diff --git a/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
index b84dbe1bcfa..cb81d98c7d0 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ var (
 	// StatsTotalAnnotations is a metric of total number of annotations stored in Grafana.
 	StatsTotalAnnotations prometheus.Gauge
 
+	// StatsTotalAlertRules is a metric of total number of alert rules stored in Grafana.
+	StatsTotalAlertRules prometheus.Gauge
+
 	// StatsTotalDashboardVersions is a metric of total number of dashboard versions stored in Grafana.
 	StatsTotalDashboardVersions prometheus.Gauge
 
@@ -521,6 +524,12 @@ func init() {
 		Namespace: ExporterName,
 	})
 
+	StatsTotalAlertRules = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name:      "stat_totals_alert_rules",
+		Help:      "total amount of alert rules in the database",
+		Namespace: ExporterName,
+	})
+
 	MAccessPermissionsSummary = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Name:    "access_permissions_duration",
 		Help:    "Histogram for the runtime of permissions check function.",
diff --git a/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats.go b/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats.go
index a0ed8951110..d2e5c78879f 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (uss *UsageStatsService) GetUsageReport(ctx context.Context) (UsageReport,
 	metrics["stats.total_auth_token.count"] = statsQuery.Result.AuthTokens
 	metrics["stats.dashboard_versions.count"] = statsQuery.Result.DashboardVersions
 	metrics["stats.annotations.count"] = statsQuery.Result.Annotations
+	metrics["stats.alert_rules.count"] = statsQuery.Result.AlertRules
 	validLicCount := 0
 	if uss.License.HasValidLicense() {
 		validLicCount = 1
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ func (uss *UsageStatsService) updateTotalStats() {
 	metrics.StatsTotalActiveAdmins.Set(float64(statsQuery.Result.ActiveAdmins))
 	metrics.StatsTotalDashboardVersions.Set(float64(statsQuery.Result.DashboardVersions))
 	metrics.StatsTotalAnnotations.Set(float64(statsQuery.Result.Annotations))
+	metrics.StatsTotalAlertRules.Set(float64(statsQuery.Result.AlertRules))
 
 	dsStats := models.GetDataSourceStatsQuery{}
 	if err := uss.Bus.Dispatch(&dsStats); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats_test.go b/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats_test.go
index ca8e3f73ab4..4e068704256 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats_test.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/usagestats/usage_stats_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				AuthTokens:            15,
 				DashboardVersions:     16,
 				Annotations:           17,
+				AlertRules:            18,
 			}
 			getSystemStatsQuery = query
 			return nil
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, 5, metrics.Get("stats.avg_auth_token_per_user.count").MustInt())
 			assert.Equal(t, 16, metrics.Get("stats.dashboard_versions.count").MustInt())
 			assert.Equal(t, 17, metrics.Get("stats.annotations.count").MustInt())
+			assert.Equal(t, 18, metrics.Get("stats.alert_rules.count").MustInt())
 
 			assert.Equal(t, 9, metrics.Get("stats.ds."+models.DS_ES+".count").MustInt())
 			assert.Equal(t, 10, metrics.Get("stats.ds."+models.DS_PROMETHEUS+".count").MustInt())
diff --git a/pkg/models/stats.go b/pkg/models/stats.go
index c7877f069ec..640eb535d48 100644
--- a/pkg/models/stats.go
+++ b/pkg/models/stats.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type SystemStats struct {
 	AuthTokens            int64
 	DashboardVersions     int64
 	Annotations           int64
+	AlertRules            int64
 
 	Admins         int
 	Editors        int
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/stats.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/stats.go
index 47ccb010086..b7341ab7d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/stats.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/stats.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func GetSystemStats(query *models.GetSystemStatsQuery) error {
 	sb.Write(`(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ` + dialect.Quote("annotation") + `) AS annotations,`)
 	sb.Write(`(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ` + dialect.Quote("team") + `) AS teams,`)
 	sb.Write(`(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ` + dialect.Quote("user_auth_token") + `) AS auth_tokens,`)
+	sb.Write(`(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ` + dialect.Quote("alert_rule") + `) AS alert_rules,`)
 
 	sb.Write(roleCounterSQL())