diff --git a/pkg/l4lb/l4controller.go b/pkg/l4lb/l4controller.go
index d0ba85ad24..d1c36ff5cc 100644
--- a/pkg/l4lb/l4controller.go
+++ b/pkg/l4lb/l4controller.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	// The max tolerated delay between update being enqueued and sync being invoked.
 	enqueueToSyncDelayThreshold = 15 * time.Minute
+	l4ILBControllerName         = "l4-ilb-subsetting-controller"
 )
 
 // L4Controller manages the create/update delete of all L4 Internal LoadBalancer services.
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func NewILBController(ctx *context.ControllerContext, stopCh chan struct{}) *L4C
 	})
 	// TODO enhance this by looking at some metric from service controller to ensure it is up.
 	// We cannot use existence of a backend service or other resource, since those are on a per-service basis.
-	ctx.AddHealthCheck("l4-ilb-subsetting-controller", l4c.checkHealth)
+	ctx.AddHealthCheck(l4ILBControllerName, l4c.checkHealth)
 	return l4c
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (l4c *L4Controller) checkHealth() error {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("L4 ILB Sync happened at time %v - %v after enqueue time, threshold is %v", lastSyncTime, lastSyncTime.Sub(lastEnqueueTime), enqueueToSyncDelayThreshold)
 		// Log here, context/http handler do no log the error.
 		klog.Error(msg)
-		return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+		l4metrics.PublishL4FailedHealthCheckCount(l4ILBControllerName)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/l4lb/l4netlbcontroller.go b/pkg/l4lb/l4netlbcontroller.go
index 4818f8f6c9..2182ebb077 100644
--- a/pkg/l4lb/l4netlbcontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/l4lb/l4netlbcontroller.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
+const l4NetLBControllerName = "l4netlb-controller"
+
 type L4NetLBController struct {
 	ctx           *context.ControllerContext
 	svcQueue      utils.TaskQueue
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func NewL4NetLBController(
 			}
 		},
 	})
-	ctx.AddHealthCheck("l4netlb-controller", l4netLBc.checkHealth)
+	ctx.AddHealthCheck(l4NetLBControllerName, l4netLBc.checkHealth)
 	return l4netLBc
 }
 
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ func (lc *L4NetLBController) checkHealth() error {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("L4 External LoadBalancer Sync happened at time %v - %v after enqueue time, threshold is %v", lastSyncTime, lastSyncTime.Sub(lastEnqueueTime), enqueueToSyncDelayThreshold)
 		// Log here, context/http handler do no log the error.
 		klog.Error(msg)
-		return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+		l4metrics.PublishL4FailedHealthCheckCount(l4NetLBControllerName)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/l4lb/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/l4lb/metrics/metrics.go
index fcd44e93bd..0bd7629e47 100644
--- a/pkg/l4lb/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/l4lb/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	L4ilbErrorMetricName     = "l4_ilb_sync_error_count"
 	L4netlbLatencyMetricName = "l4_netlb_sync_duration_seconds"
 	L4netlbErrorMetricName   = "l4_netlb_sync_error_count"
+	l4failedHealthCheckName  = "l4_failed_healthcheck_count"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ var (
 		},
 		l4LBSyncErrorMetricLabels,
 	)
+	l4FailedHealthCheckCount = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+		prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Name: l4failedHealthCheckName,
+			Help: "Count l4 controller healthcheck failures",
+		},
+		[]string{"controller_name"},
+	)
 )
 
 // init registers l4 ilb nad netlb sync metrics.
@@ -88,6 +96,8 @@ func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(l4ILBSyncLatency, l4ILBSyncErrorCount)
 	klog.V(3).Infof("Registering L4 NetLB controller metrics %v, %v", l4NetLBSyncLatency, l4NetLBSyncErrorCount)
 	prometheus.MustRegister(l4NetLBSyncLatency, l4NetLBSyncErrorCount)
+	klog.V(3).Infof("Registering L4 healthcheck failures count metric: %v", l4FailedHealthCheckCount)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(l4FailedHealthCheckCount)
 }
 
 // PublishL4ILBSyncMetrics exports metrics related to the L4 ILB sync.
@@ -133,3 +143,8 @@ func publishL4NetLBSyncLatency(success bool, syncType string, startTime time.Tim
 func publishL4NetLBSyncErrorCount(syncType, gceResource, errorType string) {
 	l4NetLBSyncErrorCount.WithLabelValues(syncType, gceResource, errorType).Inc()
 }
+
+// PublishL4FailedHealthCheckCount observers failed healt check from controller.
+func PublishL4FailedHealthCheckCount(controllerName string) {
+	l4FailedHealthCheckCount.WithLabelValues(controllerName).Inc()
+}