diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
index bf19a56a5..4f007cbb7 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ failure_derive = "0.1"
 hashing = { path = "../../eth2/utils/hashing" }
 fork_choice = { path = "../../eth2/fork_choice" }
 parking_lot = "0.7"
+prometheus = "^0.6"
 log = "0.4"
 operation_pool = { path = "../../eth2/operation_pool" }
 env_logger = "0.6"
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index eb79da1f5..ce0909510 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::checkpoint::CheckPoint;
 use crate::errors::{BeaconChainError as Error, BlockProductionError};
+use crate::metrics::Metrics;
 use crate::persisted_beacon_chain::{PersistedBeaconChain, BEACON_CHAIN_DB_KEY};
 use fork_choice::{ForkChoice, ForkChoiceError};
 use log::{debug, trace};
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ pub struct BeaconChain<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     pub state: RwLock<BeaconState<T::EthSpec>>,
     pub spec: ChainSpec,
     pub fork_choice: RwLock<T::ForkChoice>,
+    pub metrics: Metrics,
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             canonical_head,
             spec,
             fork_choice: RwLock::new(fork_choice),
+            metrics: Metrics::new()?,
         })
     }
 
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             state: RwLock::new(p.state),
             spec,
             fork_choice: RwLock::new(fork_choice),
+            metrics: Metrics::new()?,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -621,6 +625,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     /// Will accept blocks from prior slots, however it will reject any block from a future slot.
     pub fn process_block(&self, block: BeaconBlock) -> Result<BlockProcessingOutcome, Error> {
         debug!("Processing block with slot {}...", block.slot);
+        self.metrics.blocks_processed.inc();
 
         let block_root = block.block_header().canonical_root();
 
@@ -704,6 +709,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             self.update_state(state)?;
         }
 
+        self.metrics.valid_blocks_processed.inc();
+
         Ok(BlockProcessingOutcome::ValidBlock(ValidBlock::Processed))
     }
 
@@ -716,6 +723,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         randao_reveal: Signature,
     ) -> Result<(BeaconBlock, BeaconState<T::EthSpec>), BlockProductionError> {
         debug!("Producing block at slot {}...", self.state.read().slot);
+        self.metrics.block_production_requests.inc();
 
         let mut state = self.state.read().clone();
 
@@ -766,6 +774,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
 
         block.state_root = state_root;
 
+        self.metrics.block_production_successes.inc();
+
         Ok((block, state))
     }
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/errors.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/errors.rs
index 73884916a..75f2fd84d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/errors.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::metrics::Error as MetricsError;
 use fork_choice::ForkChoiceError;
 use state_processing::BlockProcessingError;
 use state_processing::SlotProcessingError;
@@ -25,10 +26,17 @@ pub enum BeaconChainError {
     MissingBeaconBlock(Hash256),
     MissingBeaconState(Hash256),
     SlotProcessingError(SlotProcessingError),
+    MetricsError(String),
 }
 
 easy_from_to!(SlotProcessingError, BeaconChainError);
 
+impl From<MetricsError> for BeaconChainError {
+    fn from(e: MetricsError) -> BeaconChainError {
+        BeaconChainError::MetricsError(format!("{:?}", e))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum BlockProductionError {
     UnableToGetBlockRootFromState,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
index 0e3e01a4b..c80dc4715 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod beacon_chain;
 mod checkpoint;
 mod errors;
+mod metrics;
 mod persisted_beacon_chain;
 
 pub use self::beacon_chain::{
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f73db5e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/metrics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+pub use prometheus::Error;
+use prometheus::{IntCounter, Opts, Registry};
+
+pub struct Metrics {
+    pub blocks_processed: IntCounter,
+    pub valid_blocks_processed: IntCounter,
+    pub block_production_requests: IntCounter,
+    pub block_production_successes: IntCounter,
+    pub attestation_production_requests: IntCounter,
+    pub attestation_production_successes: IntCounter,
+}
+
+impl Metrics {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            blocks_processed: {
+                let opts = Opts::new("blocks_processed", "total_blocks_processed");
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+            valid_blocks_processed: {
+                let opts = Opts::new("valid_blocks_processed", "total_valid_blocks_processed");
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+            block_production_requests: {
+                let opts = Opts::new("block_production_requests", "attempts_to_produce_new_block");
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+            block_production_successes: {
+                let opts = Opts::new("block_production_successes", "blocks_successfully_produced");
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+            attestation_production_requests: {
+                let opts = Opts::new(
+                    "attestation_production_requests",
+                    "total_attestation_production_requests",
+                );
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+            attestation_production_successes: {
+                let opts = Opts::new(
+                    "attestation_production_successes",
+                    "total_attestation_production_successes",
+                );
+                IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?
+            },
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn register(&self, registry: &Registry) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.blocks_processed.clone()))?;
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.valid_blocks_processed.clone()))?;
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.block_production_requests.clone()))?;
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.block_production_successes.clone()))?;
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.attestation_production_requests.clone()))?;
+        registry.register(Box::new(self.attestation_production_successes.clone()))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/client/Cargo.toml b/beacon_node/client/Cargo.toml
index 387bf1675..afff86bcc 100644
--- a/beacon_node/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_node/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ store = { path = "../store" }
 http_server = { path = "../http_server" }
 rpc = { path = "../rpc" }
 fork_choice = { path = "../../eth2/fork_choice" }
+prometheus = "^0.6"
 types = { path = "../../eth2/types" }
 tree_hash = { path = "../../eth2/utils/tree_hash" }
 slot_clock = { path = "../../eth2/utils/slot_clock" }
diff --git a/beacon_node/client/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/client/src/lib.rs
index 9bcae66ef..b67cc6a0d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use beacon_chain_types::InitialiseBeaconChain;
 use exit_future::Signal;
 use futures::{future::Future, Stream};
 use network::Service as NetworkService;
+use prometheus::Registry;
 use slog::{error, info, o};
 use slot_clock::SlotClock;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -54,10 +55,16 @@ where
         log: slog::Logger,
         executor: &TaskExecutor,
     ) -> error::Result<Self> {
+        let metrics_registry = Registry::new();
         let store = Arc::new(store);
 
         // Load a `BeaconChain` from the store, or create a new one if it does not exist.
         let beacon_chain = Arc::new(T::initialise_beacon_chain(store, log.clone()));
+        // Registry all beacon chain metrics with the global registry.
+        beacon_chain
+            .metrics
+            .register(&metrics_registry)
+            .expect("Failed to registry metrics");
 
         if beacon_chain.read_slot_clock().is_none() {
             panic!("Cannot start client before genesis!")
@@ -121,6 +128,7 @@ where
                 executor,
                 network_send,
                 beacon_chain.clone(),
+                metrics_registry,
                 &log,
             ))
         } else {
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_server/src/key.rs b/beacon_node/http_server/src/key.rs
index 2d27ce9f0..2cbe68cd0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_server/src/key.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_server/src/key.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes};
 use iron::typemap::Key;
+use prometheus::Registry;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -10,3 +11,9 @@ pub struct BeaconChainKey<T> {
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static> Key for BeaconChainKey<T> {
     type Value = Arc<BeaconChain<T>>;
 }
+
+pub struct MetricsRegistryKey;
+
+impl Key for MetricsRegistryKey {
+    type Value = Registry;
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_server/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/http_server/src/lib.rs
index 02629f725..cc54b6e17 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_server/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes};
 use futures::Future;
 use iron::prelude::*;
 use network::NetworkMessage;
+use prometheus::Registry;
 use router::Router;
 use slog::{info, o, warn};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@ impl Default for HttpServerConfig {
 /// Build the `iron` HTTP server, defining the core routes.
 pub fn create_iron_http_server<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+    metrics_registry: Registry,
 ) -> Iron<Router> {
     let mut router = Router::new();
 
     // A `GET` request to `/metrics` is handled by the `metrics` module.
     router.get(
         "/metrics",
-        metrics::build_handler(beacon_chain.clone()),
+        metrics::build_handler(beacon_chain.clone(), metrics_registry),
         "metrics",
     );
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn start_service<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
     executor: &TaskExecutor,
     _network_chan: crossbeam_channel::Sender<NetworkMessage>,
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+    metrics_registry: Registry,
     log: &slog::Logger,
 ) -> exit_future::Signal {
     let log = log.new(o!("Service"=>"HTTP"));
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn start_service<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
     let (shutdown_trigger, wait_for_shutdown) = exit_future::signal();
 
     // Create an `iron` http, without starting it yet.
-    let iron = create_iron_http_server(beacon_chain);
+    let iron = create_iron_http_server(beacon_chain, metrics_registry);
 
     // Create a HTTP server future.
     //
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_server/src/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/http_server/src/metrics.rs
index 366d642b5..608f38efd 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_server/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_server/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::{key::BeaconChainKey, map_persistent_err_to_500};
+use crate::{
+    key::{BeaconChainKey, MetricsRegistryKey},
+    map_persistent_err_to_500,
+};
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes};
 use iron::prelude::*;
 use iron::{status::Status, Handler, IronResult, Request, Response};
@@ -11,10 +14,12 @@ use types::Slot;
 /// Yields a handler for the metrics endpoint.
 pub fn build_handler<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+    metrics_registry: Registry,
 ) -> impl Handler {
     let mut chain = Chain::new(handle_metrics::<T>);
 
     chain.link(Read::<BeaconChainKey<T>>::both(beacon_chain));
+    chain.link(Read::<MetricsRegistryKey>::both(metrics_registry));
 
     chain
 }
@@ -27,7 +32,9 @@ fn handle_metrics<T: BeaconChainTypes + 'static>(req: &mut Request) -> IronResul
         .get::<Read<BeaconChainKey<T>>>()
         .map_err(map_persistent_err_to_500)?;
 
-    let r = Registry::new();
+    let r = req
+        .get::<Read<MetricsRegistryKey>>()
+        .map_err(map_persistent_err_to_500)?;
 
     let present_slot = beacon_chain
         .slot_clock