diff --git a/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/flow_scheduler.go b/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/flow_scheduler.go
index 09e002b84e88..067a2886eb04 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/flow_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/flow_scheduler.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (fs *flowScheduler) ScheduleFlow(ctx context.Context, f *Flow) error {
 				return fs.runFlowNow(ctx, f)
 			}
 			log.VEventf(ctx, 1, "flow scheduler enqueuing flow %s to be run later", f.id)
+			fs.metrics.FlowsQueued.Inc(1)
 			fs.mu.queue.PushBack(&flowWithCtx{
 				ctx:         ctx,
 				flow:        f,
@@ -156,9 +157,12 @@ func (fs *flowScheduler) Start() {
 					if frElem := fs.mu.queue.Front(); frElem != nil {
 						n := frElem.Value.(*flowWithCtx)
 						fs.mu.queue.Remove(frElem)
+						wait := timeutil.Since(n.enqueueTime)
 						log.VEventf(
-							n.ctx, 1, "flow scheduler dequeued flow %s, spent %s in queue", n.flow.id, timeutil.Since(n.enqueueTime),
+							n.ctx, 1, "flow scheduler dequeued flow %s, spent %s in queue", n.flow.id, wait,
 						)
+						fs.metrics.FlowsQueued.Dec(1)
+						fs.metrics.QueueWaitHist.RecordValue(int64(wait))
 						// Note: we use the flow's context instead of the worker
 						// context, to ensure that logging etc is relative to the
 						// specific flow.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/metrics.go b/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/metrics.go
index 6c0ac34f743a..9763339c9ad6 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/distsqlrun/metrics.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type DistSQLMetrics struct {
 	QueriesTotal  *metric.Counter
 	FlowsActive   *metric.Gauge
 	FlowsTotal    *metric.Counter
+	FlowsQueued   *metric.Gauge
+	QueueWaitHist *metric.Histogram
 	MaxBytesHist  *metric.Histogram
 	CurBytesCount *metric.Gauge
 }
@@ -61,6 +63,18 @@ var (
 		Measurement: "Flows",
 		Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
 	}
+	metaFlowsQueued = metric.Metadata{
+		Name:        "sql.distsql.flows.queued",
+		Help:        "Number of distributed SQL flows currently queued",
+		Measurement: "Flows",
+		Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
+	}
+	metaQueueWaitHist = metric.Metadata{
+		Name:        "sql.distsql.flows.queue_wait",
+		Help:        "Duration of time flows spend waiting in the queue",
+		Measurement: "Nanoseconds",
+		Unit:        metric.Unit_NANOSECONDS,
+	}
 	metaMemMaxBytes = metric.Metadata{
 		Name:        "sql.mem.distsql.max",
 		Help:        "Memory usage per sql statement for distsql",
@@ -86,6 +100,8 @@ func MakeDistSQLMetrics(histogramWindow time.Duration) DistSQLMetrics {
 		QueriesTotal:  metric.NewCounter(metaQueriesTotal),
 		FlowsActive:   metric.NewGauge(metaFlowsActive),
 		FlowsTotal:    metric.NewCounter(metaFlowsTotal),
+		FlowsQueued:   metric.NewGauge(metaFlowsQueued),
+		QueueWaitHist: metric.NewLatency(metaQueueWaitHist, histogramWindow),
 		MaxBytesHist:  metric.NewHistogram(metaMemMaxBytes, histogramWindow, log10int64times1000, 3),
 		CurBytesCount: metric.NewGauge(metaMemCurBytes),
 	}