diff --git a/chain/chunks/src/lib.rs b/chain/chunks/src/lib.rs
index e33852c5eae..569999cdc8a 100644
--- a/chain/chunks/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/chunks/src/lib.rs
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ impl ShardsManager {
         network_adapter: Arc<dyn PeerManagerAdapter>,
         rng_seed: RngSeed,
     ) -> Self {
+        TransactionPool::init_metrics();
         Self {
             me: me.clone(),
             tx_pools: HashMap::new(),
diff --git a/chain/client/src/client.rs b/chain/client/src/client.rs
index 71acca4efaa..5d408708103 100644
--- a/chain/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/chain/client/src/client.rs
@@ -1666,14 +1666,6 @@ impl Client {
                 let active_validator = self.active_validator(shard_id)?;
 
                 // If I'm not an active validator I should forward tx to next validators.
-                debug!(
-                    target: "client",
-                    "Recording a transaction. I'm {:?}, {} is_forwarded: {}",
-                    me,
-                    shard_id,
-                    is_forwarded
-                );
-                self.shards_mgr.insert_transaction(shard_id, tx.clone());
 
                 // Active validator:
                 //   possibly forward to next epoch validators
@@ -1681,14 +1673,22 @@ impl Client {
                 //   forward to current epoch validators,
                 //   possibly forward to next epoch validators
                 if active_validator {
+                    debug!(target: "client", account=?me, shard_id, is_forwarded, "Recording a transaction.");
+                    metrics::TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_VALIDATOR.inc();
+                    self.shards_mgr.insert_transaction(shard_id, tx.clone());
+
                     if !is_forwarded {
                         self.possibly_forward_tx_to_next_epoch(tx)?;
                     }
                     Ok(NetworkClientResponses::ValidTx)
                 } else if !is_forwarded {
+                    debug!(target: "client", shard_id, "Forwarding a transaction.");
+                    metrics::TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_NON_VALIDATOR.inc();
                     self.forward_tx(&epoch_id, tx)?;
                     Ok(NetworkClientResponses::RequestRouted)
                 } else {
+                    debug!(target: "client", shard_id, "Non-validator received a forwarded transaction, dropping it.");
+                    metrics::TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_NON_VALIDATOR_FORWARDED.inc();
                     Ok(NetworkClientResponses::NoResponse)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/chain/client/src/metrics.rs b/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
index b6323b8fad0..2b4bb0ef817 100644
--- a/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/chain/client/src/metrics.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,25 @@ static NODE_BUILD_INFO: Lazy<IntCounterVec> = Lazy::new(|| {
     .unwrap()
 });
 
+pub(crate) static TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_VALIDATOR: Lazy<IntGauge> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    try_create_int_gauge("near_transaction_received_validator", "Validator received a transaction")
+        .unwrap()
+});
+pub(crate) static TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_NON_VALIDATOR: Lazy<IntGauge> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    try_create_int_gauge(
+        "near_transaction_received_non_validator",
+        "Non-validator received a transaction",
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+});
+pub(crate) static TRANSACTION_RECEIVED_NON_VALIDATOR_FORWARDED: Lazy<IntGauge> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    try_create_int_gauge(
+        "near_transaction_received_non_validator_forwarded",
+        "Non-validator received a forwarded transaction",
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+});
+
 /// Exports neard, protocol and database versions via Prometheus metrics.
 ///
 /// Sets metrics which export node’s max supported protocol version, used
diff --git a/chain/pool/src/lib.rs b/chain/pool/src/lib.rs
index b0d3d9dfabc..57565ffcd4c 100644
--- a/chain/pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ pub struct TransactionPool {
     /// Transactions are grouped by a pair of (account ID, signer public key).
     /// NOTE: It's more efficient on average to keep transactions unsorted and with potentially
     /// conflicting nonce than to create a BTreeMap for every transaction.
-    pub transactions: BTreeMap<PoolKey, Vec<SignedTransaction>>,
+    transactions: BTreeMap<PoolKey, Vec<SignedTransaction>>,
     /// Set of all hashes to quickly check if the given transaction is in the pool.
-    pub unique_transactions: HashSet<CryptoHash>,
+    unique_transactions: HashSet<CryptoHash>,
     /// A uniquely generated key seed to randomize PoolKey order.
     key_seed: RngSeed,
     /// The key after which the pool iterator starts. Doesn't have to be present in the pool.
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ impl TransactionPool {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn init_metrics() {
+        // A `get()` call initializes a metric even if its value is zero.
+        metrics::TRANSACTION_POOL_TOTAL.get();
+    }
+
     fn key(&self, account_id: &AccountId, public_key: &PublicKey) -> PoolKey {
         let mut v = public_key.try_to_vec().unwrap();
         v.extend_from_slice(&self.key_seed);
@@ -108,10 +113,6 @@ impl TransactionPool {
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.unique_transactions.len()
     }
-
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.unique_transactions.is_empty()
-    }
 }
 
 /// PoolIterator is a structure to pull transactions from the pool.