diff --git a/consensus/metrics.go b/consensus/metrics.go
index c684c339f6..e76ef2d3a9 100644
--- a/consensus/metrics.go
+++ b/consensus/metrics.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const (
 type Metrics struct {
 	// Height of the chain.
 	Height metrics.Gauge
+	// The height when the metrics started from
+	StartHeight metrics.Gauge
 
 	// ValidatorLastSignedHeight of a validator.
 	ValidatorLastSignedHeight metrics.Gauge
@@ -90,6 +92,12 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	// timestamp and the timestamp of the latest prevote in a round where 100%
 	// of the voting power on the network issued prevotes.
 	FullPrevoteMessageDelay metrics.Gauge
+
+	// The amount of proposals that were rejected by the application.
+	ApplicationRejectedProposals metrics.Counter
+
+	// The amount of proposals that failed to be received in time
+	TimedOutProposals metrics.Counter
 }
 
 // PrometheusMetrics returns Metrics build using Prometheus client library.
@@ -107,6 +115,12 @@ func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
 			Name:      "height",
 			Help:      "Height of the chain.",
 		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		StartHeight: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
+			Name:      "start_height",
+			Help:      "Height that metrics began",
+		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
 		Rounds: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
@@ -249,13 +263,26 @@ func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
 			Help: "Difference in seconds between the proposal timestamp and the timestamp " +
 				"of the latest prevote that achieved 100% of the voting power in the prevote step.",
 		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		ApplicationRejectedProposals: prometheus.NewCounterFrom(stdprometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
+			Name:      "application_rejected_proposals",
+			Help:      "Number of proposals rejected by the application",
+		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		TimedOutProposals: prometheus.NewCounterFrom(stdprometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
+			Name:      "timed_out_proposals",
+			Help:      "Number of proposals that failed to be received in time",
+		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
 	}
 }
 
 // NopMetrics returns no-op Metrics.
 func NopMetrics() *Metrics {
 	return &Metrics{
-		Height: discard.NewGauge(),
+		Height:      discard.NewGauge(),
+		StartHeight: discard.NewGauge(),
 
 		ValidatorLastSignedHeight: discard.NewGauge(),
 
@@ -274,16 +301,18 @@ func NopMetrics() *Metrics {
 		BlockIntervalSeconds: discard.NewHistogram(),
 		BlockTimeSeconds:     discard.NewGauge(),
 
-		NumTxs:                    discard.NewGauge(),
-		BlockSizeBytes:            discard.NewGauge(),
-		TotalTxs:                  discard.NewGauge(),
-		CommittedHeight:           discard.NewGauge(),
-		FastSyncing:               discard.NewGauge(),
-		StateSyncing:              discard.NewGauge(),
-		BlockParts:                discard.NewCounter(),
-		BlockGossipPartsReceived:  discard.NewCounter(),
-		QuorumPrevoteMessageDelay: discard.NewGauge(),
-		FullPrevoteMessageDelay:   discard.NewGauge(),
+		NumTxs:                       discard.NewGauge(),
+		BlockSizeBytes:               discard.NewGauge(),
+		TotalTxs:                     discard.NewGauge(),
+		CommittedHeight:              discard.NewGauge(),
+		FastSyncing:                  discard.NewGauge(),
+		StateSyncing:                 discard.NewGauge(),
+		BlockParts:                   discard.NewCounter(),
+		BlockGossipPartsReceived:     discard.NewCounter(),
+		QuorumPrevoteMessageDelay:    discard.NewGauge(),
+		FullPrevoteMessageDelay:      discard.NewGauge(),
+		ApplicationRejectedProposals: discard.NewCounter(),
+		TimedOutProposals:            discard.NewCounter(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index 398abc0856..7a37a1a35c 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ func (cs *State) OnStart() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	cs.metrics.StartHeight.Set(float64(cs.Height))
+
 	// we need the timeoutRoutine for replay so
 	// we don't block on the tick chan.
 	// NOTE: we will get a build up of garbage go routines
@@ -1287,6 +1289,7 @@ func (cs *State) defaultDoPrevote(height int64, round int32) {
 	// If ProposalBlock is nil, prevote nil.
 	if cs.ProposalBlock == nil {
 		logger.Debug("prevote step: ProposalBlock is nil")
+		cs.metrics.TimedOutProposals.Add(1)
 		cs.signAddVote(cmtproto.PrevoteType, nil, types.PartSetHeader{})
 		return
 	}
@@ -1303,12 +1306,14 @@ func (cs *State) defaultDoPrevote(height int64, round int32) {
 	stateMachineValidBlock, err := cs.blockExec.ProcessProposal(cs.ProposalBlock)
 	if err != nil {
 		cs.Logger.Error("state machine returned an error when trying to process proposal block", "err", err)
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Vote nil if application invalidated the block
 	if !stateMachineValidBlock {
 		// The app says we must vote nil
 		logger.Error("prevote step: the application deems this block to be mustVoteNil", "err", err)
+		cs.metrics.ApplicationRejectedProposals.Add(1)
 		cs.signAddVote(cmtproto.PrevoteType, nil, types.PartSetHeader{})
 		return
 	}