diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server.go b/disperser/apiserver/server.go
index 831b0e635..b0163a942 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server.go
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ func (s *DispersalServer) disperseBlob(ctx context.Context, blob *core.Blob, aut
 	}))
 	defer timer.ObserveDuration()
 
+	dispersalStart := time.Now()
+
 	securityParams := blob.RequestHeader.SecurityParams
 	securityParamsStrings := make([]string, len(securityParams))
 	for i, sp := range securityParams {
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ func (s *DispersalServer) disperseBlob(ctx context.Context, blob *core.Blob, aut
 	for _, param := range securityParams {
 		s.metrics.HandleSuccessfulRequest(fmt.Sprintf("%d", param.QuorumID), blobSize, apiMethodName)
 	}
+	s.metrics.BlobLatency.WithLabelValues(apiMethodName, dispcommon.BlobSizeBucket(blobSize)).Set(float64(time.Since(dispersalStart).Milliseconds()))
 
 	return &pb.DisperseBlobReply{
 		Result:    pb.BlobStatus_PROCESSING,
@@ -701,6 +704,8 @@ func (s *DispersalServer) RetrieveBlob(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RetrieveBlob
 	}))
 	defer timer.ObserveDuration()
 
+	retrievalStart := time.Now()
+
 	origin, err := common.GetClientAddress(ctx, s.rateConfig.ClientIPHeader, 2, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.metrics.HandleInvalidArgRpcRequest("RetrieveBlob")
@@ -807,6 +812,7 @@ func (s *DispersalServer) RetrieveBlob(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RetrieveBlob
 	}
 	s.metrics.HandleSuccessfulRpcRequest("RetrieveBlob")
 	s.metrics.HandleSuccessfulRequest("", len(data), "RetrieveBlob")
+	s.metrics.BlobLatency.WithLabelValues("RetrieveBlob", dispcommon.BlobSizeBucket(len(data))).Set(float64(time.Since(retrievalStart).Milliseconds()))
 
 	s.logger.Debug("fetched blob content", "batchHeaderHash", req.BatchHeaderHash, "blobIndex", req.BlobIndex, "data size (bytes)", len(data), "duration", time.Since(stageTimer).String())
 
diff --git a/disperser/metrics.go b/disperser/metrics.go
index 6a762344d..43a5aef99 100644
--- a/disperser/metrics.go
+++ b/disperser/metrics.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Metrics struct {
 	NumBlobRequests *prometheus.CounterVec
 	NumRpcRequests  *prometheus.CounterVec
 	BlobSize        *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	BlobLatency     *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	Latency         *prometheus.SummaryVec
 
 	httpPort string
@@ -78,6 +79,15 @@ func NewMetrics(reg *prometheus.Registry, httpPort string, logger logging.Logger
 			},
 			[]string{"method"},
 		),
+		BlobLatency: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(
+			prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+				Namespace: namespace,
+				Name:      "blob_latency_ms",
+				Help:      "blob dispersal or retrieval latency by size",
+			},
+			[]string{"method", "size_bucket"},
+		),
+
 		registry: reg,
 		httpPort: httpPort,
 		logger:   logger.With("component", "DisperserMetrics"),