diff --git a/services/docstore/app.coffee b/services/docstore/app.coffee
index f8024ec188..d9185c4fdc 100644
--- a/services/docstore/app.coffee
+++ b/services/docstore/app.coffee
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ express    = require "express"
 bodyParser = require "body-parser"
 Errors     = require "./app/js/Errors"
 HttpController = require "./app/js/HttpController"
+Metrics    = require "metrics-sharelatex"
+Path       = require "path"
 
+Metrics.initialize("docstore")
 logger.initialize("docstore")
+Metrics.mongodb.monitor(Path.resolve(__dirname + "/node_modules/mongojs/node_modules/mongodb"), logger)
 
 app = express()
 
diff --git a/services/docstore/package.json b/services/docstore/package.json
index 029f13cebc..c77840e80e 100644
--- a/services/docstore/package.json
+++ b/services/docstore/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "settings-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/settings-sharelatex.git#master",
     "logger-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/logger-sharelatex.git#master",
+    "metrics-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/metrics-sharelatex.git#master",
     "mongojs": "0.9.11",
     "express": "~4.1.1",
     "underscore": "~1.6.0",