+import io.vertx.core.Handler;
+import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
+import io.vertx.core.eventbus.Message;
+import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.swisspush.redisques.util.MetricMeter;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+
+import static org.swisspush.redisques.util.RedisquesAPI.STATUS;
+import static org.swisspush.redisques.util.RedisquesAPI.OK;
+import static org.swisspush.redisques.util.RedisquesAPI.VALUE;
+import static org.swisspush.redisques.util.RedisquesAPI.MESSAGE;
+import static org.swisspush.redisques.util.RedisquesAPI.buildGetQueuesCountOperation;
+
+
+public class PeriodicMetricsCollector {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PeriodicMetricsCollector.class);
+    private final Vertx vertx;
+    private final String redisquesAddress;
+
+    private final AtomicLong activeQueuesCount = new AtomicLong(0);
+
+    public PeriodicMetricsCollector(Vertx vertx, String redisquesAddress, MeterRegistry meterRegistry, long metricCollectIntervalSec) {
+        this.vertx = vertx;
+        this.redisquesAddress = redisquesAddress;
+
+        Gauge.builder(MetricMeter.ACTIVE_QUEUES.getId(), activeQueuesCount, AtomicLong::get).
+                description(MetricMeter.ACTIVE_QUEUES.getDescription()).
+                register(meterRegistry);
+
+        vertx.setPeriodic(metricCollectIntervalSec * 1000, event -> updateActiveQueuesCount());
+    }
+
+    private void updateActiveQueuesCount() {
+        vertx.eventBus().request(redisquesAddress, buildGetQueuesCountOperation(), (Handler<AsyncResult<Message<JsonObject>>>) reply -> {
+            if(reply.failed()) {
+                log.warn("TODO error handling", reply.cause());
+            } else if (reply.succeeded() && OK.equals(reply.result().body().getString(STATUS))) {
+                activeQueuesCount.set(reply.result().body().getLong(VALUE));
+            } else {
+                log.warn("Error gathering count of active queues. Cause: {}", reply.result().body().getString(MESSAGE));
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/util/MetricMeter.java b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/util/MetricMeter.java
index 3f186b6..66f0b20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/util/MetricMeter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/swisspush/redisques/util/MetricMeter.java
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 public enum MetricMeter {
 
-    ENQUEUE_SUCCESS("redisques.enqueue.success", "Overall count of queue items to be enqueued sucessfully"),
+    ENQUEUE_SUCCESS("redisques.enqueue.success", "Overall count of queue items to be enqueued successfully"),
     ENQUEUE_FAIL("redisques.enqueue.fail", "Overall count of queue items which could not be enqueued"),
-    DEQUEUE("redisques.dequeue", "Overall count of queue items to be dequeued from the queues");
+    DEQUEUE("redisques.dequeue", "Overall count of queue items to be dequeued from the queues"),
+    ACTIVE_QUEUES("redisques.active.queues", "Count of active queues");
 
     private final String id;
     private final String description;