diff --git a/p2p/host/autorelay/metrics.go b/p2p/host/autorelay/metrics.go
index 06b395af35..a83b2df4b5 100644
--- a/p2p/host/autorelay/metrics.go
+++ b/p2p/host/autorelay/metrics.go
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ var (
 		[]string{"work_type"},
 	)
 
+	desiredReservations = prometheus.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: metricNamespace,
+			Name:      "desired_reservations",
+			Help:      "Desired Reservations",
+		},
+	)
+
 	collectors = []prometheus.Collector{
 		status,
 		reservationsOpenedTotal,
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ var (
 		candidatesCircuitV2SupportTotal,
 		candidatesTotal,
 		scheduledWorkTime,
+		desiredReservations,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -105,6 +114,8 @@ type MetricsTracer interface {
 	CandidateRemoved()
 
 	ScheduledWorkUpdated(scheduledWork *scheduledWorkTimes)
+
+	DesiredReservations(int)
 }
 
 type metricsTracer struct{}
@@ -230,6 +241,10 @@ func (mt *metricsTracer) ScheduledWorkUpdated(scheduledWork *scheduledWorkTimes)
 	scheduledWorkTime.WithLabelValues(*tags...).Set(float64(scheduledWork.nextOldCandidateCheck.Unix()))
 }
 
+func (mt *metricsTracer) DesiredReservations(cnt int) {
+	desiredReservations.Set(float64(cnt))
+}
+
 // wrappedMetricsTracer wraps MetricsTracer and ignores all calls when mt is nil
 type wrappedMetricsTracer struct {
 	mt MetricsTracer
@@ -238,10 +253,8 @@ type wrappedMetricsTracer struct {
 var _ MetricsTracer = &wrappedMetricsTracer{}
 
 func (mt *wrappedMetricsTracer) RelayFinderStatus(isActive bool) {
-	if isActive {
-		status.Set(1)
-	} else {
-		status.Set(2)
+	if mt.mt != nil {
+		mt.mt.RelayFinderStatus(isActive)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -292,3 +305,9 @@ func (mt *wrappedMetricsTracer) ScheduledWorkUpdated(scheduledWork *scheduledWor
 		mt.mt.ScheduledWorkUpdated(scheduledWork)
 	}
 }
+
+func (mt *wrappedMetricsTracer) DesiredReservations(cnt int) {
+	if mt.mt != nil {
+		mt.mt.DesiredReservations(cnt)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/p2p/host/autorelay/relay_finder.go b/p2p/host/autorelay/relay_finder.go
index d5e407cb77..d839ac70f0 100644
--- a/p2p/host/autorelay/relay_finder.go
+++ b/p2p/host/autorelay/relay_finder.go
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ func (rf *relayFinder) background(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 	defer subConnectedness.Close()
 
+	rf.metricsTracer.DesiredReservations(rf.conf.desiredRelays)
+
 	bootDelayTimer := rf.conf.clock.Timer(rf.conf.bootDelay)
 	defer bootDelayTimer.Stop()
 
@@ -609,7 +611,7 @@ func (rf *relayFinder) refreshReservations(ctx context.Context, now time.Time) b
 		p := p
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			err := rf.refreshRelayReservation(ctx, p)
-			rf.metricsTracer.ReservationRequestFinished(true, err != nil)
+			rf.metricsTracer.ReservationRequestFinished(true, err == nil)
 
 			return err
 		})