diff --git a/internal/p2p/metrics.go b/internal/p2p/metrics.go
index 3643e9acc..b2bf12691 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/metrics.go
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ var (
 // Metrics contains metrics exposed by this package.
 type Metrics struct {
 	// Number of peers connected.
-	Peers            metrics.Gauge
-	PeersStored      metrics.Gauge
+	PeersConnected metrics.Gauge
+
+	// Nomber of peers in the peer store database.
+	PeersStored metrics.Gauge
+	// Number of inactive peers stored.
 	PeersInactivated metrics.Gauge
 
 	// Number of bytes received from a given peer.
@@ -72,11 +75,11 @@ func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
 		labels = append(labels, labelsAndValues[i])
 	}
 	return &Metrics{
-		Peers: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		PeersConnected: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "peers",
-			Help:      "Number of peers.",
+			Help:      "Number of peers connected.",
 		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
 		PeersStored: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
 // NopMetrics returns no-op Metrics.
 func NopMetrics() *Metrics {
 	return &Metrics{
-		Peers:                  discard.NewGauge(),
+		PeersConnected:         discard.NewGauge(),
 		PeersStored:            discard.NewGauge(),
 		PeersInactivated:       discard.NewGauge(),
 		PeerReceiveBytesTotal:  discard.NewCounter(),
diff --git a/internal/p2p/router.go b/internal/p2p/router.go
index 0f1a20d7f..fadb7b3aa 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/router.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/router.go
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ func (r *Router) runWithPeerMutex(fn func() error) error {
 // channels. It will close the given connection and send queue when done, or if
 // they are closed elsewhere it will cause this method to shut down and return.
 func (r *Router) routePeer(peerID types.NodeID, conn Connection, channels ChannelIDSet) {
-	r.metrics.Peers.Add(1)
+	r.metrics.PeersConnected.Add(1)
 	r.peerManager.Ready(peerID, channels)
 
 	sendQueue := r.getOrMakeQueue(peerID, channels)
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ func (r *Router) routePeer(peerID types.NodeID, conn Connection, channels Channe
 		sendQueue.close()
 
 		r.peerManager.Disconnected(peerID)
-		r.metrics.Peers.Add(-1)
+		r.metrics.PeersConnected.Add(-1)
 	}()
 
 	r.logger.Info("peer connected", "peer", peerID, "endpoint", conn)
diff --git a/internal/p2p/switch.go b/internal/p2p/switch.go
index ea1272354..4d4cb9e91 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/switch.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/switch.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (sw *Switch) stopAndRemovePeer(peer Peer, reason interface{}) {
 	// RemovePeer is finished.
 	// https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3338
 	if sw.peers.Remove(peer) {
-		sw.metrics.Peers.Add(float64(-1))
+		sw.metrics.PeersConnected.Add(float64(-1))
 	}
 
 	sw.conns.RemoveAddr(peer.RemoteAddr())
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func (sw *Switch) addPeer(p Peer) error {
 	if err := sw.peers.Add(p); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	sw.metrics.Peers.Add(float64(1))
+	sw.metrics.PeersConnected.Add(float64(1))
 
 	// Start all the reactor protocols on the peer.
 	for _, reactor := range sw.reactors {