diff --git a/packages/build/src/core/report_metrics.ts b/packages/build/src/core/report_metrics.ts
index 63a8c592c4..89135fb23b 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/core/report_metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/core/report_metrics.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { closeClient, formatTags, InputStatsDOptions, startClient, validateStatsDOptions } from '../report/statsd.js'
 
 export type Metric = {
-  type: 'increment'
+  type: 'increment' | 'timing'
   name: string
   value: number
   tags: Record<string, string | string[]>
diff --git a/packages/build/src/plugins_core/edge_functions/index.ts b/packages/build/src/plugins_core/edge_functions/index.ts
index b6ff4e9331..e5dd15075e 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/plugins_core/edge_functions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/plugins_core/edge_functions/index.ts
@@ -165,10 +165,23 @@ const getMetrics = (manifest): Metric[] => {
 
   const numUserEfs = totalEfs.length - numGenEfs
 
-  return [
+  const metrics: Metric[] = [
     { type: 'increment', name: 'buildbot.build.functions', value: numGenEfs, tags: { type: 'edge:generated' } },
     { type: 'increment', name: 'buildbot.build.functions', value: numUserEfs, tags: { type: 'edge:user' } },
   ]
+
+  const tarballDurationMs = manifest.bundling_timing?.tarball_ms
+
+  if (typeof tarballDurationMs === 'number') {
+    metrics.push({
+      type: 'timing',
+      name: 'buildbot.build.edge_functions.bundling_ms',
+      value: tarballDurationMs,
+      tags: { format: 'tarball' },
+    })
+  }
+
+  return metrics
 }
 // We run this core step if at least one of the functions directories (the
 // one configured by the user or the internal one) exists. We use a dynamic
diff --git a/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.test.ts b/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.test.ts
index 3df83ac861..b354cb333b 100644
--- a/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.test.ts
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ describe.skipIf(lt(denoVersion, '2.4.3'))(
       const manifestFile = await readFile(resolve(distPath, 'manifest.json'), 'utf8')
       const manifest = JSON.parse(manifestFile)
 
+      expect(manifest.bundling_timing).toEqual({ tarball_ms: expect.any(Number) })
+
       const tarballPath = join(distPath, manifest.bundles[0].asset)
       const tarballResult = await runTarball(tarballPath)
       expect(tarballResult).toStrictEqual(expectedOutput)
@@ -879,6 +881,7 @@ describe.skipIf(lt(denoVersion, '2.4.3'))(
         const manifestFile = await readFile(resolve(distPath, 'manifest.json'), 'utf8')
         const manifest = JSON.parse(manifestFile)
 
+        expect(manifest.bundling_timing).toEqual({ tarball_ms: expect.any(Number) })
         expect(manifest.bundles.length).toBe(1)
         expect(manifest.bundles[0].format).toBe('eszip2')
 
diff --git a/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.ts b/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.ts
index 804fd182ba..9eb7430707 100644
--- a/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.ts
+++ b/packages/edge-bundler/node/bundler.ts
@@ -128,19 +128,28 @@ export const bundle = async (
   }
 
   const bundles: Bundle[] = []
+  let tarballBundleDurationMs: number | undefined
 
   if (featureFlags.edge_bundler_generate_tarball || featureFlags.edge_bundler_dry_run_generate_tarball) {
-    const tarballPromise = bundleTarball({
-      basePath,
-      buildID,
-      debug,
-      deno,
-      distDirectory,
-      functions,
-      featureFlags,
-      importMap: importMap.clone(),
-      vendorDirectory: vendor?.directory,
-    })
+    const tarballPromise = (async () => {
+      const start = Date.now()
+
+      try {
+        return await bundleTarball({
+          basePath,
+          buildID,
+          debug,
+          deno,
+          distDirectory,
+          functions,
+          featureFlags,
+          importMap: importMap.clone(),
+          vendorDirectory: vendor?.directory,
+        })
+      } finally {
+        tarballBundleDurationMs = Date.now() - start
+      }
+    })()
 
     if (featureFlags.edge_bundler_dry_run_generate_tarball) {
       try {
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ export const bundle = async (
     internalFunctionConfig,
     importMap: importMapSpecifier,
     layers: deployConfig.layers,
+    bundlingTiming: tarballBundleDurationMs === undefined ? undefined : { tarball_ms: tarballBundleDurationMs },
   })
 
   await vendor?.cleanup()
diff --git a/packages/edge-bundler/node/manifest.ts b/packages/edge-bundler/node/manifest.ts
index 09039b963a..241cc33fa0 100644
--- a/packages/edge-bundler/node/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/edge-bundler/node/manifest.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ export interface EdgeFunctionConfig {
   traffic_rules?: TrafficRules
 }
 
+interface BundlingTiming {
+  tarball_ms?: number
+}
+
 interface Manifest {
   bundler_version: string
   bundles: { asset: string; format: string }[]
+  bundling_timing?: BundlingTiming
   import_map?: string
   layers: { name: string; flag: string }[]
   routes: Route[]
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ interface GenerateManifestOptions {
   internalFunctionConfig?: Record<string, FunctionConfig>
   layers?: Layer[]
   userFunctionConfig?: Record<string, FunctionConfig>
+  bundlingTiming?: BundlingTiming
 }
 
 const removeEmptyConfigValues = (functionConfig: EdgeFunctionConfig) =>
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ const generateManifest = ({
   internalFunctionConfig = {},
   importMap,
   layers = [],
+  bundlingTiming,
 }: GenerateManifestOptions) => {
   const preCacheRoutes: Route[] = []
   const postCacheRoutes: Route[] = []
@@ -259,6 +266,9 @@ const generateManifest = ({
     layers,
     import_map: importMap,
     function_config: sanitizeEdgeFunctionConfig(manifestFunctionConfig),
+    ...(bundlingTiming && Object.values(bundlingTiming).some((value) => value !== undefined)
+      ? { bundling_timing: bundlingTiming }
+      : {}),
   }
   const unroutedFunctions = functions.filter(({ name }) => !routedFunctions.has(name)).map(({ name }) => name)
 
diff --git a/packages/edge-bundler/node/validation/manifest/schema.ts b/packages/edge-bundler/node/validation/manifest/schema.ts
index 9ed1a60d4e..19310d6712 100644
--- a/packages/edge-bundler/node/validation/manifest/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/edge-bundler/node/validation/manifest/schema.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ const excludedPatternsSchema = {
   },
 }
 
+const bundlingTimingSchema = {
+  type: 'object',
+  properties: {
+    tarball_ms: { type: 'number', minimum: 0 },
+  },
+  additionalProperties: false,
+}
+
 const headersSchema = {
   type: 'object',
   patternProperties: {
@@ -112,6 +120,7 @@ const edgeManifestSchema = {
     },
     import_map: { type: 'string' },
     bundler_version: { type: 'string' },
+    bundling_timing: bundlingTimingSchema,
     function_config: { type: 'object', additionalProperties: functionConfigSchema },
   },
   additionalProperties: false,