diff --git a/node/Peer.cpp b/node/Peer.cpp
index 0a460f6f6..5b3ecfb15 100644
--- a/node/Peer.cpp
+++ b/node/Peer.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ Peer::Peer(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,const Identity &myIdentity,const Ident
 	_localMultipathSupported(false),
 	_lastComputedAggregateMeanLatency(0),
 	_peer_latency{Metrics::peer_latency.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())}}, std::vector<uint64_t>{1,3,6,10,30,60,100,300,600,1000})},
-	_path_count{Metrics::peer_path_count.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())}})},
+	_alive_path_count{Metrics::peer_path_count.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())},{"status","alive"}})},
+	_dead_path_count{Metrics::peer_path_count.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())},{"status","dead"}})},
 	_incoming_packet{Metrics::peer_incoming_packets.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())}})},
 	_outgoing_packet{Metrics::peer_outgoing_packets.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())}})},
 	_packet_errors{Metrics::peer_packet_errors.Add({{"node_id", OSUtils::nodeIDStr(peerIdentity.address().toInt())}})}
diff --git a/node/Peer.hpp b/node/Peer.hpp
index a5ccd45e7..53c9505bf 100644
--- a/node/Peer.hpp
+++ b/node/Peer.hpp
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ private:
 	SharedPtr<Bond> _bond;
 
 	prometheus::Histogram<uint64_t> _peer_latency;
-	prometheus::simpleapi::gauge_metric_t _path_count;
+	prometheus::simpleapi::gauge_metric_t _alive_path_count;
+	prometheus::simpleapi::gauge_metric_t _dead_path_count;
 	prometheus::simpleapi::counter_metric_t _incoming_packet;
 	prometheus::simpleapi::counter_metric_t _outgoing_packet;
 	prometheus::simpleapi::counter_metric_t _packet_errors;