diff --git a/cmd/contour/serve.go b/cmd/contour/serve.go
index fefeaeabf97..177c614c4ef 100644
--- a/cmd/contour/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/contour/serve.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ func doServe(log logrus.FieldLogger, ctx *serveContext) error {
 	registry := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 	registry.MustRegister(prometheus.NewProcessCollector(prometheus.ProcessCollectorOpts{}))
 	registry.MustRegister(prometheus.NewGoCollector())
+	registry.MustRegister(cgrpc.ServerMetrics)
 
 	// step 9. create metrics service and register with workgroup.
 	metricsvc := metrics.Service{
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 155784fa8dd..531f737522f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0
 	github.com/googleapis/gnostic v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign v0.0.0-20190601041439-ed7b1b5ee0f8
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.7 // indirect
 	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3d5acde9dd8..15b31ca0c33 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign v0.0.0-20190601041439-ed7b1b5ee0f8/go.mod h1:
 github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.1/go.mod h1:kBGZzfjB9CEq2AlWe17Uuf7NDRt0dE0s8S51q0aT7Yg=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.6.2/go.mod h1:1lud6UwP+6orDFRuTfBEV8e9/aOM/c4fVVCaMa2zaAs=
 github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20170728041850-787624de3eb7/go.mod h1:FecbI9+v66THATjSRHfNgh1IVFe/9kFxbXtjV0ctIMA=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0 h1:Ovs26xHkKqVztRpIrF/92BcuyuQ/YW4NSIpoGtfXNho=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:8NvIoxWQoOIhqOTXgfV/d3M/q6VIi02HzZEHgUlZvzk=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1 h1:0hERBMJE1eitiLkihrMvRVBYAkpHzc/J3QdDN+dAcgU=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
@@ -245,8 +247,6 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190328211700-ab21143f2384/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190524140312-2c0ae7006135/go.mod h1:RgjU9mgBXZiqYHBnxXauZ1Gv1EHHAz9KjViQ78xBX0Q=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190621195816-6e04913cbbac/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190719005602-e377ae9d6386/go.mod h1:jcCCGcm9btYwXyDqrUWc6MKQKKGJCWEQ3AfLSRIbEuI=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190918220241-b8f1ca6a929d h1:509WdJuGomQvj505oUgekhS5hb41+tboOY87t2t1Vko=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190918220241-b8f1ca6a929d/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190929041059-e7abfedfabcf h1:NvypsVlesF+lEDKVK5RNkww4fzArJXChZxNin79j05M=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190929041059-e7abfedfabcf/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/internal/grpc/server.go b/internal/grpc/server.go
index 21f7f0c5af8..36cfa39beb0 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/server.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/server.go
@@ -19,14 +19,20 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
+	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus"
+
 	v2 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/api/v2"
 	discovery "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/service/discovery/v2"
 	loadstats "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/service/load_stats/v2"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+var ServerMetrics = grpc_prometheus.NewServerMetrics()
+
 // NewAPI returns a *grpc.Server which responds to the Envoy v2 xDS gRPC API.
 func NewAPI(log logrus.FieldLogger, resources map[string]Resource, opts ...grpc.ServerOption) *grpc.Server {
+	opts = append(opts, grpc.StreamInterceptor(ServerMetrics.StreamServerInterceptor()),
+		grpc.UnaryInterceptor(ServerMetrics.UnaryServerInterceptor()))
 	g := grpc.NewServer(opts...)
 	s := &grpcServer{
 		xdsHandler{
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ func NewAPI(log logrus.FieldLogger, resources map[string]Resource, opts ...grpc.
 	v2.RegisterListenerDiscoveryServiceServer(g, s)
 	v2.RegisterRouteDiscoveryServiceServer(g, s)
 	discovery.RegisterSecretDiscoveryServiceServer(g, s)
+	ServerMetrics.InitializeMetrics(g)
 	return g
 }