diff --git a/core/capabilities/targets/monitoring.go b/core/capabilities/targets/monitoring.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a34a946e351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/capabilities/targets/monitoring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package targets
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/beholder"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/metrics"
+
+	localMonitoring "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/monitoring"
+)
+
+type writeTargetMetricsLabeler struct {
+	metrics.Labeler
+	chainWriterFailureCount metric.Int64Counter
+}
+
+func newWriteTargetMetricsLabeler(labeler metrics.Labeler) (*writeTargetMetricsLabeler, error) {
+	chainWriterFailureCount, err := beholder.GetMeter().Int64Counter("write_target_failures_count")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to register write target failure counter: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &writeTargetMetricsLabeler{
+		Labeler:                 labeler,
+		chainWriterFailureCount: chainWriterFailureCount,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (l *writeTargetMetricsLabeler) with(keyValues ...string) *writeTargetMetricsLabeler {
+	return &writeTargetMetricsLabeler{l.With(keyValues...), l.chainWriterFailureCount}
+}
+
+func (l *writeTargetMetricsLabeler) incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx context.Context) {
+	otelLabels := localMonitoring.KvMapToOtelAttributes(l.Labels)
+	l.chainWriterFailureCount.Add(ctx, 1, metric.WithAttributes(otelLabels...))
+}
diff --git a/core/capabilities/targets/write_target.go b/core/capabilities/targets/write_target.go
index 9315a1ee199..4f4929ef03a 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/targets/write_target.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/targets/write_target.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/metrics"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities/consensus/ocr3/types"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ type WriteTarget struct {
 	receiverGasMinimum uint64
 	capabilities.CapabilityInfo
 
+	metrics *writeTargetMetricsLabeler
 	emitter custmsg.MessageEmitter
 	lggr    logger.Logger
 
@@ -69,12 +71,16 @@ func NewWriteTarget(
 	cw commontypes.ChainWriter,
 	forwarderAddress string,
 	txGasLimit uint64,
-) *WriteTarget {
+) (*WriteTarget, error) {
 	info := capabilities.MustNewCapabilityInfo(
 		id,
 		capabilities.CapabilityTypeTarget,
 		"Write target.",
 	)
+	labeler, err := newWriteTargetMetricsLabeler(metrics.NewLabeler())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create write target metrics labeler: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return &WriteTarget{
 		cr,
@@ -86,10 +92,11 @@ func NewWriteTarget(
 		forwarderAddress,
 		txGasLimit - ForwarderContractLogicGasCost,
 		info,
+		labeler,
 		custmsg.NewLabeler(),
 		logger.Named(lggr, "WriteTarget"),
 		false,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Note: This should be a shared type that the OCR3 package validates as well
@@ -228,8 +235,15 @@ func (cap *WriteTarget) Execute(ctx context.Context, rawRequest capabilities.Cap
 		return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, err
 	}
 
+	wtMetrics := cap.metrics.with(
+		platform.KeyWorkflowID, request.Metadata.WorkflowID,
+		platform.KeyWorkflowName, request.Metadata.WorkflowName,
+		platform.KeyWorkflowOwner, request.Metadata.WorkflowOwner,
+	)
+
 	rawExecutionID, err := hex.DecodeString(request.Metadata.WorkflowExecutionID)
 	if err != nil {
+		wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 		return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, err
 	}
 
@@ -245,6 +259,7 @@ func (cap *WriteTarget) Execute(ctx context.Context, rawRequest capabilities.Cap
 	}
 	var transmissionInfo TransmissionInfo
 	if err = cap.cr.GetLatestValue(ctx, cap.binding.ReadIdentifier("getTransmissionInfo"), primitives.Unconfirmed, queryInputs, &transmissionInfo); err != nil {
+		wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 		return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to getTransmissionInfo latest value: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -269,11 +284,13 @@ func (cap *WriteTarget) Execute(ctx context.Context, rawRequest capabilities.Cap
 			cap.lggr.Infow("non-empty report - retrying a failed transmission - attempting to push to txmgr", "request", request, "reportLen", len(request.Inputs.SignedReport.Report), "reportContextLen", len(request.Inputs.SignedReport.Context), "nSignatures", len(request.Inputs.SignedReport.Signatures), "executionID", request.Metadata.WorkflowExecutionID, "receiverGasMinimum", receiverGasMinimum, "transmissionGasLimit", transmissionInfo.GasLimit)
 		}
 	default:
+		wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 		return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected transmission state: %v", transmissionInfo.State)
 	}
 
 	txID, err := uuid.NewUUID() // NOTE: CW expects us to generate an ID, rather than return one
 	if err != nil {
+		wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 		return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, err
 	}
 
@@ -308,10 +325,12 @@ func (cap *WriteTarget) Execute(ctx context.Context, rawRequest capabilities.Cap
 	value := big.NewInt(0)
 	if err := cap.cw.SubmitTransaction(ctx, "forwarder", "report", req, txID.String(), cap.forwarderAddress, &meta, value); err != nil {
 		if !commontypes.ErrSettingTransactionGasLimitNotSupported.Is(err) {
+			wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 			return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to submit transaction: %w", err)
 		}
 		meta.GasLimit = nil
 		if err := cap.cw.SubmitTransaction(ctx, "forwarder", "report", req, txID.String(), cap.forwarderAddress, &meta, value); err != nil {
+			wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 			return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to submit transaction: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -346,6 +365,7 @@ func (cap *WriteTarget) Execute(ctx context.Context, rawRequest capabilities.Cap
 				if err != nil {
 					cap.lggr.Errorf("failed to send custom message with msg: %s, err: %v", msg, err)
 				}
+				wtMetrics.incrementChainWriterFailureCount(ctx)
 				return capabilities.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("submitted transaction failed: %w", err)
 			default:
 				cap.lggr.Debugw("Unexpected transaction status", "request", request, "transaction", txID, "status", txStatus)
diff --git a/core/capabilities/targets/write_target_test.go b/core/capabilities/targets/write_target_test.go
index 38136f07df0..e5ed628a177 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/targets/write_target_test.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/targets/write_target_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func TestWriteTarget(t *testing.T) {
 	forwarderA := testutils.NewAddress()
 	forwarderAddr := forwarderA.Hex()
 
-	writeTarget := targets.NewWriteTarget(lggr, "test-write-target@1.0.0", cr, cw, forwarderAddr, 400_000)
+	writeTarget, err := targets.NewWriteTarget(lggr, "test-write-target@1.0.0", cr, cw, forwarderAddr, 400_000)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, writeTarget)
 
 	config, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/write_target.go b/core/services/relay/evm/write_target.go
index cd30e8ab3c3..ace564a385b 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/write_target.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/write_target.go
@@ -73,5 +73,10 @@ func NewWriteTarget(ctx context.Context, relayer *Relayer, chain legacyevm.Chain
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return targets.NewWriteTarget(logger.Named(lggr, "WriteTarget"), id, cr, cw, config.ForwarderAddress().String(), gasLimitDefault), nil
+	wt, err := targets.NewWriteTarget(logger.Named(lggr, "WriteTarget"), id, cr, cw, config.ForwarderAddress().String(), gasLimitDefault)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return wt, nil
 }