diff --git a/pkg/storer/metrics.go b/pkg/storer/metrics.go
index d87d21a9f63..4543fc5435e 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/metrics.go
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@ import (
 
 // metrics groups storer related prometheus counters.
 type metrics struct {
-	MethodCalls         prometheus.CounterVec
-	MethodCallsDuration prometheus.HistogramVec
-	ReserveSize         prometheus.Gauge
-	ReserveCleanup      prometheus.Counter
-	StorageRadius       prometheus.Gauge
-	CacheSize           prometheus.Gauge
-	EvictedChunkCount   prometheus.Counter
-	ExpiredChunkCount   prometheus.Counter
-	OverCapTriggerCount prometheus.Counter
-	ExpiredBatchCount   prometheus.Counter
-	LevelDBStats        prometheus.HistogramVec
-	ExpiryTriggersCount prometheus.Counter
-	ExpiryRunsCount     prometheus.Counter
+	MethodCalls             prometheus.CounterVec
+	MethodCallsDuration     prometheus.HistogramVec
+	ReserveSize             prometheus.Gauge
+	ReserveSizeWithinRadius prometheus.Gauge
+	ReserveCleanup          prometheus.Counter
+	StorageRadius           prometheus.Gauge
+	CacheSize               prometheus.Gauge
+	EvictedChunkCount       prometheus.Counter
+	ExpiredChunkCount       prometheus.Counter
+	OverCapTriggerCount     prometheus.Counter
+	ExpiredBatchCount       prometheus.Counter
+	LevelDBStats            prometheus.HistogramVec
+	ExpiryTriggersCount     prometheus.Counter
+	ExpiryRunsCount         prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 // newMetrics is a convenient constructor for creating new metrics.
@@ -63,6 +64,14 @@ func newMetrics() metrics {
 				Help:      "Number of chunks in reserve.",
 			},
 		),
+		ReserveSizeWithinRadius: prometheus.NewGauge(
+			prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace: m.Namespace,
+				Subsystem: subsystem,
+				Name:      "reserve_size_within_radius",
+				Help:      "Number of chunks in reserve with proximity >= storage radius.",
+			},
+		),
 		ReserveCleanup: prometheus.NewCounter(
 			prometheus.CounterOpts{
 				Namespace: m.Namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/storer/reserve.go b/pkg/storer/reserve.go
index 707c3e4ec33..2a4e4b752f1 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/reserve.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/reserve.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage/storageutil"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storer/internal"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storer/internal/reserve"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	reserveUpdateLockKey = "reserveUpdateLockKey"
 	batchExpiry          = "batchExpiry"
 	batchExpiryDone      = "batchExpiryDone"
+
+	reserveSizeWithinRadiusWakeup = time.Hour
 )
 
 func reserveUpdateBatchLockKey(batchID []byte) string {
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ func (db *DB) startReserveWorkers(
 
 	db.inFlight.Add(1)
 	go db.radiusWorker(ctx, wakeUpDur)
+
+	db.inFlight.Add(1)
+	go db.reserveSizeWithinRadiusWorker(ctx)
 }
 
 func (db *DB) radiusWorker(ctx context.Context, wakeUpDur time.Duration) {
@@ -112,6 +118,32 @@ func (db *DB) radiusWorker(ctx context.Context, wakeUpDur time.Duration) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (db *DB) reserveSizeWithinRadiusWorker(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer db.inFlight.Done()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(reserveSizeWithinRadiusWakeup)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		count := 0
+		err := db.reserve.IterateChunksItems(db.repo, db.StorageRadius(), func(ci reserve.ChunkItem) (bool, error) {
+			count++
+			return false, nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			db.logger.Error(err, "reserve count within radius")
+		}
+
+		db.metrics.ReserveSizeWithinRadius.Set(float64(count))
+
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (db *DB) getExpiredBatches() ([][]byte, error) {
 	var batchesToEvict [][]byte
 	err := db.repo.IndexStore().Iterate(storage.Query{