diff --git a/origin/metrics.go b/origin/metrics.go
index f7b6b1ae..a3a01a74 100644
--- a/origin/metrics.go
+++ b/origin/metrics.go
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ type TunnelMetrics struct {
 	// oldServerLocations stores the last server the tunnel was connected to
 	oldServerLocations map[string]string
 
+	regSuccess prometheus.Counter
+	regFail    *prometheus.CounterVec
+
 	muxerMetrics *muxerMetrics
 	tunnelsHA    tunnelsForHA
 }
@@ -342,6 +345,22 @@ func NewTunnelMetrics() *TunnelMetrics {
 	)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(serverLocations)
 
+	registerFail := prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "tunnel_register_fail",
+			Help: "Count of tunnel registration errors by type",
+		},
+		[]string{"error"},
+	)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(registerFail)
+
+	registerSuccess := prometheus.NewCounter(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: "tunnel_register_success",
+			Help: "Count of successful tunnel registrations",
+		})
+	prometheus.MustRegister(registerSuccess)
+
 	return &TunnelMetrics{
 		haConnections:                  haConnections,
 		totalRequests:                  totalRequests,
@@ -357,6 +376,8 @@ func NewTunnelMetrics() *TunnelMetrics {
 		oldServerLocations:             make(map[string]string),
 		muxerMetrics:                   newMuxerMetrics(),
 		tunnelsHA:                      NewTunnelsForHA(),
+		regSuccess:                     registerSuccess,
+		regFail:                        registerFail,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/origin/tunnel.go b/origin/tunnel.go
index 57241398..22984b92 100644
--- a/origin/tunnel.go
+++ b/origin/tunnel.go
@@ -351,13 +351,9 @@ func RegisterTunnel(
 	for _, logLine := range registration.LogLines {
 		config.Logger.Info(logLine)
 	}
-	if registration.Err == DuplicateConnectionError {
-		return dupConnRegisterTunnelError{}
-	} else if registration.Err != "" {
-		return serverRegisterTunnelError{
-			cause:     fmt.Errorf("Server error: %s", registration.Err),
-			permanent: registration.PermanentFailure,
-		}
+
+	if regErr := processRegisterTunnelError(registration.Err, registration.PermanentFailure, config.Metrics); regErr != nil {
+		return regErr
 	}
 
 	if registration.TunnelID != "" {
@@ -381,6 +377,22 @@ func RegisterTunnel(
 	return nil
 }
 
+func processRegisterTunnelError(err string, permanentFailure bool, metrics *TunnelMetrics) error {
+	if err == "" {
+		metrics.regSuccess.Inc()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	metrics.regFail.WithLabelValues(err).Inc()
+	if err == DuplicateConnectionError {
+		return dupConnRegisterTunnelError{}
+	}
+	return serverRegisterTunnelError{
+		cause:     fmt.Errorf("Server error: %s", err),
+		permanent: permanentFailure,
+	}
+}
+
 func UnregisterTunnel(muxer *h2mux.Muxer, gracePeriod time.Duration, logger *log.Logger) error {
 	logger.Debug("initiating RPC stream to unregister")
 	stream, err := muxer.OpenStream([]h2mux.Header{