diff --git a/services/postprocessing/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/services/postprocessing/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..077a04018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/postprocessing/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+)
+
+var (
+	// Namespace defines the namespace for the defines metrics.
+	Namespace = "opencloud"
+
+	// Subsystem defines the subsystem for the defines metrics.
+	Subsystem = "postprocessing"
+)
+
+// Metrics defines the available metrics of this service.
+type Metrics struct {
+	// Counter  *prometheus.CounterVec
+	BuildInfo             *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	EventsOutstandingAcks prometheus.Gauge
+	EventsUnprocessed     prometheus.Gauge
+	EventsRedelivered     prometheus.Gauge
+	InProgress            prometheus.Gauge
+	Finished              *prometheus.CounterVec
+}
+
+// New initializes the available metrics.
+func New() *Metrics {
+	m := &Metrics{
+		BuildInfo: promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "build_info",
+			Help:      "Build information",
+		}, []string{"version"}),
+		EventsOutstandingAcks: promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "events_outstanding_acks",
+			Help:      "Number of outstanding acks for events",
+		}),
+		EventsUnprocessed: promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "events_unprocessed",
+			Help:      "Number of unprocessed events",
+		}),
+		EventsRedelivered: promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "events_redelivered",
+			Help:      "Number of redelivered events",
+		}),
+		InProgress: promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "in_progress",
+			Help:      "Number of postprocessing events in progress",
+		}),
+		Finished: promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "finished",
+			Help:      "Number of finished postprocessing events",
+		}, []string{"status"}),
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go b/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
index 2b41b2888..c9ca40d3f 100644
--- a/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/postprocessing/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/postprocessing/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/opencloud/services/postprocessing/pkg/postprocessing"
 	ctxpkg "github.com/opencloud-eu/reva/v2/pkg/ctx"
 	"github.com/opencloud-eu/reva/v2/pkg/events"
@@ -22,14 +24,15 @@ import (
 
 // PostprocessingService is an instance of the service handling postprocessing of files
 type PostprocessingService struct {
-	ctx    context.Context
-	log    log.Logger
-	events <-chan raw.Event
-	pub    events.Publisher
-	steps  []events.Postprocessingstep
-	store  store.Store
-	c      config.Postprocessing
-	tp     trace.TracerProvider
+	ctx     context.Context
+	log     log.Logger
+	events  <-chan raw.Event
+	pub     events.Publisher
+	steps   []events.Postprocessingstep
+	store   store.Store
+	c       config.Postprocessing
+	tp      trace.TracerProvider
+	metrics *metrics.Metrics
 }
 
 var (
@@ -78,15 +81,20 @@ func NewPostprocessingService(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, sto store.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	m := metrics.New()
+	m.BuildInfo.WithLabelValues(version.GetString()).Set(1)
+	monitorMetrics(raw, "postprocessing-pull", m, logger)
+
 	return &PostprocessingService{
-		ctx:    ctx,
-		log:    logger,
-		events: evs,
-		pub:    pub,
-		steps:  getSteps(cfg.Postprocessing),
-		store:  sto,
-		c:      cfg.Postprocessing,
-		tp:     tp,
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		log:     logger,
+		events:  evs,
+		pub:     pub,
+		steps:   getSteps(cfg.Postprocessing),
+		store:   sto,
+		c:       cfg.Postprocessing,
+		tp:      tp,
+		metrics: m,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) processEvent(e raw.Event) error {
 			InitiatorID:       e.InitiatorID,
 			ImpersonatingUser: ev.ImpersonatingUser,
 		}
+		pps.metrics.InProgress.Inc()
 		next = pp.Init(ev)
 	case events.PostprocessingStepFinished:
 		if ev.UploadID == "" {
@@ -200,7 +209,9 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) processEvent(e raw.Event) error {
 			}
 		})
 	case events.UploadReady:
+		pps.metrics.InProgress.Dec()
 		if ev.Failed {
+			pps.metrics.Finished.WithLabelValues("failed", string(pp.Status.Outcome)).Inc()
 			// the upload failed - let's keep it around for a while - but mark it as finished
 			pp, err = pps.getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) processEvent(e raw.Event) error {
 			return storePP(pps.store, pp)
 		}
 
+		pps.metrics.Finished.WithLabelValues("succeeded").Inc()
 		// the storage provider thinks the upload is done - so no need to keep it any more
 		if err := pps.store.Delete(ev.UploadID); err != nil {
 			pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot delete upload")
@@ -360,3 +372,25 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) findUploadsByStep(step events.Postprocessingst
 
 	return ids
 }
+
+func monitorMetrics(stream raw.Stream, name string, m *metrics.Metrics, logger log.Logger) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	consumer, err := stream.JetStream().Consumer(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get consumer")
+	}
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	go func() {
+		for range ticker.C {
+			info, err := consumer.Info(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get consumer")
+			}
+
+			m.EventsOutstandingAcks.Set(float64(info.NumAckPending))
+			m.EventsUnprocessed.Set(float64(info.NumPending))
+			m.EventsRedelivered.Set(float64(info.NumRedelivered))
+			logger.Trace().Msg("updated postprocessing event metrics")
+		}
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/search/events.go b/services/search/pkg/search/events.go
index eca39f94f..a02286d9c 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/search/events.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/search/events.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func monitorMetrics(stream raw.Stream, name string, m *metrics.Metrics, logger l
 			m.EventsOutstandingAcks.Set(float64(info.NumAckPending))
 			m.EventsUnprocessed.Set(float64(info.NumPending))
 			m.EventsRedelivered.Set(float64(info.NumRedelivered))
-			logger.Debug().Msg("updated event metrics")
+			logger.Trace().Msg("updated search event metrics")
 		}
 	}()
 }