diff --git a/lib/stripe/stripe_client.rb b/lib/stripe/stripe_client.rb
index 81a54b2e9..0fa2c7fd1 100644
--- a/lib/stripe/stripe_client.rb
+++ b/lib/stripe/stripe_client.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ def initialize(config_arg = {})
       @system_profiler = SystemProfiler.new
       @last_request_metrics = nil
 
+      # The following attribute is only used to log whether or not
+      # StripeClient#request has been called. To be removed in a
+      # future major version.
+      @usage = []
+
       @config = case config_arg
                 when Hash
                   Stripe.config.reverse_duplicate_merge(config_arg)
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@ def connection_manager
     #     charge, resp = client.request { Charge.create }
     #
     def request
+      @usage = ["stripe_client_request"]
       old_stripe_client = self.class.current_thread_context.active_client
       self.class.current_thread_context.active_client = self
 
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ def request
         res = yield
         [res, self.class.current_thread_context.last_responses[object_id]]
       ensure
+        @usage = []
         self.class.current_thread_context.active_client = old_stripe_client
         self.class.current_thread_context.last_responses.delete(object_id)
       end
@@ -583,7 +590,7 @@ def self.maybe_gc_connection_managers
         if config.enable_telemetry? && context.request_id
           request_duration_ms = (request_duration * 1000).to_i
           @last_request_metrics =
-            StripeRequestMetrics.new(context.request_id, request_duration_ms, usage: usage)
+            StripeRequestMetrics.new(context.request_id, request_duration_ms, usage: usage + @usage)
         end
 
       # We rescue all exceptions from a request so that we have an easy spot to
diff --git a/test/stripe/stripe_client_test.rb b/test/stripe/stripe_client_test.rb
index a33d1dd6b..5d9434bfa 100644
--- a/test/stripe/stripe_client_test.rb
+++ b/test/stripe/stripe_client_test.rb
@@ -1424,6 +1424,78 @@ class StripeClientTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert(!trace_payload["last_request_metrics"]["request_duration_ms"].nil?)
         assert(trace_payload["last_request_metrics"]["usage"].nil?)
       end
+
+      should "send metrics on #request" do
+        Stripe.enable_telemetry = true
+
+        trace_metrics_header = nil
+
+        stub_request(:get, "#{Stripe.api_base}/v1/charges")
+          .with do |req|
+          trace_metrics_header = req.headers["X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry"]
+          false
+        end.to_return(body: JSON.generate(object: "charge"))
+
+        client = StripeClient.new
+        client.request do
+          Charge.create
+          Charge.list
+        end
+
+        assert_not_nil(trace_metrics_header)
+        trace_payload = JSON.parse(trace_metrics_header)
+        assert_equal(["stripe_client_request"], trace_payload["last_request_metrics"]["usage"])
+      end
+
+      should "not send metrics outside of #request block" do
+        Stripe.enable_telemetry = true
+
+        trace_metrics_header = nil
+
+        stub_request(:get, "#{Stripe.api_base}/v1/charges")
+          .with do |req|
+          trace_metrics_header = req.headers["X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry"]
+          false
+        end.to_return(body: JSON.generate(object: "charge"))
+
+        client = StripeClient.new
+        client.request do
+          Charge.create
+          Charge.list
+        end
+
+        Charge.create
+        Charge.list
+
+        assert_not_nil(trace_metrics_header)
+        trace_payload = JSON.parse(trace_metrics_header)
+        assert_nil(trace_payload["last_request_metrics"]["usage"])
+      end
+
+      should "append stripe_client_request usage to existing usage" do
+        Stripe.enable_telemetry = true
+
+        trace_metrics_header = nil
+        stub_request(:get, "#{Stripe.api_base}/v1/charges")
+          .with do |req|
+          trace_metrics_header = req.headers["X-Stripe-Client-Telemetry"]
+          false
+        end.to_return(body: JSON.generate(object: "charge"))
+
+        client = StripeClient.new
+
+        client.request do
+          cus = Customer.new("cus_xyz")
+          cus.description = "hello"
+          cus.save
+          Charge.list
+        end
+
+        assert_not_nil(trace_metrics_header)
+        trace_payload = JSON.parse(trace_metrics_header)
+
+        assert(trace_payload["last_request_metrics"]["usage"] == %w[save stripe_client_request])
+      end
     end
 
     context "instrumentation" do