diff --git a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
index ef4011093..10b95798b 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ func (m *PeerManager) configurePeers() error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	m.metrics.PeersStored.Add(float64(m.store.Size()))
+
 	return nil
 }