diff --git a/etcdserver/metrics.go b/etcdserver/metrics.go
index 176c1b20c..10f8a475f 100644
--- a/etcdserver/metrics.go
+++ b/etcdserver/metrics.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ var (
 		Name:      "slow_read_indexes_total",
 		Help:      "The total number of pending read indexes not in sync with leader's or timed out read index requests.",
 	})
+	readIndexFailed = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: "etcd",
+		Subsystem: "server",
+		Name:      "read_indexes_failed_total",
+		Help:      "The total number of failed read indexes seen.",
+	})
 	quotaBackendBytes = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Namespace: "etcd",
 		Subsystem: "server",
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(proposalsFailed)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(leaseExpired)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(slowReadIndex)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(readIndexFailed)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(quotaBackendBytes)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(currentVersion)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(currentGoVersion)
diff --git a/etcdserver/v3_server.go b/etcdserver/v3_server.go
index ea79d97d3..f214a1926 100644
--- a/etcdserver/v3_server.go
+++ b/etcdserver/v3_server.go
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) linearizableReadLoop() {
 				return
 			}
 			plog.Errorf("failed to get read index from raft: %v", err)
+			readIndexFailed.Inc()
 			nr.notify(err)
 			continue
 		}