diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
index a3c470acedf..85a509a11b2 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_constants.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class IAST(object):
     """Specific constants for IAST"""
 
     ENV = "DD_IAST_ENABLED"
+    ENV_DEBUG = "_DD_IAST_DEBUG"
+    TELEMETRY_REPORT_LVL = "DD_IAST_TELEMETRY_VERBOSITY"
     JSON = "_dd.iast.json"
     ENABLED = "_dd.iast.enabled"
     CONTEXT_KEY = "_iast_data"
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_metrics.py b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca172b0a423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import os
+
+from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
+from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
+from ddtrace.internal.telemetry import telemetry_metrics_writer
+from ddtrace.internal.telemetry.constants import TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST
+
+
+log = get_logger(__name__)
+
+TELEMETRY_OFF_NAME = "OFF"
+TELEMETRY_DEBUG_NAME = "DEBUG"
+TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_NAME = "MANDATORY"
+TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_NAME = "INFORMATION"
+
+TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY = 10
+TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY = 20
+TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY = 30
+TELEMETRY_OFF_VERBOSITY = 40
+
+METRICS_REPORT_LVLS = (
+    (TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG_NAME),
+    (TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY, TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_NAME),
+    (TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY, TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_NAME),
+    (TELEMETRY_OFF_VERBOSITY, TELEMETRY_OFF_NAME),
+)
+
+
+def get_iast_metrics_report_lvl(*args, **kwargs):
+    report_lvl_name = os.environ.get(IAST.TELEMETRY_REPORT_LVL, TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_NAME).upper()
+    report_lvl = 3
+    for lvl, lvl_name in METRICS_REPORT_LVLS:
+        if report_lvl_name == lvl_name:
+            return lvl
+    return report_lvl
+
+
+def metric_verbosity(lvl):
+    def wrapper(f):
+        if lvl >= get_iast_metrics_report_lvl():
+            try:
+                return f
+            except Exception:
+                log.warning("Error reporting IAST metrics", exc_info=True)
+        return lambda: None  # noqa: E731
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_instrumented_source(source_type):
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(
+        TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "instrumented.source", 1, (("source_type", source_type),)
+    )
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_instrumented_propagation():
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "instrumented.propagation", 1)
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_instrumented_sink(vulnerability_type):
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(
+        TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "instrumented.sink", 1, (("vulnerability_type", vulnerability_type),)
+    )
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_executed_source(source_type):
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(
+        TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "executed.source", 1, (("source_type", source_type),)
+    )
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_executed_sink(vulnerability_type):
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(
+        TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "executed.sink", 1, (("vulnerability_type", vulnerability_type),)
+    )
+
+
+@metric_verbosity(TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY)
+def _set_metric_iast_request_tainted():
+    telemetry_metrics_writer.add_count_metric(TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST, "request.tainted", 1)
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
index f52e2fcc1bc..b88d76f37bb 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/_taint_tracking/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast import oce
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import _set_metric_iast_executed_source
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast._taint_dict import get_taint_dict
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast._taint_tracking._native import new_pyobject_id
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast._taint_tracking._native import setup  # noqa: F401
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def taint_pyobject(pyobject, input_info):  # type: (Any, Input_info) -> Any
     pyobject = new_pyobject_id(pyobject, len_pyobject)
     taint_dict = get_taint_dict()
     taint_dict[id(pyobject)] = ((input_info, 0, len_pyobject),)
+    _set_metric_iast_executed_source(input_info.origin)
     return pyobject
 
 
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/constants.py b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/constants.py
index 57b4dcf5180..e3880227ca9 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/constants.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/constants.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 RC4_DEF = "rc4"
 IDEA_DEF = "idea"
 
+DD_IAST_TELEMETRY_VERBOSITY = "DD_IAST_TELEMETRY_VERBOSITY"
+
 DEFAULT_WEAK_HASH_ALGORITHMS = {MD5_DEF, SHA1_DEF}
 
 DEFAULT_WEAK_CIPHER_ALGORITHMS = {DES_DEF, BLOWFISH_DEF, RC2_DEF, RC4_DEF, IDEA_DEF}
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/taint_sinks/_base.py b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/taint_sinks/_base.py
index 84c886949f1..d1495046ba9 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/iast/taint_sinks/_base.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/iast/taint_sinks/_base.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from ddtrace import tracer
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import IAST
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast import oce
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import _set_metric_iast_executed_sink
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast._overhead_control_engine import Operation
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast.reporter import Evidence
 from ddtrace.appsec.iast.reporter import IastSpanReporter
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ def report(cls, evidence_value="", sources=None):
                     evidence = ""
 
                 if cls.is_not_reported(file_name, line_number):
+
+                    _set_metric_iast_executed_sink(cls.vulnerability_type)
+
                     report = _context.get_item(IAST.CONTEXT_KEY, span=span)
                     if report:
                         report.vulnerabilities.add(
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/constants.py b/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/constants.py
index 9f800a42190..e1c03f6e7be 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/constants.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/telemetry/constants.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_TRACER = "tracers"
 TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_APPSEC = "appsec"
+TELEMETRY_NAMESPACE_TAG_IAST = "iast"
 
 TELEMETRY_TYPE_GENERATE_METRICS = "generate-metrics"
 TELEMETRY_TYPE_DISTRIBUTION = "distributions"
diff --git a/tests/appsec/iast/test_telemety.py b/tests/appsec/iast/test_telemety.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9690364969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/appsec/iast/test_telemety.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import pytest
+
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY
+from ddtrace.appsec.iast._metrics import metric_verbosity
+from tests.utils import override_env
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "lvl, env_lvl, expected_result",
+    [
+        (TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY, "OFF", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY, "OFF", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY, "OFF", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY, "DEBUG", 1),
+        (TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY, "DEBUG", 1),
+        (TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY, "DEBUG", 1),
+        (TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY, "INFORMATION", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY, "INFORMATION", 1),
+        (TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY, "INFORMATION", 1),
+        (TELEMETRY_DEBUG_VERBOSITY, "MANDATORY", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_INFORMATION_VERBOSITY, "MANDATORY", None),
+        (TELEMETRY_MANDATORY_VERBOSITY, "MANDATORY", 1),
+    ],
+)
+def test_metric_verbosity(lvl, env_lvl, expected_result):
+    with override_env(dict(DD_IAST_TELEMETRY_VERBOSITY=env_lvl)):
+        assert metric_verbosity(lvl)(lambda: 1)() == expected_result