diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 151423661..8bda0e40d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ const producer = client.producer({ idempotent: true })
 // Begin a transaction
 const  transaction = await producer.transaction()
 
-try { 
+try {
   // Call one of the transaction's send methods
   await transaction.send({ topic, messages })
 
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ try {
 To send offsets as part of a transaction, meaning they will be committed only if the transaction succeeds, use the `transaction.sendOffsets()` method. This is necessary whenever we want a transaction to produce messages derived from a consumer, in a "consume-transform-produce" loop.
 
 ```javascript
-await transaction.sendOffsets({ 
-  consumerGroupId, topics 
+await transaction.sendOffsets({
+  consumerGroupId, topics
 })
 ```
 
@@ -1281,6 +1281,13 @@ List of available events:
     `apiVersion`
   }
 
+* consumer.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE
+  payload: {
+    `broker`,
+    `clientId`,
+    `queueSize`
+  }
+
 ### <a name="instrumentation-producer"></a> Producer
 
 * producer.events.CONNECT
@@ -1315,6 +1322,13 @@ List of available events:
     `apiVersion`
   }
 
+* producer.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE
+  payload: {
+    `broker`,
+    `clientId`,
+    `queueSize`
+  }
+
 ### <a name="instrumentation-admin"></a> Admin
 
 * admin.events.CONNECT
@@ -1349,6 +1363,13 @@ List of available events:
     `apiVersion`
   }
 
+* admin.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE
+  payload: {
+    `broker`,
+    `clientId`,
+    `queueSize`
+  }
+
 ## <a name="custom-logging"></a> Custom logging
 
 The logger is customized using log creators. A log creator is a function which receives a log level and returns a log function. The log function receives namespace, level, label, and log.
diff --git a/src/admin/index.spec.js b/src/admin/index.spec.js
index 0e3928fa0..88aac7e58 100644
--- a/src/admin/index.spec.js
+++ b/src/admin/index.spec.js
@@ -106,6 +106,46 @@ describe('Admin', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('emits the request queue size event', async () => {
+    const emitter = new InstrumentationEventEmitter()
+    const cluster = createCluster({
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+      maxInFlightRequests: 1,
+    })
+
+    const admin = createAdmin({
+      cluster,
+      logger: newLogger(),
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+    })
+
+    const requestListener = jest.fn().mockName('request_queue_size')
+    admin.on(admin.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, requestListener)
+
+    await admin.connect()
+    await Promise.all([
+      admin.createTopics({
+        waitForLeaders: false,
+        topics: [{ topic: `test-topic-${secureRandom()}`, partitions: 8 }],
+      }),
+      admin.createTopics({
+        waitForLeaders: false,
+        topics: [{ topic: `test-topic-${secureRandom()}`, partitions: 8 }],
+      }),
+    ])
+
+    expect(requestListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      id: expect.any(Number),
+      timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      type: 'admin.network.request_queue_size',
+      payload: {
+        broker: expect.any(String),
+        clientId: expect.any(String),
+        queueSize: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
   test('on throws an error when provided with an invalid event name', () => {
     const admin = createAdmin({
       cluster: createCluster(),
diff --git a/src/admin/instrumentationEvents.js b/src/admin/instrumentationEvents.js
index 2e3709c5d..cfc095c68 100644
--- a/src/admin/instrumentationEvents.js
+++ b/src/admin/instrumentationEvents.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ const events = {
   DISCONNECT: adminType('disconnect'),
   REQUEST: adminType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST),
   REQUEST_TIMEOUT: adminType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT),
+  REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE: adminType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE),
 }
 
 const wrappedEvents = {
   [events.REQUEST]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST,
   [events.REQUEST_TIMEOUT]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+  [events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE,
 }
 
 const reversedWrappedEvents = swapObject(wrappedEvents)
diff --git a/src/consumer/__tests__/instrumentationEvents.spec.js b/src/consumer/__tests__/instrumentationEvents.spec.js
index 079b1808e..d4420e04a 100644
--- a/src/consumer/__tests__/instrumentationEvents.spec.js
+++ b/src/consumer/__tests__/instrumentationEvents.spec.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ describe('Consumer > Instrumentation Events', () => {
       instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
     })
 
-    const requestListener = jest.fn().mockName('request')
+    const requestListener = jest.fn().mockName('request_timeout')
     consumer.on(consumer.events.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, requestListener)
 
     await consumer
@@ -348,4 +348,59 @@ describe('Consumer > Instrumentation Events', () => {
       },
     })
   })
+
+  it('emits request queue size events', async () => {
+    const cluster = createCluster({
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+      maxInFlightRequests: 1,
+    })
+
+    consumer = createConsumer({
+      groupId,
+      cluster,
+      logger: newLogger(),
+      heartbeatInterval: 100,
+      maxWaitTimeInMs: 1,
+      maxBytesPerPartition: 180,
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+    })
+
+    const consumer2 = createConsumer({
+      groupId,
+      cluster,
+      logger: newLogger(),
+      heartbeatInterval: 100,
+      maxWaitTimeInMs: 1,
+      maxBytesPerPartition: 180,
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+    })
+
+    const requestListener = jest.fn().mockName('request_queue_size')
+    consumer.on(consumer.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, requestListener)
+    consumer2.on(consumer2.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, requestListener)
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      consumer
+        .connect()
+        .then(() => consumer.run({ eachMessage: () => true }))
+        .catch(e => e),
+      consumer2
+        .connect()
+        .then(() => consumer.run({ eachMessage: () => true }))
+        .catch(e => e),
+    ])
+
+    await consumer2.disconnect()
+
+    expect(requestListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      id: expect.any(Number),
+      timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      type: 'consumer.network.request_queue_size',
+      payload: {
+        broker: expect.any(String),
+        clientId: expect.any(String),
+        queueSize: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/consumer/instrumentationEvents.js b/src/consumer/instrumentationEvents.js
index 8a179d089..abcbe6716 100644
--- a/src/consumer/instrumentationEvents.js
+++ b/src/consumer/instrumentationEvents.js
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ const events = {
   CRASH: consumerType('crash'),
   REQUEST: consumerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST),
   REQUEST_TIMEOUT: consumerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT),
+  REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE: consumerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE),
 }
 
 const wrappedEvents = {
   [events.REQUEST]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST,
   [events.REQUEST_TIMEOUT]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+  [events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE,
 }
 
 const reversedWrappedEvents = swapObject(wrappedEvents)
diff --git a/src/producer/index.spec.js b/src/producer/index.spec.js
index 2d6387ca2..9d5fee288 100644
--- a/src/producer/index.spec.js
+++ b/src/producer/index.spec.js
@@ -296,6 +296,59 @@ describe('Producer', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('emits the request queue size event', async () => {
+    await createTopic({ topic: topicName, partitions: 8 })
+
+    const emitter = new InstrumentationEventEmitter()
+    const cluster = createCluster({
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+      maxInFlightRequests: 1,
+      clientId: 'test-client-id11111',
+    })
+
+    producer = createProducer({
+      cluster,
+      logger: newLogger(),
+      instrumentationEmitter: emitter,
+    })
+
+    const requestListener = jest.fn().mockName('request_queue_size')
+    producer.on(producer.events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, requestListener)
+
+    await producer.connect()
+    await Promise.all([
+      producer.send({
+        acks: -1,
+        topic: topicName,
+        messages: [
+          { partition: 0, value: 'value-0' },
+          { partition: 1, value: 'value-1' },
+          { partition: 2, value: 'value-2' },
+        ],
+      }),
+      producer.send({
+        acks: -1,
+        topic: topicName,
+        messages: [
+          { partition: 0, value: 'value-0' },
+          { partition: 1, value: 'value-1' },
+          { partition: 2, value: 'value-2' },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ])
+
+    expect(requestListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      id: expect.any(Number),
+      timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+      type: 'producer.network.request_queue_size',
+      payload: {
+        broker: expect.any(String),
+        clientId: expect.any(String),
+        queueSize: expect.any(Number),
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('when acks=0', () => {
     it('returns immediately', async () => {
       const cluster = createCluster({
diff --git a/src/producer/instrumentationEvents.js b/src/producer/instrumentationEvents.js
index 84660449b..ea46915a1 100644
--- a/src/producer/instrumentationEvents.js
+++ b/src/producer/instrumentationEvents.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ const events = {
   DISCONNECT: producerType('disconnect'),
   REQUEST: producerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST),
   REQUEST_TIMEOUT: producerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT),
+  REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE: producerType(networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE),
 }
 
 const wrappedEvents = {
   [events.REQUEST]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST,
   [events.REQUEST_TIMEOUT]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+  [events.REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE]: networkEvents.NETWORK_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE,
 }
 
 const reversedWrappedEvents = swapObject(wrappedEvents)