diff --git a/crates/common/metrics/src/lib.rs b/crates/common/metrics/src/lib.rs
index 9e508bbd..83539a2e 100644
--- a/crates/common/metrics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/common/metrics/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pub mod timing;
 // Re-export prometheus types and macros we use
 pub use prometheus::{
     Encoder, Error as PrometheusError, Histogram, IntCounter, IntCounterVec, IntGauge, IntGaugeVec,
-    TextEncoder, gather, register_histogram, register_int_counter, register_int_counter_vec,
-    register_int_gauge, register_int_gauge_vec,
+    TextEncoder, core::Collector, gather, register_histogram, register_int_counter,
+    register_int_counter_vec, register_int_gauge, register_int_gauge_vec,
 };
 
 // Re-export commonly used items
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/metrics.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/metrics.rs
index d6d2c29b..19845258 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/metrics.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ static LEAN_CONNECTED_PEERS: LazyLock<IntGaugeVec> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     .unwrap()
 });
 
+static LEAN_GOSSIP_MESH_PEERS: LazyLock<IntGaugeVec> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    register_int_gauge_vec!(
+        "lean_gossip_mesh_peers",
+        "Number of peers in the gossipsub mesh",
+        &["client"]
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+});
+
 static LEAN_PEER_CONNECTION_EVENTS_TOTAL: LazyLock<IntCounterVec> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     register_int_counter_vec!(
         "lean_peer_connection_events_total",
@@ -168,3 +177,29 @@ pub fn notify_peer_disconnected(peer_id: &Option<PeerId>, direction: &str, reaso
     let name = resolve(peer_id);
     LEAN_CONNECTED_PEERS.with_label_values(&[name]).dec();
 }
+
+/// Refresh the gossipsub mesh peers gauge from the current mesh peer set.
+pub fn update_gossip_mesh_peers<'a>(peers: impl Iterator<Item = &'a PeerId>) {
+    let mut counts: HashMap<String, i64> = HashMap::new();
+    {
+        let registry = NODE_NAME_REGISTRY.read().unwrap();
+        for peer_id in peers {
+            let name = registry.get(peer_id).copied().unwrap_or("unknown");
+            *counts.entry(name.to_string()).or_default() += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    // Seed previously-published labels with 0 so departed clients fall to
+    // zero in the single set() pass below.
+    for family in LEAN_GOSSIP_MESH_PEERS.collect() {
+        for metric in family.get_metric() {
+            for label in metric.get_label() {
+                counts.entry(label.value().to_string()).or_insert(0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    for (name, count) in counts {
+        LEAN_GOSSIP_MESH_PEERS
+            .with_label_values(&[&name])
+            .set(count);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/swarm_adapter.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/swarm_adapter.rs
index 1def5406..79ee03e8 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/swarm_adapter.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/swarm_adapter.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use libp2p::{
     Multiaddr, PeerId, StreamProtocol,
     futures::StreamExt,
     request_response::{self, OutboundRequestId},
     swarm::SwarmEvent,
 };
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tokio::{sync::mpsc, time::MissedTickBehavior};
 use tracing::{error, warn};
 
-use crate::{Behaviour, BehaviourEvent, req_resp::Request, req_resp::Response};
+use crate::{Behaviour, BehaviourEvent, metrics, req_resp::Request, req_resp::Response};
+
+/// Interval between gossipsub mesh peer metric refreshes.
+const MESH_METRIC_REFRESH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
 pub enum SwarmCommand {
     Publish {
@@ -106,6 +111,8 @@ async fn swarm_loop(
     event_tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<SwarmEvent<BehaviourEvent>>,
     mut cmd_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<SwarmCommand>,
 ) {
+    let mut mesh_metric_tick = tokio::time::interval(MESH_METRIC_REFRESH_INTERVAL);
+    mesh_metric_tick.set_missed_tick_behavior(MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
             event = swarm.next() => {
@@ -116,6 +123,11 @@ async fn swarm_loop(
                 let Some(cmd) = cmd else { break };
                 execute_command(&mut swarm, cmd);
             }
+            _ = mesh_metric_tick.tick() => {
+                metrics::update_gossip_mesh_peers(
+                    swarm.behaviour().gossipsub.all_mesh_peers(),
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
     error!("Swarm adapter loop exited — P2P networking is no longer functional");