diff --git a/consensus/src/counters.rs b/consensus/src/counters.rs
index fcbebf6eeb6..783e312cbfc 100644
--- a/consensus/src/counters.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/counters.rs
@@ -342,6 +342,34 @@ pub static WAIT_FOR_FULL_BLOCKS_TRIGGERED: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
     )
 });
 
+/// Duration of the full pull loop (outer loop with retries) in seconds.
+/// Custom buckets cover 0–1s so the 250–500ms default-bucket gap doesn't
+/// hide the 300ms poll ceiling.
+pub static PULL_LOOP_DURATION: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_histogram!(
+        "aptos_consensus_pull_loop_duration_seconds",
+        "Duration of the full payload pull loop including retries",
+        // Sub-ms to 10ms for fast path, then 30ms steps (matching NO_TXN_DELAY)
+        // up to 330ms, then coarser up to 1s for non-default configs.
+        vec![
+            0.001, 0.002, 0.005, 0.01, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, 0.21, 0.24, 0.27, 0.30,
+            0.33, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0,
+        ],
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+});
+
+/// Number of empty retries in the pull loop before getting a payload.
+/// Buckets cover up to 34 retries (enough for 1000ms non-default poll time).
+pub static PULL_LOOP_EMPTY_RETRIES: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    register_histogram!(
+        "aptos_consensus_pull_loop_empty_retries",
+        "Number of empty retries in the pull loop",
+        vec![0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 35.0,],
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+});
+
 /// Counts when pipeline backpressure is triggered
 pub static PIPELINE_BACKPRESSURE_ON_PROPOSAL_TRIGGERED: Lazy<Histogram> = Lazy::new(|| {
     register_avg_counter(
diff --git a/consensus/src/payload_client/user/quorum_store_client.rs b/consensus/src/payload_client/user/quorum_store_client.rs
index 8e9b0ef6f14..451ac32b662 100644
--- a/consensus/src/payload_client/user/quorum_store_client.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/payload_client/user/quorum_store_client.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed pursuant to the Innovation-Enabling Source Code License, available at https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-core/blob/main/LICENSE
 
 use crate::{
-    counters::WAIT_FOR_FULL_BLOCKS_TRIGGERED, error::QuorumStoreError, monitor,
+    counters::{PULL_LOOP_DURATION, PULL_LOOP_EMPTY_RETRIES, WAIT_FOR_FULL_BLOCKS_TRIGGERED},
+    error::QuorumStoreError,
+    monitor,
     payload_client::user::UserPayloadClient,
 };
 use aptos_consensus_types::{
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ impl UserPayloadClient for QuorumStoreClient {
         });
         // keep polling QuorumStore until there's payloads available or there's still pending payloads
         let start_time = Instant::now();
+        let mut empty_retries: u64 = 0;
 
         let payload = loop {
             // Make sure we don't wait more than expected, due to thread scheduling delays/processing time consumed
@@ -122,15 +125,20 @@ impl UserPayloadClient for QuorumStoreClient {
                 )
                 .await?;
             if payload.is_empty() && !return_empty && !done {
+                empty_retries += 1;
                 sleep(Duration::from_millis(NO_TXN_DELAY)).await;
                 continue;
             }
             break payload;
         };
+        let pull_duration = start_time.elapsed();
+        PULL_LOOP_DURATION.observe(pull_duration.as_secs_f64());
+        PULL_LOOP_EMPTY_RETRIES.observe(empty_retries as f64);
         debug!(
             pull_params = ?params,
-            duration_ms = start_time.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
+            duration_ms = pull_duration.as_millis() as u64,
             payload_len = payload.len(),
+            empty_retries = empty_retries,
             return_empty = return_empty,
             return_non_full = return_non_full,
             "Pull payloads from QuorumStore: proposal"