diff --git a/core/comm/config.go b/core/comm/config.go
index 1340a078ddd..74098a01f61 100644
--- a/core/comm/config.go
+++ b/core/comm/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/metrics"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/flogging"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	UnaryInterceptors []grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor
 	// Logger specifies the logger the server will use
 	Logger *flogging.FabricLogger
+	// Metrics specifies the different metrics that are tracked for the server
+	Metrics *Metrics
 }
 
 // ClientConfig defines the parameters for configuring a GRPCClient instance
@@ -117,6 +120,13 @@ type KeepaliveOptions struct {
 	ServerMinInterval time.Duration
 }
 
+type Metrics struct {
+	// OpenConnCounter keeps track of number of open connections
+	OpenConnCounter metrics.Counter
+	// ClosedConnCounter keeps track of number connections closed
+	ClosedConnCounter metrics.Counter
+}
+
 // ServerKeepaliveOptions returns gRPC keepalive options for server.  If
 // opts is nil, the default keepalive options are returned
 func ServerKeepaliveOptions(ka *KeepaliveOptions) []grpc.ServerOption {
diff --git a/core/comm/server.go b/core/comm/server.go
index 679193ae46a..b8c8f0d3634 100644
--- a/core/comm/server.go
+++ b/core/comm/server.go
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ func NewGRPCServerFromListener(listener net.Listener, serverConfig ServerConfig)
 		)
 	}
 
+	if serverConfig.Metrics != nil {
+		sh := &ServerStatsHandler{
+			OpenConnCounter:   serverConfig.Metrics.OpenConnCounter,
+			ClosedConnCounter: serverConfig.Metrics.ClosedConnCounter,
+		}
+		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, grpc.StatsHandler(sh))
+	}
+
 	grpcServer.server = grpc.NewServer(serverOpts...)
 
 	return grpcServer, nil
diff --git a/core/comm/serverstatshandler.go b/core/comm/serverstatshandler.go
index 10ccf7be4f1..6318853674a 100644
--- a/core/comm/serverstatshandler.go
+++ b/core/comm/serverstatshandler.go
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ func (h *ServerStatsHandler) TagRPC(ctx context.Context, info *stats.RPCTagInfo)
 	return ctx
 }
 
-func (h *ServerStatsHandler) HandleRPC(ctx context.Context, s stats.RPCStats) {
-	switch s.(type) {
-	case *stats.Begin:
-		h.OpenConnCounter.Add(1)
-	case *stats.End:
-		h.ClosedConnCounter.Add(1)
-	}
-}
+func (h *ServerStatsHandler) HandleRPC(ctx context.Context, s stats.RPCStats) {}
 
 func (h *ServerStatsHandler) TagConn(ctx context.Context, info *stats.ConnTagInfo) context.Context {
 	return ctx
 }
 
-func (h *ServerStatsHandler) HandleConn(ctx context.Context, s stats.ConnStats) {}
+func (h *ServerStatsHandler) HandleConn(ctx context.Context, s stats.ConnStats) {
+	switch s.(type) {
+	case *stats.ConnBegin:
+		h.OpenConnCounter.Add(1)
+	case *stats.ConnEnd:
+		h.ClosedConnCounter.Add(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/comm/serverstatshandler_test.go b/core/comm/serverstatshandler_test.go
index d88922ecc51..3c9ae8cf681 100644
--- a/core/comm/serverstatshandler_test.go
+++ b/core/comm/serverstatshandler_test.go
@@ -8,15 +8,22 @@ package comm_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/metrics/metricsfakes"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/comm"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	testpb "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/comm/testdata/grpc"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/stats"
 )
 
 func TestConnectionCounters(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	gt := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+
 	openConn := &metricsfakes.Counter{}
 	closedConn := &metricsfakes.Counter{}
 	sh := &comm.ServerStatsHandler{
@@ -25,13 +32,68 @@ func TestConnectionCounters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
-		sh.HandleRPC(context.Background(), &stats.Begin{})
+		sh.HandleConn(context.Background(), &stats.ConnBegin{})
+		gt.Expect(openConn.AddCallCount()).To(Equal(i))
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 10, openConn.AddCallCount())
 
 	for i := 1; i <= 5; i++ {
-		sh.HandleRPC(context.Background(), &stats.End{})
+		sh.HandleConn(context.Background(), &stats.ConnEnd{})
+		gt.Expect(closedConn.AddCallCount()).To(Equal(i))
 	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 5, closedConn.AddCallCount())
+}
+
+func TestConnMetricsGRPCServer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	gt := NewGomegaWithT(t)
+
+	openConn := &metricsfakes.Counter{}
+	closedConn := &metricsfakes.Counter{}
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	gt.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	srv, err := comm.NewGRPCServerFromListener(
+		listener,
+		comm.ServerConfig{
+			SecOpts: &comm.SecureOptions{UseTLS: false},
+			Metrics: &comm.Metrics{
+				OpenConnCounter:   openConn,
+				ClosedConnCounter: closedConn,
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	gt.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	// register the GRPC test server
+	testpb.RegisterEmptyServiceServer(srv.Server(), &emptyServiceServer{})
 
+	// start the server
+	go srv.Start()
+	defer srv.Stop()
+
+	// test grpc connection counts
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	gt.Expect(openConn.AddCallCount()).To(Equal(0))
+	gt.Expect(closedConn.AddCallCount()).To(Equal(0))
+
+	//create GRPC client conn
+	var clientConns []*grpc.ClientConn
+	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
+		clientConn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, listener.Addr().String(), grpc.WithInsecure())
+		gt.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		clientConns = append(clientConns, clientConn)
+
+		//invoke service
+		client := testpb.NewEmptyServiceClient(clientConn)
+		_, err = client.EmptyCall(context.Background(), &testpb.Empty{})
+		gt.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		gt.Expect(openConn.AddCallCount()).To(Equal(i))
+	}
+
+	for i, conn := range clientConns {
+		gt.Expect(closedConn.AddCallCount()).Should(Equal(i))
+		conn.Close()
+		gt.Eventually(closedConn.AddCallCount, time.Second).Should(Equal(i + 1))
+	}
 }