diff --git a/src/components/proxy/io_uring_shared.rs b/src/components/proxy/io_uring_shared.rs
index 40c1c8f68..342a92b4d 100644
--- a/src/components/proxy/io_uring_shared.rs
+++ b/src/components/proxy/io_uring_shared.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ fn process_packet(
     ctx: &mut PacketProcessorCtx,
     packet: RecvPacket,
     last_received_at: &mut Option<UtcTimestamp>,
+    processing_time: &prometheus::local::LocalHistogram,
 ) {
     match ctx {
         PacketProcessorCtx::Router {
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ fn process_packet(
                 sessions,
                 error_acc,
                 destinations,
+                processing_time,
             );
         }
         PacketProcessorCtx::SessionPool { pool, port, .. } => {
@@ -453,6 +455,8 @@ impl IoUringLoop {
                 // Just double buffer the pending writes for simplicity
                 let mut double_pending_sends = Vec::with_capacity(pending_sends.capacity());
 
+                let processing_metrics = ProcessingMetrics::new();
+
                 // When sending packets, this is the direction used when updating metrics
                 let send_dir = if matches!(ctx, PacketProcessorCtx::Router { .. }) {
                     metrics::WRITE
@@ -478,6 +482,8 @@ impl IoUringLoop {
                 // onto the submission queue for the loop to actually function (ie, similar to await on futures)
                 loop_ctx.sync();
 
+                const FLUSH_DURATION: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(15);
+                let mut time_since_flush = std::time::Duration::default();
                 let mut last_received_at = None;
 
                 // The core io uring loop
@@ -520,7 +526,24 @@ impl IoUringLoop {
                                 }
 
                                 let packet = packet.finalize_recv(ret as usize);
-                                process_packet(&mut ctx, packet, &mut last_received_at);
+                                let old_received_at = last_received_at.clone();
+                                process_packet(
+                                    &mut ctx,
+                                    packet,
+                                    &mut last_received_at,
+                                    &processing_metrics.processing_time,
+                                );
+
+                                if let (Some(old_received_at), Some(last_received_at)) =
+                                    (&old_received_at, &last_received_at)
+                                {
+                                    time_since_flush += last_received_at - old_received_at;
+
+                                    if time_since_flush >= FLUSH_DURATION {
+                                        time_since_flush = <_>::default();
+                                        processing_metrics.flush();
+                                    }
+                                }
 
                                 loop_ctx.enqueue_recv(buffer_pool.clone().alloc());
                             }
diff --git a/src/components/proxy/packet_router.rs b/src/components/proxy/packet_router.rs
index 5d54c99e2..29fc475cb 100644
--- a/src/components/proxy/packet_router.rs
+++ b/src/components/proxy/packet_router.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ impl DownstreamReceiveWorkerConfig {
         sessions: &Arc<SessionPool>,
         error_acc: &mut super::error::ErrorAccumulator,
         destinations: &mut Vec<crate::net::EndpointAddress>,
+        processing_time: &prometheus::local::LocalHistogram,
     ) {
         tracing::trace!(
             id = worker_id,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ impl DownstreamReceiveWorkerConfig {
             "received packet from downstream"
         );
 
-        let timer = metrics::processing_time(metrics::READ).start_timer();
+        let timer = processing_time.start_timer();
         match Self::process_downstream_received_packet(packet, config, sessions, destinations) {
             Ok(()) => {
                 error_acc.maybe_send();
diff --git a/src/components/proxy/packet_router/reference.rs b/src/components/proxy/packet_router/reference.rs
index 694d5eae6..94422297e 100644
--- a/src/components/proxy/packet_router/reference.rs
+++ b/src/components/proxy/packet_router/reference.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ impl super::DownstreamReceiveWorkerConfig {
             let mut error_acc =
                 crate::components::proxy::error::ErrorAccumulator::new(error_sender);
             let mut destinations = Vec::with_capacity(1);
+            let processing_metrics = crate::metrics::ProcessingMetrics::new();
 
             loop {
                 // Initialize a buffer for the UDP packet. We use the maximum size of a UDP
@@ -134,7 +135,10 @@ impl super::DownstreamReceiveWorkerConfig {
                                     &sessions,
                                     &mut error_acc,
                                     &mut destinations,
+                                    &processing_metrics.read_processing_time,
                                 );
+
+                                processing_metrics.flush();
                             }
                             Err(error) => {
                                 tracing::error!(%error, "error receiving packet");
diff --git a/src/metrics.rs b/src/metrics.rs
index 75019a8a6..ef2d0509e 100644
--- a/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/metrics.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 use crate::net::maxmind_db::MetricsIpNetEntry;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use prometheus::{
-    core::Collector, Histogram, HistogramOpts, HistogramVec, IntCounter, IntCounterVec, IntGauge,
-    IntGaugeVec, Opts, Registry, DEFAULT_BUCKETS,
+    core::Collector, local::LocalHistogram, Histogram, HistogramOpts, HistogramVec, IntCounter,
+    IntCounterVec, IntGauge, IntGaugeVec, Opts, Registry, DEFAULT_BUCKETS,
 };
 
 pub use prometheus::Result;
@@ -282,6 +282,23 @@ pub trait CollectorExt: Collector + Clone + Sized + 'static {
 
 impl<C: Collector + Clone + 'static> CollectorExt for C {}
 
+/// A local instance of all of the metrics related to packet processing.
+pub struct ProcessingMetrics {
+    pub read_processing_time: LocalHistogram,
+}
+
+impl ProcessingMetrics {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            read_processing_time: processing_time(READ).local(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn flush(&self) {
+        self.read_processing_time.flush();
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     fn check(num: u64, exp: &str) {