diff --git a/Documentation/metrics.txt b/Documentation/metrics.txt
index 0bbf4fb..36b3473 100644
--- a/Documentation/metrics.txt
+++ b/Documentation/metrics.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@
 ** `type`:
    type of push (create/replace, autoclose, normal)
 * `receivecommits/timeout`: rate of push timeouts
+* `receivecommits/ps_revision_missing`: errors due to patch set revision missing
+* `receivecommits/push_count`: number of pushes
+** `kind`:
+   The push kind (direct vs. magic).
+** `project`:
+   The name of the project for which the push is done.
+** `type`:
+   The type of the update (CREATE, UPDATE, CREATE/UPDATE, UPDATE_NONFASTFORWARD,
+   DELETE).
 
 === Process
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
index f7f58fc..ec1a5c8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.validators.CommentValidationFailure;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.validators.CommentValidator;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Counter0;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Counter3;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Description;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Field;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.MetricMaker;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CancellationMetrics;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@
   @Singleton
   private static class Metrics {
     private final Counter0 psRevisionMissing;
+    private final Counter3<String, String, String> pushCount;
 
     @Inject
     Metrics(MetricMaker metricMaker) {
@@ -330,6 +333,23 @@
           metricMaker.newCounter(
               "receivecommits/ps_revision_missing",
               new Description("errors due to patch set revision missing"));
+      pushCount =
+          metricMaker.newCounter(
+              "receivecommits/push_count",
+              new Description("number of pushes"),
+              Field.ofString("kind", (metadataBuilder, fieldValue) -> {})
+                  .description("The push kind (direct vs. magic).")
+                  .build(),
+              Field.ofString(
+                      "project",
+                      (metadataBuilder, fieldValue) -> metadataBuilder.projectName(fieldValue))
+                  .description("The name of the project for which the push is done.")
+                  .build(),
+              Field.ofString("type", (metadataBuilder, fieldValue) -> {})
+                  .description(
+                      "The type of the update (CREATE, UPDATE, CREATE/UPDATE,"
+                          + " UPDATE_NONFASTFORWARD, DELETE).")
+                  .build());
     }
   }
 
@@ -727,6 +747,13 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!magicCommands.isEmpty()) {
+      metrics.pushCount.increment("magic", project.getName(), getUpdateType(magicCommands));
+    }
+    if (!regularCommands.isEmpty()) {
+      metrics.pushCount.increment("direct", project.getName(), getUpdateType(regularCommands));
+    }
+
     try {
       if (!regularCommands.isEmpty()) {
         handleRegularCommands(regularCommands, progress);
@@ -777,6 +804,15 @@
         lazy(() -> commands.stream().map(ReceiveCommits::commandToString).collect(joining(","))));
   }
 
+  private String getUpdateType(List<ReceiveCommand> commands) {
+    return commands.stream()
+        .map(ReceiveCommand::getType)
+        .map(ReceiveCommand.Type::name)
+        .distinct()
+        .sorted()
+        .collect(joining("/"));
+  }
+
   private void sendErrorMessages() {
     if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
       logger.atFine().log("Handling error conditions: %s", errors.keySet());