diff --git a/example/docker/dashboards/akka-http.json b/example/docker/dashboards/akka-http.json
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-        "values": []
-      },
-      "yaxes": [
-        {
-          "format": "active requests",
-          "logBase": 1,
-          "show": true
-        },
-        {
-          "format": "short",
-          "logBase": 1,
-          "show": true
-        }
-      ],
-      "yaxis": {
-        "align": false
-      }
+      "type": "row"
     }
   ],
   "refresh": false,
@@ -567,6 +668,6 @@
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Akka http",
   "uid": "tsTUhI3Gz",
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 1,
   "weekStart": ""
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/instrumentation/http/HttpExtConnectionAdvice.java b/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/instrumentation/http/HttpExtConnectionAdvice.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ef44c229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/instrumentation/http/HttpExtConnectionAdvice.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.scalac.mesmer.instrumentation.http;
+
+import akka.http.scaladsl.model.HttpRequest;
+import akka.http.scaladsl.model.HttpResponse;
+import akka.stream.scaladsl.Flow;
+import io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+
+public class HttpExtConnectionAdvice {
+
+  @Advice.OnMethodEnter
+  public static void bindAndHandle(
+      @Advice.Argument(value = 0, readOnly = false) Flow<HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Object> handler,
+      @Advice.Argument(1) String _interface,
+      @Advice.Argument(2) Integer port) {
+    handler =
+        AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation.bindAndHandleConnectionsImpl(handler, _interface, port);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/MesmerAkkaHttpInstrumentationModule.java b/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/MesmerAkkaHttpInstrumentationModule.java
index ece6bdf55..dd422e1c5 100644
--- a/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/MesmerAkkaHttpInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/otel-extension/src/main/java/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/MesmerAkkaHttpInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
+
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.muzzle.InstrumentationModuleMuzzle;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.muzzle.VirtualFieldMappingsBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.tooling.muzzle.references.ClassRef;
+import io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.Connections;
 import io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.PathMatching;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ public MesmerAkkaHttpInstrumentationModule() {
 
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
+
     return Arrays.asList(
         PathMatching.asyncHandler(),
         PathMatching.uuidPathMatcher(),
@@ -41,12 +45,18 @@ public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
         PathMatching.segmentPathMatcher(),
         PathMatching.numberPathMatcher(),
         PathMatching.remainingPathMatcher(),
-        PathMatching.rawMatcher());
+        PathMatching.rawMatcher(),
+        Connections.connections());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public List<String> getMuzzleHelperClassNames() {
+    return emptyList();
   }
 
   @Override
   public Map<String, ClassRef> getMuzzleReferences() {
-    return Collections.emptyMap();
+    return emptyMap();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -55,11 +65,6 @@ public void registerMuzzleVirtualFields(VirtualFieldMappingsBuilder builder) {
     builder.register("akka.http.scaladsl.server.PathMatcher$Matching", "java.lang.String");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public List<String> getMuzzleHelperClassNames() {
-    return Collections.emptyList();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public List<String> getAdditionalHelperClassNames() {
     return Arrays.asList(
@@ -69,6 +74,9 @@ public List<String> getAdditionalHelperClassNames() {
         "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.UpdateHttpRouteWrapper$$anonfun$$nestedInanonfun$apply$1$1",
         "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.UpdateHttpRouteWrapper",
         "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.OverridingRawPatchMatcherImpl$",
-        "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.OverridingRawPatchMatcherImpl");
+        "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.OverridingRawPatchMatcherImpl",
+        "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation$",
+        "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation$HttpConnectionInstruments$",
+        "io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http.AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation");
   }
 }
diff --git a/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation.scala b/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f5b5796c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http
+
+import akka.http.scaladsl.model.HttpRequest
+import akka.http.scaladsl.model.HttpResponse
+import akka.stream.scaladsl.Flow
+import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry
+import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes
+import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.LongUpDownCounter
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.config.Config
+
+import io.scalac.mesmer.core.akka.stream.BidiFlowForward
+
+object AkkaHttpConnectionsInstrumentation {
+  def bindAndHandleConnectionsImpl(
+    handler: Flow[HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Any],
+    interface: String,
+    port: Long
+  ): Flow[HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Any] = {
+
+    val attributes = Attributes
+      .builder()
+      .put("interface", interface)
+      .put("port", port)
+      .build()
+
+    val connectionsCountFlow = BidiFlowForward[HttpRequest, HttpResponse](
+      onPreStart = () => HttpConnectionInstruments.httpConnectionsCounter.add(1, attributes),
+      onPostStop = () => HttpConnectionInstruments.httpConnectionsCounter.add(-1, attributes)
+    )
+    connectionsCountFlow.join(handler)
+  }
+
+  private object HttpConnectionInstruments {
+    private val meter  = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getMeter("mesmer")
+    private val config = Config.get()
+
+    val httpConnectionsCounter: LongUpDownCounter = meter
+      .upDownCounterBuilder(
+        config.getString("io.scalac.mesmer.metrics.http.connections", "akka_http_connection_count")
+      )
+      .setDescription("Amount of HTTP connections currently being used")
+      .build()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/Connections.scala b/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/Connections.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819d3678e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-extension/src/main/scala/io/scalac/mesmer/otelextension/instrumentations/akka/http/Connections.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package io.scalac.mesmer.otelextension.instrumentations.akka.http
+
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer
+import net.bytebuddy.description.`type`.TypeDescription
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers
+
+object Connections {
+
+  val connections: TypeInstrumentation = new TypeInstrumentation {
+    val typeMatcher: ElementMatcher[TypeDescription] = ElementMatchers
+      .named[TypeDescription]("akka.http.scaladsl.HttpExt")
+
+    def transform(transformer: TypeTransformer): Unit =
+      transformer.applyAdviceToMethod(
+        ElementMatchers.named[MethodDescription]("bindAndHandle"),
+        "io.scalac.mesmer.instrumentation.http.HttpExtConnectionAdvice"
+      )
+  }
+}