diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
index 8d12fcaf1..3ccd6b7b5 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import signal
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 from urlparse import urlparse
 import json
+from sqlalchemy import engine
+from sqlalchemy import event
 from r2.lib.cache import LocalCache, SelfEmptyingCache
 from r2.lib.cache import CMemcache, StaleCacheChain
 from r2.lib.cache import HardCache, MemcacheChain, MemcacheChain, HardcacheChain
@@ -217,6 +219,11 @@ class Globals(object):
         self.stats = Stats(global_conf.get('statsd_addr'),
                            global_conf.get('statsd_sample_rate'))
 
+        event.listens_for(engine.Engine, 'before_cursor_execute')(
+            self.stats.pg_before_cursor_execute)
+        event.listens_for(engine.Engine, 'after_cursor_execute')(
+            self.stats.pg_after_cursor_execute)
+
         if not self.cassandra_seeds:
             raise ValueError("cassandra_seeds not set in the .ini")
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
index f533953d2..45e675fbf 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ class TimingStatBuffer:
         # so as to avoid inconsistency from a poorly timed context switch.
         self.data[key] += service_time_sec + 1j
 
-    def __iter__(self):
+    def iteritems(self):
+        """Yields timing and counter data for sending to statsd."""
         for k, v in self.data.iteritems():
-            yield k, (v.real, v.imag)
+            total_time, count = v.real, v.imag
+            yield k, str(count) + '|c'
+            divisor = count or 1
+            mean = total_time / divisor
+            yield k, str(mean * 1000) + '|ms'
 
 class Stats:
     # Sample rate for recording cache hits/misses, relative to the global
@@ -107,6 +112,12 @@ class Stats:
             return wrap_processor
         return decorator
 
+    def flush_timing_stats(self):
+        events = self.timing_stats
+        self.timing_stats = TimingStatBuffer()
+        if self.connection:
+            self.connection.send(events)
+
     def cassandra_event(self, operation, column_families, success,
                         service_time):
         if not self.connection:
@@ -115,21 +126,24 @@ class Stats:
             column_families = [column_families]
         for cf in column_families:
             key = '.'.join([
-                cf, operation, self.CASSANDRA_KEY_SUFFIXES[success]])
+                'cassandra', cf, operation,
+                self.CASSANDRA_KEY_SUFFIXES[success]])
             self.timing_stats.record(key, service_time)
 
-    def flush_timing_stats(self):
-        events = self.timing_stats
-        self.timing_stats = TimingStatBuffer()
-        if self.connection:
-            data = {}
-            for key, (total_time, count) in events:
-                data['cassandra.' + key] = str(count) + '|c'
-                if key.endswith('.ok'):
-                    divisor = count or 1
-                    mean = total_time / divisor
-                    data['cassandra.' + key[:-3]] = str(mean) + '|ms'
-            self.connection.send(data)
+    def pg_before_cursor_execute(self, conn, cursor, statement, parameters,
+                               context, executemany):
+        context._query_start_time = time.time()
+
+    def pg_after_cursor_execute(self, conn, cursor, statement, parameters,
+                              context, executemany):
+        self.pg_event(context.engine.url.host, context.engine.url.database,
+                      time.time() - context._query_start_time)
+
+    def pg_event(self, db_server, db_name, service_time):
+        if not self.connection:
+            return
+        key = '.'.join(['pg', db_server.replace('.', '-'), db_name])
+        self.timing_stats.record(key, service_time)
 
 class CacheStats:
     def __init__(self, parent, cache_name):