diff --git a/go/logic/migrator.go b/go/logic/migrator.go
index 5ed2e2d9a..5c51505e5 100644
--- a/go/logic/migrator.go
+++ b/go/logic/migrator.go
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ func (mgtr *Migrator) initiateInspector() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// emitProgressMetrics emits StatsD gauges from a progress snapshot.
+// emitProgressMetrics emits StatsD gauges
 func (mgtr *Migrator) emitProgressMetrics(snap migrationProgressSnapshot) {
 	metrics.EmitProgressGauges(
 		mgtr.migrationContext.Metrics,
@@ -1181,6 +1181,13 @@ func (mgtr *Migrator) emitProgressMetrics(snap migrationProgressSnapshot) {
 		snap.applyEventsBacklog,
 		snap.applyEventsCapacity,
 	)
+	isThrottled, _, _ := mgtr.migrationContext.IsThrottled()
+	metrics.EmitLagGauges(
+		mgtr.migrationContext.Metrics,
+		snap.replicationLagSeconds,
+		snap.heartbeatLagSeconds,
+		isThrottled,
+	)
 }
 
 // reportStatus samples progress, emits metrics, and optionally prints status output.
diff --git a/go/logic/migrator_test.go b/go/logic/migrator_test.go
index 31e161b5e..74b09a47c 100644
--- a/go/logic/migrator_test.go
+++ b/go/logic/migrator_test.go
@@ -410,11 +410,13 @@ func TestMigratorGetMigrationStateAndETA(t *testing.T) {
 type progressGaugeSpy struct {
 	names  []string
 	values []float64
+	tags   [][]string
 }
 
-func (s *progressGaugeSpy) Gauge(name string, value float64, _ ...string) {
+func (s *progressGaugeSpy) Gauge(name string, value float64, tags ...string) {
 	s.names = append(s.names, name)
 	s.values = append(s.values, value)
+	s.tags = append(s.tags, append([]string(nil), tags...))
 }
 
 func TestReportStatusEmitsProgressGaugesEveryTick(t *testing.T) {
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ func TestReportStatusEmitsProgressGaugesEveryTick(t *testing.T) {
 
 	migrator := NewMigrator(ctx, "test")
 	migrator.reportStatus(NoPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
-	require.Len(t, spy.names, 6)
+	require.Len(t, spy.names, 8)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{
 		"row_copy.rows_copied",
 		"row_copy.rows_estimate",
@@ -435,16 +437,18 @@ func TestReportStatusEmitsProgressGaugesEveryTick(t *testing.T) {
 		"binlog.backlog_size",
 		"binlog.backlog_capacity",
 		"binlog.backlog_utilization",
+		"lag.replication_seconds",
+		"lag.heartbeat_seconds",
 	}, spy.names)
-	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 42, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values)
+	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 42, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values[:6])
 	assert.InDelta(t, 20.0, ctx.GetProgressPct(), 0.01)
 
 	spy.names = nil
 	spy.values = nil
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&ctx.TotalDMLEventsApplied, 100)
 	migrator.reportStatus(NoPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
-	require.Len(t, spy.names, 6)
-	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 100, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values)
+	require.Len(t, spy.names, 8)
+	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 100, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values[:6])
 }
 
 func TestReportStatusEmitsBinlogBacklogGauges(t *testing.T) {
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ func TestReportStatusEmitsBinlogBacklogGauges(t *testing.T) {
 	migrator.reportStatus(NoPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
 
 	capacity := float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue))
-	require.Len(t, spy.names, 6)
+	require.Len(t, spy.names, 8)
 	assert.Equal(t, float64(2), spy.values[3])
 	assert.Equal(t, capacity, spy.values[4])
 	assert.InDelta(t, 2/capacity, spy.values[5], 1e-9)
@@ -480,7 +484,7 @@ func TestReportStatusEmitsGaugesWhenRowCopyComplete(t *testing.T) {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&migrator.rowCopyCompleteFlag, 1)
 	migrator.reportStatus(NoPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
 
-	require.Len(t, spy.names, 6)
+	require.Len(t, spy.names, 8)
 	assert.Equal(t, float64(5000), spy.values[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, float64(5000), spy.values[1], "rows_estimate tracks rows_copied when row copy is complete")
 }
@@ -500,8 +504,27 @@ func TestReportStatusEmitsGaugesWhenPrintSuppressed(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, migrator.shouldPrintStatus(HeuristicPrintStatusRule, snap.elapsedSeconds, etaDuration))
 
 	migrator.reportStatus(HeuristicPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
-	require.Len(t, spy.names, 6)
-	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 0, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values)
+	require.Len(t, spy.names, 8)
+	assert.Equal(t, []float64{1000, 5000, 0, 0, float64(cap(migrator.applyEventsQueue)), 0}, spy.values[:6])
+}
+
+func TestReportStatusEmitsLagGaugesWhenThrottled(t *testing.T) {
+	spy := &progressGaugeSpy{}
+	ctx := base.NewMigrationContext()
+	ctx.Metrics = spy
+	ctx.SetThrottled(true, "max-lag-millis", base.NoThrottleReasonHint)
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&ctx.CurrentLag, int64(5*time.Second))
+	ctx.SetLastHeartbeatOnChangelogTime(time.Now().Add(-4 * time.Second))
+
+	migrator := NewMigrator(ctx, "test")
+	migrator.reportStatus(NoPrintStatusRule, io.Discard)
+
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(spy.names), 8)
+	assert.Equal(t, "lag.replication_seconds", spy.names[6])
+	assert.Equal(t, "lag.heartbeat_seconds", spy.names[7])
+	require.Len(t, spy.tags[6], 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "throttled:true", spy.tags[6][0])
+	assert.Equal(t, "throttled:true", spy.tags[7][0])
 }
 
 func TestMigratorShouldPrintStatus(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go/metrics/client.go b/go/metrics/client.go
index ed6acc096..4600df8e9 100644
--- a/go/metrics/client.go
+++ b/go/metrics/client.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ type Client struct {
 	sd *statsd.Client
 }
 
+// MemStatsGaugeEmitter is implemented by *Client; used for tests without UDP.
+type MemStatsGaugeEmitter interface {
+	Gauge(name string, value float64, tags ...string)
+}
+
 // NewClient connects to addr for StatsD. If addr is empty, returns Noop and nil error.
 // namespace is typically "gh_ost." (metrics are named namespace + short name, e.g. gh_ost.startup).
 // tags are global tags applied to every metric (repeatable --statsd-tags).
diff --git a/go/metrics/go_runtime.go b/go/metrics/go_runtime.go
index 24ae2c6b5..021e987bf 100644
--- a/go/metrics/go_runtime.go
+++ b/go/metrics/go_runtime.go
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// MemStatsGaugeEmitter is implemented by *Client; used for tests without UDP.
-type MemStatsGaugeEmitter interface {
-	Gauge(name string, value float64, tags ...string)
-}
-
 // EmitGoRuntimeGauges emits gh_ost.go_runtime.* gauges (namespace is applied by the client).
 // m and numGoroutine are typically from runtime.ReadMemStats and runtime.NumGoroutine.
 func EmitGoRuntimeGauges(emit MemStatsGaugeEmitter, m *runtime.MemStats, numGoroutine int) {
diff --git a/go/metrics/go_runtime_test.go b/go/metrics/go_runtime_test.go
index 24811206b..0a8a5d7e2 100644
--- a/go/metrics/go_runtime_test.go
+++ b/go/metrics/go_runtime_test.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import (
 type gaugeSpy struct {
 	names  []string
 	values []float64
+	tags   [][]string
 }
 
-func (g *gaugeSpy) Gauge(name string, value float64, _ ...string) {
+func (g *gaugeSpy) Gauge(name string, value float64, tags ...string) {
 	g.names = append(g.names, name)
 	g.values = append(g.values, value)
+	g.tags = append(g.tags, append([]string(nil), tags...))
 }
 
 func TestEmitGoRuntimeGauges(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go/metrics/lag.go b/go/metrics/lag.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6dc6995a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/metrics/lag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2022 GitHub Inc.
+	 See https://github.com/github/gh-ost/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// EmitLagGauges emits replication and heartbeat lag gauges (namespace is applied by the client):
+// gh_ost.lag.replication_seconds, gh_ost.lag.heartbeat_seconds, each tagged throttled:true|false.
+//
+// These are point-in-time readings each status tick (not a distribution), so gauges are used
+// rather than histograms — DogStatsD histogram aggregation exposes count/max series that do not
+// match the log line lag values in Prometheus/Grafana.
+func EmitLagGauges(emit MemStatsGaugeEmitter, replicationLagSeconds, heartbeatLagSeconds float64, throttled bool) {
+	if emit == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	tags := []string{fmt.Sprintf("throttled:%t", throttled)}
+	emit.Gauge("lag.replication_seconds", replicationLagSeconds, tags...)
+	emit.Gauge("lag.heartbeat_seconds", heartbeatLagSeconds, tags...)
+}
diff --git a/go/metrics/lag_test.go b/go/metrics/lag_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c330344e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/metrics/lag_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2022 GitHub Inc.
+	 See https://github.com/github/gh-ost/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+package metrics
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestEmitLagGauges_notThrottled(t *testing.T) {
+	spy := &gaugeSpy{}
+	EmitLagGauges(spy, 2.5, 1.25, false)
+
+	wantNames := []string{"lag.replication_seconds", "lag.heartbeat_seconds"}
+	wantVals := []float64{2.5, 1.25}
+	wantTags := []string{"throttled:false"}
+
+	if len(spy.names) != len(wantNames) {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d gauges, want %d", len(spy.names), len(wantNames))
+	}
+	for i := range wantNames {
+		if spy.names[i] != wantNames[i] || spy.values[i] != wantVals[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] got %s=%v want %s=%v", i, spy.names[i], spy.values[i], wantNames[i], wantVals[i])
+		}
+		if len(spy.tags[i]) != 1 || spy.tags[i][0] != wantTags[0] {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] got tags %v want [%s]", i, spy.tags[i], wantTags[0])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitLagGauges_throttled(t *testing.T) {
+	spy := &gaugeSpy{}
+	EmitLagGauges(spy, 4.0, 3.0, true)
+
+	if len(spy.names) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d gauges, want 2", len(spy.names))
+	}
+	for i := range spy.names {
+		if len(spy.tags[i]) != 1 || spy.tags[i][0] != "throttled:true" {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] got tags %v want [throttled:true]", i, spy.tags[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEmitLagGauges_nilSafe(t *testing.T) {
+	EmitLagGauges(nil, 1, 2, false)
+}