diff --git a/pkg/ingester/ingester.go b/pkg/ingester/ingester.go
index 27d094c441..1d3fc2c5fc 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/ingester.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/ingester.go
@@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ type Ingester struct {
 	TSDBState TSDBState
 
 	// Rate of pushed samples. Only used by V2-ingester to limit global samples push rate.
-	ingestionRate        *util_math.EwmaRate
-	inflightPushRequests atomic.Int64
+	ingestionRate           *util_math.EwmaRate
+	inflightPushRequests    atomic.Int64
+	maxInflightPushRequests util_math.MaxTracker
 
 	inflightQueryRequests    atomic.Int64
 	maxInflightQueryRequests util_math.MaxTracker
@@ -710,7 +711,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, limits *validation.Overrides, registerer prometheus.Registe
 		cfg.ActiveSeriesMetricsEnabled,
 		i.getInstanceLimits,
 		i.ingestionRate,
-		&i.inflightPushRequests,
+		&i.maxInflightPushRequests,
 		&i.maxInflightQueryRequests,
 		cfg.BlocksStorageConfig.TSDB.PostingsCache.Blocks.Enabled || cfg.BlocksStorageConfig.TSDB.PostingsCache.Head.Enabled)
 	i.validateMetrics = validation.NewValidateMetrics(registerer)
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ func NewForFlusher(cfg Config, limits *validation.Overrides, registerer promethe
 		false,
 		i.getInstanceLimits,
 		nil,
-		&i.inflightPushRequests,
+		&i.maxInflightPushRequests,
 		&i.maxInflightQueryRequests,
 		cfg.BlocksStorageConfig.TSDB.PostingsCache.Blocks.Enabled || cfg.BlocksStorageConfig.TSDB.PostingsCache.Head.Enabled,
 	)
@@ -918,8 +919,8 @@ func (i *Ingester) updateLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	metadataPurgeTicker := time.NewTicker(metadataPurgePeriod)
 	defer metadataPurgeTicker.Stop()
 
-	maxInflightRequestResetTicker := time.NewTicker(maxInflightRequestResetPeriod)
-	defer maxInflightRequestResetTicker.Stop()
+	maxTrackerResetTicker := time.NewTicker(maxInflightRequestResetPeriod)
+	defer maxTrackerResetTicker.Stop()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -937,8 +938,9 @@ func (i *Ingester) updateLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 		case <-activeSeriesTickerChan:
 			i.updateActiveSeries(ctx)
-		case <-maxInflightRequestResetTicker.C:
+		case <-maxTrackerResetTicker.C:
 			i.maxInflightQueryRequests.Tick()
+			i.maxInflightPushRequests.Tick()
 		case <-userTSDBConfigTicker.C:
 			i.updateUserTSDBConfigs()
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -1068,6 +1070,7 @@ func (i *Ingester) Push(ctx context.Context, req *cortexpb.WriteRequest) (*corte
 
 	// We will report *this* request in the error too.
 	inflight := i.inflightPushRequests.Inc()
+	i.maxInflightPushRequests.Track(inflight)
 	defer i.inflightPushRequests.Dec()
 
 	gl := i.getInstanceLimits()
diff --git a/pkg/ingester/metrics.go b/pkg/ingester/metrics.go
index b1c7edc50d..645f995868 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/metrics.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ingester
 import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/storage/tsdb"
 	"github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util"
@@ -53,10 +52,12 @@ type ingesterMetrics struct {
 	maxUsersGauge           prometheus.GaugeFunc
 	maxSeriesGauge          prometheus.GaugeFunc
 	maxIngestionRate        prometheus.GaugeFunc
-	ingestionRate           prometheus.GaugeFunc
 	maxInflightPushRequests prometheus.GaugeFunc
-	inflightRequests        prometheus.GaugeFunc
-	inflightQueryRequests   prometheus.GaugeFunc
+
+	// Current Usage
+	ingestionRate         prometheus.GaugeFunc
+	inflightRequests      prometheus.GaugeFunc
+	inflightQueryRequests prometheus.GaugeFunc
 
 	// Posting Cache Metrics
 	expandedPostingsCacheMetrics *tsdb.ExpandedPostingsCacheMetrics
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func newIngesterMetrics(r prometheus.Registerer,
 	activeSeriesEnabled bool,
 	instanceLimitsFn func() *InstanceLimits,
 	ingestionRate *util_math.EwmaRate,
-	inflightPushRequests *atomic.Int64,
+	inflightPushRequests *util_math.MaxTracker,
 	maxInflightQueryRequests *util_math.MaxTracker,
 	postingsCacheEnabled bool,
 ) *ingesterMetrics {
diff --git a/pkg/ingester/metrics_test.go b/pkg/ingester/metrics_test.go
index 56214c9a50..031dec9482 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/metrics_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 
 	util_math "github.com/cortexproject/cortex/pkg/util/math"
 )
@@ -16,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 func TestIngesterMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	mainReg := prometheus.NewPedanticRegistry()
 	ingestionRate := util_math.NewEWMARate(0.2, instanceIngestionRateTickInterval)
-	inflightPushRequests := &atomic.Int64{}
+	inflightPushRequests := util_math.MaxTracker{}
 	maxInflightQueryRequests := util_math.MaxTracker{}
 	maxInflightQueryRequests.Track(98)
-	inflightPushRequests.Store(14)
+	inflightPushRequests.Track(14)
 
 	m := newIngesterMetrics(mainReg,
 		false,
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func TestIngesterMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		},
 		ingestionRate,
-		inflightPushRequests,
+		&inflightPushRequests,
 		&maxInflightQueryRequests,
 		false)