diff --git a/storage/local/mapper.go b/storage/local/mapper.go
index 0dca894fa..97b58c923 100644
--- a/storage/local/mapper.go
+++ b/storage/local/mapper.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/log"
 
 	clientmodel "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model"
@@ -31,22 +32,31 @@ type fpMapper struct {
 
 	fpToSeries *seriesMap
 	p          *persistence
+
+	mappingsCounter prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 // newFPMapper loads the collision map from the persistence and
 // returns an fpMapper ready to use.
 func newFPMapper(fpToSeries *seriesMap, p *persistence) (*fpMapper, error) {
-	r := &fpMapper{
+	m := &fpMapper{
 		fpToSeries: fpToSeries,
 		p:          p,
+		mappingsCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      "fingerprint_mappings_total",
+			Help:      "The total number of fingerprints being mapped to avoid collisions.",
+		}),
 	}
 	mappings, nextFP, err := p.loadFPMappings()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	r.mappings = mappings
-	r.highestMappedFP = nextFP
-	return r, nil
+	m.mappings = mappings
+	m.mappingsCounter.Set(float64(len(m.mappings)))
+	m.highestMappedFP = nextFP
+	return m, nil
 }
 
 // mapFP takes a raw fingerprint (as returned by Metrics.FastFingerprint) and
@@ -55,33 +65,33 @@ func newFPMapper(fpToSeries *seriesMap, p *persistence) (*fpMapper, error) {
 //
 // If an error is encountered, it is returned together with the unchanged raw
 // fingerprint.
-func (r *fpMapper) mapFP(fp clientmodel.Fingerprint, m clientmodel.Metric) (clientmodel.Fingerprint, error) {
+func (m *fpMapper) mapFP(fp clientmodel.Fingerprint, metric clientmodel.Metric) (clientmodel.Fingerprint, error) {
 	// First check if we are in the reserved FP space, in which case this is
 	// automatically a collision that has to be mapped.
 	if fp <= maxMappedFP {
-		return r.maybeAddMapping(fp, m)
+		return m.maybeAddMapping(fp, metric)
 	}
 
 	// Then check the most likely case: This fp belongs to a series that is
 	// already in memory.
-	s, ok := r.fpToSeries.get(fp)
+	s, ok := m.fpToSeries.get(fp)
 	if ok {
 		// FP exists in memory, but is it for the same metric?
-		if m.Equal(s.metric) {
+		if metric.Equal(s.metric) {
 			// Yupp. We are done.
 			return fp, nil
 		}
 		// Collision detected!
-		return r.maybeAddMapping(fp, m)
+		return m.maybeAddMapping(fp, metric)
 	}
 	// Metric is not in memory. Before doing the expensive archive lookup,
 	// check if we have a mapping for this metric in place already.
-	r.mtx.RLock()
-	mappedFPs, fpAlreadyMapped := r.mappings[fp]
-	r.mtx.RUnlock()
+	m.mtx.RLock()
+	mappedFPs, fpAlreadyMapped := m.mappings[fp]
+	m.mtx.RUnlock()
 	if fpAlreadyMapped {
 		// We indeed have mapped fp historically.
-		ms := metricToUniqueString(m)
+		ms := metricToUniqueString(metric)
 		// fp is locked by the caller, so no further locking of
 		// 'collisions' required (it is specific to fp).
 		mappedFP, ok := mappedFPs[ms]
@@ -93,18 +103,18 @@ func (r *fpMapper) mapFP(fp clientmodel.Fingerprint, m clientmodel.Metric) (clie
 	// If we are here, FP does not exist in memory and is either not mapped
 	// at all, or existing mappings for FP are not for m. Check if we have
 	// something for FP in the archive.
-	archivedMetric, err := r.p.archivedMetric(fp)
+	archivedMetric, err := m.p.archivedMetric(fp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fp, err
 	}
 	if archivedMetric != nil {
 		// FP exists in archive, but is it for the same metric?
-		if m.Equal(archivedMetric) {
+		if metric.Equal(archivedMetric) {
 			// Yupp. We are done.
 			return fp, nil
 		}
 		// Collision detected!
-		return r.maybeAddMapping(fp, m)
+		return m.maybeAddMapping(fp, metric)
 	}
 	// As fp does not exist, neither in memory nor in archive, we can safely
 	// keep it unmapped.
@@ -114,14 +124,14 @@ func (r *fpMapper) mapFP(fp clientmodel.Fingerprint, m clientmodel.Metric) (clie
 // maybeAddMapping is only used internally. It takes a detected collision and
 // adds it to the collisions map if not yet there. In any case, it returns the
 // truly unique fingerprint for the colliding metric.
-func (r *fpMapper) maybeAddMapping(
+func (m *fpMapper) maybeAddMapping(
 	fp clientmodel.Fingerprint,
 	collidingMetric clientmodel.Metric,
 ) (clientmodel.Fingerprint, error) {
 	ms := metricToUniqueString(collidingMetric)
-	r.mtx.RLock()
-	mappedFPs, ok := r.mappings[fp]
-	r.mtx.RUnlock()
+	m.mtx.RLock()
+	mappedFPs, ok := m.mappings[fp]
+	m.mtx.RUnlock()
 	if ok {
 		// fp is locked by the caller, so no further locking required.
 		mappedFP, ok := mappedFPs[ms]
@@ -129,12 +139,12 @@ func (r *fpMapper) maybeAddMapping(
 			return mappedFP, nil // Existing mapping.
 		}
 		// A new mapping has to be created.
-		mappedFP = r.nextMappedFP()
+		mappedFP = m.nextMappedFP()
 		mappedFPs[ms] = mappedFP
-		r.mtx.RLock()
+		m.mtx.RLock()
 		// Checkpoint mappings after each change.
-		err := r.p.checkpointFPMappings(r.mappings)
-		r.mtx.RUnlock()
+		err := m.p.checkpointFPMappings(m.mappings)
+		m.mtx.RUnlock()
 		log.Infof(
 			"Collision detected for fingerprint %v, metric %v, mapping to new fingerprint %v.",
 			fp, collidingMetric, mappedFP,
@@ -142,13 +152,14 @@ func (r *fpMapper) maybeAddMapping(
 		return mappedFP, err
 	}
 	// This is the first collision for fp.
-	mappedFP := r.nextMappedFP()
+	mappedFP := m.nextMappedFP()
 	mappedFPs = map[string]clientmodel.Fingerprint{ms: mappedFP}
-	r.mtx.Lock()
-	r.mappings[fp] = mappedFPs
+	m.mtx.Lock()
+	m.mappings[fp] = mappedFPs
+	m.mappingsCounter.Inc()
 	// Checkpoint mappings after each change.
-	err := r.p.checkpointFPMappings(r.mappings)
-	r.mtx.Unlock()
+	err := m.p.checkpointFPMappings(m.mappings)
+	m.mtx.Unlock()
 	log.Infof(
 		"Collision detected for fingerprint %v, metric %v, mapping to new fingerprint %v.",
 		fp, collidingMetric, mappedFP,
@@ -156,14 +167,24 @@ func (r *fpMapper) maybeAddMapping(
 	return mappedFP, err
 }
 
-func (r *fpMapper) nextMappedFP() clientmodel.Fingerprint {
-	mappedFP := clientmodel.Fingerprint(atomic.AddUint64((*uint64)(&r.highestMappedFP), 1))
+func (m *fpMapper) nextMappedFP() clientmodel.Fingerprint {
+	mappedFP := clientmodel.Fingerprint(atomic.AddUint64((*uint64)(&m.highestMappedFP), 1))
 	if mappedFP > maxMappedFP {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("more than %v fingerprints mapped in collision detection", maxMappedFP))
 	}
 	return mappedFP
 }
 
+// Describe implements prometheus.Collector.
+func (m *fpMapper) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
+	ch <- m.mappingsCounter.Desc()
+}
+
+// Collect implements prometheus.Collector.
+func (m *fpMapper) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+	ch <- m.mappingsCounter
+}
+
 // metricToUniqueString turns a metric into a string in a reproducible and
 // unique way, i.e. the same metric will always create the same string, and
 // different metrics will always create different strings. In a way, it is the
diff --git a/storage/local/persistence.go b/storage/local/persistence.go
index c2fc3d034..e7f089a3d 100644
--- a/storage/local/persistence.go
+++ b/storage/local/persistence.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ type persistence struct {
 	indexingBatchSizes    prometheus.Summary
 	indexingBatchDuration prometheus.Summary
 	checkpointDuration    prometheus.Gauge
+	dirtyCounter          prometheus.Counter
 
 	dirtyMtx       sync.Mutex     // Protects dirty and becameDirty.
 	dirty          bool           // true if persistence was started in dirty state.
@@ -237,6 +238,12 @@ func newPersistence(basePath string, dirty, pedanticChecks bool, shouldSync sync
 			Name:      "checkpoint_duration_milliseconds",
 			Help:      "The duration (in milliseconds) it took to checkpoint in-memory metrics and head chunks.",
 		}),
+		dirtyCounter: prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			Subsystem: subsystem,
+			Name:      "inconsistencies_total",
+			Help:      "A counter incremented each time an inconsistency in the local storage is detected. If this is greater zero, restart the server as soon as possible.",
+		}),
 		dirty:          dirty,
 		pedanticChecks: pedanticChecks,
 		dirtyFileName:  dirtyPath,
@@ -282,6 +289,7 @@ func (p *persistence) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	p.indexingBatchSizes.Describe(ch)
 	p.indexingBatchDuration.Describe(ch)
 	ch <- p.checkpointDuration.Desc()
+	ch <- p.dirtyCounter.Desc()
 }
 
 // Collect implements prometheus.Collector.
@@ -293,6 +301,7 @@ func (p *persistence) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	p.indexingBatchSizes.Collect(ch)
 	p.indexingBatchDuration.Collect(ch)
 	ch <- p.checkpointDuration
+	ch <- p.dirtyCounter
 }
 
 // isDirty returns the dirty flag in a goroutine-safe way.
@@ -307,6 +316,7 @@ func (p *persistence) isDirty() bool {
 // dirty during our runtime, there is no way back. If we were dirty from the
 // start, a clean-up might make us clean again.)
 func (p *persistence) setDirty(dirty bool) {
+	p.dirtyCounter.Inc()
 	p.dirtyMtx.Lock()
 	defer p.dirtyMtx.Unlock()
 	if p.becameDirty {
diff --git a/storage/local/storage.go b/storage/local/storage.go
index e4fda7789..c12a06536 100644
--- a/storage/local/storage.go
+++ b/storage/local/storage.go
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ func (s *memorySeriesStorage) persistenceBacklogScore() float64 {
 // Describe implements prometheus.Collector.
 func (s *memorySeriesStorage) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	s.persistence.Describe(ch)
+	s.mapper.Describe(ch)
 
 	ch <- s.persistErrors.Desc()
 	ch <- maxChunksToPersistDesc
@@ -1018,6 +1019,7 @@ func (s *memorySeriesStorage) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 // Collect implements prometheus.Collector.
 func (s *memorySeriesStorage) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	s.persistence.Collect(ch)
+	s.mapper.Collect(ch)
 
 	ch <- s.persistErrors
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(