diff --git a/src/core/metrics.ts b/src/core/metrics.ts
index 1bd288c..2a4f0f7 100644
--- a/src/core/metrics.ts
+++ b/src/core/metrics.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum METRIC_TYPES {
 	endpoint_response_times_histogram = 'endpoint_response_times_histogram',
 	endpoint_response_status = 'endpoint_response_status',
 	gpa_fetch_duration = 'gpa_fetch_duration',
+	last_ws_message_received_ts = 'last_ws_message_received_ts',
 	health_status = 'health_status',
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +110,20 @@ healthStatusGauge.addCallback((obs: ObservableResult) => {
 	obs.observe(healthStatus, {});
 });
 
+let lastWsMsgReceivedTs = 0;
+const setLastReceivedWsMsgTs = (ts: number) => {
+	lastWsMsgReceivedTs = ts;
+};
+const lastWsReceivedTsGauge = meter.createObservableGauge(
+	METRIC_TYPES.last_ws_message_received_ts,
+	{
+		description: 'Timestamp of last received websocket message',
+	}
+);
+lastWsReceivedTsGauge.addCallback((obs: ObservableResult) => {
+	obs.observe(lastWsMsgReceivedTs, {});
+});
+
 const endpointResponseTimeHistogram = meter.createHistogram(
 	METRIC_TYPES.endpoint_response_times_histogram,
 	{
@@ -202,4 +217,5 @@ export {
 	gpaFetchDurationHistogram,
 	responseStatusCounter,
 	handleHealthCheck,
+	setLastReceivedWsMsgTs,
 };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d8deef8..2937ac6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@ import {
 	initialize,
 	isVariant,
 	OrderSubscriber,
+	UserAccount,
+	Order,
 } from '@drift-labs/sdk';
 
 import { logger, setLogLevel } from './utils/logger';
 
 import * as http from 'http';
-import { gpaFetchDurationHistogram, handleHealthCheck } from './core/metrics';
+import {
+	gpaFetchDurationHistogram,
+	handleHealthCheck,
+	setLastReceivedWsMsgTs,
+} from './core/metrics';
 import { handleResponseTime } from './core/middleware';
 import {
 	SubscriberLookup,
@@ -252,6 +258,20 @@ const main = async () => {
 			driftClient,
 			subscriptionConfig,
 		});
+		orderSubscriber.eventEmitter.on(
+			'onUpdate',
+			(
+				_account: UserAccount,
+				_updatedOrders: Order[],
+				_pubkey: PublicKey,
+				_slot: number,
+				dataType: 'raw' | 'decoded'
+			) => {
+				if (dataType === 'decoded') {
+					setLastReceivedWsMsgTs(Date.now());
+				}
+			}
+		);
 
 		dlobProvider = getDLOBProviderFromOrderSubscriber(orderSubscriber);