diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go b/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
index 54c80749039..9767d6f6d4f 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/backup/vtctlbackup/backup_utils.go
@@ -1233,11 +1233,27 @@ func verifyTabletBackupStats(t *testing.T, vars map[string]any) {
 	if backupstorage.BackupStorageImplementation == "file" {
 		require.Contains(t, bd, "BackupStorage.File.File:Write")
 	}
+
+}
+
+func verifyRestorePositionAndTimeStats(t *testing.T, vars map[string]any) {
+	backupPosition := vars["RestorePosition"].(string)
+	backupTime := vars["RestoredBackupTime"].(string)
+	require.Contains(t, vars, "RestoredBackupTime")
+	require.Contains(t, vars, "RestorePosition")
+	require.NotEqual(t, "", backupPosition)
+	require.NotEqual(t, "", backupTime)
+	rp, err := mysql.DecodePosition(backupPosition)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, rp.IsZero())
 }
 
 func verifyTabletRestoreStats(t *testing.T, vars map[string]any) {
 	// Currently only the builtin backup engine instruments bytes-processed
 	// counts.
+
+	verifyRestorePositionAndTimeStats(t, vars)
+
 	if !useXtrabackup {
 		require.Contains(t, vars, "RestoreBytes")
 		bb := vars["RestoreBytes"].(map[string]any)
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
index c75de958328..833e19e9917 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/restore.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/stats"
+
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/dbconfigs"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/hook"
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ var (
 	restoreFromBackupTsStr string
 	restoreConcurrency     = 4
 	waitForBackupInterval  time.Duration
+
+	statsRestoreBackupTime     *stats.String
+	statsRestoreBackupPosition *stats.String
 )
 
 func registerRestoreFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
@@ -93,6 +98,9 @@ func init() {
 
 	servenv.OnParseFor("vtcombo", registerPointInTimeRestoreFlags)
 	servenv.OnParseFor("vttablet", registerPointInTimeRestoreFlags)
+
+	statsRestoreBackupTime = stats.NewString("RestoredBackupTime")
+	statsRestoreBackupPosition = stats.NewString("RestorePosition")
 }
 
 // RestoreData is the main entry point for backup restore.
@@ -222,6 +230,10 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) restoreDataLocked(ctx context.Context, logger logutil.L
 	var backupManifest *mysqlctl.BackupManifest
 	for {
 		backupManifest, err = mysqlctl.Restore(ctx, params)
+		if backupManifest != nil {
+			statsRestoreBackupPosition.Set(mysql.EncodePosition(backupManifest.Position))
+			statsRestoreBackupTime.Set(backupManifest.BackupTime)
+		}
 		params.Logger.Infof("Restore: got a restore manifest: %v, err=%v, waitForBackupInterval=%v", backupManifest, err, waitForBackupInterval)
 		if waitForBackupInterval == 0 {
 			break