diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 2aed8eb322b..c00d478e43f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ v 8.9.0 (unreleased)
   - Reduce number of fog gem dependencies
   - Remove project notification settings associated with deleted projects
   - Fix 404 page when viewing TODOs that contain milestones or labels in different projects
+  - Add a metric for the number of new Redis connections created by a transaction
   - Redesign navigation for project pages
   - Fix groups API to list only user's accessible projects
   - Redesign account and email confirmation emails
diff --git a/config/initializers/metrics.rb b/config/initializers/metrics.rb
index f6509ee43f1..4bc6acdedb9 100644
--- a/config/initializers/metrics.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/metrics.rb
@@ -138,4 +138,20 @@ if Gitlab::Metrics.enabled?
   GC::Profiler.enable
 
   Gitlab::Metrics::Sampler.new.start
+
+  module TrackNewRedisConnections
+    def connect(*args)
+      val = super
+
+      if current_transaction = Gitlab::Metrics::Transaction.current
+        current_transaction.increment(:new_redis_connections, 1)
+      end
+
+      val
+    end
+  end
+
+  class ::Redis::Client
+    prepend TrackNewRedisConnections
+  end
 end