diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go b/beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go
index 17ecd90454..04d2c6f785 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ var (
 			Help: "Time for gossiped blocks to arrive",
 		},
 	)
+	blobSidecarArrivalGossipSummary = promauto.NewSummary(
+		prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+			Name: "gossip_blob_sidecar_arrival_milliseconds",
+			Help: "Time for gossiped blob sidecars to arrive",
+		},
+	)
 
 	// Sync committee verification performance.
 	syncMessagesForUnknownBlocks = promauto.NewCounter(
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
index 1afc285410..c329298ab6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_blob.go
@@ -133,9 +133,13 @@ func (s *Service) validateBlob(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubsub.Mes
 		return pubsub.ValidationIgnore, err
 	}
 	fields := blobFields(blob)
-	fields["sinceSlotStartTime"] = receivedTime.Sub(startTime)
+	sinceSlotStartTime := receivedTime.Sub(startTime)
+	fields["sinceSlotStartTime"] = sinceSlotStartTime
 	fields["validationTime"] = prysmTime.Now().Sub(receivedTime)
 	log.WithFields(fields).Debug("Received blob sidecar gossip")
+
+	blobSidecarArrivalGossipSummary.Observe(float64(sinceSlotStartTime.Milliseconds()))
+
 	msg.ValidatorData = sBlob
 
 	return pubsub.ValidationAccept, nil