diff --git a/.gx/lastpubver b/.gx/lastpubver
index 60d2e71..e69bca5 100644
--- a/.gx/lastpubver
+++ b/.gx/lastpubver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.18: QmXyteEWrYHVJFEA8oX9cSfRp6PJ2kiVsmsFqPMi9ue1Ek
+1.0.21: QmTZDiQmRnCqHQKfr7mcHu8w7YBqmmi2dGXfexrtLiYXxh
diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e886ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gxed/opencensus-go/stats"
+	"github.com/gxed/opencensus-go/stats/view"
+	"github.com/gxed/opencensus-go/tag"
+)
+
+var (
+	// taken from ocgrpc (https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go/blob/master/plugin/ocgrpc/stats_common.go)
+	latencyDistribution = view.Distribution(0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 65, 80, 100, 130, 160, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 650, 800, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 50000, 100000)
+
+	bytesDistribution = view.Distribution(0, 24, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 16384, 65536, 262144, 1048576)
+)
+
+// opencensus keys, equivalent to prometheus tags
+var (
+	// ServiceKey is a metrics tag for which RPC service was hit.
+	ServiceKey = makeKey("service")
+	// MethodKey is a metrics tag for which RPC method was hit.
+	MethodKey = makeKey("method")
+)
+
+// opencensus metrics
+var (
+	// RequestCountMetric is the number times a RPC request has been made.
+	RequestCountMetric = stats.Int64("libp2p_gorpc/request_count", "Number of requests", stats.UnitDimensionless)
+	// RequestLatencyMetric is how long a RPC request took to complete.
+	RequestLatencyMetric = stats.Float64("libp2p_gorpc/request_latency", "Latency of RPC request", stats.UnitMilliseconds)
+)
+
+// opencensus views, which is just the aggregation of the metrics
+var (
+	RequestCountView = &view.View{
+		Measure:     RequestCountMetric,
+		TagKeys:     []tag.Key{ServiceKey, MethodKey},
+		Aggregation: view.Sum(),
+	}
+
+	RequestLatencyView = &view.View{
+		Name:        "libp2p_gorpc/request_latency",
+		Measure:     RequestLatencyMetric,
+		TagKeys:     []tag.Key{ServiceKey, MethodKey},
+		Aggregation: latencyDistribution,
+	}
+
+	DefaultViews = []*view.View{
+		RequestCountView,
+		RequestLatencyView,
+	}
+)
+
+func makeKey(name string) tag.Key {
+	key, err := tag.NewKey(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return key
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85c724f..634cc69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
       "hash": "QmewJ1Zp9Hwz5HcMd7JYjhLXwvEHTL2UBCCz3oLt1E2N5z",
       "name": "go-multicodec",
       "version": "0.1.6"
+    },
+    {
+      "author": "lanzafame",
+      "hash": "QmXVi4YVf4Bn8Smics8FoE3BRAUJCSu7my3PvFx2iCqg6p",
+      "name": "opencensus-go",
+      "version": "0.0.4"
     }
   ],
   "gxVersion": "0.10.0",
@@ -25,6 +31,6 @@
   "license": "MIT/BSD",
   "name": "go-libp2p-gorpc",
   "releaseCmd": "git commit -a -m \"gx publish $VERSION\"",
-  "version": "1.0.18"
+  "version": "1.0.21"
 }
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index cf1e2f8..371a1d6 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ import (
 	inet "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-net"
 	peer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peer"
 	protocol "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-protocol"
+
+	"github.com/gxed/opencensus-go/stats"
+	"github.com/gxed/opencensus-go/tag"
 )
 
 var logger = logging.Logger("p2p-gorpc")
@@ -162,6 +166,20 @@ func (server *Server) handle(s *streamWrap) error {
 		return newServerError(err)
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	ctx, err = tag.New(
+		ctx,
+		tag.Upsert(ServiceKey, svcID.Name),
+		tag.Upsert(MethodKey, svcID.Method),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctxv := reflect.ValueOf(ctx)
+
 	// Decode the argument value.
 	argIsValue := false // if true, need to indirect before calling.
 	if mtype.ArgType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
@@ -180,11 +198,6 @@ func (server *Server) handle(s *streamWrap) error {
 
 	replyv = reflect.New(mtype.ReplyType.Elem())
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	ctxv := reflect.ValueOf(ctx)
-
 	// This is a connection watchdog. We do not
 	// need to read from this stream anymore.
 	// However we'd like to know if the other side is closed
@@ -201,13 +214,16 @@ func (server *Server) handle(s *streamWrap) error {
 	}()
 
 	// Call service and respond
-	return service.svcCall(s, mtype, svcID, ctxv, argv, replyv)
+	return service.svcCall(ctx, s, mtype, svcID, ctxv, argv, replyv)
 }
 
 // svcCall calls the actual method associated
-func (s *service) svcCall(sWrap *streamWrap, mtype *methodType, svcID ServiceID, ctxv, argv, replyv reflect.Value) error {
+func (s *service) svcCall(ctx context.Context, sWrap *streamWrap, mtype *methodType, svcID ServiceID, ctxv, argv, replyv reflect.Value) error {
 	function := mtype.method.Func
 
+	startT := time.Now()
+	stats.Record(ctx, RequestCountMetric.M(1))
+
 	// Invoke the method, providing a new value for the reply.
 	returnValues := function.Call([]reflect.Value{s.rcvr, ctxv, argv, replyv})
 	// The return value for the method is an error.
@@ -216,6 +232,8 @@ func (s *service) svcCall(sWrap *streamWrap, mtype *methodType, svcID ServiceID,
 	if errInter != nil {
 		errmsg = errInter.(error).Error()
 	}
+
+	stats.Record(ctx, RequestLatencyMetric.M(float64(time.Since(startT))/float64(time.Millisecond))) // TODO(ajl): latency doesn't include response part atm
 	resp := &Response{svcID, errmsg, nonRPCErr}
 
 	return sendResponse(sWrap, resp, replyv.Interface())
@@ -253,6 +271,11 @@ func (server *Server) Call(call *Call) error {
 
 	// Use the context value from the call directly
 	ctxv := reflect.ValueOf(call.ctx)
+	ctx, err := tag.New(
+		call.ctx,
+		tag.Upsert(ServiceKey, call.SvcID.Name),
+		tag.Upsert(MethodKey, call.SvcID.Method),
+	)
 
 	// Decode the argument value.
 	argIsValue := false // if true, need to indirect before calling.
@@ -288,6 +311,10 @@ func (server *Server) Call(call *Call) error {
 
 	// Call service and respond
 	function := mtype.method.Func
+
+	startT := time.Now()
+	stats.Record(ctx, RequestCountMetric.M(1))
+
 	// Invoke the method, providing a new value for the reply.
 	returnValues := function.Call(
 		[]reflect.Value{
@@ -306,6 +333,7 @@ func (server *Server) Call(call *Call) error {
 	if errInter != nil {
 		return errInter.(error)
 	}
+	stats.Record(ctx, RequestLatencyMetric.M(float64(time.Since(startT))/float64(time.Millisecond))) // TODO(ajl): latency doesn't include response part atm
 	return nil
 }