diff --git a/internal/consensus/metrics.go b/internal/consensus/metrics.go
index bceac4942..a75f1505c 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/metrics.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ type Metrics struct {
 
 	// Number of blockparts transmitted by peer.
 	BlockParts metrics.Counter
+
+	// Histogram of time taken per step annotated with reason that the step proceeded.
+	StepTime metrics.Histogram
 }
 
 // PrometheusMetrics returns Metrics build using Prometheus client library.
@@ -187,6 +190,12 @@ func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
 			Name:      "block_parts",
 			Help:      "Number of blockparts transmitted by peer.",
 		}, append(labels, "peer_id")).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		StepTime: prometheus.NewHistogramFrom(stdprometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
+			Name:      "step_time",
+			Help:      "Time spent per step.",
+		}, append(labels, "step", "reason")).With(labelsAndValues...),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/proxy/app_conn.go b/internal/proxy/app_conn.go
index 9838eb45e..803875646 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/app_conn.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/app_conn.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (app *appConnConsensus) DeliverTxAsync(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req types.RequestDeliverTx,
 ) (*abciclient.ReqRes, error) {
-	defer addTimeSample(app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "deliver_tx", "type", "aync"))()
+	defer addTimeSample(app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "deliver_tx", "type", "async"))()
 	return app.appConn.DeliverTxAsync(ctx, req)
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (app *appConnMempool) Error() error {
 }
 
 func (app *appConnMempool) FlushAsync(ctx context.Context) (*abciclient.ReqRes, error) {
-	defer addTimeSample(app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "flush", "type", "sync"))()
+	defer addTimeSample(app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "flush", "type", "async"))()
 	return app.appConn.FlushAsync(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ func (app *appConnMempool) FlushSync(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (app *appConnMempool) CheckTxAsync(ctx context.Context, req types.RequestCheckTx) (*abciclient.ReqRes, error) {
-	start := time.Now()
-	defer app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "check_tx",
-		"type", "sync").Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
+	defer addTimeSample(app.metrics.MethodTiming.With("method", "check_tx", "type", "async"))()
 	return app.appConn.CheckTxAsync(ctx, req)
 }