diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index bfc1e0d..70ea85b 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -17,27 +17,36 @@ type metrics struct {
 	promRegistry *prometheus.Registry
 	// host and port where prometheus metrics will be exported.
 	hostAndPort string
+
+	// --- Processes
 	// Prometheus metrics for total processes.
 	promProcessesTotal prometheus.Gauge
 	// Prometheus metrics for vector of process names.
 	promProcessesAllRunning *prometheus.GaugeVec
+
+	// --- Methods
 	// Prometheus metrics for number of hello nodes.
 	promHelloNodesTotal prometheus.Gauge
 	// Prometheus metrics for the vector of hello nodes.
 	promHelloNodesContactLast *prometheus.GaugeVec
+
+	// --- Ringbuffer
 	// Prometheus metrics for the last processed DB id in key
 	// value store.
 	promMessagesProcessedTotal prometheus.Gauge
-	//
+	// Prometheus metrics for the total count of stalled
+	// messages in the ringbuffer.
 	promRingbufferStalledMessagesTotal prometheus.Counter
+	// Prometheus metrics for current messages in memory buffer
+	promInMemoryBufferMessagesCurrent prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
-// newMetrics will prepare and return a *metrics
+// newMetrics will prepare and return a *metrics.
 func newMetrics(hostAndPort string) *metrics {
 	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
-	//prometheus.Unregister(prometheus.NewGoCollector())
+	//prometheus.Unregister(prometheus.NewGoCollector()).
 	reg.MustRegister(collectors.NewGoCollector())
-	// prometheus.MustRegister(collectors.NewGoCollector())
+	// prometheus.MustRegister(collectors.NewGoCollector()).
 	m := metrics{
 		promRegistry: reg,
 		hostAndPort:  hostAndPort,
diff --git a/ringbuffer.go b/ringbuffer.go
index 9af7b92..47c6fc7 100644
--- a/ringbuffer.go
+++ b/ringbuffer.go
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ func newringBuffer(metrics *metrics, c Configuration, size int, dbFileName strin
 	})
 	metrics.promRegistry.MustRegister(metrics.promRingbufferStalledMessagesTotal)
 
+	metrics.promInMemoryBufferMessagesCurrent = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "in_memory_buffer_messages_current",
+		Help: "The current value of messages in memory buffer",
+	})
+	metrics.promRegistry.MustRegister(metrics.promInMemoryBufferMessagesCurrent)
+
 	return &ringBuffer{
 		bufData:       make(chan samDBValue, size),
 		db:            db,
@@ -221,6 +227,8 @@ func (r *ringBuffer) fillBuffer(inCh chan subjectAndMessage, samValueBucket stri
 func (r *ringBuffer) processBufferMessages(samValueBucket string, outCh chan samDBValueAndDelivered) {
 	// Range over the buffer of messages to pass on to processes.
 	for v := range r.bufData {
+		r.metrics.promInMemoryBufferMessagesCurrent.Set(float64(len(r.bufData)))
+
 		// Create a done channel per message. A process started by the
 		// spawnProcess function will handle incomming messages sequentaly.
 		// So in the spawnProcess function we put a struct{} value when a