diff --git a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.c b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.c
index 08b7740cc44..ec46878cedf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const char *grpc_stats_counter_name[GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_COUNT] = {
     "histogram_slow_lookups",
     "syscall_write",
     "syscall_read",
+    "tcp_backup_pollers_created",
+    "tcp_backup_poller_polls",
     "http2_op_batches",
     "http2_op_cancel",
     "http2_op_send_initial_metadata",
diff --git a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.h b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.h
index aa6d81cc7e7..1b89f580c14 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ typedef enum {
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_HISTOGRAM_SLOW_LOOKUPS,
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_SYSCALL_WRITE,
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_SYSCALL_READ,
+  GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_TCP_BACKUP_POLLERS_CREATED,
+  GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_TCP_BACKUP_POLLER_POLLS,
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_HTTP2_OP_BATCHES,
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_HTTP2_OP_CANCEL,
   GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_HTTP2_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA,
@@ -94,6 +96,11 @@ typedef enum {
   GRPC_STATS_INC_COUNTER((exec_ctx), GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_SYSCALL_WRITE)
 #define GRPC_STATS_INC_SYSCALL_READ(exec_ctx) \
   GRPC_STATS_INC_COUNTER((exec_ctx), GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_SYSCALL_READ)
+#define GRPC_STATS_INC_TCP_BACKUP_POLLERS_CREATED(exec_ctx) \
+  GRPC_STATS_INC_COUNTER((exec_ctx),                        \
+                         GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_TCP_BACKUP_POLLERS_CREATED)
+#define GRPC_STATS_INC_TCP_BACKUP_POLLER_POLLS(exec_ctx) \
+  GRPC_STATS_INC_COUNTER((exec_ctx), GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_TCP_BACKUP_POLLER_POLLS)
 #define GRPC_STATS_INC_HTTP2_OP_BATCHES(exec_ctx) \
   GRPC_STATS_INC_COUNTER((exec_ctx), GRPC_STATS_COUNTER_HTTP2_OP_BATCHES)
 #define GRPC_STATS_INC_HTTP2_OP_CANCEL(exec_ctx) \
diff --git a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.yaml b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.yaml
index f445a4b2bfe..4caa72f26ad 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.yaml
+++ b/src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 - histogram: tcp_read_iov_size
   max: 1024
   buckets: 64
+- counter: tcp_backup_pollers_created
+- counter: tcp_backup_poller_polls
 # chttp2
 - counter: http2_op_batches
 - counter: http2_op_cancel
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
index a891760706b..fba2bc017b5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static void run_poller(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *bp,
   gpr_timespec now = gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
   gpr_timespec deadline =
       gpr_time_add(now, gpr_time_from_seconds(10, GPR_TIMESPAN));
+  GRPC_STATS_INC_TCP_BACKUP_POLLER_POLLS(exec_ctx);
   GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR("backup_poller:pollset_work",
                     grpc_pollset_work(exec_ctx, BACKUP_POLLER_POLLSET(p), NULL,
                                       now, deadline));
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ static void cover_self(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_tcp *tcp) {
             2 + (int)old_count);
   }
   if (old_count == 0) {
+    GRPC_STATS_INC_TCP_BACKUP_POLLERS_CREATED(exec_ctx);
     p = (backup_poller *)gpr_malloc(sizeof(*p) + grpc_pollset_size());
     if (GRPC_TRACER_ON(grpc_tcp_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "BACKUP_POLLER:%p create", p);