diff --git a/BUCK b/BUCK
index f47a479..7aa2580 100644
--- a/BUCK
+++ b/BUCK
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
     'Gerrit-SshModule: com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.cookbook.SshModule',
     'Implementation-Title: Cookbook plugin',
     'Implementation-URL: https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/#/admin/projects/plugins/cookbook-plugin',
-  ]
+  ],
+  deps = [
+    '//lib/dropwizard:dropwizard-core'
+  ],
 )
 
 java_test(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/ConsoleMetricReporter.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/ConsoleMetricReporter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2a3eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/ConsoleMetricReporter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.cookbook;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Listen;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.LifecycleListener;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.PluginConfigFactory;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+
+import com.codahale.metrics.ConsoleReporter;
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+/**
+ * Demonstration of how to add a new Dropwizard  Metrics Reporter using
+ * Gerrit's plug-in API.
+ *
+ * @see <a href="https://dropwizard.github.io/metrics/3.1.0/getting-started/#reporting-via-jmx">here</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://dropwizard.github.io/metrics/3.1.0/getting-started/#reporting-via-http">here</a>
+ * @see <a href="https://dropwizard.github.io/metrics/3.1.0/getting-started/#other-reporting">here</a>
+ *
+ * Also shows how to fetch plug-in specific configuration values.
+ * <@see com.google.gerrit.server.config.PluginConfigFactory>
+ *
+ * Enable by adding the file etc/cookbook.config:
+ *
+ *  [console-metrics]
+ *      enabled = true
+ *
+ */
+@Listen
+@Singleton
+public class ConsoleMetricReporter implements LifecycleListener {
+  private ConsoleReporter consoleReporter;
+  private boolean enabled;
+
+  @Inject
+  public ConsoleMetricReporter(MetricRegistry registry,
+      PluginConfigFactory configFactory,
+      @PluginName String pluginName) {
+    Config config = configFactory.getGlobalPluginConfig(pluginName);
+    enabled = config.getBoolean("console-metrics", "enabled", false);
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.consoleReporter =
+        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry).convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).build();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void start() {
+    if (enabled) {
+      consoleReporter.start(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void stop() {
+    if (enabled) {
+      consoleReporter.stop();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/Module.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/Module.java
index 7a30dc8..f87575b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/Module.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/cookbook/Module.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.InheritableBoolean;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.LifecycleListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.NewProjectCreatedListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.UsageDataPublishedListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
     DynamicSet.bind(binder(), ServerPluginProvider.class).to(
         HelloSshPluginProvider.class);
     DynamicSet.bind(binder(), UsageDataPublishedListener.class).to(UsageDataLogger.class);
-
+    DynamicSet.bind(binder(), LifecycleListener.class).to(ConsoleMetricReporter.class);
     install(new RestApiModule() {
       @Override
       protected void configure() {