diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 307c3439d..dd8eedf1c 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ type ServerHTTPAPIStats struct {
 // ServerHTTPStats holds all type of http operations performed to/from the server
 // including their average execution time.
 type ServerHTTPStats struct {
+	S3RequestsInQueue int32              `json:"s3RequestsInQueue"`
 	CurrentS3Requests ServerHTTPAPIStats `json:"currentS3Requests"`
 	TotalS3Requests   ServerHTTPAPIStats `json:"totalS3Requests"`
 	TotalS3Errors     ServerHTTPAPIStats `json:"totalS3Errors"`
diff --git a/cmd/handler-api.go b/cmd/handler-api.go
index 38119b516..5806ae774 100644
--- a/cmd/handler-api.go
+++ b/cmd/handler-api.go
@@ -136,20 +136,25 @@ func maxClients(f http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		globalHTTPStats.addRequestsInQueue(1)
+
 		deadlineTimer := time.NewTimer(deadline)
 		defer deadlineTimer.Stop()
 
 		select {
 		case pool <- struct{}{}:
 			defer func() { <-pool }()
+			globalHTTPStats.addRequestsInQueue(-1)
 			f.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		case <-deadlineTimer.C:
 			// Send a http timeout message
 			writeErrorResponse(r.Context(), w,
 				errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrOperationMaxedOut),
 				r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+			globalHTTPStats.addRequestsInQueue(-1)
 			return
 		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			globalHTTPStats.addRequestsInQueue(-1)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/http-stats.go b/cmd/http-stats.go
index 4058acc7b..7065a95c1 100644
--- a/cmd/http-stats.go
+++ b/cmd/http-stats.go
@@ -137,23 +137,26 @@ func (stats *HTTPAPIStats) Load() map[string]int {
 // HTTPStats holds statistics information about
 // HTTP requests made by all clients
 type HTTPStats struct {
+	s3RequestsInQueue int32
 	currentS3Requests HTTPAPIStats
 	totalS3Requests   HTTPAPIStats
 	totalS3Errors     HTTPAPIStats
 }
 
+func (st *HTTPStats) addRequestsInQueue(i int32) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&st.s3RequestsInQueue, i)
+}
+
 // Converts http stats into struct to be sent back to the client.
 func (st *HTTPStats) toServerHTTPStats() ServerHTTPStats {
 	serverStats := ServerHTTPStats{}
-
+	serverStats.S3RequestsInQueue = atomic.LoadInt32(&st.s3RequestsInQueue)
 	serverStats.CurrentS3Requests = ServerHTTPAPIStats{
 		APIStats: st.currentS3Requests.Load(),
 	}
-
 	serverStats.TotalS3Requests = ServerHTTPAPIStats{
 		APIStats: st.totalS3Requests.Load(),
 	}
-
 	serverStats.TotalS3Errors = ServerHTTPAPIStats{
 		APIStats: st.totalS3Errors.Load(),
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/metrics-v2.go b/cmd/metrics-v2.go
index 083dae60a..a38c0eeca 100644
--- a/cmd/metrics-v2.go
+++ b/cmd/metrics-v2.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const (
 	inflightTotal MetricName = "inflight_total"
 	limitTotal    MetricName = "limit_total"
 	missedTotal   MetricName = "missed_total"
+	waitingTotal  MetricName = "waiting_total"
 	objectTotal   MetricName = "object_total"
 	offlineTotal  MetricName = "offline_total"
 	onlineTotal   MetricName = "online_total"
@@ -386,10 +387,19 @@ func getS3RequestsInFlightMD() MetricDescription {
 		Namespace: s3MetricNamespace,
 		Subsystem: requestsSubsystem,
 		Name:      inflightTotal,
-		Help:      "Total number of S3 requests currently in flight.",
+		Help:      "Total number of S3 requests currently in flight",
 		Type:      gaugeMetric,
 	}
 }
+func getS3RequestsInQueueMD() MetricDescription {
+	return MetricDescription{
+		Namespace: s3MetricNamespace,
+		Subsystem: requestsSubsystem,
+		Name:      waitingTotal,
+		Help:      "Number of S3 requests in the waiting queue",
+		Type:      counterMetric,
+	}
+}
 func getS3RequestsTotalMD() MetricDescription {
 	return MetricDescription{
 		Namespace: s3MetricNamespace,
@@ -939,6 +949,10 @@ func getHTTPMetrics() MetricsGroup {
 		Metrics: []Metric{},
 		initialize: func(ctx context.Context, metrics *MetricsGroup) {
 			httpStats := globalHTTPStats.toServerHTTPStats()
+			metrics.Metrics = append(metrics.Metrics, Metric{
+				Description: getS3RequestsInQueueMD(),
+				Value:       float64(httpStats.S3RequestsInQueue),
+			})
 			for api, value := range httpStats.CurrentS3Requests.APIStats {
 				metrics.Metrics = append(metrics.Metrics, Metric{
 					Description:    getS3RequestsInFlightMD(),