diff --git a/server/metrics/metrics.go b/server/metrics/metrics.go
index 5d6528c2d..effd210a7 100644
--- a/server/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/server/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	MetricsNamespace       = "msteams_connect"
+	MetricsSubsystemSystem = "system"
 	MetricsSubsystemApp    = "app"
 	MetricsSubsystemHTTP   = "http"
 	MetricsSubsystemAPI    = "api"
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ type InstanceInfo struct {
 type Metrics struct {
 	registry *prometheus.Registry
 
+	pluginStartTime prometheus.Gauge
+
 	apiTime *prometheus.HistogramVec
 
 	httpRequestsTotal prometheus.Counter
@@ -53,6 +56,16 @@ func NewMetrics(info InstanceInfo) *Metrics {
 		additionalLabels[MetricsCloudInstallationLabel] = info.InstallationID
 	}
 
+	m.pluginStartTime = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Namespace:   MetricsNamespace,
+		Subsystem:   MetricsSubsystemSystem,
+		Name:        "plugin_start_time",
+		Help:        "The time the plugin started.",
+		ConstLabels: additionalLabels,
+	})
+	m.pluginStartTime.SetToCurrentTime()
+	m.registry.MustRegister(m.pluginStartTime)
+
 	m.apiTime = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(
 		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 			Namespace:   MetricsNamespace,