diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 863726cf47..dc4dc52c33 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	commitTxsTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("worker/committxs", nil)
+	commitTxsTimer     = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("worker/committxs", nil)
+	commitBlockTimer   = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("worker/commitblock", nil)
+	finalizeBlockTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredTimer("worker/finalizeblock", nil)
 )
 
 // environment is the worker's current environment and holds all of the current state information.
@@ -635,19 +637,22 @@ func (w *worker) resultLoop() {
 				}
 				logs = append(logs, receipt.Logs...)
 			}
+
+			// Broadcast the block and announce chain insertion event
+			w.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{Block: block})
+
 			// Commit block and state to database.
 			task.state.SetExpectedStateRoot(block.Root())
+			start := time.Now()
 			_, err := w.chain.WriteBlockWithState(block, receipts, logs, task.state, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Failed writing block to chain", "err", err)
 				continue
 			}
+			commitBlockTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 			log.Info("Successfully sealed new block", "number", block.Number(), "sealhash", sealhash, "hash", hash,
 				"elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(task.createdAt)))
 
-			// Broadcast the block and announce chain insertion event
-			w.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{Block: block})
-
 			// Insert the block into the set of pending ones to resultLoop for confirmations
 			w.unconfirmed.Insert(block.NumberU64(), block.Hash())
 
@@ -1017,10 +1022,12 @@ func (w *worker) commit(uncles []*types.Header, interval func(), update bool, st
 
 	s.CorrectAccountsRoot(w.chain.CurrentBlock().Root())
 
+	finalizeStart := time.Now()
 	block, receipts, err := w.engine.FinalizeAndAssemble(w.chain, types.CopyHeader(w.current.header), s, w.current.txs, uncles, w.current.receipts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	finalizeBlockTimer.UpdateSince(finalizeStart)
 	if w.isRunning() {
 		if interval != nil {
 			interval()