diff --git a/aws/eks/cloudwatch_queries.tf b/aws/eks/cloudwatch_queries.tf
index 2b3ea4fac..76cbd9046 100644
--- a/aws/eks/cloudwatch_queries.tf
+++ b/aws/eks/cloudwatch_queries.tf
@@ -220,6 +220,22 @@ fields @timestamp, log, kubernetes.container_name as app, kubernetes.pod_name as
 QUERY
 }
 
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_query_definition" "api-gunicorn-total-time" {
+  count = var.cloudwatch_enabled ? 1 : 0
+  name  = "API / GUnicorn total running time"
+
+  log_group_names = [
+    local.eks_application_log_group
+  ]
+
+  query_string = <<QUERY
+filter @message like /Total gunicorn running time/
+| parse @message /Total gunicorn API running time: (?<@gunicorn_time>.*?) seconds/
+| order by @timestamp asc
+| display @timestamp, @gunicorn_time
+QUERY
+}
+
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_query_definition" "bounce-rate-critical" {
   count = var.cloudwatch_enabled ? 1 : 0
   name  = "Bounces / Critical bounces"