diff --git a/lib/event_store.ex b/lib/event_store.ex
index a02560a8..c4c773d6 100644
--- a/lib/event_store.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store.ex
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ defmodule EventStore do
     quote bind_quoted: [opts: opts] do
       @behaviour EventStore
 
-      alias EventStore.{Config, EventData, PubSub, Subscriptions}
+      alias EventStore.{Config, EventData, PubSub, Subscriptions, Telemetry}
       alias EventStore.Snapshots.{SnapshotData, Snapshotter}
       alias EventStore.Subscriptions.Subscription
       alias EventStore.Streams.Stream
@@ -306,7 +306,15 @@ defmodule EventStore do
         {conn, opts} = parse_opts(opts)
         opts = Keyword.merge(opts, overrides)
 
-        Stream.append_to_stream(conn, stream_uuid, expected_version, events, opts)
+        telemetry_metadata = %{
+          stream_uuid: stream_uuid,
+          expected_version: expected_version,
+          event_count: length(events)
+        }
+
+        Telemetry.measure_span(:append_to_stream, telemetry_metadata, fn ->
+          Stream.append_to_stream(conn, stream_uuid, expected_version, events, opts)
+        end)
       end
 
       def link_to_stream(
@@ -335,7 +343,15 @@ defmodule EventStore do
       def read_stream_forward(stream_uuid, start_version, count, opts) do
         {conn, opts} = parse_opts(opts)
 
-        Stream.read_stream_forward(conn, stream_uuid, start_version, count, opts)
+        telemetry_metadata = %{
+          stream_uuid: stream_uuid,
+          start_version: start_version,
+          count: count
+        }
+
+        Telemetry.measure_span(:read_stream_forward, telemetry_metadata, fn ->
+          Stream.read_stream_forward(conn, stream_uuid, start_version, count, opts)
+        end)
       end
 
       def read_all_streams_forward(
diff --git a/lib/event_store/supervisor.ex b/lib/event_store/supervisor.ex
index 5a3c95ce..dee1fa47 100644
--- a/lib/event_store/supervisor.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store/supervisor.ex
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ defmodule EventStore.Supervisor do
     Notifications,
     PubSub,
     Serializer,
-    Subscriptions
+    Subscriptions,
+    Telemetry
   }
 
   @doc """
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ defmodule EventStore.Supervisor do
             Supervisor.child_spec({Registry, keys: :unique, name: subscriptions_registry_name},
               id: subscriptions_registry_name
             ),
-            {Notifications.Supervisor, {name, config}}
+            {Notifications.Supervisor, {name, config}},
+            Telemetry.poller_child_spec(config)
           ] ++ PubSub.child_spec(name)
 
         :ok = Config.associate(name, self(), event_store, config)
diff --git a/lib/event_store/telemetry.ex b/lib/event_store/telemetry.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b8705f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/event_store/telemetry.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+defmodule EventStore.Telemetry do
+  @moduledoc false
+  alias EventStore.Storage
+
+  require Logger
+
+  def poller_child_spec(opts) do
+    conn = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :conn)
+    schema = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :schema)
+    period = Keyword.get(opts, :telemetry_poller_period) || :timer.seconds(15)
+    init_delay = Keyword.get(opts, :telemetry_poller_init_delay) || :timer.seconds(5)
+
+    {:telemetry_poller,
+     period: period,
+     init_delay: init_delay,
+     measurements: [
+       {__MODULE__, :subscriptions, [conn, schema]}
+     ]}
+  end
+
+  def subscriptions(conn, schema) do
+    with {:ok, stream_info} <- Storage.stream_info(conn, "$all", schema: schema),
+         {:ok, subscriptions} <- Storage.subscriptions(conn, schema: schema) do
+      Enum.each(subscriptions, fn subscription ->
+        measurements = %{
+          last_seen: subscription.last_seen,
+          lag: stream_info.stream_version - subscription.last_seen
+        }
+
+        metadata = %{
+          stream_uuid: subscription.stream_uuid,
+          subscription_name: subscription.subscription_name
+        }
+
+        execute(:subscription, measurements, metadata)
+      end)
+    else
+      _ ->
+        Logger.warning("Failed to emit subscription telemetry")
+    end
+  end
+
+  def execute(event_name, measurements, metadata) do
+    :telemetry.execute([event_name_prefix(), event_name], measurements, metadata)
+  end
+
+  def measure_span(event_name, metadata, func) do
+    :telemetry.span([event_name_prefix(), event_name], metadata, fn ->
+      case func.() do
+        :ok = result ->
+          {result, Map.put(metadata, :result, result)}
+
+        {:ok, _result} = result ->
+          {result, Map.put(metadata, :result, result)}
+
+        {:error, error} = result ->
+          {result, Map.merge(metadata, %{error: error, result: nil})}
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp event_name_prefix, do: :eventstore
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 21f339d2..6f53d6ae 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ defmodule EventStore.Mixfile do
       {:fsm, "~> 0.3"},
       {:gen_stage, "~> 1.2"},
       {:postgrex, "~> 0.17"},
+      {:telemetry, "~> 1.0"},
+      {:telemetry_poller, "~> 1.0"},
 
       # Optional dependencies
       {:jason, "~> 1.4", optional: true},
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 210c2141..312bc731 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
   "poolboy": {:hex, :poolboy, "1.5.2", "392b007a1693a64540cead79830443abf5762f5d30cf50bc95cb2c1aaafa006b", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "dad79704ce5440f3d5a3681c8590b9dc25d1a561e8f5a9c995281012860901e3"},
   "postgrex": {:hex, :postgrex, "0.17.4", "5777781f80f53b7c431a001c8dad83ee167bcebcf3a793e3906efff680ab62b3", [:mix], [{:db_connection, "~> 2.1", [hex: :db_connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:decimal, "~> 1.5 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:table, "~> 0.1.0", [hex: :table, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "6458f7d5b70652bc81c3ea759f91736c16a31be000f306d3c64bcdfe9a18b3cc"},
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "1.2.1", "68fdfe8d8f05a8428483a97d7aab2f268aaff24b49e0f599faa091f1d4e7f61c", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "dad9ce9d8effc621708f99eac538ef1cbe05d6a874dd741de2e689c47feafed5"},
+  "telemetry_poller": {:hex, :telemetry_poller, "1.1.0", "58fa7c216257291caaf8d05678c8d01bd45f4bdbc1286838a28c4bb62ef32999", [:rebar3], [{:telemetry, "~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "9eb9d9cbfd81cbd7cdd24682f8711b6e2b691289a0de6826e58452f28c103c8f"},
 }