diff --git a/pkg/proxy/BUILD b/pkg/proxy/BUILD
index a7969c25c8..8c69b95835 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/proxy/BUILD
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy",
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/v1/service:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/proxy/config:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/proxy/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/proxy/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go b/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
index 21f10cdcbf..954abdb0f3 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/endpoints.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/metrics"
 	utilproxy "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/util"
 	utilnet "k8s.io/utils/net"
 )
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ func (ect *EndpointChangeTracker) Update(previous, current *v1.Endpoints) bool {
 	if endpoints == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	metrics.EndpointChangesTotal.Inc()
 	namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: endpoints.Namespace, Name: endpoints.Name}
 
 	ect.lock.Lock()
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ func (ect *EndpointChangeTracker) Update(previous, current *v1.Endpoints) bool {
 		// should be exported.
 		delete(ect.lastChangeTriggerTimes, namespacedName)
 	}
+
+	metrics.EndpointChangesPending.Set(float64(len(ect.items)))
 	return len(ect.items) > 0
 }
 
@@ -295,6 +299,7 @@ func (endpointsMap EndpointsMap) apply(changes *EndpointChangeTracker, staleEndp
 		detectStaleConnections(change.previous, change.current, staleEndpoints, staleServiceNames)
 	}
 	changes.items = make(map[types.NamespacedName]*endpointsChange)
+	metrics.EndpointChangesPending.Set(0)
 	for _, lastChangeTriggerTime := range changes.lastChangeTriggerTimes {
 		*lastChangeTriggerTimes = append(*lastChangeTriggerTimes, lastChangeTriggerTime...)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 1a19eab5a9..5d18aa9b35 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -1387,6 +1387,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 	if proxier.healthzServer != nil {
 		proxier.healthzServer.UpdateTimestamp()
 	}
+	metrics.SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp.SetToCurrentTime()
 
 	// Update healthchecks.  The endpoints list might include services that are
 	// not "OnlyLocal", but the services list will not, and the healthChecker
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index 0ec34753d7..3e19753d58 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 	if proxier.healthzServer != nil {
 		proxier.healthzServer.UpdateTimestamp()
 	}
+	metrics.SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp.SetToCurrentTime()
 
 	// Update healthchecks.  The endpoints list might include services that are
 	// not "OnlyLocal", but the services list will not, and the healthChecker
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/proxy/metrics/metrics.go
index 38924387ff..54d7f0a4ca 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ var (
 		},
 	)
 
+	// SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp is the timestamp proxy rules were last
+	// successfully synced.
+	SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_last_timestamp_seconds",
+			Help:      "The last time proxy rules were successfully synced",
+		},
+	)
+
 	// NetworkProgrammingLatency is defined as the time it took to program the network - from the time
 	// the service or pod has changed to the time the change was propagated and the proper kube-proxy
 	// rules were synced. Exported for each endpoints object that were part of the rules sync.
@@ -63,6 +73,46 @@ var (
 			Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(0.001, 2, 20),
 		},
 	)
+
+	// EndpointChangesPending is the number of pending endpoint changes that
+	// have not yet been synced to the proxy.
+	EndpointChangesPending = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_endpoint_changes_pending",
+			Help:      "Pending proxy rules Endpoint changes",
+		},
+	)
+
+	// EndpointChangesTotal is the number of endpoint changes that the proxy
+	// has seen.
+	EndpointChangesTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_endpoint_changes_total",
+			Help:      "Cumulative proxy rules Endpoint changes",
+		},
+	)
+
+	// ServiceChangesPending is the number of pending service changes that
+	// have not yet been synced to the proxy.
+	ServiceChangesPending = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_service_changes_pending",
+			Help:      "Pending proxy rules Service changes",
+		},
+	)
+
+	// ServiceChangesTotal is the number of service changes that the proxy has
+	// seen.
+	ServiceChangesTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_service_changes_total",
+			Help:      "Cumulative proxy rules Service changes",
+		},
+	)
 )
 
 var registerMetricsOnce sync.Once
@@ -72,7 +122,12 @@ func RegisterMetrics() {
 	registerMetricsOnce.Do(func() {
 		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncProxyRulesLatency)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(DeprecatedSyncProxyRulesLatency)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(NetworkProgrammingLatency)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(EndpointChangesPending)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(EndpointChangesTotal)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(ServiceChangesPending)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(ServiceChangesTotal)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/service.go b/pkg/proxy/service.go
index 2d5bd352f5..02e500d0ef 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/service.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/service.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	apiservice "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/service"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/metrics"
 	utilproxy "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/util"
 	utilnet "k8s.io/utils/net"
 )
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ func (sct *ServiceChangeTracker) Update(previous, current *v1.Service) bool {
 	if svc == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	metrics.ServiceChangesTotal.Inc()
 	namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: svc.Namespace, Name: svc.Name}
 
 	sct.lock.Lock()
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ func (sct *ServiceChangeTracker) Update(previous, current *v1.Service) bool {
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(change.previous, change.current) {
 		delete(sct.items, namespacedName)
 	}
+	metrics.ServiceChangesPending.Set(float64(len(sct.items)))
 	return len(sct.items) > 0
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ func (serviceMap *ServiceMap) apply(changes *ServiceChangeTracker, UDPStaleClust
 	}
 	// clear changes after applying them to ServiceMap.
 	changes.items = make(map[types.NamespacedName]*serviceChange)
+	metrics.ServiceChangesPending.Set(0)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/metrics.go b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/metrics.go
index 61cf962ee0..729cc5e626 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/metrics.go
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ var (
 			Buckets:   prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(1000, 2, 15),
 		},
 	)
+
+	// SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp is the timestamp proxy rules were last
+	// successfully synced.
+	SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Subsystem: kubeProxySubsystem,
+			Name:      "sync_proxy_rules_last_timestamp_seconds",
+			Help:      "The last time proxy rules were successfully synced",
+		},
+	)
 )
 
 var registerMetricsOnce sync.Once
@@ -51,6 +61,7 @@ func RegisterMetrics() {
 	registerMetricsOnce.Do(func() {
 		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncProxyRulesLatency)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(DeprecatedSyncProxyRulesLatency)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
index 7f6eec06cf..a6f10812c0 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 	if proxier.healthzServer != nil {
 		proxier.healthzServer.UpdateTimestamp()
 	}
+	SyncProxyRulesLastTimestamp.SetToCurrentTime()
 
 	// Update healthchecks.  The endpoints list might include services that are
 	// not "OnlyLocal", but the services list will not, and the healthChecker