diff --git a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
index 572ec33438..7265060908 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	negOpLatencyKey          = "neg_operation_duration_seconds"
 	negOpEndpointsKey        = "neg_operation_endpoints"
 	lastSyncTimestampKey     = "sync_timestamp"
+	syncerStalenessKey       = "syncer_staleness"
 
 	resultSuccess = "success"
 	resultError   = "error"
@@ -127,6 +128,17 @@ var (
 			Help:      "The timestamp of the last execution of NEG controller sync loop.",
 		},
 	)
+
+	// SyncerStaleness tracks for every syncer, how long since the syncer last syncs
+	SyncerStaleness = prometheus.NewHistogram(
+		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Subsystem: negControllerSubsystem,
+			Name:      syncerStalenessKey,
+			Help:      "The duration of a syncer since it last syncs",
+			// custom buckets - [1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s(~4min), 512s(~8min), 1024s(~17min), 2048 (~34min), 4096(~68min), 8192(~136min), +Inf]
+			Buckets: prometheus.ExponentialBuckets(1, 2, 14),
+		},
+	)
 )
 
 var register sync.Once
@@ -139,6 +151,7 @@ func RegisterMetrics() {
 		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncerSyncLatency)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(LastSyncTimestamp)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(InitializationLatency)
+		prometheus.MustRegister(SyncerStaleness)
 
 		RegisterSyncerMetrics()
 	})
@@ -170,6 +183,10 @@ func PublishNegInitializationMetrics(latency time.Duration) {
 	InitializationLatency.Observe(latency.Seconds())
 }
 
+func PublishNegSyncerStalenessMetrics(syncerStaleness time.Duration) {
+	SyncerStaleness.Observe(syncerStaleness.Seconds())
+}
+
 func getResult(err error) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return resultError
diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
index c966cdd506..cc4614ae3d 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/transaction.go
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ func (s *transactionSyncer) updateStatus(syncErr error) {
 	if _, _, exists := findCondition(neg.Status.Conditions, negv1beta1.Initialized); !exists {
 		s.needInit = true
 	}
+	metrics.PublishNegSyncerStalenessMetrics(ts.Sub(neg.Status.LastSyncTime.Time))
 
 	ensureCondition(neg, getSyncedCondition(syncErr))
 	neg.Status.LastSyncTime = ts