diff --git a/docs/tracking-plan.md b/docs/tracking-plan.md
index d4f4a179a28..5e401b22cad 100644
--- a/docs/tracking-plan.md
+++ b/docs/tracking-plan.md
@@ -854,6 +854,10 @@ This event is fired when user successfully connects to a new server/cluster.
   - The OS family of the connected server.
 - **topology_type** (required): `string`
   - The type of connected topology.
+- **num_active_connections** (required): `number`
+  - The number of active connections.
+- **num_inactive_connections** (required): `number`
+  - The number of inactive connections.
 - **auth_type** (optional): `string | undefined`
   - Desktop only. The authentication type used in the connection.
 - **tunnel** (optional): `string | undefined`
diff --git a/packages/compass-telemetry/src/telemetry-events.ts b/packages/compass-telemetry/src/telemetry-events.ts
index 0355d5f2b97..3d1ec55d500 100644
--- a/packages/compass-telemetry/src/telemetry-events.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-telemetry/src/telemetry-events.ts
@@ -790,6 +790,16 @@ type NewConnectionEvent = ConnectionScoped<{
      * The type of connected topology.
      */
     topology_type: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of active connections.
+     */
+    num_active_connections: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of inactive connections.
+     */
+    num_inactive_connections: number;
   } & ExtraConnectionData;
 }>;