diff --git a/src/v/kafka/latency_probe.h b/src/v/kafka/latency_probe.h
index c4d3649e3706..c6cc1eec8918 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/latency_probe.h
+++ b/src/v/kafka/latency_probe.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include <seastar/core/metrics.hh>
 
+#include <chrono>
+
 namespace kafka {
 class latency_probe {
 public:
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class latency_probe {
         if (config::shard_local_cfg().disable_metrics()) {
             return;
         }
+
         std::vector<sm::label_instance> labels{
           sm::label("latency_metric")("microseconds")};
         auto aggregate_labels = config::shard_local_cfg().aggregate_metrics()
@@ -55,6 +58,29 @@ class latency_probe {
              labels,
              [this] { return _produce_latency.internal_histogram_logform(); })
              .aggregate(aggregate_labels)});
+
+        auto add_plan_and_execute_metric = [this, &labels, &aggregate_labels](
+                                             const std::string& fetch_label,
+                                             hist_t& hist) {
+            auto fetch_labels = labels;
+            auto fetch_result_label = sm::label("fetch_result")(fetch_label);
+            fetch_labels.push_back(fetch_result_label);
+            _metrics.add_group(
+              prometheus_sanitize::metrics_name("fetch_stats"),
+              {// Measures latency off creating the fetch plan and
+               // subsequently executing it - aka "one poll loop"
+               sm::make_histogram(
+                 "plan_and_execute_latency_us",
+                 sm::description("Latency of fetch planning and excution"),
+                 fetch_labels,
+                 [&hist] { return hist.internal_histogram_logform(); })
+                 .aggregate(aggregate_labels)});
+        };
+
+        add_plan_and_execute_metric(
+          "non-empty", _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency);
+        add_plan_and_execute_metric(
+          "empty", _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency_empty);
     }
 
     void setup_public_metrics() {
@@ -89,9 +115,20 @@ class latency_probe {
         _fetch_latency.record(micros.count());
     }
 
+    void record_fetch_plan_and_execute_measurement(
+      std::chrono::microseconds micros, bool empty) {
+        if (empty) {
+            _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency_empty.record(micros.count());
+        } else {
+            _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency.record(micros.count());
+        }
+    }
+
 private:
     hist_t _produce_latency;
     hist_t _fetch_latency;
+    hist_t _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency;
+    hist_t _fetch_plan_and_execute_latency_empty;
     ss::metrics::metric_groups _metrics;
     ss::metrics::metric_groups _public_metrics{
       ssx::metrics::public_metrics_handle};
diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/fetch.cc b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/fetch.cc
index 7880c5016daf..78963094ae2d 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/fetch.cc
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/fetch.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "cluster/partition_manager.h"
 #include "cluster/shard_table.h"
 #include "config/configuration.h"
+#include "kafka/latency_probe.h"
 #include "kafka/protocol/batch_consumer.h"
 #include "kafka/protocol/errors.h"
 #include "kafka/protocol/fetch.h"
@@ -843,6 +844,9 @@ class simple_fetch_planner final : public fetch_planner::impl {
  */
 
 static ss::future<> fetch_topic_partitions(op_context& octx) {
+    auto bytes_left_before = octx.bytes_left;
+
+    auto start_time = latency_probe::hist_t::clock_type::now();
     auto planner = make_fetch_planner<simple_fetch_planner>();
 
     auto fetch_plan = planner.create_plan(octx);
@@ -851,6 +855,14 @@ static ss::future<> fetch_topic_partitions(op_context& octx) {
       = make_fetch_plan_executor<parallel_fetch_plan_executor>();
     co_await executor.execute_plan(octx, std::move(fetch_plan));
 
+    auto end_time = latency_probe::hist_t::clock_type::now();
+
+    auto latency = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(
+      end_time - start_time);
+
+    octx.rctx.probe().record_fetch_plan_and_execute_measurement(
+      latency, bytes_left_before == octx.bytes_left);
+
     if (octx.should_stop_fetch()) {
         co_return;
     }