diff --git a/command/agent/dns.go b/command/agent/dns.go
index 33db8ba7e477..6cbb89f59090 100644
--- a/command/agent/dns.go
+++ b/command/agent/dns.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ START:
 func (d *DNSServer) handlePtr(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 	q := req.Question[0]
 	defer func(s time.Time) {
+		metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"consul", "dns", "ptr_query", d.agent.config.NodeName}, s)
 		d.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] dns: request for %v (%v) from client %s (%s)",
 			q, time.Now().Sub(s), resp.RemoteAddr().String(),
 			resp.RemoteAddr().Network())
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ func (d *DNSServer) handlePtr(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 func (d *DNSServer) handleQuery(resp dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 	q := req.Question[0]
 	defer func(s time.Time) {
+		metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"consul", "dns", "domain_query", d.agent.config.NodeName}, s)
 		d.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] dns: request for %v (%v) from client %s (%s)",
 			q, time.Now().Sub(s), resp.RemoteAddr().String(),
 			resp.RemoteAddr().Network())