diff --git a/launcher/src/main.rs b/launcher/src/main.rs
index d2ca38e5a0e..7a7909b683b 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/launcher/src/main.rs
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ fn spawn_webserver(
     max_input_tokens: usize,
     max_total_tokens: usize,
     max_batch_prefill_tokens: u32,
+    download_time: u64,
     shutdown: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     shutdown_receiver: &mpsc::Receiver<()>,
 ) -> Result<Child, LauncherError> {
@@ -1275,6 +1276,8 @@ fn spawn_webserver(
         envs.push(("COMPUTE_TYPE".into(), compute_type.into()))
     }
 
+    envs.push(("DOWNLOAD_TIME".into(), download_time.to_string().into()));
+
     let mut webserver = match Command::new("text-generation-router")
         .args(router_args)
         .envs(envs)
@@ -1341,6 +1344,7 @@ fn terminate(process_name: &str, mut process: Child, timeout: Duration) -> io::R
 fn main() -> Result<(), LauncherError> {
     // Pattern match configuration
     let args: Args = Args::parse();
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
 
     // Filter events with LOG_LEVEL
     let varname = "LOG_LEVEL";
@@ -1622,12 +1626,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), LauncherError> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    let download_time = start_time.elapsed().as_secs();
     let mut webserver = spawn_webserver(
         num_shard,
         args,
         max_input_tokens,
         max_total_tokens,
         max_batch_prefill_tokens,
+        download_time,
         shutdown.clone(),
         &shutdown_receiver,
     )
diff --git a/router/src/server.rs b/router/src/server.rs
index d3a280ca3c8..1ea70ec8837 100644
--- a/router/src/server.rs
+++ b/router/src/server.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use tower_http::cors::{AllowOrigin, CorsLayer};
 use tracing::{info_span, instrument, Instrument};
 use utoipa::OpenApi;
 use utoipa_swagger_ui::SwaggerUi;
+use tokio::time::Duration;
 
 /// Generate tokens if `stream == false` or a stream of token if `stream == true`
 #[utoipa::path(
@@ -1512,6 +1513,8 @@ pub async fn run(
     )
     )]
     struct ApiDoc;
+    let download_time = std::env::var("DOWNLOAD_TIME").unwrap_or("30".to_string()).parse::<u64>().unwrap_or(30);
+    let length_time = Instant::now();
 
     // Create state
     if print_schema_command {
@@ -1892,6 +1895,10 @@ pub async fn run(
         .layer(cors_layer);
 
     tracing::info!("Connected");
+    let total_time = length_time.elapsed() + Duration::from_secs(download_time);
+    metrics::gauge!("tgi_model_load_time").set(total_time.as_secs_f64());
+
+    
 
     if ngrok {
         #[cfg(feature = "ngrok")]