diff --git a/codeguru_profiler_agent/agent_metadata/agent_metadata.py b/codeguru_profiler_agent/agent_metadata/agent_metadata.py
index cb2533a..d63b8f8 100644
--- a/codeguru_profiler_agent/agent_metadata/agent_metadata.py
+++ b/codeguru_profiler_agent/agent_metadata/agent_metadata.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def fleet_info(self):
         return self._fleet_info
 
     def serialize_to_json(self, sample_weight, duration_ms, cpu_time_seconds,
-                          average_num_threads, overhead_ms, memory_usage_mb):
+                          average_num_threads, overhead_ms, memory_usage_mb, total_sample_count):
         """
         This needs to be compliant with agent profile schema.
         """
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def serialize_to_json(self, sample_weight, duration_ms, cpu_time_seconds,
                 "cpuTimeInSeconds": cpu_time_seconds,
                 "metrics": {
                     "numThreads": average_num_threads
-                }
+                },
+                "numTimesSampled": total_sample_count
             }
             if overhead_ms != 0:
                 self.json_rep["agentOverhead"]["timeInMs"] = overhead_ms
diff --git a/codeguru_profiler_agent/sdk_reporter/profile_encoder.py b/codeguru_profiler_agent/sdk_reporter/profile_encoder.py
index dcc82d7..37940d6 100644
--- a/codeguru_profiler_agent/sdk_reporter/profile_encoder.py
+++ b/codeguru_profiler_agent/sdk_reporter/profile_encoder.py
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ def _encode_agent_metadata(self):
                         cpu_time_seconds=self._profile.cpu_time_seconds,
                         average_num_threads=average_num_threads,
                         memory_usage_mb=self._convert_to_mb(self._profile.get_memory_usage_bytes()),
-                        overhead_ms=self._profile.overhead_ms
+                        overhead_ms=self._profile.overhead_ms,
+                        total_sample_count = self._profile.total_sample_count
             )
 
         def _convert_to_mb(self, bytes_to_convert):
diff --git a/test/unit/sdk_reporter/test_sdk_profile_encoder.py b/test/unit/sdk_reporter/test_sdk_profile_encoder.py
index 1607b0f..b1ef1af 100644
--- a/test/unit/sdk_reporter/test_sdk_profile_encoder.py
+++ b/test/unit/sdk_reporter/test_sdk_profile_encoder.py
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ def test_it_includes_the_overhead_ms_in_the_agent_metadata(self):
     def test_it_includes_the_memory_overhead_in_the_agent_metadata(self):
         assert (self.decoded_json_result()["agentMetadata"]["agentOverhead"]["memory_usage_mb"] > 0)
 
+    def test_it_includes_the_num_times_sampled_in_the_agent_metadata(self):
+        assert (self.decoded_json_result()["agentMetadata"]["numTimesSampled"] > 0)
+
     def test_it_handles_unicode_frames_correctly(self):
         self.profile.add(
             Sample(stacks=[[Frame("unicode_bottom"), Frame(u"😉"), Frame(u"🙃")]]))