diff --git a/app/metrics.yaml b/app/metrics.yaml
index 1c3ba9973ef3..b463a866074c 100644
--- a/app/metrics.yaml
+++ b/app/metrics.yaml
@@ -1509,6 +1509,41 @@ media_notification:
       - fenix-core@mozilla.com
     expires: "2020-03-01"
 
+media_state:
+  play:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      Media started playing.
+    bugs:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/5705
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-03-01"
+  pause:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      Media playback was paused.
+    bugs:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/5705
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-03-01"
+  stop:
+    type: event
+    description: >
+      Media playback has ended.
+    bugs:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/5705
+    data_reviews:
+      - https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463
+    notification_emails:
+      - fenix-core@mozilla.com
+    expires: "2020-03-01"
+
 experiments.metrics:
   active_experiment:
     type: string
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
index a73cf3233dd0..5f2cb10983c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/GleanMetricsService.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.FindInPage
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.History
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Library
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.MediaNotification
+import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.MediaState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Metrics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.Pings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.PrivateBrowsingMode
@@ -391,6 +392,15 @@ private val Event.wrapper: EventWrapper<*>?
         is Event.TabMediaPause -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
             { Tab.mediaPause.record(it) }
         )
+        is Event.MediaPlayState -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { MediaState.play.record(it) }
+        )
+        is Event.MediaPauseState -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { MediaState.pause.record(it) }
+        )
+        is Event.MediaStopState -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
+            { MediaState.stop.record(it) }
+        )
         is Event.NotificationMediaPlay -> EventWrapper<NoExtraKeys>(
             { MediaNotification.play.record(it) }
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
index 92cd478c3e4d..be70457d8161 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/metrics/Metrics.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.facts.ToolbarFacts
 import mozilla.components.feature.contextmenu.facts.ContextMenuFacts
 import mozilla.components.feature.customtabs.CustomTabsFacts
 import mozilla.components.feature.findinpage.facts.FindInPageFacts
+import mozilla.components.feature.media.facts.MediaFacts
 import mozilla.components.support.base.Component
 import mozilla.components.support.base.facts.Action
 import mozilla.components.support.base.facts.Fact
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ sealed class Event {
     object PrivateBrowsingStaticShortcutPrivateTab : Event()
     object TabMediaPlay : Event()
     object TabMediaPause : Event()
+    object MediaPlayState : Event()
+    object MediaPauseState : Event()
+    object MediaStopState : Event()
     object NotificationMediaPlay : Event()
     object NotificationMediaPause : Event()
     object TrackingProtectionTrackerList : Event()
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ private fun Fact.toEvent(): Event? = when (Pair(component, item)) {
     Component.FEATURE_CUSTOMTABS to CustomTabsFacts.Items.CLOSE -> Event.CustomTabsClosed
     Component.FEATURE_CUSTOMTABS to CustomTabsFacts.Items.ACTION_BUTTON -> Event.CustomTabsActionTapped
 
-    Component.FEATURE_MEDIA to "notification" -> {
+    Component.FEATURE_MEDIA to MediaFacts.Items.NOTIFICATION -> {
         when (action) {
             Action.PLAY -> {
                 Event.NotificationMediaPlay
@@ -339,6 +343,20 @@ private fun Fact.toEvent(): Event? = when (Pair(component, item)) {
             else -> null
         }
     }
+    Component.FEATURE_MEDIA to MediaFacts.Items.STATE -> {
+        when (action) {
+            Action.PLAY -> {
+                Event.MediaPlayState
+            }
+            Action.PAUSE -> {
+                Event.MediaPauseState
+            }
+            Action.STOP -> {
+                Event.MediaStopState
+            }
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
     else -> null
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/metrics.md b/docs/metrics.md
index ae40ced469d9..8bfd99801245 100644
--- a/docs/metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics.md
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ The following metrics are added to the ping:
 | library.selected_item |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user selected a library item  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/2538#issuecomment-492830242)|<ul><li>item: The library item the user selected</li></ul>|2020-03-01 |
 | media_notification.pause |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the pause icon on the media notification  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5520)||2020-03-01 |
 | media_notification.play |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the play icon on the media notification  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/5520)||2020-03-01 |
+| media_state.pause |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |Media playback was paused.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463)||2020-03-01 |
+| media_state.play |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |Media started playing.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463)||2020-03-01 |
+| media_state.stop |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |Media playback has ended.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/6463)||2020-03-01 |
 | private_browsing_mode.garbage_icon |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the garbage can icon on the private browsing home page, deleting all private tabs.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/4968)||2020-03-01 |
 | private_browsing_mode.notification_delete |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the private browsing mode notification's "Delete and Open" button.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/4968)||2020-03-01 |
 | private_browsing_mode.notification_open |[event](https://mozilla.github.io/glean/book/user/metrics/event.html) |A user pressed the private browsing mode notification's "Open" button.  |[1](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/pull/4968)||2020-03-01 |