diff --git a/metrics_config/grafana_metrics.json b/metrics_config/grafana_metrics.json
index 6129bf090f..d7f2d9f4a7 100644
--- a/metrics_config/grafana_metrics.json
+++ b/metrics_config/grafana_metrics.json
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
       "type": "grafana",
       "id": "grafana",
       "name": "Grafana",
-      "version": "11.0.0"
+      "version": "11.1.1"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "panel",
+      "id": "histogram",
+      "name": "Histogram",
+      "version": ""
     },
     {
       "type": "datasource",
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@
         "graphMode": "area",
         "justifyMode": "auto",
         "orientation": "auto",
+        "percentChangeColorMode": "standard",
         "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": [
             "lastNotNull"
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@
         "textMode": "auto",
         "wideLayout": true
       },
-      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "pluginVersion": "11.1.1",
       "targets": [
         {
           "datasource": {
@@ -287,6 +294,7 @@
         "graphMode": "area",
         "justifyMode": "auto",
         "orientation": "auto",
+        "percentChangeColorMode": "standard",
         "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": [
             "lastNotNull"
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@
         "textMode": "auto",
         "wideLayout": true
       },
-      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "pluginVersion": "11.1.1",
       "targets": [
         {
           "datasource": {
@@ -462,6 +470,7 @@
         "graphMode": "area",
         "justifyMode": "auto",
         "orientation": "auto",
+        "percentChangeColorMode": "standard",
         "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": [
             "lastNotNull"
@@ -473,7 +482,7 @@
         "textMode": "auto",
         "wideLayout": true
       },
-      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "pluginVersion": "11.1.1",
       "targets": [
         {
           "datasource": {
@@ -534,6 +543,7 @@
         "graphMode": "area",
         "justifyMode": "auto",
         "orientation": "auto",
+        "percentChangeColorMode": "standard",
         "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": [
             "lastNotNull"
@@ -545,7 +555,7 @@
         "textMode": "auto",
         "wideLayout": true
       },
-      "pluginVersion": "11.0.0",
+      "pluginVersion": "11.1.1",
       "targets": [
         {
           "datasource": {
@@ -2097,6 +2107,103 @@
       ],
       "title": "Bandwidth by Protocol",
       "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "fillOpacity": 80,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 80
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 67
+      },
+      "id": 29,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [],
+          "displayMode": "list",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "disableTextWrap": false,
+          "editorMode": "builder",
+          "exemplar": false,
+          "expr": "PropagationTimes_count{label=\"block propagation time (sec)\"}",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "fullMetaSearch": false,
+          "includeNullMetadata": true,
+          "instant": false,
+          "legendFormat": "{{label}}",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A",
+          "useBackend": false
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
+          },
+          "disableTextWrap": false,
+          "editorMode": "builder",
+          "expr": "PropagationTimes_count{label=\"header propagation time (sec)\"}",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "fullMetaSearch": false,
+          "hide": false,
+          "includeNullMetadata": true,
+          "instant": false,
+          "legendFormat": "{{label}}",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B",
+          "useBackend": false
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Propagation Times",
+      "type": "histogram"
     }
   ],
   "refresh": "5s",
@@ -2109,11 +2216,10 @@
     "from": "now-15m",
     "to": "now"
   },
-  "timeRangeUpdatedDuringEditOrView": false,
   "timepicker": {},
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Go-quai Metrics Under Development",
   "uid": "adae3653-aaad-4a59-9c93-5827d20896b9-v3",
-  "version": 4,
+  "version": 1,
   "weekStart": ""
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metrics_config/metrics.go b/metrics_config/metrics.go
index 57992e979d..daba1a9737 100644
--- a/metrics_config/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics_config/metrics.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var enabled bool
 
 var registeredGauges = make(map[string]*prometheus.GaugeVec)
 var registeredCounters = make(map[string]*prometheus.CounterVec)
+var registeredHistograms = make(map[string]*prometheus.HistogramVec)
 
 // Init enables or disables the metrics system. Since we need this to run before
 // any other code gets to create meters and timers, we'll actually do an ugly hack
@@ -112,6 +113,19 @@ func NewCounterVec(name string, help string) *prometheus.CounterVec {
 	return counterVec
 }
 
+func NewHistogramVec(name string, help string) *prometheus.HistogramVec {
+	if histVec, exists := registeredHistograms[name]; exists {
+		return histVec
+	}
+	histVec := prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Name: name,
+		Help: help,
+	}, []string{"label"})
+	prometheus.Register(histVec)
+	registeredHistograms[name] = histVec
+	return histVec
+}
+
 func NewTimer(name string, help string) *prometheus.Timer {
 	timeHistogram := prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Name: name,
diff --git a/p2p/node/api.go b/p2p/node/api.go
index 794f32b594..ea7c35e3b8 100644
--- a/p2p/node/api.go
+++ b/p2p/node/api.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/core/types"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/log"
+	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/metrics_config"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/node/pubsubManager"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/node/streamManager"
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/common"
 )
 
+var (
+	propagationTimes      = metrics_config.NewHistogramVec("PropagationTimes", "message propagation times by type (sec)")
+	blockPropagationHist  = propagationTimes.WithLabelValues("block propagation time (sec)")
+	headerPropagationHist = propagationTimes.WithLabelValues("header propagation time (sec)")
+)
+
 const requestTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 
 // Starts the node and all of its services
@@ -371,8 +378,12 @@ func (p *P2PNode) handleBroadcast(sourcePeer peer.ID, Id string, topic string, d
 
 	switch v := data.(type) {
 	case types.WorkObjectHeaderView:
+		dt := uint64(time.Now().Unix()) - v.Time()
+		headerPropagationHist.Observe(float64(dt))
 		p.cacheAdd(v.Hash(), &v, nodeLocation)
 	case types.WorkObjectBlockView:
+		dt := uint64(time.Now().Unix()) - v.Time()
+		blockPropagationHist.Observe(float64(dt))
 		p.cacheAdd(v.Hash(), &v, nodeLocation)
 	}