diff --git a/plugin/proxy/README.md b/plugin/proxy/README.md
index c23df8c42..a064a3418 100644
--- a/plugin/proxy/README.md
+++ b/plugin/proxy/README.md
@@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ payload over HTTPS). Note that with `https_google` the entire transport is encry
 
 If monitoring is enabled (via the *prometheus* directive) then the following metric is exported:
 
-* coredns_proxy_request_count_total{proto, proxy_proto, from}
+* `coredns_proxy_request_duration_millisecond{proto, proto_proxy, family, to}` - duration per upstream
+  interaction.
+* `coredns_proxy_request_count_total{proto, proto_proxy, family, to}` - query count per upstream.
 
-Where `proxy_proto` is the protocol used (`dns`, `grpc`, or `https_google`) and `from` is **FROM**
+Where `proxy_proto` is the protocol used (`dns`, `grpc`, or `https_google`) and `to` is **TO**
 specified in the config, `proto` is the protocol used by the incoming query ("tcp" or "udp").
+and family the transport family ("1" for IPv4, and "2" for IPv6).
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/plugin/proxy/metrics.go b/plugin/proxy/metrics.go
index 893c26d6b..d6dc0ea30 100644
--- a/plugin/proxy/metrics.go
+++ b/plugin/proxy/metrics.go
@@ -10,21 +10,40 @@ import (
 
 // Metrics the proxy plugin exports.
 var (
+	RequestCount = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace: plugin.Namespace,
+		Subsystem: "proxy",
+		Name:      "request_count_total",
+		Help:      "Counter of requests made per protocol, proxy protocol, family and upstream.",
+	}, []string{"proto", "proxy_proto", "family", "to"})
 	RequestDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Namespace: plugin.Namespace,
 		Subsystem: "proxy",
 		Name:      "request_duration_milliseconds",
-		Buckets:   append(prometheus.DefBuckets, []float64{50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 10000}...),
+		Buckets:   append(prometheus.DefBuckets, []float64{15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 10000}...),
 		Help:      "Histogram of the time (in milliseconds) each request took.",
-	}, []string{"proto", "proxy_proto", "from"})
+	}, []string{"proto", "proxy_proto", "family", "to"})
 )
 
 // OnStartupMetrics sets up the metrics on startup. This is done for all proxy protocols.
 func OnStartupMetrics() error {
 	metricsOnce.Do(func() {
+		prometheus.MustRegister(RequestCount)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(RequestDuration)
 	})
 	return nil
 }
 
+// familyToString returns the string form of either 1, or 2. Returns
+// empty string is not a known family
+func familyToString(f int) string {
+	if f == 1 {
+		return "1"
+	}
+	if f == 2 {
+		return "2"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 var metricsOnce sync.Once
diff --git a/plugin/proxy/proxy.go b/plugin/proxy/proxy.go
index b2c713a53..f0e6eadad 100644
--- a/plugin/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/plugin/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ func (p Proxy) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (
 		for time.Since(start) < tryDuration {
 			host := upstream.Select()
 			if host == nil {
-
-				RequestDuration.WithLabelValues(state.Proto(), upstream.Exchanger().Protocol(), upstream.From()).Observe(float64(time.Since(start) / time.Millisecond))
-
 				return dns.RcodeServerFailure, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", errUnreachable, "no upstream host")
 			}
 
@@ -94,6 +91,8 @@ func (p Proxy) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (
 			atomic.AddInt64(&host.Conns, 1)
 			queryEpoch := msg.Epoch()
 
+			RequestCount.WithLabelValues(state.Proto(), upstream.Exchanger().Protocol(), familyToString(state.Family()), host.Name).Add(1)
+
 			reply, backendErr = upstream.Exchanger().Exchange(ctx, host.Name, state)
 
 			respEpoch := msg.Epoch()
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func (p Proxy) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (
 			if backendErr == nil {
 				w.WriteMsg(reply)
 
-				RequestDuration.WithLabelValues(state.Proto(), upstream.Exchanger().Protocol(), upstream.From()).Observe(float64(time.Since(start) / time.Millisecond))
+				RequestDuration.WithLabelValues(state.Proto(), upstream.Exchanger().Protocol(), familyToString(state.Family()), host.Name).Observe(float64(time.Since(start) / time.Millisecond))
 
 				return 0, taperr
 			}
@@ -139,8 +138,6 @@ func (p Proxy) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) (
 			}(host, timeout)
 		}
 
-		RequestDuration.WithLabelValues(state.Proto(), upstream.Exchanger().Protocol(), upstream.From()).Observe(float64(time.Since(start) / time.Millisecond))
-
 		return dns.RcodeServerFailure, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", errUnreachable, backendErr)
 	}
 }