diff --git a/mm2src/lp_native_dex.rs b/mm2src/lp_native_dex.rs
index 7aa99aefc3..6bc9e6b79d 100644
--- a/mm2src/lp_native_dex.rs
+++ b/mm2src/lp_native_dex.rs
@@ -506,7 +506,16 @@ pub async fn lp_init(mypubport: u16, ctx: MmArc) -> Result<(), String> {
                 "p2p.received_messages.period_in_secs",
                 period.as_secs() as i64
             );
+
             mm_gauge!(ctx_on_poll.metrics, "p2p.received_messages.count", received_msgs as i64);
+
+            let connected_peers_count = swarm.connected_peers_len();
+
+            mm_gauge!(
+                ctx_on_poll.metrics,
+                "p2p.connected_peers.count",
+                connected_peers_count as i64
+            );
         },
     );
     try_s!(ctx.peer_id.pin(peer_id.to_string()));
diff --git a/mm2src/mm2_libp2p/src/atomicdex_behaviour.rs b/mm2src/mm2_libp2p/src/atomicdex_behaviour.rs
index fe7d35a5a5..3ca151a773 100644
--- a/mm2src/mm2_libp2p/src/atomicdex_behaviour.rs
+++ b/mm2src/mm2_libp2p/src/atomicdex_behaviour.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ impl AtomicDexBehaviour {
     pub fn relay_mesh_len(&self) -> usize { self.gossipsub.relay_mesh_len() }
 
     pub fn received_messages_in_period(&self) -> (Duration, usize) { self.gossipsub.get_received_messages_in_period() }
+
+    pub fn connected_peers_len(&self) -> usize { self.gossipsub.get_num_peers() }
 }
 
 impl NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<GossipsubEvent> for AtomicDexBehaviour {