diff --git a/consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate_db.go b/consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate_db.go
index c256cabd78..3ac0f1c0cf 100644
--- a/consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate_db.go
+++ b/consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate_db.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain/common/task"
 	"github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain/consensus/istanbul"
 	"github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain/log"
+	"github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain/metrics"
 	"github.com/celo-org/celo-blockchain/rlp"
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
 	lvlerrors "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/errors"
@@ -66,7 +67,11 @@ type roundStateDBImpl struct {
 	db                   *leveldb.DB
 	stopGarbageCollector task.StopFn
 	opts                 RoundStateDBOptions
-	logger               log.Logger
+
+	roundStateRLPMeter metrics.Meter
+	rlpTimer           metrics.Timer
+	dbSaveTimer        metrics.Timer
+	logger             log.Logger
 }
 
 var defaultRoundStateDBOptions = RoundStateDBOptions{
@@ -108,9 +113,12 @@ func newRoundStateDB(path string, opts *RoundStateDBOptions) (RoundStateDB, erro
 	}
 
 	rsdb := &roundStateDBImpl{
-		db:     db,
-		opts:   coerceOptions(opts),
-		logger: logger,
+		db:                 db,
+		opts:               coerceOptions(opts),
+		roundStateRLPMeter: metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate/rlp/size", nil),
+		rlpTimer:           metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate/rlp/time", nil),
+		dbSaveTimer:        metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("consensus/istanbul/core/roundstate/db/save/time", nil),
+		logger:             logger,
 	}
 
 	if rsdb.opts.withGarbageCollector {
@@ -283,12 +291,18 @@ func (rsdb *roundStateDBImpl) UpdateLastRoundState(rs RoundState) error {
 	logger := rsdb.logger.New("func", "UpdateLastRoundState")
 	viewKey := view2Key(rs.View())
 
+	// Encode and measure time
+	before := time.Now()
 	entryBytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(rs)
+	rsdb.rlpTimer.UpdateSince(before)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to save roundState", "reason", "rlp encoding", "err", err)
 		return err
 	}
+	rsdb.roundStateRLPMeter.Mark(int64(len(entryBytes)))
 
+	before = time.Now()
 	batch := new(leveldb.Batch)
 	batch.Put([]byte(lastViewKey), viewKey)
 	batch.Put(viewKey, entryBytes)
@@ -297,6 +311,7 @@ func (rsdb *roundStateDBImpl) UpdateLastRoundState(rs RoundState) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Failed to save roundState", "reason", "levelDB write", "err", err, "func")
 	}
+	rsdb.dbSaveTimer.UpdateSince(before)
 
 	return err
 }