diff --git a/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts b/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
index fa9b4c720d03..e1890289bd36 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/metrics.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ export function getMetrics(register: MetricsRegister, gitData: LodestarGitData)
       help: "Total count of instances the proposer duties dependant root changed",
     }),
 
+    newProposalDutiesDetected: register.gauge({
+      name: "vc_new_proposal_duties_detected_total",
+      help: "Total count of times new proposal duties were detected",
+    }),
+
     // IndicesService
 
     indices: register.gauge({
diff --git a/packages/validator/src/services/blockDuties.ts b/packages/validator/src/services/blockDuties.ts
index 65b98ce3b1f0..d22cc087714b 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/services/blockDuties.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/services/blockDuties.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class BlockDutiesService {
     if (additionalBlockProducers.length > 0) {
       this.notifyBlockProductionFn(currentSlot, additionalBlockProducers);
       this.logger.debug("Detected new block proposer", {currentSlot});
-      this.metrics?.proposerDutiesReorg.inc();
+      this.metrics?.newProposalDutiesDetected.inc();
     }
   }