diff --git a/src/server/metrics.rs b/src/server/metrics.rs
index ad26c2cc3003..09c0659ba0a9 100644
--- a/src/server/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/server/metrics.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ lazy_static! {
         exponential_buckets(1f64, 5f64, 10).unwrap()
     )
     .unwrap();
+    pub static ref SERVER_INFO_GAUGE_VEC: IntGaugeVec = register_int_gauge_vec!(
+        "tikv_server_info",
+        "Indicate the tikv server info, and the value is the server startup timestamp(s).",
+        &["version", "hash"]
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 make_static_metric! {
diff --git a/src/server/server.rs b/src/server/server.rs
index 8723a2096c7d..28a93a4f1952 100644
--- a/src/server/server.rs
+++ b/src/server/server.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::i32;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use futures::{Future, Stream};
 use grpcio::{
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ use tikv_util::worker::Worker;
 use tikv_util::Either;
 
 use super::load_statistics::*;
+use super::metrics::SERVER_INFO_GAUGE_VEC;
 use super::raft_client::RaftClient;
 use super::resolve::StoreAddrResolver;
 use super::service::*;
 use super::snap::{Runner as SnapHandler, Task as SnapTask};
 use super::transport::ServerTransport;
-use super::{Config, Result};
+use super::{Config, Error, Result};
 use crate::read_pool::ReadPool;
 
 const LOAD_STATISTICS_SLOTS: usize = 4;
@@ -245,6 +246,18 @@ impl<T: RaftStoreRouter, S: StoreAddrResolver + 'static> Server<T, S> {
             )
         };
 
+        let startup_ts = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .map_err(|_| Error::Other(box_err!("Clock may have gone backwards")))?
+            .as_secs();
+
+        SERVER_INFO_GAUGE_VEC
+            .with_label_values(&[
+                &("v".to_owned() + env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")),
+                option_env!("TIKV_BUILD_GIT_HASH").unwrap_or("None"),
+            ])
+            .set(startup_ts as i64);
+
         info!("TiKV is ready to serve");
         Ok(())
     }