diff --git a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/metrics/GlobalMetrics.kt b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/metrics/GlobalMetrics.kt
index 4c6ce3c374..edbd52bb63 100644
--- a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/metrics/GlobalMetrics.kt
+++ b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/metrics/GlobalMetrics.kt
@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ import org.jitsi.jicofo.metrics.JicofoMetricsContainer.Companion.instance as met
 class GlobalMetrics {
     companion object {
         @JvmField
-        val threadsMetrics = metricsContainer.registerLongGauge(
+        val threadCount = metricsContainer.registerLongGauge(
             "threads",
             "The current number of JVM threads"
         )
 
+        val xmppDisconnects = metricsContainer.registerCounter(
+            "xmpp_disconnects",
+            "The number of times one of the XMPP connections has disconnected."
+        )
+
         fun update() {
-            threadsMetrics.set(ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean().threadCount.toLong())
+            threadCount.set(ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean().threadCount.toLong())
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
index bb017bebe6..db0df98ded 100644
--- a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
+++ b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp
 
 import org.jitsi.impl.protocol.xmpp.log.PacketDebugger
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.TaskPools
+import org.jitsi.jicofo.metrics.GlobalMetrics
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.XmppProvider.RoomExistsException
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.muc.ChatRoom
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.muc.ChatRoomImpl
@@ -116,11 +117,13 @@ class XmppProvider(val config: XmppConnectionConfig, parentLogger: Logger) {
 
         override fun connectionClosed() {
             logger.info("XMPP connection closed")
+            GlobalMetrics.xmppDisconnects.inc()
             registered = false
         }
 
         override fun connectionClosedOnError(e: Exception) {
             logger.error("XMPP connection closed on error: ${e.message}", e)
+            GlobalMetrics.xmppDisconnects.inc()
             registered = false
         }
     }
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/JicofoServices.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/JicofoServices.kt
index c161106bc5..8ed01a9235 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/JicofoServices.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/JicofoServices.kt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class JicofoServices {
         JibriDetectorMetrics.appendStats(this)
         xmppServices.jigasiDetector?.let { put("jigasi_detector", it.stats) }
         put("jigasi", xmppServices.jigasiStats)
-        put("threads", GlobalMetrics.threadsMetrics.get())
+        put("threads", GlobalMetrics.threadCount.get())
         put("jingle", JingleStats.toJson())
         put("version", CurrentVersionImpl.VERSION.toString())
         healthChecker?.let {