diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/behaviour.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/behaviour.rs
index 455c285c8..10025626d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/behaviour.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/behaviour.rs
@@ -854,6 +854,13 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Register topics to ensure metrics are recorded correctly for these topics.
+    pub fn register_topics_for_metrics(&mut self, topics: Vec<TopicHash>) {
+        if let Some(metrics) = &mut self.metrics {
+            metrics.register_allowed_topics(topics);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Adds a new peer to the list of explicitly connected peers.
     pub fn add_explicit_peer(&mut self, peer_id: &PeerId) {
         tracing::debug!(peer=%peer_id, "Adding explicit peer");
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/metrics.rs
index 94bcdbc48..91bcd5f54 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/metrics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/gossipsub/metrics.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const DEFAULT_MAX_TOPICS: usize = 300;
 
 // Default value that limits how many topics for which there has never been a subscription do we
 // store metrics.
-const DEFAULT_MAX_NEVER_SUBSCRIBED_TOPICS: usize = 50;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_NEVER_SUBSCRIBED_TOPICS: usize = 100;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -392,13 +392,21 @@ impl Metrics {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Increase the number of peers do we known are subscribed to this topic.
+    /// Registers a set of topics that we want to store calculate metrics for.
+    pub(crate) fn register_allowed_topics(&mut self, topics: Vec<TopicHash>) {
+        for topic_hash in topics {
+            self.topic_info.insert(topic_hash, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Increase the number of peers that are subscribed to this topic.
     pub(crate) fn inc_topic_peers(&mut self, topic: &TopicHash) {
         if self.register_topic(topic).is_ok() {
             self.topic_peers_count.get_or_create(topic).inc();
         }
     }
 
+    /// Decrease the number of peers that are subscribed to this topic.
     pub(crate) fn dec_topic_peers(&mut self, topic: &TopicHash) {
         if self.register_topic(topic).is_ok() {
             self.topic_peers_count.get_or_create(topic).dec();
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service/mod.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service/mod.rs
index 3717c4973..63a22c53e 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ use crate::rpc::*;
 use crate::service::behaviour::BehaviourEvent;
 pub use crate::service::behaviour::Gossipsub;
 use crate::types::{
-    fork_core_topics, subnet_from_topic_hash, GossipEncoding, GossipKind, GossipTopic,
-    SnappyTransform, Subnet, SubnetDiscovery, ALTAIR_CORE_TOPICS, BASE_CORE_TOPICS,
-    CAPELLA_CORE_TOPICS, DENEB_CORE_TOPICS, LIGHT_CLIENT_GOSSIP_TOPICS,
+    attestation_sync_committee_topics, fork_core_topics, subnet_from_topic_hash, GossipEncoding,
+    GossipKind, GossipTopic, SnappyTransform, Subnet, SubnetDiscovery, ALTAIR_CORE_TOPICS,
+    BASE_CORE_TOPICS, CAPELLA_CORE_TOPICS, DENEB_CORE_TOPICS, LIGHT_CLIENT_GOSSIP_TOPICS,
 };
 use crate::EnrExt;
 use crate::Eth2Enr;
@@ -275,6 +275,22 @@ impl<AppReqId: ReqId, TSpec: EthSpec> Network<AppReqId, TSpec> {
                 .with_peer_score(params, thresholds)
                 .expect("Valid score params and thresholds");
 
+            // If we are using metrics, then register which topics we want to make sure to keep
+            // track of
+            if ctx.libp2p_registry.is_some() {
+                let topics_to_keep_metrics_for = attestation_sync_committee_topics::<TSpec>()
+                    .map(|gossip_kind| {
+                        Topic::from(GossipTopic::new(
+                            gossip_kind,
+                            GossipEncoding::default(),
+                            enr_fork_id.fork_digest,
+                        ))
+                        .into()
+                    })
+                    .collect::<Vec<TopicHash>>();
+                gossipsub.register_topics_for_metrics(topics_to_keep_metrics_for);
+            }
+
             (gossipsub, update_gossipsub_scores)
         };
 
@@ -640,6 +656,20 @@ impl<AppReqId: ReqId, TSpec: EthSpec> Network<AppReqId, TSpec> {
             let topic = GossipTopic::new(kind, GossipEncoding::default(), new_fork_digest);
             self.subscribe(topic);
         }
+
+        // Register the new topics for metrics
+        let topics_to_keep_metrics_for = attestation_sync_committee_topics::<TSpec>()
+            .map(|gossip_kind| {
+                Topic::from(GossipTopic::new(
+                    gossip_kind,
+                    GossipEncoding::default(),
+                    new_fork_digest,
+                ))
+                .into()
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<TopicHash>>();
+        self.gossipsub_mut()
+            .register_topics_for_metrics(topics_to_keep_metrics_for);
     }
 
     /// Unsubscribe from all topics that doesn't have the given fork_digest
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/mod.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/mod.rs
index af9e9ef45..8cf52f47d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub use pubsub::{PubsubMessage, SnappyTransform};
 pub use subnet::{Subnet, SubnetDiscovery};
 pub use sync_state::{BackFillState, SyncState};
 pub use topics::{
-    core_topics_to_subscribe, fork_core_topics, subnet_from_topic_hash, GossipEncoding, GossipKind,
-    GossipTopic, ALTAIR_CORE_TOPICS, BASE_CORE_TOPICS, CAPELLA_CORE_TOPICS, DENEB_CORE_TOPICS,
-    LIGHT_CLIENT_GOSSIP_TOPICS,
+    attestation_sync_committee_topics, core_topics_to_subscribe, fork_core_topics,
+    subnet_from_topic_hash, GossipEncoding, GossipKind, GossipTopic, ALTAIR_CORE_TOPICS,
+    BASE_CORE_TOPICS, CAPELLA_CORE_TOPICS, DENEB_CORE_TOPICS, LIGHT_CLIENT_GOSSIP_TOPICS,
 };
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/topics.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/topics.rs
index 717b976de..b9194022c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/topics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/types/topics.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::gossipsub::{IdentTopic as Topic, TopicHash};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use strum::AsRefStr;
-use types::{ChainSpec, EthSpec, ForkName, SubnetId, SyncSubnetId};
+use types::{ChainSpec, EthSpec, ForkName, SubnetId, SyncSubnetId, Unsigned};
 
 use crate::Subnet;
 
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ pub fn fork_core_topics<T: EthSpec>(fork_name: &ForkName, spec: &ChainSpec) -> V
     }
 }
 
+/// Returns all the attestation and sync committee topics, for a given fork.
+pub fn attestation_sync_committee_topics<TSpec: EthSpec>() -> impl Iterator<Item = GossipKind> {
+    (0..TSpec::SubnetBitfieldLength::to_usize())
+        .map(|subnet_id| GossipKind::Attestation(SubnetId::new(subnet_id as u64)))
+        .chain(
+            (0..TSpec::SyncCommitteeSubnetCount::to_usize()).map(|sync_committee_id| {
+                GossipKind::SyncCommitteeMessage(SyncSubnetId::new(sync_committee_id as u64))
+            }),
+        )
+}
+
 /// Returns all the topics that we need to subscribe to for a given fork
 /// including topics from older forks and new topics for the current fork.
 pub fn core_topics_to_subscribe<T: EthSpec>(