diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/mempool-stats.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/mempool-stats.go
index 320ba31a5..d7408b9cb 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/mempool-stats.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/mempool-stats.go
@@ -2,18 +2,52 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
+	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats"
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats/view"
+	"go.opencensus.io/tag"
 
 	lapi "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	lcli "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/cli"
 )
 
+var (
+	MpoolAge         = stats.Float64("mpoolage", "Age of messages in the mempool", stats.UnitSeconds)
+	MpoolSize        = stats.Int64("mpoolsize", "Number of messages in mempool", stats.UnitDimensionless)
+	MpoolInboundRate = stats.Int64("inbound", "Counter for inbound messages", stats.UnitDimensionless)
+)
+
+var (
+	LeTag, _ = tag.NewKey("le")
+)
+
+var (
+	AgeView = &view.View{
+		Name:        "mpool-age",
+		Measure:     MpoolAge,
+		TagKeys:     []tag.Key{LeTag},
+		Aggregation: view.LastValue(),
+	}
+	SizeView = &view.View{
+		Name:        "mpool-size",
+		Measure:     MpoolSize,
+		Aggregation: view.LastValue(),
+	}
+	InboundRate = &view.View{
+		Name:        "msg-inbound",
+		Measure:     MpoolInboundRate,
+		Aggregation: view.Count(),
+	}
+)
+
 type msgInfo struct {
 	msg  *types.SignedMessage
 	seen time.Time
@@ -24,6 +58,25 @@ var mpoolStatsCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		logging.SetLogLevel("rpc", "ERROR")
 
+		if err := view.Register(AgeView); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		expo, err := prometheus.NewExporter(prometheus.Options{
+			Namespace: "lotusmpool",
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		http.Handle("/debug/metrics", expo)
+
+		go func() {
+			if err := http.ListenAndServe(":10555", nil); err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+		}()
+
 		api, closer, err := lcli.GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -48,6 +101,7 @@ var mpoolStatsCmd = &cli.Command{
 						msg:  u.Message,
 						seen: time.Now(),
 					}
+					stats.Record(ctx, MpoolInboundRate.M(1))
 				case lapi.MpoolRemove:
 					mi, ok := tracker[u.Message.Cid()]
 					if !ok {
@@ -69,6 +123,15 @@ var mpoolStatsCmd = &cli.Command{
 				}
 
 				st := ageStats(ages)
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "40")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc40.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "50")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc50.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "60")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc60.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "70")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc70.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "80")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc80.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "90")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc90.Seconds()))
+				stats.RecordWithTags(ctx, []tag.Mutator{tag.Upsert(LeTag, "95")}, MpoolAge.M(st.Perc95.Seconds()))
+
+				stats.Record(ctx, MpoolSize.M(int64(len(tracker))))
 				fmt.Printf("%d messages in mempool for average of %s, (%s / %s / %s)\n", st.Count, st.Average, st.Perc50, st.Perc80, st.Perc95)
 			}
 		}