diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 8eac11dac35..58789b610ba 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 	}
 
 	if hs.Features.IsEnabled(featuremgmt.FlagPublicDashboards) {
-		r.Get("/public-dashboards/:accessToken", publicdashboardsapi.SetPublicDashboardFlag(), hs.Index)
+		r.Get("/public-dashboards/:accessToken", publicdashboardsapi.SetPublicDashboardFlag(), publicdashboardsapi.CountPublicDashboardRequest(), hs.Index)
 	}
 
 	r.Get("/explore", authorize(func(c *models.ReqContext) {
diff --git a/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
index 788e9702c59..c3dfce10fcc 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ var (
 
 	// MAccessEvaluationCount is a metric gauge for total number of evaluation requests
 	MAccessEvaluationCount prometheus.Counter
+
+	// MPublicDashboardRequestCount is a metric counter for public dashboards requests
+	MPublicDashboardRequestCount prometheus.Counter
 )
 
 // Timers
@@ -410,6 +413,12 @@ func init() {
 		Namespace: ExporterName,
 	})
 
+	MPublicDashboardRequestCount = metricutil.NewCounterStartingAtZero(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name:      "public_dashboard_request_count",
+		Help:      "counter for public dashboards requests",
+		Namespace: ExporterName,
+	})
+
 	MStatTotalDashboards = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name:      "stat_totals_dashboard",
 		Help:      "total amount of dashboards",
@@ -654,5 +663,6 @@ func initMetricVars() {
 		StatsTotalLibraryVariables,
 		StatsTotalDataKeys,
 		MStatTotalPublicDashboards,
+		MPublicDashboardRequestCount,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/publicdashboards/api/middleware.go b/pkg/services/publicdashboards/api/middleware.go
index f7ba59d587a..e31a461d2b3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/publicdashboards/api/middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/services/publicdashboards/api/middleware.go
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 package api
 
-import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/metrics"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+)
 
 func SetPublicDashboardFlag() func(c *models.ReqContext) {
 	return func(c *models.ReqContext) {
 		c.IsPublicDashboardView = true
 	}
 }
+
+func CountPublicDashboardRequest() func(c *models.ReqContext) {
+	return func(c *models.ReqContext) {
+		metrics.MPublicDashboardRequestCount.Inc()
+	}
+}