diff --git a/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/metrics.rs b/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/metrics.rs
index 04f87bd0..3c3107ab 100644
--- a/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/metrics.rs
+++ b/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/metrics.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ pub(super) struct PersistentBlockStore {
     /// Latency of a successful `block()` call.
     #[metrics(unit = vise::Unit::Seconds, buckets = vise::Buckets::LATENCIES)]
     pub(super) block_latency: vise::Histogram<time::Duration>,
-    /// Latency of a successful `store_next_block()` call.
+    /// Latency of a successful `queue_next_block()` call.
     #[metrics(unit = vise::Unit::Seconds, buckets = vise::Buckets::LATENCIES)]
     pub(super) queue_next_block_latency: vise::Histogram<time::Duration>,
+    /// Latency of a successful `verify_pre_genesis_block()` call.
+    #[metrics(unit = vise::Unit::Seconds, buckets = vise::Buckets::LATENCIES)]
+    pub(super) verify_pre_genesis_block_latency: vise::Histogram<time::Duration>,
 }
 
 #[vise::register]
diff --git a/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/mod.rs b/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/mod.rs
index e154de27..afb2f656 100644
--- a/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/mod.rs
+++ b/node/libs/storage/src/block_store/mod.rs
@@ -339,11 +339,12 @@ impl BlockStore {
                     )
                     .into());
                 }
-                // TODO: metrics
+                let t = metrics::PERSISTENT_BLOCK_STORE.verify_pre_genesis_block_latency.start();
                 self.persistent
                     .verify_pre_genesis_block(ctx, b)
                     .await
                     .context("verify_pre_genesis_block()")?;
+                t.observe();
             }
         }
         Ok(())