diff --git a/silence/silence.go b/silence/silence.go
index 21be9438..68844d38 100644
--- a/silence/silence.go
+++ b/silence/silence.go
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ type metrics struct {
 	silencesPending         prometheus.GaugeFunc
 	silencesExpired         prometheus.GaugeFunc
 	propagatedMessagesTotal prometheus.Counter
+	maintenanceTotal        prometheus.Counter
+	maintenanceErrorsTotal  prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 func newSilenceMetricByState(s *Silences, st types.SilenceState) prometheus.GaugeFunc {
@@ -251,6 +253,14 @@ func newMetrics(r prometheus.Registerer, s *Silences) *metrics {
 		Name: "alertmanager_silences_snapshot_size_bytes",
 		Help: "Size of the last silence snapshot in bytes.",
 	})
+	m.maintenanceTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "alertmanager_silences_maintenance_total",
+		Help: "How many maintenances were executed for silences.",
+	})
+	m.maintenanceErrorsTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "alertmanager_silences_maintenance_errors_total",
+		Help: "How many maintenances were executed for silences that failed.",
+	})
 	m.queriesTotal = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "alertmanager_silences_queries_total",
 		Help: "How many silence queries were received.",
@@ -285,6 +295,8 @@ func newMetrics(r prometheus.Registerer, s *Silences) *metrics {
 			m.silencesPending,
 			m.silencesExpired,
 			m.propagatedMessagesTotal,
+			m.maintenanceTotal,
+			m.maintenanceErrorsTotal,
 		)
 	}
 	return m
@@ -395,12 +407,17 @@ func (s *Silences) Maintenance(interval time.Duration, snapf string, stopc <-cha
 	}
 
 	runMaintenance := func(do MaintenanceFunc) error {
-		start := s.nowUTC()
+		s.metrics.maintenanceTotal.Inc()
 		level.Debug(s.logger).Log("msg", "Running maintenance")
+		start := s.nowUTC()
 		size, err := do()
-		level.Debug(s.logger).Log("msg", "Maintenance done", "duration", s.clock.Since(start), "size", size)
 		s.metrics.snapshotSize.Set(float64(size))
-		return err
+		if err != nil {
+			s.metrics.maintenanceErrorsTotal.Inc()
+			return err
+		}
+		level.Debug(s.logger).Log("msg", "Maintenance done", "duration", s.clock.Since(start), "size", size)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 Loop:
diff --git a/silence/silence_test.go b/silence/silence_test.go
index 7a95d1c6..a9c6f634 100644
--- a/silence/silence_test.go
+++ b/silence/silence_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/pbutil"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
@@ -208,7 +209,9 @@ func TestSilences_Maintenance_SupportsCustomCallback(t *testing.T) {
 	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "snapshot")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "creating temp file failed")
 	clock := clock.NewMock()
-	s := &Silences{st: state{}, logger: log.NewNopLogger(), clock: clock, metrics: newMetrics(nil, nil)}
+	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
+	s := &Silences{st: state{}, logger: log.NewNopLogger(), clock: clock}
+	s.metrics = newMetrics(reg, s)
 	stopc := make(chan struct{})
 
 	var calls atomic.Int32
@@ -237,6 +240,16 @@ func TestSilences_Maintenance_SupportsCustomCallback(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	require.EqualValues(t, 2, calls.Load())
+
+	// Check the maintenance metrics.
+	require.NoError(t, testutil.GatherAndCompare(reg, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+# HELP alertmanager_silences_maintenance_errors_total How many maintenances were executed for silences that failed.
+# TYPE alertmanager_silences_maintenance_errors_total counter
+alertmanager_silences_maintenance_errors_total 0
+# HELP alertmanager_silences_maintenance_total How many maintenances were executed for silences.
+# TYPE alertmanager_silences_maintenance_total counter
+alertmanager_silences_maintenance_total 2
+`), "alertmanager_silences_maintenance_total", "alertmanager_silences_maintenance_errors_total"))
 }
 
 func TestSilencesSetSilence(t *testing.T) {