diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go b/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
index cf264c612cf..dc785ed992d 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func primaryBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	// Restore the older/first backup -- using the timestamp we saved -- on the original primary tablet (primary)
 	err = localCluster.VtctlclientProcess.ExecuteCommand("RestoreFromBackup", "--", "--backup_timestamp", firstBackupTimestamp, primary.Alias)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
-
+	verifyRestorePositionAndTimeStats(t, primary.VttabletProcess.GetVars())
 	// Re-init the shard -- making the original primary tablet (primary) primary again -- for subsequent tests
 	err = localCluster.VtctlclientProcess.InitShardPrimary(keyspaceName, shardName, cell, primary.TabletUID)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -1048,3 +1048,16 @@ func TestReplicaRestoreToPos(t *testing.T, restoreToPos mysql.Position, expectEr
 	}
 	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "output: %v", output)
 }
+
+func verifyRestorePositionAndTimeStats(t *testing.T, vars map[string]any) {
+	require.Contains(t, vars, "RestoredBackupTime")
+	backupTime := vars["RestoredBackupTime"].(string)
+	require.NotEqual(t, "", backupTime)
+
+	require.Contains(t, vars, "RestorePosition")
+	backupPosition := vars["RestorePosition"].(string)
+	require.NotEqual(t, "", backupPosition)
+	rp, err := mysql.DecodePosition(backupPosition)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, rp.IsZero())
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
index 2c6cb3b82dc..a784bfcc658 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/stats"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql"
@@ -52,8 +54,16 @@ var (
 	restoreFromBackupTsStr string
 	restoreConcurrency     = 4
 	waitForBackupInterval  time.Duration
+
+	statsRestoredBackupTime    *stats.String
+	statsRestoreBackupPosition *stats.String
 )
 
+func init() {
+	statsRestoredBackupTime = stats.NewString("RestoredBackupTime")
+	statsRestoreBackupPosition = stats.NewString("RestorePosition")
+}
+
 func registerRestoreFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.BoolVar(&restoreFromBackup, "restore_from_backup", restoreFromBackup, "(init restore parameter) will check BackupStorage for a recent backup at startup and start there")
 	fs.StringVar(&restoreFromBackupTsStr, "restore_from_backup_ts", restoreFromBackupTsStr, "(init restore parameter) if set, restore the latest backup taken at or before this timestamp. Example: '2021-04-29.133050'")
@@ -225,6 +235,11 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) restoreDataLocked(ctx context.Context, logger logutil.L
 	var backupManifest *mysqlctl.BackupManifest
 	for {
 		backupManifest, err = mysqlctl.Restore(ctx, params)
+		if backupManifest != nil {
+			statsRestoreBackupPosition.Set(mysql.EncodePosition(backupManifest.Position))
+			statsRestoredBackupTime.Set(backupManifest.BackupTime)
+		}
+
 		params.Logger.Infof("Restore: got a restore manifest: %v, err=%v, waitForBackupInterval=%v", backupManifest, err, waitForBackupInterval)
 		if waitForBackupInterval == 0 {
 			break