diff --git a/core/services/chainlink/application.go b/core/services/chainlink/application.go
index d8b9777cb5a..ffe3cd29930 100644
--- a/core/services/chainlink/application.go
+++ b/core/services/chainlink/application.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/beholder"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/custmsg"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/loop"
 	commonservices "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/sqlutil"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/timeutil"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/utils/jsonserializable"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/utils/mailbox"
@@ -80,6 +83,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/plugins"
 )
 
+const ApplicationHeartbeatSeconds = 1
+
 // Application implements the common functions used in the core node.
 type Application interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context) error
@@ -192,6 +197,68 @@ type ApplicationOpts struct {
 	NewOracleFactoryFn         standardcapabilities.NewOracleFactoryFn
 }
 
+type ApplicationHeartbeat struct {
+	commonservices.Service
+	eng *commonservices.Engine
+
+	beat time.Duration
+	lggr logger.Logger
+}
+
+func NewApplicationHeartbeat(lggr logger.Logger) ApplicationHeartbeat {
+	h := ApplicationHeartbeat{
+		beat: ApplicationHeartbeatSeconds * time.Second,
+		lggr: lggr,
+	}
+	h.Service, h.eng = commonservices.Config{
+		Name:  "NodeHeartbeat",
+		Start: h.start,
+		Close: h.close,
+	}.NewServiceEngine(lggr)
+	return h
+}
+
+func (h *ApplicationHeartbeat) start(_ context.Context) error {
+	// Setup beholder resources
+	gauge, err := beholder.GetMeter().Int64Gauge("heartbeat")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	count, err := beholder.GetMeter().Int64Gauge("heartbeat_count")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cme := custmsg.NewLabeler()
+
+	// Define tick functions
+	tickFn := func(engCtx context.Context) {
+		// TODO allow override of tracer provider into engine for beholder
+		_, innerSpan := beholder.GetTracer().Start(engCtx, "heartbeat.beat")
+		defer innerSpan.End()
+
+		gauge.Record(engCtx, 1)
+		count.Record(engCtx, 1)
+
+		err = cme.Emit(engCtx, "heartbeat")
+		if err != nil {
+			h.lggr.Errorw("heartbeat emit failed", "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// consistent tick period
+	constantTickFn := func() time.Duration {
+		return h.beat
+	}
+
+	h.eng.GoTick(timeutil.NewTicker(constantTickFn), tickFn)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *ApplicationHeartbeat) close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // NewApplication initializes a new store if one is not already
 // present at the configured root directory (default: ~/.chainlink),
 // the logger at the same directory and returns the Application to
@@ -199,6 +266,10 @@ type ApplicationOpts struct {
 // TODO: Inject more dependencies here to save booting up useless stuff in tests
 func NewApplication(opts ApplicationOpts) (Application, error) {
 	var srvcs []services.ServiceCtx
+
+	heartbeat := NewApplicationHeartbeat(opts.Logger)
+	srvcs = append(srvcs, &heartbeat)
+
 	auditLogger := opts.AuditLogger
 	cfg := opts.Config
 	relayerChainInterops := opts.RelayerChainInteroperators
diff --git a/core/services/chainlink/config_telemetry.go b/core/services/chainlink/config_telemetry.go
index 125eeed64e5..f2359997933 100644
--- a/core/services/chainlink/config_telemetry.go
+++ b/core/services/chainlink/config_telemetry.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package chainlink
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/config/toml"
@@ -42,9 +43,13 @@ func (b *telemetryConfig) OtelExporterGRPCEndpoint() string {
 //
 // These can be overridden by the TOML if the user so chooses
 func (b *telemetryConfig) ResourceAttributes() map[string]string {
+	sha, ver := static.Short()
+
 	defaults := map[string]string{
-		"service.name":    "chainlink",
-		"service.version": static.Version,
+		"service.name":         "chainlink",
+		"service.version":      static.Version,
+		"service.sha":          static.Sha,
+		"service.shortversion": fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", ver, sha),
 	}
 
 	for k, v := range b.s.ResourceAttributes {