diff --git a/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/lib.rs b/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/lib.rs
index a833002fcd..6e09a0ea36 100644
--- a/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod middleware;
 
 use jsonrpc_core::{IoHandlerExtension, MetaIoHandler};
 use log::error;
+use prometheus_endpoint::{register, Counter, PrometheusError, Registry, U64};
 use pubsub::PubSubMetadata;
 use std::io;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const HTTP_THREADS: usize = 4;
 pub type RpcHandler<T> = pubsub::PubSubHandler<T, RpcMiddleware>;
 
 pub use self::inner::*;
-pub use middleware::{RpcMetrics, RpcMiddleware};
+pub use middleware::{method_names, RpcMetrics, RpcMiddleware};
 
 /// Construct rpc `IoHandler`
 pub fn rpc_handler<M: PubSubMetadata>(
@@ -73,6 +74,43 @@ pub fn rpc_handler<M: PubSubMetadata>(
 	io
 }
 
+/// RPC server-specific prometheus metrics.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ServerMetrics {
+	/// Number of sessions opened.
+	session_opened: Option<Counter<U64>>,
+	/// Number of sessions closed.
+	session_closed: Option<Counter<U64>>,
+}
+
+impl ServerMetrics {
+	/// Create new WebSocket RPC server metrics.
+	pub fn new(registry: Option<&Registry>) -> Result<Self, PrometheusError> {
+		registry
+			.map(|r| {
+				Ok(Self {
+					session_opened: register(
+						Counter::new(
+							"rpc_sessions_opened",
+							"Number of persistent RPC sessions opened",
+						)?,
+						r,
+					)?
+					.into(),
+					session_closed: register(
+						Counter::new(
+							"rpc_sessions_closed",
+							"Number of persistent RPC sessions closed",
+						)?,
+						r,
+					)?
+					.into(),
+				})
+			})
+			.unwrap_or_else(|| Ok(Default::default()))
+	}
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "unknown"))]
 mod inner {
 	use super::*;
@@ -84,6 +122,16 @@ mod inner {
 	/// Type alias for ws server
 	pub type WsServer = ws::Server;
 
+	impl ws::SessionStats for ServerMetrics {
+		fn open_session(&self, _id: ws::SessionId) {
+			self.session_opened.as_ref().map(|m| m.inc());
+		}
+
+		fn close_session(&self, _id: ws::SessionId) {
+			self.session_closed.as_ref().map(|m| m.inc());
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Start HTTP server listening on given address.
 	///
 	/// **Note**: Only available if `not(target_os = "unknown")`.
@@ -114,6 +162,7 @@ mod inner {
 	pub fn start_ipc<M: pubsub::PubSubMetadata + Default>(
 		addr: &str,
 		io: RpcHandler<M>,
+		server_metrics: ServerMetrics,
 	) -> io::Result<ipc::Server> {
 		let builder = ipc::ServerBuilder::new(io);
 		#[cfg(target_os = "unix")]
@@ -122,7 +171,7 @@ mod inner {
 			security_attributes.set_mode(0o600)?;
 			security_attributes
 		});
-		builder.start(addr)
+		builder.session_stats(server_metrics).start(addr)
 	}
 
 	/// Start WS server listening on given address.
@@ -136,6 +185,7 @@ mod inner {
 		cors: Option<&Vec<String>>,
 		io: RpcHandler<M>,
 		maybe_max_payload_mb: Option<usize>,
+		server_metrics: ServerMetrics,
 	) -> io::Result<ws::Server> {
 		let rpc_max_payload = maybe_max_payload_mb
 			.map(|mb| mb.saturating_mul(MEGABYTE))
@@ -147,6 +197,7 @@ mod inner {
 		.max_connections(max_connections.unwrap_or(WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS))
 		.allowed_origins(map_cors(cors))
 		.allowed_hosts(hosts_filtering(cors.is_some()))
+		.session_stats(server_metrics)
 		.start(addr)
 		.map_err(|err| match err {
 			ws::Error::Io(io) => io,
diff --git a/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/middleware.rs b/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/middleware.rs
index 5ba5c18a8e..4338097745 100644
--- a/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/middleware.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/rpc-servers/src/middleware.rs
@@ -18,41 +18,104 @@
 
 //! Middleware for RPC requests.
 
-use jsonrpc_core::{
-	FutureOutput, FutureResponse, Metadata, Middleware as RequestMiddleware, Request, Response,
-};
-use prometheus_endpoint::{register, CounterVec, Opts, PrometheusError, Registry, U64};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-use futures::{future::Either, Future};
+use jsonrpc_core::{FutureOutput, FutureResponse, Metadata, Middleware as RequestMiddleware};
+use prometheus_endpoint::{
+	register, CounterVec, HistogramOpts, HistogramVec, Opts, PrometheusError, Registry, U64,
+};
+
+use futures::{future::Either, Future, FutureExt};
+use pubsub::PubSubMetadata;
+
+use crate::RpcHandler;
 
 /// Metrics for RPC middleware
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RpcMetrics {
-	rpc_calls: Option<CounterVec<U64>>,
+	requests_started: CounterVec<U64>,
+	requests_finished: CounterVec<U64>,
+	calls_time: HistogramVec,
+	calls_started: CounterVec<U64>,
+	calls_finished: CounterVec<U64>,
 }
 
 impl RpcMetrics {
 	/// Create an instance of metrics
-	pub fn new(metrics_registry: Option<&Registry>) -> Result<Self, PrometheusError> {
-		Ok(Self {
-			rpc_calls: metrics_registry
-				.map(|r| {
-					register(
-						CounterVec::new(
-							Opts::new("rpc_calls_total", "Number of rpc calls received"),
-							&["protocol"],
-						)?,
-						r,
-					)
-				})
-				.transpose()?,
-		})
+	pub fn new(metrics_registry: Option<&Registry>) -> Result<Option<Self>, PrometheusError> {
+		if let Some(r) = metrics_registry {
+			Ok(Some(Self {
+				requests_started: register(
+					CounterVec::new(
+						Opts::new(
+							"rpc_requests_started",
+							"Number of RPC requests (not calls) received by the server.",
+						),
+						&["protocol"],
+					)?,
+					r,
+				)?,
+				requests_finished: register(
+					CounterVec::new(
+						Opts::new(
+							"rpc_requests_finished",
+							"Number of RPC requests (not calls) processed by the server.",
+						),
+						&["protocol"],
+					)?,
+					r,
+				)?,
+				calls_time: register(
+					HistogramVec::new(
+						HistogramOpts::new(
+							"rpc_calls_time",
+							"Total time [μs] of processed RPC calls",
+						),
+						&["protocol", "method"],
+					)?,
+					r,
+				)?,
+				calls_started: register(
+					CounterVec::new(
+						Opts::new(
+							"rpc_calls_started",
+							"Number of received RPC calls (unique un-batched requests)",
+						),
+						&["protocol", "method"],
+					)?,
+					r,
+				)?,
+				calls_finished: register(
+					CounterVec::new(
+						Opts::new(
+							"rpc_calls_finished",
+							"Number of processed RPC calls (unique un-batched requests)",
+						),
+						&["protocol", "method", "is_error"],
+					)?,
+					r,
+				)?,
+			}))
+		} else {
+			Ok(None)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+/// Instantiates a dummy `IoHandler` given a builder function to extract supported method names.
+pub fn method_names<F, M, E>(gen_handler: F) -> Result<HashSet<String>, E>
+where
+	F: FnOnce(RpcMiddleware) -> Result<RpcHandler<M>, E>,
+	M: PubSubMetadata,
+{
+	let io = gen_handler(RpcMiddleware::new(None, HashSet::new(), "dummy"))?;
+	Ok(io.iter().map(|x| x.0.clone()).collect())
+}
+
 /// Middleware for RPC calls
 pub struct RpcMiddleware {
-	metrics: RpcMetrics,
+	metrics: Option<RpcMetrics>,
+	known_rpc_method_names: HashSet<String>,
 	transport_label: String,
 }
 
@@ -61,8 +124,12 @@ impl RpcMiddleware {
 	///
 	/// - `metrics`: Will be used to report statistics.
 	/// - `transport_label`: The label that is used when reporting the statistics.
-	pub fn new(metrics: RpcMetrics, transport_label: &str) -> Self {
-		RpcMiddleware { metrics, transport_label: String::from(transport_label) }
+	pub fn new(
+		metrics: Option<RpcMetrics>,
+		known_rpc_method_names: HashSet<String>,
+		transport_label: &str,
+	) -> Self {
+		RpcMiddleware { metrics, known_rpc_method_names, transport_label: transport_label.into() }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -70,15 +137,113 @@ impl<M: Metadata> RequestMiddleware<M> for RpcMiddleware {
 	type Future = FutureResponse;
 	type CallFuture = FutureOutput;
 
-	fn on_request<F, X>(&self, request: Request, meta: M, next: F) -> Either<FutureResponse, X>
+	fn on_request<F, X>(
+		&self,
+		request: jsonrpc_core::Request,
+		meta: M,
+		next: F,
+	) -> Either<Self::Future, X>
 	where
-		F: Fn(Request, M) -> X + Send + Sync,
-		X: Future<Output = Option<Response>> + Send + 'static,
+		F: Fn(jsonrpc_core::Request, M) -> X + Send + Sync,
+		X: Future<Output = Option<jsonrpc_core::Response>> + Send + 'static,
 	{
-		if let Some(ref rpc_calls) = self.metrics.rpc_calls {
-			rpc_calls.with_label_values(&[self.transport_label.as_str()]).inc();
+		let metrics = self.metrics.clone();
+		let transport_label = self.transport_label.clone();
+		if let Some(ref metrics) = metrics {
+			metrics.requests_started.with_label_values(&[transport_label.as_str()]).inc();
 		}
+		let r = next(request, meta);
+		Either::Left(
+			async move {
+				let r = r.await;
+				if let Some(ref metrics) = metrics {
+					metrics.requests_finished.with_label_values(&[transport_label.as_str()]).inc();
+				}
+				r
+			}
+			.boxed(),
+		)
+	}
 
-		Either::Right(next(request, meta))
+	fn on_call<F, X>(
+		&self,
+		call: jsonrpc_core::Call,
+		meta: M,
+		next: F,
+	) -> Either<Self::CallFuture, X>
+	where
+		F: Fn(jsonrpc_core::Call, M) -> X + Send + Sync,
+		X: Future<Output = Option<jsonrpc_core::Output>> + Send + 'static,
+	{
+		#[cfg(not(target_os = "unknown"))]
+		let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+		let name = call_name(&call, &self.known_rpc_method_names).to_owned();
+		let metrics = self.metrics.clone();
+		let transport_label = self.transport_label.clone();
+		log::trace!(target: "rpc_metrics", "[{}] {} call: {:?}", transport_label, name, &call);
+		if let Some(ref metrics) = metrics {
+			metrics
+				.calls_started
+				.with_label_values(&[transport_label.as_str(), name.as_str()])
+				.inc();
+		}
+		let r = next(call, meta);
+		Either::Left(
+			async move {
+				let r = r.await;
+				#[cfg(not(target_os = "unknown"))]
+				let micros = start.elapsed().as_micros();
+				// seems that std::time is not implemented for browser target
+				#[cfg(target_os = "unknown")]
+				let micros = 1;
+				if let Some(ref metrics) = metrics {
+					metrics
+						.calls_time
+						.with_label_values(&[transport_label.as_str(), name.as_str()])
+						.observe(micros as _);
+					metrics
+						.calls_finished
+						.with_label_values(&[
+							transport_label.as_str(),
+							name.as_str(),
+							if is_success(&r) { "true" } else { "false" },
+						])
+						.inc();
+				}
+				log::debug!(
+					target: "rpc_metrics",
+					"[{}] {} call took {} μs",
+					transport_label,
+					name,
+					micros,
+				);
+				r
+			}
+			.boxed(),
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+fn call_name<'a>(call: &'a jsonrpc_core::Call, known_methods: &HashSet<String>) -> &'a str {
+	// To prevent bloating metric with all invalid method names we filter them out here.
+	let only_known = |method: &'a String| {
+		if known_methods.contains(method) {
+			method.as_str()
+		} else {
+			"invalid method"
+		}
+	};
+
+	match call {
+		jsonrpc_core::Call::Invalid { .. } => "invalid call",
+		jsonrpc_core::Call::MethodCall(ref call) => only_known(&call.method),
+		jsonrpc_core::Call::Notification(ref notification) => only_known(&notification.method),
+	}
+}
+
+fn is_success(output: &Option<jsonrpc_core::Output>) -> bool {
+	match output {
+		Some(jsonrpc_core::Output::Success(..)) => true,
+		_ => false,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/substrate/client/service/src/builder.rs b/substrate/client/service/src/builder.rs
index dea9953633..a1fb1b9097 100644
--- a/substrate/client/service/src/builder.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/service/src/builder.rs
@@ -639,12 +639,15 @@ where
 		)
 	};
 	let rpc_metrics = sc_rpc_server::RpcMetrics::new(config.prometheus_registry())?;
-	let rpc = start_rpc_servers(&config, gen_handler, rpc_metrics.clone())?;
+	let server_metrics = sc_rpc_server::ServerMetrics::new(config.prometheus_registry())?;
+	let rpc = start_rpc_servers(&config, gen_handler, rpc_metrics.clone(), server_metrics)?;
 	// This is used internally, so don't restrict access to unsafe RPC
+	let known_rpc_method_names =
+		sc_rpc_server::method_names(|m| gen_handler(sc_rpc::DenyUnsafe::No, m))?;
 	let rpc_handlers = RpcHandlers(Arc::new(
 		gen_handler(
 			sc_rpc::DenyUnsafe::No,
-			sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(rpc_metrics, "inbrowser"),
+			sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(rpc_metrics, known_rpc_method_names, "inbrowser"),
 		)?
 		.into(),
 	));
diff --git a/substrate/client/service/src/lib.rs b/substrate/client/service/src/lib.rs
index 24506a977e..883ece4236 100644
--- a/substrate/client/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 >(
 	config: &Configuration,
 	mut gen_handler: H,
-	rpc_metrics: sc_rpc_server::RpcMetrics,
+	rpc_metrics: Option<sc_rpc_server::RpcMetrics>,
+	server_metrics: sc_rpc_server::ServerMetrics,
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send>, Error> {
 	fn maybe_start_server<T, F>(
 		address: Option<SocketAddr>,
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 		}
 	}
 
+	let rpc_method_names = sc_rpc_server::method_names(|m| gen_handler(sc_rpc::DenyUnsafe::No, m))?;
 	Ok(Box::new((
 		config
 			.rpc_ipc
@@ -392,8 +394,13 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 					&*path,
 					gen_handler(
 						sc_rpc::DenyUnsafe::No,
-						sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(rpc_metrics.clone(), "ipc"),
+						sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(
+							rpc_metrics.clone(),
+							rpc_method_names.clone(),
+							"ipc",
+						),
 					)?,
+					server_metrics.clone(),
 				)
 				.map_err(Error::from)
 			})
@@ -405,7 +412,11 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 				config.rpc_cors.as_ref(),
 				gen_handler(
 					deny_unsafe(&address, &config.rpc_methods),
-					sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(rpc_metrics.clone(), "http"),
+					sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(
+						rpc_metrics.clone(),
+						rpc_method_names.clone(),
+						"http",
+					),
 				)?,
 				config.rpc_max_payload,
 			)
@@ -419,9 +430,14 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 				config.rpc_cors.as_ref(),
 				gen_handler(
 					deny_unsafe(&address, &config.rpc_methods),
-					sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(rpc_metrics.clone(), "ws"),
+					sc_rpc_server::RpcMiddleware::new(
+						rpc_metrics.clone(),
+						rpc_method_names.clone(),
+						"ws",
+					),
 				)?,
 				config.rpc_max_payload,
+				server_metrics.clone(),
 			)
 			.map_err(Error::from)
 		})?
@@ -440,8 +456,9 @@ fn start_rpc_servers<
 >(
 	_: &Configuration,
 	_: H,
-	_: sc_rpc_server::RpcMetrics,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send>, error::Error> {
+	_: Option<sc_rpc_server::RpcMetrics>,
+	_: sc_rpc_server::ServerMetrics,
+) -> Result<Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send + Sync>, error::Error> {
 	Ok(Box::new(()))
 }