diff --git a/core/services/workflows/engine.go b/core/services/workflows/engine.go
index f1786d113da..8e98405eef1 100644
--- a/core/services/workflows/engine.go
+++ b/core/services/workflows/engine.go
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ func (e *Engine) finishExecution(ctx context.Context, executionID string, status
 	e.stepUpdatesChMap.remove(executionID)
 	metrics.updateTotalWorkflowsGauge(ctx, e.stepUpdatesChMap.len())
 	metrics.updateWorkflowExecutionLatencyGauge(ctx, executionDuration)
-	metrics.incrementWorkflowExecutionFinishedCounter(ctx)
+	metrics.incrementWorkflowExecutionFinishedCounter(ctx) // maybe just decide on `success` vs `failure` here based on status
 	e.onExecutionFinished(executionID)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ func (e *Engine) worker(ctx context.Context) {
 			if err != nil {
 				e.logger.With(platform.KeyWorkflowExecutionID, executionID).Errorf("failed to start execution: %v", err)
 				logCustMsg(ctx, cma, fmt.Sprintf("failed to start execution: %s", err), e.logger)
+				e.metrics.with(platform.KeyTriggerID, te.ID).incrementTriggerWorkflowStarterErrorCounter(ctx)
 			} else {
 				e.logger.With(platform.KeyWorkflowExecutionID, executionID).Debug("execution started")
 				logCustMsg(ctx, cma, "execution started", e.logger)
diff --git a/core/services/workflows/monitoring.go b/core/services/workflows/monitoring.go
index 18d7d8fe179..f450f52a20b 100644
--- a/core/services/workflows/monitoring.go
+++ b/core/services/workflows/monitoring.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var registerTriggerFailureCounter metric.Int64Counter
+var triggerWorkflowStarterErrorCounter metric.Int64Counter
 var workflowsRunningGauge metric.Int64Gauge
 var capabilityInvocationCounter metric.Int64Counter
 var capabilityFailureCounter metric.Int64Counter
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ func initMonitoringResources() (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to register trigger failure counter: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	triggerWorkflowStarterErrorCounter, err = beholder.GetMeter().Int64Counter("platform_engine_triggerworkflow_starter_errors")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to register trigger workflow starter error counter: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	workflowsRunningGauge, err = beholder.GetMeter().Int64Gauge("platform_engine_workflow_count")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to register workflows running gauge: %w", err)
@@ -110,6 +116,11 @@ func (c workflowsMetricLabeler) incrementRegisterTriggerFailureCounter(ctx conte
 	registerTriggerFailureCounter.Add(ctx, 1, metric.WithAttributes(otelLabels...))
 }
 
+func (c workflowsMetricLabeler) incrementTriggerWorkflowStarterErrorCounter(ctx context.Context) {
+	otelLabels := localMonitoring.KvMapToOtelAttributes(c.Labels)
+	triggerWorkflowStarterErrorCounter.Add(ctx, 1, metric.WithAttributes(otelLabels...))
+}
+
 func (c workflowsMetricLabeler) incrementCapabilityInvocationCounter(ctx context.Context) {
 	otelLabels := localMonitoring.KvMapToOtelAttributes(c.Labels)
 	capabilityInvocationCounter.Add(ctx, 1, metric.WithAttributes(otelLabels...))