diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
index 6a83075cc5..852f2723bd 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_tail.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TailInput < Fluent::Plugin::Input
     helpers :timer, :event_loop, :parser, :compat_parameters
 
     RESERVED_CHARS = ['/', '*', '%'].freeze
-    MetricsInfo = Struct.new(:opened, :closed, :rotated)
+    MetricsInfo = Struct.new(:opened, :closed, :rotated, :throttled)
 
     class WatcherSetupError < StandardError
       def initialize(msg)
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ def configure(conf)
       opened_file_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "input", name: "files_opened_total", help_text: "Total number of opened files")
       closed_file_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "input", name: "files_closed_total", help_text: "Total number of closed files")
       rotated_file_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "input", name: "files_rotated_total", help_text: "Total number of rotated files")
-      @metrics = MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics)
+      throttling_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "input", name: "files_throttled_total", help_text: "Total number of times throttling occurs per file when throttling enabled")
+      @metrics = MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics, throttling_metrics)
     end
 
     def configure_tag
@@ -793,6 +794,7 @@ def statistics
           'opened_file_count' => @metrics.opened.get,
           'closed_file_count' => @metrics.closed.get,
           'rotated_file_count' => @metrics.rotated.get,
+          'throttled_log_count' => @metrics.throttled.get,
         })
       }
       stats
@@ -1192,8 +1194,10 @@ def should_shutdown_now?
         end
 
         def handle_notify
-          return if limit_bytes_per_second_reached?
-          return if group_watcher&.limit_lines_reached?(@path)
+          if limit_bytes_per_second_reached? || group_watcher&.limit_lines_reached?(@path)
+            @metrics.throttled.inc
+            return
+          end
 
           with_io do |io|
             begin
@@ -1220,6 +1224,7 @@ def handle_notify
 
                     if group_watcher_limit || limit_bytes_per_second_reached? || should_shutdown_now?
                       # Just get out from tailing loop.
+                      @metrics.throttled.inc if group_watcher_limit || limit_bytes_per_second_reached?
                       read_more = false
                       break
                     end
diff --git a/test/plugin/in_tail/test_io_handler.rb b/test/plugin/in_tail/test_io_handler.rb
index f305fdbdc3..5dd37dc4b8 100644
--- a/test/plugin/in_tail/test_io_handler.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/in_tail/test_io_handler.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ def setup
       closed_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
       rotated_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
       rotated_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-      @metrics = Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics)
+      throttling_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
+      throttling_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
+      @metrics = Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics, throttling_metrics)
       yield
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb b/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
index bb16c1ab8e..f9e3b1a0c5 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_in_tail.rb
@@ -1878,13 +1878,6 @@ def test_z_refresh_watchers
     plugin.instance_eval do
       @pf = Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::PositionFile.load(sio, EX_FOLLOW_INODES, {}, logger: $log)
       @loop = Coolio::Loop.new
-      opened_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-      opened_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-      closed_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-      closed_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-      rotated_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-      rotated_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-      @metrics = Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics)
     end
 
     Timecop.freeze(2010, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) do
@@ -2245,15 +2238,6 @@ def test_should_close_watcher_after_rotate_wait
       config = common_follow_inode_config + config_element('', '', {"rotate_wait" => "1s", "limit_recently_modified" => "1s"})
 
       d = create_driver(config, false)
-      d.instance.instance_eval do
-        opened_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-        opened_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-        closed_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-        closed_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-        rotated_file_metrics = Fluent::Plugin::LocalMetrics.new
-        rotated_file_metrics.configure(config_element('metrics', '', {}))
-        @metrics = Fluent::Plugin::TailInput::MetricsInfo.new(opened_file_metrics, closed_file_metrics, rotated_file_metrics)
-      end
 
       Fluent::FileWrapper.open("#{@tmp_dir}/tail.txt", "wb") {|f|
         f.puts "test1"