diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 791d3bb..1fa7bb3 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type Server struct {
 
 	metrics struct {
 		downstreams int64Gauge
+		upstreams   int64Gauge
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,6 +165,11 @@ func (s *Server) registerMetrics() {
 		Name: "soju_downstreams_active",
 		Help: "Current number of downstream connections",
 	}, s.metrics.downstreams.Float64)
+
+	factory.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "soju_upstreams_active",
+		Help: "Current number of upstream connections",
+	}, s.metrics.upstreams.Float64)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Shutdown() {
@@ -343,6 +349,7 @@ func parseForwarded(h http.Header) map[string]string {
 type ServerStats struct {
 	Users       int
 	Downstreams int64
+	Upstreams   int64
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Stats() *ServerStats {
@@ -351,5 +358,6 @@ func (s *Server) Stats() *ServerStats {
 	stats.Users = len(s.users)
 	s.lock.Unlock()
 	stats.Downstreams = s.metrics.downstreams.Value()
+	stats.Upstreams = s.metrics.upstreams.Value()
 	return &stats
 }
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 72b45f2..a54f6a9 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func handleServiceServerStatus(ctx context.Context, dc *downstreamConn, params [
 		return err
 	}
 	serverStats := dc.user.srv.Stats()
-	sendServicePRIVMSG(dc, fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v users, %v downstreams, %v networks, %v channels", serverStats.Users, dbStats.Users, serverStats.Downstreams, dbStats.Networks, dbStats.Channels))
+	sendServicePRIVMSG(dc, fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v users, %v downstreams, %v upstreams, %v networks, %v channels", serverStats.Users, dbStats.Users, serverStats.Downstreams, serverStats.Upstreams, dbStats.Networks, dbStats.Channels))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 45bb806..a92585e 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ func (net *network) run() {
 			net.user.srv.Identd.Store(uc.RemoteAddr().String(), uc.LocalAddr().String(), userIdent(&net.user.User))
 		}
 
+		net.user.srv.metrics.upstreams.Add(1)
+
 		uc.register()
 		if err := uc.runUntilRegistered(); err != nil {
 			text := err.Error()
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ func (net *network) run() {
 		if net.user.srv.Identd != nil {
 			net.user.srv.Identd.Delete(uc.RemoteAddr().String(), uc.LocalAddr().String())
 		}
+
+		net.user.srv.metrics.upstreams.Add(-1)
 	}
 }