diff --git a/src/internal_events/mod.rs b/src/internal_events/mod.rs
index f44edb4857b2b..2a3207b489aff 100644
--- a/src/internal_events/mod.rs
+++ b/src/internal_events/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod lua;
 mod prometheus;
 mod regex;
 mod splunk_hec;
+mod stdin;
 mod syslog;
 mod tcp;
 mod udp;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ pub use self::lua::*;
 pub use self::prometheus::*;
 pub use self::regex::*;
 pub use self::splunk_hec::*;
+pub use self::stdin::*;
 pub use self::syslog::*;
 pub use self::tcp::*;
 pub use self::udp::*;
diff --git a/src/internal_events/stdin.rs b/src/internal_events/stdin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e0574e1f67706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal_events/stdin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use super::InternalEvent;
+use metrics::counter;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct StdinEventReceived {
+    pub byte_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl InternalEvent for StdinEventReceived {
+    fn emit_logs(&self) {
+        trace!(message = "received one event.", rate_limit_secs = 10);
+    }
+
+    fn emit_metrics(&self) {
+        counter!(
+            "events_processed", 1,
+            "component_kind" => "source",
+            "component_type" => "stdin",
+        );
+        counter!(
+            "bytes_processed", self.byte_size as u64,
+            "component_kind" => "source",
+            "component_type" => "stdin",
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct StdinReadFailed {
+    pub error: std::io::Error,
+}
+
+impl InternalEvent for StdinReadFailed {
+    fn emit_logs(&self) {
+        error!(message = "unable to read from source.", error = %self.error);
+    }
+
+    fn emit_metrics(&self) {
+        counter!(
+            "stdin_reads_failed", 1,
+            "component_kind" => "source",
+            "component_type" => "stdin",
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/sources/stdin.rs b/src/sources/stdin.rs
index 7f0fc78b58a63..cfc2dac2d936d 100644
--- a/src/sources/stdin.rs
+++ b/src/sources/stdin.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     event::{self, Event},
+    internal_events::{StdinEventReceived, StdinReadFailed},
     shutdown::ShutdownSignal,
     stream::StreamExt01,
     topology::config::{DataType, GlobalOptions, SourceConfig, SourceDescription},
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ where
 
                 for line in stdin.lines() {
                     match line {
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            error!(message = "Unable to read from source.", error = %e);
+                        Err(error) => {
+                            emit!(StdinReadFailed { error });
                             break;
                         }
                         Ok(line) => {
@@ -163,7 +164,12 @@ where
     Ok(Box::new(
         Compat::new(receiver)
             .take_until(shutdown)
-            .map(move |line| create_event(line, &host_key, &hostname))
+            .map(move |line| {
+                emit!(StdinEventReceived {
+                    byte_size: line.len(),
+                });
+                create_event(line, &host_key, &hostname)
+            })
             .map_err(|e| error!("error reading line: {:?}", e))
             .forward(
                 out.sink_map_err(|e| error!(message = "Unable to send event to out.", error = %e)),