diff --git a/generator/monitor/monitor.go b/generator/monitor/monitor.go
index 5b94d2e..f069add 100644
--- a/generator/monitor/monitor.go
+++ b/generator/monitor/monitor.go
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ func pprToStatus(ppr *podseidonv1a1.PodProtector) observer.MonitorWorkloads {
 		isNonZero = 1
 	}
 
+	isMinCreated := 0
+	if ppr.Status.Summary.Total >= ppr.Spec.MinAvailable {
+		isMinCreated = 1
+	}
+
 	isFullyAvailable := 0
 	if ppr.Status.Summary.AggregatedAvailable >= ppr.Spec.MinAvailable {
 		isFullyAvailable = 1
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ func pprToStatus(ppr *podseidonv1a1.PodProtector) observer.MonitorWorkloads {
 	return observer.MonitorWorkloads{
 		NumWorkloads:                1,
 		NumNonZeroWorkloads:         isNonZero,
+		NumMinCreatedWorkloads:      isMinCreated,
 		NumAvailableWorkloads:       isFullyAvailable,
 		MinAvailable:                int64(ppr.Spec.MinAvailable),
 		TotalReplicas:               int64(ppr.Status.Summary.Total),
diff --git a/generator/monitor/monitor_test.go b/generator/monitor/monitor_test.go
index 09c597b..2e7f1fc 100644
--- a/generator/monitor/monitor_test.go
+++ b/generator/monitor/monitor_test.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func TestMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 		Expect: observer.MonitorWorkloads{
 			NumWorkloads:                3,
 			NumNonZeroWorkloads:         2,
+			NumMinCreatedWorkloads:      3,
 			NumAvailableWorkloads:       2,
 			MinAvailable:                10 + 100,
 			TotalReplicas:               13 + 200,
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ func TestMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 		Expect: observer.MonitorWorkloads{
 			NumWorkloads:                2,
 			NumNonZeroWorkloads:         1,
+			NumMinCreatedWorkloads:      2,
 			NumAvailableWorkloads:       1,
 			MinAvailable:                200,
 			TotalReplicas:               200,
diff --git a/generator/observer/metrics.go b/generator/observer/metrics.go
index df5c3aa..748a4c5 100644
--- a/generator/observer/metrics.go
+++ b/generator/observer/metrics.go
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ func ProvideMetrics() component.Declared[Observer] {
 					metrics.IntGauge(),
 					func(status MonitorWorkloads) int { return status.NumNonZeroWorkloads },
 				),
+				metrics.NewField(
+					"num_min_created_workloads",
+					"Number of workload objects managed by this generator with "+
+						"the number of aggregated replicas not less than the minAvailable requirement",
+					metrics.IntGauge(),
+					func(status MonitorWorkloads) int { return status.NumMinCreatedWorkloads },
+				),
 				metrics.NewField(
 					"num_available_workloads",
 					"Number of workload objects managed by this generator with minAvailable satisfied",
diff --git a/generator/observer/observer.go b/generator/observer/observer.go
index 7ac5d83..de98684 100644
--- a/generator/observer/observer.go
+++ b/generator/observer/observer.go
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ type MonitorWorkloads struct {
 	// Number of workload objects managed by this generator with non-zero minAvailable.
 	NumNonZeroWorkloads int
 
+	// Number of workload objects managed by this generator with
+	// the number of aggregated replicas not less than the minAvailable requirement.
+	// This is useful for detecting cases if aggregator is not properly deployed
+	// or as a less sensitive alternative of `NumAvailableWorkloads`
+	// to detect pods not getting created at all.
+	NumMinCreatedWorkloads int
+
 	// Number of workload objects managed by this generator with minAvailable satisfied.
 	NumAvailableWorkloads int
 
@@ -123,6 +130,7 @@ type MonitorWorkloads struct {
 func (dest *MonitorWorkloads) Add(delta MonitorWorkloads) {
 	dest.NumWorkloads += delta.NumWorkloads
 	dest.NumNonZeroWorkloads += delta.NumNonZeroWorkloads
+	dest.NumMinCreatedWorkloads += delta.NumMinCreatedWorkloads
 	dest.NumAvailableWorkloads += delta.NumAvailableWorkloads
 	dest.MinAvailable += delta.MinAvailable
 	dest.TotalReplicas += delta.TotalReplicas
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ func (dest *MonitorWorkloads) Add(delta MonitorWorkloads) {
 func (dest *MonitorWorkloads) Subtract(delta MonitorWorkloads) {
 	dest.NumWorkloads -= delta.NumWorkloads
 	dest.NumNonZeroWorkloads -= delta.NumNonZeroWorkloads
+	dest.NumMinCreatedWorkloads -= delta.NumMinCreatedWorkloads
 	dest.NumAvailableWorkloads -= delta.NumAvailableWorkloads
 	dest.MinAvailable -= delta.MinAvailable
 	dest.TotalReplicas -= delta.TotalReplicas