diff --git a/crates/storage/db/src/metrics.rs b/crates/storage/db/src/metrics.rs
index ed265d6e3a..4079095096 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::Tables;
-use metrics::{Gauge, Histogram};
+use metrics::Histogram;
 use reth_metrics::{metrics::Counter, Metrics};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -259,17 +259,19 @@ impl Labels {
 #[derive(Metrics, Clone)]
 #[metrics(scope = "database.transaction")]
 pub(crate) struct TransactionMetrics {
-    /// Total number of currently open database transactions
-    open_total: Gauge,
+    /// Total number of opened database transactions (cumulative)
+    opened_total: Counter,
+    /// Total number of closed database transactions (cumulative)
+    closed_total: Counter,
 }
 
 impl TransactionMetrics {
     pub(crate) fn record_open(&self) {
-        self.open_total.increment(1.0);
+        self.opened_total.increment(1);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn record_close(&self) {
-        self.open_total.decrement(1.0);
+        self.closed_total.increment(1);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/etc/grafana/dashboards/overview.json b/etc/grafana/dashboards/overview.json
index 39ccdffe34..cff7ede90b 100644
--- a/etc/grafana/dashboards/overview.json
+++ b/etc/grafana/dashboards/overview.json
@@ -1724,15 +1724,29 @@
           },
           "editorMode": "code",
           "exemplar": false,
-          "expr": "sum(reth_database_transaction_open_total{instance=~\"$instance\"}) by (mode)",
+          "expr": "sum(reth_database_transaction_opened_total{instance=~\"$instance\"}) by (mode)",
           "format": "time_series",
           "instant": false,
-          "legendFormat": "{{mode}}",
+          "legendFormat": "Opened {{mode}}",
           "range": true,
           "refId": "A"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "sum(reth_database_transaction_closed_total{instance=~\"$instance\"}) by (mode)",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "instant": false,
+          "legendFormat": "Closed {{mode}}",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B"
         }
       ],
-      "title": "Number of open transactions",
+      "title": "Number of transactions",
       "type": "timeseries"
     },
     {